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Palace announces 13 new appointees

(Eagle News)–The Palace has announced new appointees to several government agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations. The following are the appointees and their respective new posts: Department of Health Luz Jordana Jose – Director IV National Food Authority Larry Lacson – acting administrator and member, National Food Authority Council Philippine National Police Insp. Brigido Dulay – Inspector General, Internal Affairs Office Clark Development Corporation Maricris Carlos – member, Board of Directors Paul Christian Cervantes – […]

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North Korea tests ‘super-large warhead’: state media

SEOUL, April 20, 2024 (AFP) – North Korea has tested a “super-large warhead” designed for a strategic cruise missile, state media said Saturday, the most recent test since UN sanctions monitoring against the nuclear-armed nation was upended last month by Russia. The announcement comes after Russia in March used its United Nations Security Council veto to effectively end UN monitoring of violations of the raft of sanctions on Kim Jong Un’s government for its nuclear […]

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Calls for calm after reported Israeli strike on Iran

TEHRAN, April 20, 2024 (AFP) – World leaders appealed for calm Friday after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in a central province. Israeli officials made no public comment on the attack and Iranian officials played down its significance. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Israeli micro-drones used in the operation had caused no deaths or damage, dismissing it […]

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US embassy in Israel tells employees to limit movement

JERUSALEM, April 19, 2024 (AFP) – The United States embassy in Israel on Friday told its employees and their families to restrict their movements after reports that Israel conducted a strike inside Iran. “Out of an abundance of caution following reports that Israel conducted a retaliatory strike inside Iran, US government employees and their family members are restricted from personal travel outside the greater Tel Aviv” area as well as the Jerusalem and Beersheva areas […]

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US fines Thailand-based firm $20 mn for Iran sanctions violations

  WASHINGTON, April 19, 2024 (AFP) – The United States fined a Thailand-based firm $20 million on Friday for more than 450 possible Iran sanctions violations — a day after Washington slapped fresh sanctions on Iran following last weekend’s attack on Israel. The move is the latest attempt by the United States to hit Iran financially, even as it works to dial down the military tensions between Iran and Israel following recent tit-for-tat attacks. Bangkok-headquartered […]

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PAGASA: Ridge of HPA extending over eastern Luzon

(Eagle News)–The ridge of a high pressure area is extending over the eastern section of Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country will experience the same conditions, PAGASA said. According to the weather bureau, the entire country will have light to moderate winds […]

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PBBM to PNPA grads: Evaluate your careers by the quality of your service, not your speed of promotion

(Eagle News)–Your careers should not be measured by the speed with which you are promoted but by the quality of your service. This was the message of President Bongbong Marcos in the Philippine National Police Academy on Friday, April 19, where he served as keynote speaker during the 45th PNPA Commencement Exercises for Layag-Diwa Class of 2024. “The service you are about to consecrate your life to is not a race to collect insignia nor […]

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China unveils new cyber force to ‘fight and win’ wars

BEIJING, April 19, 2024 (AFP) – China announced the creation of a new military cyber corps on Friday, saying it would bolster Beijing’s capacity to “fight and win” wars. The Information Support Force will act as a “key support for coordinated development and application of network information systems”, defence ministry spokesman Wu Qian said. China has ploughed billions of dollars into modernising its armed forces in recent years as tensions with the United States and […]

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Remote Indonesia volcano erupts again after thousands evacuated

By Ronny Adolof Buol, with Marchio Gorbiano in Jakarta TAGULANDANG, April 19, 2024 (AFP) – A remote Indonesian volcano sent a tower of ash spewing into the sky Friday, after nearly half a dozen eruptions earlier this week forced thousands to evacuate when molten rocks rained down on their villages. Mount Ruang in Indonesia’s outermost region of North Sulawesi started erupting late Tuesday, stirring a spectacular mix of fiery orange lava, a towering ash column […]

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China’s Wang meets Indonesia’s Jokowi, president-elect Prabowo

JAKARTA  (AFP)  – China’s top diplomat met Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his successor Prabowo Subianto on Thursday as Beijing seeks to boost its regional influence. The meetings come after Prabowo visited Beijing this month where Chinese President Xi Jinping praised relations with Jakarta, laying out a vision for regional peace as tensions rise between Beijing and other Southeast Asian neighbours — including the Philippines over the disputed South China Sea. Indonesian defence minister Prabowo […]

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H5N1 strain of bird flu found in milk: WHO

GENEVA, April 19, 2024 (AFP) – The H5N1 bird flu virus strain has been detected in very high concentrations in raw milk from infected animals, the WHO said Friday, though how long the virus can survive in milk is unknown. Avian influenza A(H5N1) first emerged in 1996 but since 2020, the number of outbreaks in birds has grown exponentially, alongside an increase in the number of infected mammals. The strain has led to the deaths […]

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ASEAN ‘deeply concerned’ by escalating Myanmar violence

By Rose TROUP BUCHANAN BANGKOK, April 19, 2024 (AFP) – Southeast Asian regional bloc ASEAN said it is “deeply concerned” about a recent upsurge in fighting in Myanmar, after fierce clashes over a key trading hub on the Thai border. The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations urged “all parties for an immediate cessation of violence” in Myanmar, which has been roiled by conflict since the military seized power in a February […]

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