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Only 400 Chinese students in Cagayan – BI

MANILA, Philippines — There are only 400 Chinese students in Cagayan province, contrary to reports that 4,600 had enrolled in a local private school, possibly to serve as spies for the Chinese military. The Bureau of Immigration (BI) made the clarification in response to calls from some lawmakers for an investigation on the “influx” into Cagayan of thousands of Chinese to study in St. Paul University in Tuguegarao City. Cagayan Gov. Manuel...

2024-04-19T16:32:20Z

Turkey says ending Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories is 'first priority'

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Tension between Israel and Iran should not distract from the situation in Gaza and the first priority of the international community should be ending the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said. Fidan was speaking in Istanbul on Saturday during a visit by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, who urged Iran and Israel to

2024-04-20T13:00:26Z

24 Oras Weekend Part 3- Sawa nahuli; BrahMos missiles sa Pilipinas; Furbabies as rescuers

24 Oras Weekend is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Ivan Mayrina and Pia Arcangel. It airs on GMA-7, Saturdays and Sundays at 5:30 PM (PHL Time). For more videos from 24 Oras Weekend, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/24orasweekend. #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

2024-04-20T12:26:23Z

3 phreatic eruptions, naitala sa bulkang Taal kaninang umaga | GMA Integrated News Bulletin

#GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

2024-04-20T08:40:57Z

Iloilo execs slam DPWH6’s ‘unresponsiveness’ over flyover

ILOILO CITY — Iloilo City and provincial officials expressed disgust over the failure of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Western Visayas (DPWH-6) to provide them with updates about two controversial flyovers. Councilor Jose Ma. Trimañez, chairperson of Pavia’s town transportation committee, said the DPWH-6 had not given them updates on the P680-million Ungka flyover in Iloilo City and the P802-million Aganan flyover in Pavia town....

2024-04-20T04:01:55Z

Caloocan City gets P1M for whooping cough fight

MANILA, Philippines — Caloocan City has received a P1 million donation from the Caloocan City Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (CCFCCC) to support its vaccination program against pertussis, also known as whooping cough. City Mayor Dale Gonzalo “Along” Malapitan thanked the CCFCCC for their ongoing commitment to local programs. “Maraming-maraming salamat po sa CCFCCC for once again helping our city government deliver valuable and effective...

2024-04-20T01:46:54Z

Hate preacher Abu Hamza 'is as dangerous as ever' US prison bosses say

Prison heads in the US have given several hundred pages of evidence against the hookhanded cleric of hate.

2024-04-20T11:07:38Z

Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces post hit in air strike, sources say

By Ahmed Rasheed BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, an official security force, said its command post at Kalso military base about 50 km (30 miles) south of Baghdad was hit by a huge explosion late on Friday, and two security sources said it resulted from an air strike. One PMF fighter was killed and six were wounded, two sources at a hospital in the nearby city of Hilla said

2024-04-20T08:39:48Z

Drought causing smaller chickens, eggs in Negros Occidental

BACOLOD CITY — The drought in Negros Occidental has affected chickens, causing them to lay smaller eggs. Provincial veterinarian Placeda Lemana said egg production in the locality had not dropped but their sizes had become much smaller. “You will not see any jumbo eggs in the market now,” she said in an interview on April 17. “The reason behind it is that chickens are opting to drink more water than eat feeds because of the heat. That means...

2024-04-20T03:31:55Z

Land row hits NGCP project

MANILA, Philippines — Grid operator National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) hit a legal roadblock in undertaking one of the critical transmission projects in the provinces of Batangas and Cavite. In a statement on Friday, NGCP said it had filed expropriation cases against E. M. Ramos and Sons Inc. and several other defendants “who claim interest over the properties” affected by the construction of its 500-kilovolt Tuy-Dasmariñas...

2024-04-19T18:25:29Z

Taiwan’s defense ministry detects 21 Chinese military aircraft

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taipei’s defense ministry said it had detected 21 Chinese military aircraft around the self-ruled island since early morning on Saturday, a month before Taiwan’s May 20 inauguration of incoming president Lai Ching-te. “Seventeen aircraft (of the 21) crossed the median line and its extension, entered our northern, central, and southwestern (air defense identification zone), and joined PLA vessels for joint combat patrol,” it said...

2024-04-20T05:20:45Z

Man dies after setting himself on fire outside Donald Trump hush money trial in New York

Man dies after setting himself on fire outside Donald Trump hush money trial in New York - People rushed to douse the person with a fire extinguisher and try to bat the flames away, according to reports

2024-04-19T18:15:04Z

Cat dies after being caught in snare in Saltash

The RSPCA is warning against the use of traps and snares after a cat died in Lower Burraton.

2024-04-20T09:23:07Z

Mega Millions winning numbers for April 19 drawing: Jackpot climbs to $178 million

The Mega Millions jackpot climbed to $178 million after the April 19 drawing. Did anyone win Friday's prize?

2024-04-20T01:07:40Z

Marcos urged: Rethink keeping VP as education chief

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. should rethink whether he should continue having an alter ego who “constantly undermines him,” a lawmaker said on Friday after first lady Liza Araneta-Marcos admitted she was displeased and hurt by Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte’s response to a personal attack against her husband. The President’s wife referred to how Duterte reacted with laughter when the Vice President’s father, former...

2024-04-19T21:46:46Z

Cebuano athletes excel in IRONKIDS Lapu-Lapu 2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu’s young athletes dominated the IRONKIDS Lapu-Lapu 2024 swim-run event on Saturday, April 20, at The Reef in RLC Residences on Mactan Island. Zackary Angelo Da Silva and Christy Ann Perez led the way, triumphing in the boys’ 11-12 years old and girls’ 13-15 years old categories, respectively. Miro Habana also secured victory in the boys’ 13-15 years old category. In the girls’ 13-15 years old division, 13-year-old...

2024-04-20T04:33:52Z

Destruction after Iraqi PMF fighter killed and 8 people wounded

Here are the Scenes after one Iraqi PMF fighter was killed and 8 people were wounded in a missile strike. Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, said it was at their command post at Kalso Military Base about 30 miles south of Baghdad.

2024-04-20T09:05:48Z

Former teaching assistant guilty of raping a child

Sam Powers, 28, from Swindon, is due to be sentenced in June.

2024-04-20T09:38:10Z

PH eyeing to sign RAA with Japan before 2024 ends —NSC

The National Security Council said Saturday that it is targeting to sign a Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) with Japan before the end of the year. “The arrangement with Japan, the RAA, ang target po ng ating bansa is before the end of the year mapirmahan na iyan," said NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya at the Saturday News Forum. (Our country’s target is it will be signed before the end of the year.) Malaya also added that "more...

2024-04-20T12:00:46Z

UK returns looted Ghana artefacts on loan after 150 years

The objects were stolen from the court of the Asante king during the 19th century Anglo-Asante wars.

2024-04-20T12:37:01Z

China says AUKUS risks nuclear proliferation in Pacific

China's foreign minister on Saturday accused Western powers in the AUKUS security pact of provoking division and risking nuclear proliferation in the South Pacific. AUKUS also "raises serious nuclear proliferation risks", the Chinese foreign minister told reporters after meeting with his Papua New Guinea counterpart Justin Tkatchenko.

2024-04-20T11:33:40Z

SPUP: Walang kahina-hinala sa hininging 1,500 student visa; 486 Chinese ang enrolled | 24 Oras Weekend

Mahigit 1,500 student visa ang hiningi ng isang unibersidad sa Cagayan para sa mga estudyanteng Tsino, ayon sa Bureau of Immigration. Pero ayon sa unibersidad, wala raw kahina-hinala rito. 24 Oras Weekend is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Ivan Mayrina and Pia Arcangel. It airs on GMA-7, Saturdays and Sundays at 5:30 PM (PHL Time). For more videos from 24 Oras Weekend, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/24orasweekend. #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

2024-04-20T12:41:29Z

NGCP raises yellow alert over Luzon

MANILA, Philippines — The National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) raised a yellow alert over Luzon for Saturday. The alert will be effective from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., the NGCP said in an advisory. According to NGCP, the available capacity in Luzon is 12,048 megawatts (MW) but demand is seen to peak at 11,426 MW. READ: Red, yellow alerts raised again in Luzon, Visayas “Twenty-two power plants are on forced outage, while 1 other is running on...

2024-04-20T03:40:41Z

Woman who 'hated the sea' was found dead on beach

Glenys Shelton had previously spoken of taking her own life, an inquest heard.

2024-04-20T05:37:59Z

‘I am prepared to die’: Mandela’s speech which shook apartheid

Sixty years ago at the Rivonia Trial, Nelson Mandela made one of the most famous speeches of the 20th century.

2024-04-20T08:07:30Z

China's foreign minister says major powers should avoid rivalry in South Pacific

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's foreign minister Wang Yi on Saturday said the South Pacific region should not become an arena for major power rivalries and that its assistance to countries there is free of political conditions. The Pacific has become a source of intense competition for influence between Washington, which has traditionally viewed it as its backyard, and Beijing, which has targeted

2024-04-20T13:40:34Z

One killed, 20 wounded in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq

Blast hitting Popular Mobilisation Forces comes amid ongoing attacks on Iran-linked groups as regional tensions soar.

2024-04-20T08:42:33Z

Russia's Kurgan orders evacuation in some districts as floodwaters rise

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Authorities in the region of Kurgan in Russia's Urals mountains ordered an evacuation from several districts on Saturday due to rising river levels, after large snowfalls melted and heavy rain fell on ground already waterlogged before winter. Russia's Urals region and northern Kazakhstan often suffer flooding at this time of year but are seeing the worst in memory this year and

2024-04-20T10:09:58Z

Caloocan court drops all charges vs PISTON 6

A Caloocan court dropped charges against the PISTON 6 who were arrested in 2020 after protesting against the prohibition against jeepneys plying their routes amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to an order filed on Friday, the court found that the evidence against Severino Ramos, Wilson Ramilla, Ramon Paloma, Ruben Baylon, Elmer Cordero, and Arsenio Ymas was insufficient. The order further said that there was no violation of Quarantine...

2024-04-20T10:00:30Z

Marcos urged to deny Church veto bid on Negros Island Region

BACOLOD CITY — A business group in Negros Oriental has asked President Marcos to deny the request of the Diocese of Dumaguete to veto the Negros Island Region (NIR) bill. The Negros Oriental Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (NOCCII), in a letter to President Marcos on Thursday, April 18, expressed its full support for the NIR, saying the business community of the province was very happy and grateful for the president’s statement that he...

2024-04-20T04:31:55Z

Being Jewish 'never provocative', says Home Office

It comes after a Met Police officer threatened to arrest an antisemitism charity leader at a protest.

2024-04-20T12:08:34Z

NSC on Balikatan drills: 'PH not preparing to go to war'

The Philippines is not preparing to go to war just because it is conducting the upcoming Balikatan joint military exercises with the United States, the National Security Council (NSC) said Saturday. Speaking at a news forum, NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya sought to allay concerns that the country was bracing itself to engage in an imminent war amid rising territorial tensions in the West Philippine Sea and the Asia-Pacific...

2024-04-20T08:00:12Z

Explosion hits Iraq base housing pro-Iranian militia

The militia blamed an attack, while Iraq's military said it did not detect drones or jets in the area.

2024-04-20T10:52:38Z

North East and Cumbria: PCC elections 2024

Voters across England and Wales will elect 37 police and crime commissioners on 2 May.

2024-04-20T13:08:30Z

Explosive device found at flat after police raid

An explosive device was found at a flat after a police raid, officers have said. The improvised item was found in Ellis Place, Liverpool by a bomb disposal team on Friday afternoon, Merseyside Police said. It was removed to New Brighton where a controlled explosion took place. Flats and businesses around Ellis Place were evacuated but residents wer...

2024-04-20T09:53:13Z

Police appeal after video of assault shared online

Three teenage girls have been arrested on suspicion of assault and released on bail, police say.

2024-04-20T12:53:26Z

Rama orders probe of Baclayon days after defending CAD chief

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu City Mayor Michael Rama has shifted gears and now wants to investigate the allegations against CAD chief Joelito Baclayon. The Mayor has ordered the city’s fact-finding team to probe the accusations made by City Councilor Jun Alcover, the chairman of the committee on agriculture, regarding Baclayon’s alleged negligence. The surprise turnaround came just days after the mayor threw his full support behind his...

2024-04-19T22:48:45Z

Man struck and killed on motorway

The 48-year-old was struck by a lorry between junctions 2 and 3 on the northbound M57 in Knowsley.

2024-04-20T09:08:10Z

Ecuador president declares state of emergency over energy crisis

QUITO (Reuters) - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa declared a second state of emergency on Friday over an energy crisis that has already led to rationing in the South American country. Noboa, who took office in November, had declared an energy emergency and instituted power cuts earlier this week, but the cuts will be suspended on Sunday for a referendum he looks set to win on a raft of security

2024-04-20T02:14:00Z

AFP, sinusuri na ang legalidad ng mga dayuhang mag-aaral na pumasok sa bansa

AFP, sinusuri na ang legalidad ng mga dayuhang mag-aaral na pumasok sa bansa

2024-04-20T12:06:38Z

A cop ran a light going 88 mph and killed a young father of twins. He still has his badge

In much of the United States, police officers can break traffic rules, even when their poor driving decisions claim the lives of innocent people.

2024-04-20T10:05:24Z

Funds raised for Windermere water quality scheme

Officials want to plant and restore 1.4 sq km of reed beds at England's largest lake.

2024-04-20T13:23:48Z

About 1,300 people from Myanmar flee into Thailand after clashes broke out in a key border town

BANGKOK (AP) — About 1,300 people have fled from eastern Myanmar into Thailand, officials said Saturday, as fresh fighting erupted at a border town that has recently been captured by ethnic guerillas. Fighters from the Karen ethnic minority last week captured the last of the Myanmar army’s outposts in and around Myawaddy, which is connected to Thailand by two bridges across the Moei River. The latest clashes were triggered in the morning when...

2024-04-20T09:02:34Z

Smoke billows from Gaza as fighting continues for 196 days

Israel's military offensive in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 34,049 Palestinians and wounded 76,901 since October 7th. But, in the past 24 hours thirty-seven Palestinians have been killed and 68 injured the ministry added in a statement.

2024-04-20T13:21:18Z

Irish PM meets families of Stardust fire victims

Taoiseach Simon Harris is meeting the families of those killed in the 1981 Stardust nightclub fire.

2024-04-20T12:08:12Z

Lotto Draw Results, April 19, 2024 | Ultra Lotto 6/58, Mega Lotto 6/45, 4D, 3D, 2D

Here are the winning lotto combinations of the lotto draw results for the 9 p.m. draw on Friday, April 19.

2024-04-20T11:52:25Z

From PDP-Laban to ‘PDP’; 3 senators eye reelection in 2025 polls

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan or PDP-Laban, announced several changes during their national council meeting and 42nd-anniversary celebration in Cebu City on Friday evening, April 19. One significant change was the approval of an amendment to remove the word “Laban” from their political party name which is now referred to as PDP or Partido Demokratiko Pilipino only. READ: No ‘fight’ anymore? Duterte-led...

2024-04-19T23:48:48Z

Man charged over cashpoint robberies

West Midlands Police said the elderly victims were robbed between September last year and April.

2024-04-20T13:38:33Z

Muggers target school children impacted by London LTN

Bernadette Boyle, head teacher at Bishop Thomas Grant school in Streatham, south London, has complained about the Low Traffic Neighbourhood impacted punctuality among pupils.

2024-04-20T11:22:26Z

'Enough!': Massive anti-tourist demonstration kicks off in Tenerife

Thousands of Canary Islanders take to the streets of the Atlantic archipelago to protest against the 'problems caused by mass tourism'. Demonstrators pack into Weyler Square in the Tenerife capital Santa Cruz, for a march on the Brit-popular island.

2024-04-20T13:36:22Z