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PARIS, France — France's high-speed rail network was hit by "malicious acts" including arson attacks that have disrupted the transport system, train operator SNCF said Friday, hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
MANILA, Philippines — The ban on Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) will not stop the Senate investigation on their criminal activities, Sen. Risa Hontiveros said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The bridge in Pasig City that was damaged after multiple barges slammed into it has been closed pending the structural inspection as to its integrity.
MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine Navy cadet died after falling from the construction site of the new Senate building in Taguig City.
MANILA, Philippines — Former police chiefs Sen. Ronald dela Rosa and Oscar Albayalde, along with three other former and current police officials, have been formally tagged as suspects in the ongoing drug war investigation of the International Criminal Court (ICC), former senator Antonio Trillanes IV said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The House committee on Metro Manila development is set to investigate the massive flooding brought about by Typhoon Carina that submerged the whole metropolis and nearby provinces on July 31.
An oil tanker, MT Terra Nova, carrying 1.4 million litres (1,494 metric tonnes) of industrial fuel capsized on Thursday near the Philippines' coast. Transportation secretary Jaime Bautista confirmed that the incident had resulted in an oil spill."There is already oil spill. Right now, we cannot dispatch our resources because of strong winds and high waves," said Bautista during briefing.16 out of the 17 crew members on board have been successfully rescued, while one remains missing.
MANILA, Philippines — A Philippine-flagged tanker carrying 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil capsized and sank in waters off Manila on Thursday, authorities said, as they sought to contain a spill.