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(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P3 million worth of suspected shabu in a buy-bust operation in Bacolod City over the weekend. According to the Philippine National Police, the more or less 450 grams of illegal drugs were confiscated from Joey Pasiolan Piestaño at 10:40 p.m. on March 12. The PNP did not provide additional details about the police operation. It said Piestaño and the illegal drugs were brought to PS8-Bacolod City Police Office “for […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Barack Obama has tested positive for a mild case of Covid-19, the former US president said on his Twitter account Sunday. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” Obama tweeted, adding that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has so far tested negative. “Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,” he wrote. Obama, plus fellow former presidents Jimmy Carter, […]
Brazilians, Israelis can stay for 59 days in PHL without visas, bureau says (Eagle News) — Macau and Hong Kong nationals may again enter the country visa-free for 14 days. According to the Bureau of Immigration, nationals from Israel and Brazil may also enter the Philippines visa-free for an initial stay of 59 days. The bureau said this was according to the latest resolution passed by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging […]
NAMPULA, Mozambique (AFP) — The death toll from a cyclone that struck Mozambique this week climbed to 12 on Sunday as it moved towards Malawi killing five more after devastating wind and rain lashed the southern African countries. Cyclone Gombe has affected more than 30,000 people, injuring 40, and destroyed more than 3,000 homes since making landfall on Friday. Powerful winds reaching 170 kilometres per hour (105 mph) and torrential rainfall hit the northern Nampula […]
by Cyril Belaud with AFP bureaus around the world Agence France-Presse ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) – Afghan embassies around the world that have refused to recognise the new Taliban regime are struggling to stay afloat and facing increasing pressure from Kabul to accept loyalist replacements. None of the country’s 60 or so ambassadors, consuls or heads of diplomatic missions who were appointed by Western-backed former president Ashraf Ghani have agreed to serve the hardline Islamist group […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman leader of Chechnya, said Monday that he was in Ukraine alongside Russian forces who are leading an offensive in the country. Kadyrov, who is accused by international NGOs of serious human rights violations in the tightly controlled Caucasus republic, posted a video on Telegram of himself in military uniform studying plans around a table with soldiers in a room. He said in a message that the video […]
by Marc PRÉEL Agence France-Presse STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) – Europe saw the world’s biggest rise in arms imports in the past five years, a trend set to accelerate following recent rearmament commitments amid the threat posed by Russia, researchers said Monday. While arms exports declined globally by 4.6 percent in 2017-2021 compared to the preceding five years, Europe posted a 19-percent increase, according to a study published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). […]
by Nathalie OLOF-ORS Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) – Airlines may find themselves swept up in unprecedented turbulence — with air travel shunned over climate concerns, plagued by pandemic shutdowns and soaring oil prices — but for private jet operators, business is booming. The appeal of private jets has taken off since the start of the pandemic, amid fear of catching Covid-19 and as widespread cancellations and stringent measures have turned flying commercial into a […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. According to the weather bureau, Northern Luzon will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough coastal waters. The rest of the country will have […]
by Jérémy MAROT / Juliette VILROBE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – The French government has announced a package worth 2.0 billion euros ($2.2 billion) to help consumers struggling with soaring fuel prices, with the cost of filling up set to be cut at the pump. French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced late Saturday that petrol and diesel prices would be reduced by 15 centimes per litre. The bill will be slashed by this amount […]
Attack was at military base in Yavoriv which had been a training centre for Ukrainian forces with foreign instructors by Ionut IORDACHESCU with Dave CLARK in Kyiv Agence France Presse LVIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned NATO Monday that its member states would soon be attacked by Russian forces after an air strike hit a Ukrainian military base close to the Polish border. Meanwhile, the death toll in the strategic southern port […]
First foreign reported killed while covering Russia-Ukraine tensions by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse IRPIN, Ukraine (AFP) — A US journalist was shot dead and another wounded on Sunday in Irpin, a frontline suburb of Kyiv that has witnessed some of the fiercest fighting since Russia invaded Ukraine. Video documentary maker Brent Renaud, 50, was working for Time Studios on a project about global refugee issues, the media outlet said. “We are devastated by […]
