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5.0-magnitude quake strikes Batangas

(Eagle News)–A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Batangas on Friday, Oct. 13. The Philippine  Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 8:24 a.m. The epicenter was five kilometers southwest of Calaca. The depth of focus was 14 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity V – Lemery, Batangas Intensity IV – Cuenca, Bauan, Sta. Teresita, and San Luis, Batangas; Tagaytay City, Cavite; Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila Intensity III – […]

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Japan moves to strip Unification Church of government recognition

By Tomohiro OSAKI, Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – The Japanese government said Thursday it was seeking to strip official recognition from the Unification Church, the influential sect under intense scrutiny since the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida last year ordered a probe into the church after it emerged that Abe’s alleged killer was motivated by resentment against the group. It has been accused of pressuring its […]

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Talks to end Hollywood actors’ strike collapse

By Andrew MARSZAL LOS ANGELES, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Talks between Hollywood actors and studios over an ongoing strike have collapsed, in a blow to hopes for a swift end to a crisis that has crippled the entertainment industry. Heads of studios such as Disney and Netflix had been meeting regularly since last week with negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA), whose members walked off film and TV sets in July. In a […]

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Israel ’emergency government’ sworn in

JERUSALEM, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Israeli lawmakers on Thursday endorsed an expanded “emergency government”, parliament said, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a war-time partnership with a rival. Benny Gantz and four members of his party were sworn in as ministers without portfolio, in parliament shortly after the 66-4 vote. Netanyahu, dressed in black, told parliament ahead of the vote that “the unity we are establishing sends a message of great force”, […]

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Australian arrested in Singapore after bomb threat, returned flight: police

SINGAPORE, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – An Australian passenger on a Perth-bound flight was arrested in Singapore on Thursday for criminal intimidation, police said, after the plane was escorted back to the city-state by fighter jets due to a bomb threat. Flight TR16, operated by budget carrier Scoot, departed Singapore at 4:11 pm (0811 GMT). But about one hour into the flight, “a precautionary decision was made to turn the aircraft back to Singapore due […]

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Over 40% of Antarctica’s ice shelves lost mass in 25 years: study

PARIS, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – More than 40 percent of Antarctica’s ice shelves lost volume in 25 years, increasing the risk of sea levels rising and with human-induced warming the likely cause, scientists said on Thursday. Ice shelves are freshwater extensions of the ice sheets that cover much of Antarctica, floating on the seas that surround the vast and ecologically fragile continent. They act as giant “plugs” stabilising massive glaciers, slowing down the flow […]

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NASA asteroid sample contains life-critical water and carbon

By Moises Avila with Issam Ahmed in Washington HOUSTON, Oct 11, 2023 (AFP) – A sample collected from the asteroid Bennu contains abundant water and carbon, NASA revealed on Wednesday, offering more evidence for the theory that life on Earth was seeded from outer space. The discovery follows a seven-year-round-trip to the distant rock as part of the OSIRIS-REx mission, which dropped off its precious payload in the Utah desert last month for painstaking scientific […]

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US, Qatar to halt Iran access to $6bn fund after Hamas attack: report

WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) -WASHINGTON, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – The United States and Qatar officials have agreed to prevent Iran from using a $6 billion humanitarian assistance fund, following militant group Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, a news report said Thursday. The money had been transferred to Iranian accounts in Qatar, in a US-Iran prisoner swap deal announced in recent weeks where five US detainees were also released by Iran. But The Washington […]

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Reporter Saviano fined 1,000 euros for defaming Italy PM

By Ljubomir MILASIN, Alice RITCHIE ROME, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – An Italian court on Thursday fined journalist Roberto Saviano 1,000 euros for defaming Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni by criticising her stance on migrants. Saviano, best known for his international mafia bestseller “Gomorrah”, had called the far-right leader a “bastard” on national television in December 2020, when Meloni was still in opposition. His lawyer immediately said he would appeal the verdict, after a trial that […]

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Blinken to visit Qatar Friday to discuss Hamas: US official

JERUSALEM, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Doha later this week to discuss Hamas with Qatari leaders amid a devastating war between Israel and the militant group. “Tomorrow, Secretary Blinken will travel to Qatar to meet with senior officials there,” a US official said Thursday. A source with knowledge of the visit told AFP that Blinken’s discussions would “focus on joint Qatari-US efforts to secure the release […]

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US ‘always by your side’, Blinken tells Israel in war with Hamas

By Shaun Tandon with Adel Zaannoun in Gaza City TEL AVIV, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed unwavering US support for Israel in its war on Hamas during a visit Thursday but said the Palestinians also have “legitimate aspirations” not represented by the Islamists. Hamas gunmen killed 1,200 people in Israel and took about 150 hostages in their surprise onslaught from Gaza on Saturday. Israel has retaliated by raining air […]

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Israeli artillery fires on Gaza every 30 seconds

By Patrick Anidjar NETIVOT, Israel, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Like clockwork, every 30 seconds Israeli artillery goes into action against a barely visible target somewhere in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. Israel has vowed to “crush” Hamas after gunmen from the Palestinian Islamist group stormed across the border and killed 1,200 people — the deadliest attack on the country since it was founded 75 years ago. Six days since the offensive took Israel by surprise, […]

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