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Northeast monsoon affecting Luzon: PAGASA

Mindanao also affected by trough of LPA (Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the trough of a low pressure area is also affecting Mindanao. As a result, Mindanao, Central Visayas, Negros Occidental and Southern Leyte will have cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Aurora, Quezon and Bicol Region, […]

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Armed attacker takes hostages at P&G plant in Turkey: media

ISTANBUL, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – An armed assailant on Thursday raided a plant owned by the US consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble near Istanbul and took an undisclosed number of people hostage, Turkish media reported. The assailant appeared to be acting in protest at US support for Israel’s military assault in Gaza, the private DHA news agency reported. Turkish officials and police issued no immediate comment. It was not clear how many people […]

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Australian toddler rescued from arcade claw machine

SYDNEY, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – An Australian toddler who clambered into a “Hello Kitty” arcade claw machine and “was in no hurry to get out” has been saved in a smash-and-grab rescue, police said Thursday. Queensland police said that during a shopping trip three-year-old Ethan climbed into the machine — which was filled with stuffed toys — via the prize dispenser chute. Police video shows four officers sizing up the problem before shooing the […]

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US, Japan conduct joint naval drills

ON BOARD THE USS CARL VINSON, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – The US and Japanese navies held joint exercises in the Philippine Sea this week, in a show of force as tensions with China and North Korea rise. Washington and Beijing are at loggerheads over a raft of issues, from chips to tariffs, but both have been alarmed by the growing assertiveness of China’s military in the Pacific. China claims self-ruled Taiwan as its own […]

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Five key facts about cancer

By Olivier THIBAULT PARIS, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – With nearly 10 million deaths and nearly 20 million new cases in 2022, cancer remains one of the world’s biggest killers, according to a report on Thursday by the World Health Organization. Here are five key facts about the disease ahead of World Cancer Day on Sunday: – One in five people – Cancer — a disease that causes abnormal cells to multiply and spread — […]

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New cancer cases to soar 77% by 2050: WHO

GENEVA, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – The number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million in 2050 — 77 percent higher than the figure in 2022, the World Health Organization’s cancer agency warned Thursday. The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited tobacco, alcohol, obesity and air pollution as key factors in the estimated rise. “Over 35 million new cancer cases are predicted in 2050”, a statement said, a […]

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France offers cash and support to protesting farmers

By Myriam LEMETAYER, Tom BARFIELD PARIS, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – France’s government offered a slew of new concessions Thursday to farmers, hoping to calm anger behind tractor blockades of major roads nationwide. Farmers have been out in force for more than a week in protests triggered by an agricultural fuel duty hike, complaining their pay is squeezed, taxes are too high and regulations too onerous. Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he wanted to “better […]

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Catalonia declares drought emergency for Barcelona

By Rosa SULLEIRO BARCELONA, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region declared a drought emergency for Barcelona on Thursday and the surrounding area, which will now face tighter water restrictions following three years without significant rain. The head of the regional government of Catalonia, Pere Aragones, announced the step after reservoirs in the Mediterranean region saw their water levels falling to below 16 percent of full capacity. That is the benchmark set by […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of the country

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country on Thursday, Feb. 1. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Mindanao, Central Visayas, Negros Occidental, and Southern Leyte, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these were due to the trough of the low pressure area (LPA) affecting Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains […]

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DOTr warns of traffic slowdown in some NCR areas due to tunnel boring machine transfer

(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation has warned motorists of a traffic slowdown in several areas in Metro Manila between Feb. 2 and 5. The agency said these roads may be affected with the Metro Manila Subway Project’s (MMSP) Tunnel Boring Machine expected to be transported from the Manila Harbour Center Port to D. Julia Vargas Avenue in Ortigas Center. 5th Avenue (between 11 P.M. – 12 M.N.) Araneta Avenue (between 1 A.M. – 2 […]

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Japanese airliners ‘clip wings’, no injuries

TOKYO, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – The wing tips of two passenger jets “scratched” each other at a Japanese airport Thursday, an airport operator said, the latest in a string of aviation mishaps in the country. Reports said no one was injured in the incident involving the two All Nippon Airways aircraft at Osaka’s Itami airport for domestic flights. “We’ve been told wing tips of two ANA planes scratched each other” shortly after 10:00 am […]

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Blazers spoil Lillard’s return to Portland, Durant’s Suns eclipse Nets

LOS ANGELES, Feb 1, 2024 (AFP) – Damian Lillard’s emotional return to Portland opened with an ovation and ended in defeat as the Trail Blazers held off the Milwaukee Bucks 119-116 on Wednesday. Lillard was playing his first game in Portland since the September trade that sent him to Milwaukee after he spent his first 11 NBA seasons as a Blazer. Greeted by a massive standing ovation and feted with a video tribute, Lillard felt […]

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