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BEIJING, China – The first case of Zika virus was confirmed in China, with health officials saying that a 34-year old male from Venezuela who suffered from dizziness and fever. Thailand and Indonesia also recorded a case of Zika virus each. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)
WASHINGTON D.C.,United States of America – It is expected that the President of United States Barack Obama will deliver a hard-hitting message to China in a summit that will be attended by South East Asian nations. Said message is connected with the problem in South China Sea and that the bullying of large nations against smaller nations is not the solution to the said territorial dispute but the rule of law. Said summit will be […]
QUEZON City, Philippines — As the effects of the El Niño phenomenon continues to be felt, several areas in South Cotabato are now being rationed with water, with 200 families affected. According to the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, three water trucks were assigned to help the residents. Said office will also distribute water containers. (South Cotabato) <em>(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith […]
Spreading like wildfire in Latin America, the Zika virus caught worldwide attention when it caused a large number of infant defects in the countries affected. As usual, knowledge is power, so here’s what we know of the Zika virus. Infographics by Dexter Magno Research by Rex Felix Salvador
TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) — Search and rescue teams continued to dig through the rubble of a collapsed apartment complex on Wednesday (February 10) racing against time to find anyone alive. The building in Tainan collapsed after a strong earthquake struck the south of Taiwan on Saturday (February 6) burying more than a hundred people. Search teams at the Wei-guan Golden Dragon apartment complex have started relying more on heavy machinery to reach those trapped in the […]
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) — At least four Myanmar military personnel were feared dead after a small air force propeller plane crashed shortly after take off in the capital Naypyidaw Wednesday, official sources said. The Beechcraft passenger plane, which was carrying five crew members and believed to be on a routine patrol, went down in agricultural land near the airport. Hundreds of people gathered in the area as officials raced to extinguish the fire and sift […]
(Reuters) Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders coasted to victory on a wave of voter anger in the New Hampshire presidential nominating contest, thrashing traditional U.S. politicians in a display of anti-establishment power. Sweeping wins by Trump, a New York billionaire, and Sanders, a democratic socialist, on Tuesday testified to the sizable share of American voters upset at U.S. economic conditions and willing to send a shockwave to Washington in the Nov. 8 presidential […]
CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) — Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Wednesday (February 10) said that the government was failing to meet a number of goals aimed at improving the lot of its embattled aboriginal population as he released its tenth annual report card on indigenous issues. Just two of seven targets in the 2016 Closing the Gap report, which outlines the government’s record in meeting its own targets on issues such as infant mortality, life […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Oil prices rebounded on bargain-buying in Asia Wednesday after the previous day’s plunge but analysts warned any gains would be limited as the global glut that has hammered markets showed no sign of letting up. Investors are also nervously awaiting the release later in the day of a report on US stockpiles that is forecast to show a further increase in inventories. At around 0300 GMT, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Some visitors may be steering clear of the world’s top tourist destination after terror attacks in the French capital, but for lovers, shoppers and gourmands who dare to go, Paris will always be Paris. Quaint Parisian streets have been a little quieter and lines outside the Louvre museum or under the Eiffel Towel a little shorter since a November jihadist attack which killed 130 people. Francois Navarro, head of the Paris […]
TAINAN, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan prosecutors were Wednesday questioning the developer of an apartment complex that collapsed during an earthquake as prosecutors detailed flaws in construction of the building where nearly 100 people remain trapped. Prosecutors in the southern city of Tainan have launched an investigation into Saturday’s disaster after photos showed cans and foam had been used to fill parts of the complex’s concrete framework. The district court took the developer, identified as Lin […]
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday put on hold a sweeping plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fueled power plants, dealing a significant blow to President Barack Obama’s efforts to rein in climate change. A coalition of 27 US states — most of them run by Obama’s Republican adversaries — is suing in a lower court to halt Obama’s Clean Power Plan, and petitioned the Supreme Court to suspend its implementation until the case […]
