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Pinay held for fellow Filipina's hit-and-run death in California

ABS-CBN News
Apr 17 01:26 PM

The San Jose Police Department in California confirmed that the 65-year old suspect in the fatal hit and run of a Filipina tourist last week is also a Pinay. Read more »

'Like a bombing': Daylight reveals extent of Notre-Dame damage

Camille Bouissou and Michel Moutot, Agence France-Presse
Apr 17 11:50 AM | Updated Apr 17 12:06 PM

PARIS, France - Shards of stained glass from priceless medieval windows. A gaping hole above the choir area where the spire crashed down. Charred debris from the collapsed roof scattered on the ground. Read more »

Macron hopes to rebuild Notre-Dame in five years

Richard Lough and Elizabeth Pineau, Reuters
Apr 17 07:48 AM | Updated Apr 17 07:50 AM

PARIS - President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Tuesday that France would rebuild the fire-devastated Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral, saying he hoped the work would be done in five years and the French people would pull together to repair their national symbol. Read more »

US health officials seek to stem measles outbreaks traced to Israel, Ukraine

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Apr 17 06:56 AM

The origins of the measles outbreak in the United States are not a mystery.   Read more »

Satellite images may show reprocessing activity at North Korea nuclear site - think tank

David Brunnstrom, Reuters
Apr 17 06:02 AM

WASHINGTON - Satellite images from last week show movement at North Korea's main nuclear site that could be associated with the reprocessing of radioactive material into bomb fuel, a US think tank reported on Tuesday. Read more »

6 die after plane hits house in Chile

Agence France-Presse
Apr 17 05:43 AM

SANTIAGO, Chile - Six people died on Tuesday after a light aircraft crashed into a house in southern Chile, authorities said. Read more »

China seizes nearly 2,750 elephant tusks in huge bust

Agence France-Presse
Apr 17 05:15 AM

BEIJING - Chinese authorities have seized 7.5 tons of ivory -- 2,748 elephant tusks -- in one of the biggest busts in recent years as the country cracks down on the sale of illegal wildlife products. Read more »

Japanese professor allegedly made students produce ecstasy

Kyodo News
Apr 17 05:12 AM

MATSUYAMA, Japan - A pharmaceutical science professor at a university in western Japan was referred to prosecutors Tuesday for allegedly having his students produce the synthetic drug MDMA without a permit, investigative sources said. Read more »

No sign of arson in Notre Dame blaze, as nation grieves for symbol

Richard Lough and Elizabeth Pineau, Reuters
Apr 17 03:19 AM | Updated Apr 17 03:20 AM

The company carrying out the renovation works when the blaze broke out said it would cooperate fully with the investigation. Read more »

Indonesians choose president, parliament in world's biggest one-day vote

Kanupriya Kapoor and Tabita Diela, Reuters
Apr 17 03:15 AM

President Joko Widodo, a furniture businessman who entered politics 14 years ago, is seeking re-election against former general Prabowo Subianto, whom he narrowly defeated in the last election, in 2014. Read more »

Police seize 600 kilos of meth in Vietnam

Agence France-Presse
Apr 17 01:24 AM

HANOI - Police in central Vietnam have seized more than half a tonne of methamphetamine in one of the largest drug busts in recent years in the communist country where synthetic drug use is on the rise.   Read more »

4 na anak, kinuha ng UK mula sa mag-asawang Pinoy dahil sa pamamalo

ABS-CBN News
Apr 17 12:16 AM

Depensa ng mag-asawa, hindi sila nagmalabis sa pagdidisiplina sa mga anak at hindi rin nila alam na bawal ang mamalo sa UK. Read more »

Ilang Pinoy sa Paris, ibinahagi ang nasilayan sa Notre Dame fire

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 09:20 PM

Ikinuwento ng ilang Pinoy ang nakita nila nang matupok ang makasaysayang Notre Dame Cathedral sa Paris.  Read more »

Dog pulled from ruff seas off Thai coast to be adopted by rescuer

Agence France-Presse
Apr 16 06:08 PM

BANGKOK - An exhausted dog found paddling 220 kilometers off the Thai coast is set for a new lease on life after an oil rig worker who rescued him promised to adopt the plucky pooch. Read more »

Investigation begins as Notre-Dame fire doused

Matthias Blamont and Inti Landauro, Reuters
Apr 16 05:01 PM

PARIS - Firefighters doused the smoldering ruins of Notre-Dame with water on Tuesday, the morning after a raging inferno swept through the gothic cathedral in the heart of Paris as investigators tried to establish what started the fire.   Read more »

Shocked Fil-Am Paris resident watches Notre Dame burn

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 04:16 PM

A Filipina-American shared on social media the tragic fire that destroyed the iconic Norte Dame Cathedral in Paris, France on Monday. Read more »

Notre Dame will be rebuilt, Macron says, as fire investigation begins

Marlise Simons and Austin Ramzy, The New York Times
Apr 16 03:30 PM

Notre Dame, which was built in the 12th and 13th centuries on the foundations of an earlier church and Roman ramparts on an island in the Seine, is a globally recognized symbol of France, visited by about 13 million people a year. Read more »

Relic of Jesus Christ's crown of thorns saved from Notre Dame fire

Liam Stack and Heather Murphy, The New York Times
Apr 16 03:23 PM

The fire that destroyed two-thirds of the roof of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris on Monday did more than damage a beloved historic landmark: It also endangered the vast collection of Christian relics and artwork housed both within the building and on its grounds. Read more »

Tourist dies in zipline accident in Thailand

Agence France-Presse
Apr 16 02:52 PM | Updated Apr 16 03:23 PM

BANGKOK - A Canadian fell to his death from about 12 meters (39 feet) while ziplining at a popular tourist attraction in northern Thailand, police said Tuesday.  Read more »

ACT Party-list's Castro wins international award for work on trade union rights

Macel Ingles, ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 02:24 PM

OSLO, Norway – The Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights has named ACT Party-list Rep. France Castro a recipient of the award, citing her work in advocating for the rights of her fellow teachers and other workers. Read more »

Pinay dies in hit-and-run in California

ABS-CBN News
Apr 16 01:10 PM | Updated Apr 16 08:07 PM

A 48-year-old Filipina visiting San Jose, California died in a hit-and-run incident last week. Read more »

Fire destroys Notre Dame Cathedral in France

Fabien Barrau, AFP
Apr 16 08:44 AM

Smoke billows as flames burn through the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral on Monday, in the French capital Paris. Read more »

Chinese casino woes hamper typhoon rebuild in Saipan

Farah Master, Reuters
Apr 16 08:32 AM

SAIPAN - More than six months after super typhoon Yutu battered Saipan, recovery efforts are making little traction with the government facing cash-flow problems as its once vaunted engine of growth – a Chinese-funded casino project - is mired in deep losses. Read more »

Bernie Sanders releases 10 years of tax returns, details millionaire status

John Whitesides, Reuters
Apr 16 07:58 AM

WASHINGTON - U.S. Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders released 10 years of tax returns on Monday, providing details of his growing status as a millionaire fueled by a sharp jump in income from book royalties since his losing 2016 White House run. Read more »

Trump, Pompeo brush aside Kim's deadline for nuclear talks flexibility

David Brunnstrom and Matt Spetalnick, Reuters
Apr 16 07:56 AM

US President Donald Trump and his Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday brushed aside North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's demand for Washington to show more flexibility in nuclear talks by year-end, with Pompeo saying Kim should keep his promise to give up his nuclear weapons before then.   Read more »