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One man was pulled out alive early Wednesday morning, 67 hours after a massive landslide hit China’s southern city of Shenzhen. The newly found survivor is confirmed to be 19-year-old Tian Zeming, a migrant worker from southwest China’s Chongqing. He is reported to be in stable conditions. Tian told rescuers that one of his coworkers remains trapped under deep rubble, but no sign of life had been detected near the site where Tian had been […]
Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed on Monday (December 21) to leave behind a stronger and a more capable armed forces to face maritime challenges in the South China Sea when he leaves office next year. Aquino, ineligible to run for re-election under the constitution, promised to spend about 83.90 billion pesos ($1.77 billion) in a five-year period until 2017 to strengthen the military as China asserts its claims to most of the disputed waters. The […]
According to the Ministry of Transportation, three were reported dead as a passenger boat sunk in central Indonesia due to large waves, which in turn was caused by inclement weather. Search and rescue operations continue as 80 passengers were reported still missing. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
JAKARTA, Dec. 21 (PNA/Xinhua) — An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale jolted East Kalimantan known as Borneo of Indonesia earlier Monday, the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency said here. The USGS also reported the quake at similar magnitude. The quake epicenter, with the depth at 10 km, jolted 29 km northeast Tarakan of East Kalimantan, an official of the agency told Xinhua by phone. But the USGS reported that the depth was at 9.02 […]
Prime Minister David Cameron said early on Friday morning he could see a pathway to a deal to keep Britain in the European Union after speaking at a EU summit dinner in Brussels. “What I would say is there’s a pathway through this to a deal in February. It’s going to take a lot of hard work, but what I sensed tonight in the room, that there’s a lot of goodwill, there is momentum, people […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen met his Thai counterpart Prayuth Chan-ocha during an official visit to Thailand on Friday (December18). Hun Sen paid respect to a portrait of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej and signed a guest book before sitting down for talks with Prayuth at the government house in Bangkok. The two leaders are expected to discuss border issues, economic and trade ties and regional connectivity. Hun Sen’s first visit to Thailand in a decade […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Thailand on Friday (December 18) on an official visit to the country. Prime Minister Hun Sen was welcomed by Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on the first day of his visit during which the two sides are expected to discuss border issues, economic and trade ties and regional connectivity. Hun Sen’s first visit to Thailand in a decade is part of the celebration of the 65th Anniversary of […]
Russia will cease free-trade agreements with Ukraine within the Commonwealth of Independent States framework on Jan 1, 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at an annual conference in Moscow on Thursday. Putin expressed regret over the deterioration of Russia-Ukraine economic and trade relations. He said that Russia was not imposing sanctions against Ukraine but adopting a system favorable to the Russian business industry. Therefore, Ukraine would no longer enjoy any preferential treatment. “In practice, it […]
With the Colombian peace process back on track, family members of 29 of the disappeared from the more than half-century long civil war received remains of their loved ones in central Colombian city of Villavicencio Thursday (December 17). The ceremony comes two days after representatives of the Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels signed an agreement on reparations for war victims and the establishment of special tribunals to try former combatants once the two sides […]
U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday (December 16) reiterated that his policy to ban Muslims from entering the United States in the wake of a mass shooting in San Bernadino earlier this month is only temporary. “Did anyone try to talk out of saying we should ‘temporarily ban Muslims from entering the United States,” Kimmel asked Trump, referring to his advisors. “Well the word is ‘temporarily’ and I have […]
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed disappointment during a speech in Tokyo on Friday (December 18) at Japan’s resumption of whaling in the Southern Ocean, but said the dispute over the hunt should not be allowed to hurt the two countries’ special strategic ties. Japan’s whaling fleet set out for the Antarctic this month to resume a hunt for the mammals, ending a year-long hiatus following an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling that Japan […]
French President Francois Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Friday (December 18) that the United Kingdom had to respect the European Union principles on freedom of movement. EU heads of governments were meeting in Brussels on Thursday (December 17) evening over dinner to discuss British Prime Minister David Cameron’s four key demands on EU reforms. Speaking after the meeting, Hollande said the two more sensitive issues were the access to social benefits for […]
