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(Reuters) — Asian shares fell on Wednesday (July 8) as investors fretted over Greece’s debt crisis and a recent plunge in Chinese stocks, while the euro steadied. Euro zone members gave Athens until the end of this week to propose reform measures in order to secure the funding it needs to stay in the euro zone. Investors nervously awaited the opening of China’s share markets, after they slumped on Tuedsay (July 7) despite a flurry […]
(Reuters) — Two Myanmar men accused of murdering two British holidaymakers in Thailand arrived at Koh Samui Provincial Court on Wednesday (July 8). The case caused outrage in Britain and raised questions about the competence of the Thai police and the treatment of migrant labourers. British tourists David Miller, 24, and Hannah Witheridge, 23, were murdered last year on Koh Tao, or Turtle Island, a popular tourist destination in southern Thailand. Thai police said in […]
(Eagle News) — The Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) and other airports in the country continue to be on heightened alert because of the deadly Middle East Respiratory Sydrome-Corona Virus or MERS-CoV and other deadly diseases such as Ebola, following guidelines from the Bureau of Quarantine. Currently, MERS-CoV has more than 180 reported cases in South Korea, where at least 27 have already died. It is the only country outside of Saudi Arabia where there […]
JULY 8 (Reuters) — China said on Tuesday (July 7) that it opposed the arbitration case brought up by the Philippines against Beijing over territorial disputes in South China Sea. Manila has sent a legal team of experts and high ranking officials in the Hague this week to fight in an unprecedented arbitration case under the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Philippine foreign ministry said. It said Philippines will present […]
JULY 8 (Eagle News) — Typhoon Falcon has entered the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR) Tuesday evening and expected to enhanced the southwest monsoon rains. Due to heavy rains brought by typhoon “Falcon”, most areas in National Capital Region (NCR) have cancelled their classes. Here’s the list of the following areas with class suspensions announced from the Department of Education (DepEd): All levels Cainta, Rizal Caloocan City Limay, Bataan Makati City Malabon City Mandaluyong City […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 8 (Eagle News) — Due to heavy rains brought by typhoon “Falcon”, most areas in Metro Manila have cancelled their classes. All levels on public and private schools in Mandaluyong city, Manila, Makati, Marikina City, Quezon City, Pasay, Parañaque and Pateros have declared their respective suspension of classes. Pre-school, elementary and high school in public and private schools in Caloocan City, Dagupan City, San Mateo, and Rizal have also announced suspension of […]
(Eagle News) – Typhoon Falcon (international name Chan Hom) has entered the country Tuesday night (July 7), with maximum sustained winds of 130 kilometers per hour and gustiness of 160 kph. Class suspensions in all levels in Metro Manila and other areas (including Dagupan City in Pangasinan and San Mateo, Rizal) were also announced Wednesday because of this, as more rains are expected to affect the whole of Luzon. At 4:00 am today (July 8), […]
(Eagle News) — More than 100 sacks of smuggled “Chinese rice” were confiscated by the combined forces of the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) in a raid in Binondo, Manila on Tuesday. According to NFA officials, they have not yet issued any import permit for rice from China. The seized rice from China was allegedly being sold by Binondo traders from P60 to P90 per kilo. The smuggled rice from […]
(Eagle News) — While storm “Egay” has already left the country, PAGASA is monitoring two new weather disturbances which are still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), but which could enter the country anytime this week. One of these is typhoon “Chan-Hom” (international name) which has maximum strong winds of 120 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 150 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 20 kph. […]
JULY 7 (Reuters) — Greek banks will remain closed on Tuesday (July 6) and Wednesday (July 7) and a daily limit on cash withdrawals will stay at 60 euros, the head of the Greek banking association said. Greek banks were shuttered all last week after the collapse of negotiations on an aid deal and had officially been due to reopen on Tuesday, before Greeks voted resoundingly to reject bailout terms sought by creditors in a […]
JULY 7 (Reuters) — Several people were injured on Monday (July 6) in the partial collapse of an ice cave in Washington State that U.S. Forest Service officials had warned was too dangerous for exploration due to unseasonably warm weather in the Pacific Northwest. A spokeswoman from the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said rescue workers were still trying to confirm how many people were in the Big Four Ice Caves near Granite Falls, 40 miles […]
MANILA, July 7 (Eagle News) —The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) reported that the country experienced the lowest level of inflation in June compared to the last two decades due to sufficient supply of food and moderate price pressures in energy and oil rates. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, headline inflation rate plunged further to 1.2 percent in June 2015 from 1.6 percent in the previous month, and 4.4 percent in June 2014. […]
