Northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon

Eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao also affected by easterlies (Eagle News)--The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon.…

Icelandic volcano eruption eases as evacuated village remains off limits

REYKJAVIK, Dec 20, 2023 (AFP) - A volcanic eruption that rocked Iceland this week diminished in intensity for a second…

Hospital doctors in England start longest strike yet over pay

By Nicholas McAVANEY, Rashid BAXTER LONDON, Dec 20, 2023 (AFP) - Hospital doctors in England hit out Wednesday at a…

Malaysia bans Israeli-flagged ships in response to Gaza war

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20, 2023 (AFP) - Malaysia banned on Wednesday Israeli-flagged cargo ships from docking at its ports in…

PBBM signs P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024

(Eagle News) -- President Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, Dec. 20, signed into law the P5.768-trillion national budget for 2024. The…

4.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Surigao del Sur

(Eagle News) -- A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Wednesday, Dec. 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology…

UN Security Council due to vote on delayed Gaza resolution

By Gregory WALTON, Amelie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS UNITED NATIONS, United States, Dec 20, 2023 (AFP) - The United Nations Security Council was…

US bans pharmacy Rite Aid from facial recognition use

WASHINGTON, Dec 19, 2023 (AFP) - Pharmacy group Rite Aid was ordered Tuesday to stop using facial recognition for the…

Zelensky says ‘no one knows’ when war in Ukraine will end

By Victoria LUKOVENKO with Anna MALPAS KYIV, Ukraine, Dec 20, 2023 (AFP) - President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that there…

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