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Russian shelling of Kherson leaves at least three dead

January 30, 2023
Earthquake kills three, injures 800 in northwest Iran

January 30, 2023
Memphis disbands police unit after fatal beating video

January 30, 2023
4.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental

January 29, 2023
Flooding triggers emergency in Auckland, forces cancellation of Elton John concert

January 28, 2023

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4.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental

January 29, 2023

(Eagle News)–A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Sunday, Jan. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 12:23 p.m. The epicenter was 18 kilometers southwest of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 32 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity III – General Santos City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Glan, Sarangani; T’Boli, General Santos City, South Cotabato Intensity II – Talakag, Bukidnon; Don […]

Filipinos in Israel urged to avoid going to West Bank, other areas

January 28, 2023

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Embassy in Israel advised Filipinos to avoid going to the West Bank and other areas until January 28. The embassy said Filipinos should also avoid going to the following areas, apart from Jericho, Hebron, and Bethlehem in the West Bank, due to ongoing tensions: Jerusalem: Temple Mount, Damascus Gate, Herod’s Gate, Al Wad Road, Musrara Road, areas around East Jerusalem Areas near the border of Lebanon and Gaza Golan Heights The embassy […]

Northeast monsoon affecting Luzon: PAGASA

January 27, 2023

(Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Eastern Visayas, Aklan, Capiz, Albay, Masbate, Sorsogon, Catanduanes, Palawan, and Romblon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, the rest of Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, and Marinduque, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with […]

Philippines economy grows 7.6% despite inflation threat

January 26, 2023

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines’ economic growth beat expectations last year, fuelled by strong consumer spending despite rising consumer prices, officials said Thursday. Gross domestic product expanded 7.6 percent in 2022, the state statistics agency said in a briefing, faster than the pandemic-blighted 5.7 percent output in 2021. The reading topped the government’s target of 6.5-7.5 percent growth. “There was so much pent-up demand… and that significantly improved economic activities,” Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Arsenio […]

International

Horn of Africa drought drives 22 million to hunger

January 30, 2023

K’ELAFO, Ethiopia (AFP) – From southern Ethiopia to northern Kenya and Somalia, around 22 million people are at risk of hunger as the worst drought in four decades grips the Horn of Africa. In the afflicted areas, inhabitants — who eke out a living mainly from herding and subsistence farming — are experiencing their fifth consecutive poor rainy season since the end of 2020. The United Nations says 12 million people in Ethiopia, 5.6 million in […]

Gunmen kill eight at birthday party in S.Africa: police

January 30, 2023

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Gunmen opened fire on a group of people celebrating a birthday at the weekend in a township in South Africa, killing eight and wounding three others, police said Monday. The birthday celebrant was among those gunned down in the mass shooting in the southern port city of Gqeberha, formerly Port Elizabeth. “The owner of the house was celebrating his birthday when two unknown gunmen entered the yard” on Sunday evening […]

Gandhi’s killer a hero to India’s diehard Hindu nationalists

January 30, 2023

by Jalees ANDRABI Agence France-Presse MEERUT, India (AFP) — Hindu fundamentalist Ashok Sharma has devoted his life to championing the deeds of an Indian “patriot”: not revered independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, but the man who shot him dead. Sharma is the custodian of a temple dedicated to Nathuram Godse, who 75 years ago this Monday on January 30, 1948, gunned down a figure celebrated the world over as an apostle of non-violent struggle. For generations, […]

Swiss artist Panchaud wins best comics album prize at Angouleme

January 30, 2023

Angoulême, France (AFP) — Swiss artist and writer Martin Panchaud won the Fauve d’Or for the best album of the year at France’s prestigious Angouleme International Comics Festival on Saturday. His book, “The Color of Things”, tells its story using the codes of video games, with characters represented by coloured circles. It was originally published in German. Earlier this week, Franco-Syrian cartoonist Riad Sattouf picked up the festival’s highest accolade, the Grand Prix, for his […]

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