Threat to national park, wetlands after India gas well blowout
GUWAHATI, India (AFP) — About 2,000 people have been evacuated from their homes as authorities struggle to control gas pouring from…
6 years ago
Brazil to test vaccine as Europe emerges from lockdown
by Joshua Howat Berger with AFP bureaus RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) -- Researchers in hard-hit Brazil on Wednesday said…
6 years ago
3.9-magnitude quake hits Sulu
(Eagle News)--A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck Sulu today. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:13…
6 years ago
Easterlies affect eastern sections of Visayas, Mindanao
(Eagle News)--The easterlies are affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services…
6 years ago
Putin declares state of emergency over Siberian fuel spill
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday ordered a state of emergency and criticised a subsidiary of metals…
6 years ago
Hydroxychloroquine ineffective at preventing COVID-19: trial
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Taking hydroxychloroquine shortly after being exposed to COVID-19 does not help prevent infection in a…
6 years ago
Kuwait vows to slash migrant population
KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait (AFP) -- Kuwait wants to slash the migrant proportion of its population from 70 to 30 percent,…
6 years ago
Cyclone Nisarga rains leave 13 dead in Yemen
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) -- Torrential rains brought by Cyclone Nisarga have left 13 people dead, dozens injured and…
6 years ago
Italy thirsts for tourists as country reopens to Europe
by Ella IDE ROME, Italy (AFP) -- Italy reopened to travellers from Europe on Wednesday, three months after the country…
6 years ago
Charges filed against all four police officers in Floyd killing
by Joy Powell with Chris Lefkow in Washington MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) -- Three Minneapolis policemen were charged Wednesday for…
6 years ago