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Ukraine on alert: Russia launches new attacks after Avdiivka capture

By Florent VERGNES in Donetsk Region, Ukraine, Victoria LUKOVENKO in Kyiv NOVOOLEKSANDRIVKA, DONETSK REGION, Ukraine, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) – Russian troops launched multiple attacks to the west of recently captured Avdiivka in a bid to force more gains on the battlefield, a Ukrainian army spokesperson said Sunday. Kyiv also announced it had opened a war crimes investigation after two separate reports of Russian troops shooting captured Ukrainian soldiers emerged. Facing manpower and ammunition shortages, […]

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Gunfire in Minnesota: Burnsville officers, paramedic die responding to family crisis

  WASHINGTON, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) – Two police officers and a first responder were shot and killed early Sunday in the US state of Minnesota after answering a call about a domestic dispute in a house with multiple children inside, authorities said. The shooter, who has not yet been publicly identified, is dead and the seven children — ranging in age from two to 15 — were all safely rescued, state officers said, declining […]

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Russia jails dozens for mourning Kremlin critic Navalny

MOSCOW, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) – Russian courts have sentenced dozens of people detained at events commemorating Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to short prison sentences, official court announcements showed, with 154 sentenced in Saint Petersburg alone. Details of rulings published by the city’s court service on Saturday and Sunday showed 154 people had been given jail time of up to 14 days for violating Russia’s strict anti-protest laws. Rights groups and independent media outlets reported […]

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53 dead in Papua New Guinea tribal violence

PORT MORESBY, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) – Fifty-three people have been killed in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea’s highlands, police said, the latest in a string of mass deaths linked to long-running feuds in the region. Police Commissioner David Manning said on Sunday that officers and soldiers had retrieved the bodies of 53 men. They are believed to have been killed near the town of Wabag, 600 kilometres northwest of the capital Port Moresby. […]

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Thai ex-PM Thaksin returns home after release on parole

BANGKOK, Feb 18, 2024 (AFP) – Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole Sunday, just six months after he was arrested following a dramatic return to the kingdom from 15 years of self-imposed exile. The controversial billionaire, twice elected premier and ousted in a 2006 military coup, was jailed for eight years on graft and abuse-of-power charges upon his return in August. But his sentence was cut to one year by King […]

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PCG, BFAR ordered to maintain presence in West Philippine Sea

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Aquatic Resources to maintain their presence in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesperson on the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela said the President, in particular, ordered them to continue their “rational deployment” in Bajo de Masinloc. “We know for a fact na ang ‘Bajo de Masinloc’ is a traditional fishing ground ‘no for the Filipinos particularly ang ating mga kababayan sa […]

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Easterlies affecting eastern section of the country

(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, PAGASA said, will experience the same conditions. According to the weather bureau, the entire country will have light to moderate winds and slight […]

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Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc received BFAR assistance despite China threat: PCO

(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources successfully provided some assistance to Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc recently. The Presidential Communications Office, citing data from BFAR spokesperson Naz Briguera, said in a statement that BFAR managed to supply 14,000 liters of diesel fuel, 60 liters of motor oil and other provisions to 21 commercial fishing boats “even amidst the threat of Chinese maritime vessels against Filipino boats sailing in the West Philippine Sea.” […]

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DOTr, Meralco ink agreement to power Metro Manila Subway

  (Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation and Meralco have inked an agreement that would allow the latter to construct facilities and power the country’s first-ever underground subway. Under the Switching Station Agreement with Deeds of Usufruct, the DOTr would provide Meralco with a Switching Station Area spanning 1743 square meters for the interconnection of the Metro Manila Subway to the energy provider’s distribution network. Meralco will then finance, install construct, control, operate and maintain the […]

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Woods withdraws with ‘flu-like’ illness at Riviera, Cantlay leads

By Rebecca BRYAN LOS ANGELES, Feb 17, 2024 (AFP) – Ailing superstar Tiger Woods withdrew in the second round of the Genesis Invitational on Friday in the latest setback for the 15-time major champion. Woods’s longtime business partner Rob McNamara said Woods had felt “flu-like symptoms” on Thursday night and his condition worsened until he called it quits after hitting his tee shot at the seventh hole. “He had a little bit of a fever […]

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Taiwanese streamers jailed for faking kidnapping in Cambodia

  PHNOM PENH, Feb 16, 2024 (AFP) – Two Taiwanese men have been sentenced to two years in jail each after they staged a fake kidnapping from a Cambodian seaside resort and posted video of it online, a court said on Friday. Chen Neng-chuan, 31, and Lu Tsu-hsien, 34, were arrested after they posted a video of themselves being detained and beaten up by security guards at a building in Sihanoukville on Facebook earlier this […]

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Japan announces successful launch of next-gen H3 rocket

By Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Feb 17, 2024 (AFP) – Japan’s space agency announced the successful launch of its new flagship rocket on Saturday, making it third time lucky for the H3 after years of delays and two previous failed attempts. The H3 rocket, billed as flexible and cost-effective by space agency JAXA, “was put into orbit,” a JAXA official told AFP. Developed jointly by JAXA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, the H3 is the successor to […]

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