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by Shingo Ito / Sara Hussein © Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful quake rocked Japan’s second city of Osaka on Monday, killing three people including a nine-year-old girl and injuring scores of others, according to an official tally. Television images showed buildings swaying and burst pipes spewing water after the quake, which struck at the height of rush hour in the city of around two million people. However, there was no large-scale […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The two Koreas on Monday discussed forming unified teams for the upcoming Asian Games in Indonesia to extend the burgeoning diplomacy on the peninsula that took off at the Winter Olympics. At their historic summit in April, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in had agreed to joint participation in “international sports events such as the 2018 Asian Games”. On the agenda for the […]
by Sara HUSSEIN Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A powerful earthquake rocked Japan’s second city of Osaka on Monday, killing three people including a nine-year-old girl and injuring more than 300, according to an official tally. Television images showed buildings swaying and burst pipes spewing water after the quake, which struck at the height of rush hour in the city of around two million. However, there was no large-scale destruction and no tsunami warning issued […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Videographic illustrating plans for a new perimeter fence and gardens at Paris’ iconic Eiffel Tower.
by Frankie TAGGART Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — After a glut of lucrative box office juggernauts from its Marvel Cinematic Universe, Disney is looking to break more records with “Incredibles 2,” the long-awaited return of a quirky animated superhero family. The film — which comes out Friday, a full 14 years after “The Incredibles” — looks set to score the highest debut ever for an animated film at the North American box […]
(Eagle News) — Umalma ang grupong Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap (Kadamay) sa bansag sa kanilang grupo bilang mga “mang-aagaw ng bahay.” Ito ay harap ng sunud-sunod na pag-ookupa ng grupo sa mga bakanteng pabahay ng pamahalaan sa Pandi, Bulacan at Rodriguez, Rizal kamakailan. Ayon kay Kadamay Vice Chairperson Estrelita Bagasbas, ipinaglalaban lamang nila ang kanilang karapatan kaya nasasaktan sila tuwing babansagan silang “Kadamay-Agaw Bahay.” Nakasalig aniya sa konstitusyon na dapat na bigyan ng disenteng pabahay […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Monday, June 18, said loitering was no longer a crime. Pangilinan made the statement after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the police to intensify operations against “tambays” on the streets. “Para po sa mga tagapagpatupad ng batas, hindi na po krimen ang tumambay, o mag-loiter. Republic Act 10158 has decriminalized vagrancy, amending Article 202 of the Revised Penal Code,” Pangilinan said. He was apparently referring to the Act Decriminalizing Vagrancy. “Kayo ang […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Patuloy ang pag-iral ng southwest monsoon o hanging habagat sa malaking bahagi ng luzon. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), makararanas ng katamtaman hanggang paminsan-minsan na malalakas na pag-ulan ang Pangasinan, Zambales at Bataan dahil sa ulang dala ng hanging habagat. Magiging maulap ang kalangitan na may kasamang mahina hanggang sa katamtamang mga pag-ulan, pagkulog at pagkidlat ang iiral sa bahagi ng Batanes at Babuyan […]
(Eagle News) — Muling sinuspinde ng Office of the Ombudsman ang apat na commissioner ng Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC). Sa 14 na pahinang resolusyon, iginiit ng Ombudsman na “guilty” sina ERC Commissioners Gloria Victoria Yap-Taruc, Alfredo Non, Josefina Patricia Asirit at Geronimo Sta. Ana sa pagpapahintulot o pagbibigay ng kapangyarihan sa Meralco na gumamit ng pondo sa electric bill deposits ng kanilang consumers upang tugunan ang kanilang operasyon. Matatandaang nais paabutin ng Ombudsman ng isang […]
by Paavan Mathema and Annabel Symington Agence France-Presse KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Decades of commercial mountaineering have turned Mount Everest into the world’s highest rubbish dump as an increasing number of big-spending climbers pay little attention to the ugly footprint they leave behind. Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas canisters and even human excrement litter the well-trodden route to the summit of the 8,848-metre (29,029-foot) peak. “It is disgusting, an eyesore,” Pemba Dorje Sherpa, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A nine-year-old girl was killed and one other person feared dead after a strong quake rocked Japan’s second city of Osaka during Monday’s morning rush hour. There were no immediate reports of major damage and no tsunami warning was issued after the powerful quake, which stranded commuters and left tens of thousands without power. Local police said a girl, aged nine, had died in the city of Takatsuki, north of Osaka […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A strong quake hit western Japan early Monday, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or risk of tsunami waves, officials said. The 5.3-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 15.4 kilometres (10 miles) at 7:58 am (2258 GMT Sunday) near Osaka, according to the United States Geological Survey. There was no risk of tsunami from the tremor, the Japanese meteorological agency said, putting its magnitude at 5.9, and […]
