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by Glenn CHAPMAN Agence France-Presse CALISTOGA, California (AFP) — The Silverado Trail has long been a place of dreams for Napa Valley wine lovers as it winds gently through vineyards and on to Calistoga. California’s Glass Fire turned much of that dream to ash, destroying a 3-star restaurant at Meadowood resort, torching wineries such as Chateau Boswell, and tainting precious grapes with smoke. The United States’s west coast is experiencing a record-breaking fire season, with […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The Miami Heat, fueled by a 40-point triple-double from Jimmy Butler, clawed their way back into the NBA Finals with a 115-104 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. The under-manned, under-sized, underdog Heat turned the tables on the Western Conference champions in the NBA’s quarantine bubble in Orlando, cutting the deficit in the best-of-seven championship series to two games to one. “I think we realized that we belong,” […]
by Blaise GAUQUELIN Agence France-Presse PERTISAU, Austria (AFP) — With tender care, Sepp Rieser adorns the bulky heads of his reluctant cows with flower wreaths, adds some more fir twigs, and adjusts the large bells around their necks. “I’ve been doing this since I was a little boy,” Rieser says of the ancestral tradition in which cattle are decorated for their journey from the high Alpine Gramai pasture in Austria’s western Tyrol state, where they graze […]
(Eagle News)–Education Secretary Leonor Briones officially declared the start of school year 2020-2021 on Monday, Oct. 5, as the country shifts to a blended learning amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Today, October 5, 2020, we open our schools. Today, we claim victory over the destroyer, COVID-19,” Briones said, reading from a prepared statement. According to the Education secretary, “we will not allow COVID-19 to destroy our children’s education and their future.” “Araw-araw may bagong krisis, bagong […]
by Benoît PELEGRIN Agence France-Presse The coronavirus pandemic that has slammed oil demand and prices is forcing energy majors to tighten their belts on exploration, even if finding new deposits remain essential to their existence. While the sector is increasingly diversifying into greener energies such as electricity and wind power, its core business remains oil and gas. “Questions abound over whether it is still profitable to look for oil given subdued demand growth prospects and […]
(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected in Zamboanga City, Cotabato City, Maguindanao (Parang, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Datu Blah T. Sinsuat), Lanao del Sur (Malabang, Balabagan, Kapatagan), and Sarangani (Kiamba) within 30 minutes to 2 hours. The same conditions are being experienced in Moro Gulf, Sulu, Tawi tawi, Zamboanga del Norte […]
SANTIAGO Chile (AFP) — The year 2020 is the hottest in the Antarctic Peninsula in the past three decades, a study by the University of Santiago de Chile out Friday found. Between January and August, temperatures reached between 2 and 3 degrees Celsius (35.6 and 37.4 degrees Fahrenheit) on the peninsula, which is the northernmost part of mainland Antarctica, according to researchers at the Chilean Air Force’s Frei Base on King George Island. Those temperatures are […]
(Eagle News)–Seven volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said sulfur dioxide emission was also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 1,236 tons on October 1. A slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since June 2020, and the inflation on the lower to mid slopes that began on June 21 “may […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 police personnel have recently recovered from COVID-19, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP said with the additional 111 recoveries, the recovery tally in the PNP rose to 5,093 as of Sunday night. Seventy-five new cases have been reported, bringing the total to 6158. Of these, 1048 were active. The death toll remains at 17 with no additional deaths reported. The police continue to ensure peace and order, and man checkpoints amid […]
(Eagle News)–Over 200,000 overseas Filipinos have been repatriated since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until September, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. According to the DFA, of the 204,481, 33.98 percent or 69477 were sea-based, while 66.02 percent or 135,004 were land-based. Of the total OFWs repatriated, 41892 were repatriated in September. The regional breakdown is as follows: 31,217 or 74.5% from the Middle East; 4,226 or 10.1% from Asia and the Pacific; 3,666 […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Oct. 5: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA said passengers should get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements imposed by the local government unit covering the […]
(Eagle News)–The tropical depression east of extreme Northern Luzon may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said by that time, the weather disturbance–which will be called “Nika” once it enters PAR— is forecast to have turned into a typhoon, and will have been situated 1,325 km east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon. From Wednesday through Friday, “Nika” may move generally westward near or […]
