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London, United Kingdom (AFP) UPDATES throughout with result, quotes by Anna MALPAS / Jitendra JOSHI Britain’s Conservative party Monday announced Liz Truss as its new leader to succeed Prime Minister Boris Johnson and confront Britain’s deepest economic crisis in decades. The foreign secretary comfortably beat her rival, former finance minister Rishi Sunak, by about 57 to 43 percent after a gruelling summer-long contest decided by just over 170,000 Conservative members — a tiny sliver […]
Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) by Simon VALMARY On Monday, the UN’s humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths warned that Somalia was on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a decade. Here is an exploration of a term that evokes the very worst of human suffering. – What is a famine? – “Famine” is a word freighted with dread of hunger and privation, dating back to the dawn of humanity. More recently, though, […]
Nairobi, Kenya (AFP) by Tanya WILLMER The UN’s humanitarian chief warned Monday that drought-ravaged Somalia was on the brink of famine for the second time in just over a decade, and time was running out to save lives. “Famine is at the door and we are receiving a final warning,” Martin Griffiths told a press conference in the Somali capital Mogadishu. A food and nutrition report due for release on Monday has “concrete indications” that […]
Beijing, China (AFP) by Matthew WALSH At least 21 people were killed when a strong earthquake struck southwestern China on Monday, state media reported, as violent tremors in a remote region damaged homes and left some areas without electricity. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43 kilometres (26 miles) southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. Fourteen people lost their lives […]
PBBM’s first state visit in Indonesia marks 75 years of PHL-Indonesia diplomatic relations (Eagle News) – Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and Indonesian president Joko Widodo both agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations as well as work towards highlighting the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to promote peace in the region. President Marcos Jr., is on his first state visit in Indonesia upon the invitation of President Widodo. The Philippine […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard and its US counterpart conducted joint search and rescue (SAR) exercises off Mariveles, Bataan. According to the PCG, the two-day event that included communication exercises, maneuvering drills, photo exercises, flashing exercises, publication exercises, boarding operations, and more took place on Sept. 2 and 3. During the second day of the joint exercise, for instance, the PCG’s 83-meter offshore patrol vessel, BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301), responded to a “distress […]
By: Thomas I. Likness (Eagle News Service) (Eagle News) — Ten people are dead and at least 15 have been injured following a series of stabbings in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The dead and injured were found in 13 different locations, RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told a news conference Sunday. “It is horrific what has happened in our province today,” she said. “There could be more injured.” […]
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Ilocos Region, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Zambales, and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over Batanes as Typhoon “Henry” accelerates northward while maintaining its strength. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 1, meanwhile, remains hoisted over Babuyan Islands and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana). PAGASA said in the next 24 hours, the southwest monsoon enhanced by this typhoon will also bring monsoon rains over the western sections of Northern and Central Luzon. […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 remains hoisted over Batanes as “Henry” continues to weaken while moving over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 1, meanwhile, is raised over Babuyan Islands and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana). Moderate to heavy rains are likely over Ilocos Norte, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and Abra, with “Henry” 350 km east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. Light to moderate […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 2 has been raised over Batanes even as “Henry” weakened further and moved northwestward over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 1, meanwhile, is raised over Babuyan Islands and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana), with “Henry” estimated 365 km east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 165 kph near the center, and a […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has detected over 900 more Omicron subvariant cases, the Department of Health said on Wednesday, Aug. 31. According to the DOH, apart from the 889 additional cases of the BA.5 subvariant, detected were 16 new cases of the BA.4 subvariant, four cases of the BA.2.12.1 variant, two cases of the BA.2.75 subvariant, and at least 18 cases of “other sublineages.” Of the 889 new BA.5 subvariant cases, the DOH said 211 came […]
