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Joel Embiid scored 41 points in a dazzling return from injury on Monday as the Philadelphia 76ers romped past the Houston Rockets 124-115. Kicking off a packed slate of NBA fixtures as the US marked the Martin Luther King Jr. public holiday, the Sixers were always in control as they cruised to victory. Embiid missed the Sixers’ past three games after twisting his left knee in a January 5 defeat to the New York Knicks. […]
Luzon, Visayas also affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News)–The shear line is affecting the northern and eastern sections of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon and Visayas. PAGASA said, as a result, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Cordillera Administrative […]
By Talek HARRIS DUBAI, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) – Yemen’s Huthi rebels hit a US-owned cargo vessel with a missile on Monday, the US military said, heightening fears for the volatile region after repeated attacks on shipping triggered American and British strikes. After the Western strikes against scores of rebel targets last Friday, the Huthis said they would not be deterred and declared that US and British interests were “legitimate targets”. The Marshall Islands-flagged Gibraltar […]
REYKJAVIK, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) – Volcanic activity in southwest Iceland appears to have eased, authorities said Monday, a day after lava from an eruption flowed into the fishing town of Grindavik, engulfing several homes. A volcanic eruption began early Sunday near Grindavik, southwest of the capital Reykjavik, and two fissures opened up. Iceland is home to 33 active volcano systems, the highest number in Europe. “The night has been uneventful,” Hjordis Gudmundsdottir of […]
By Mahdia BENHAMLA SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of people on France’s Indian Ocean island of Reunion hunkered down in their homes under a strict lockdown on Monday as a devastating storm that has already left one dead started to rip along its north. Cyclone Belal hit Reunion, one of France’s overseas territories that span the globe from the Caribbean to the Pacific, moving in from the northwest […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Monday, Jan. 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake that hit 29 kilometers northeast of Hinatuan at 7:30 p.m. was an aftershock of the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck the province’s waters on December 2. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity II – City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur Intensity I – City of Tandag, Surigao del Sur No […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board on Monday, Jan. 15, gave the assurance there would be sufficient public transport vehicles in Metro Manila under the PUV modernization program. LTFRB regional director Zona Russet Tamayo said 97.18 percent of the registered units of public utility jeeps already consolidated in the National Capital Region in 2023. “..Right now po, we’ve mapped out NCR and we already determined that there will be a sufficient supply (of […]
MANILA, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) – The Philippines will upgrade outposts in waters off its coast and acquire more ships, its military chief said Monday, as the country seeks to push back against China’s growing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea. Manila and Beijing have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the waterway, but relations sharply deteriorated recently over a series of incidents involving vessels from both countries. Philippine military chief General […]
MANILA, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) – The Philippines will upgrade outposts in waters off its coast and acquire more ships, its military chief said Monday, as the country seeks to push back against China’s growing assertiveness in the disputed South China Sea. Manila and Beijing have a long history of maritime territorial disputes in the waterway, but relations sharply deteriorated recently over a series of incidents involving vessels from both countries. Philippine military chief General […]
By Martin PARRY MELBOURNE, Jan 15, 2024 (AFP) – Two-time finalist Daniil Medvedev and US Open champion Coco Gauff swept into the second round of the Australian Open on Monday, but Wimbledon winner Marketa Vondrousova was sent packing. On a baking-hot day at Melbourne Park, men’s seventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and 16th seed Ben Shelton also tasted victory, ahead of Naomi Osaka’s Grand Slam comeback on Rod Laver Arena in the evening session. Third seed […]
(Eagle News)–Several flights were canceled on Monday, Jan. 15, due to bad weather. The Manila International Airport Authority said the following are covered by the cancellation: Cebu Pacific (5J) 5J 821/822 Manila-Virac-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the shear line is affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. The northeast monsoon, it said, is also affecting Luzon and the rest of Visayas.
MALÉ, Maldives, Jan 14, 2024 (AFP) – The Maldivian president told India Sunday to withdraw its nearly 100 troops by March 15, a day after returning from China where he signed a raft of deals. New Delhi considers the Indian Ocean archipelago to be within its sphere of influence, but the Maldives has shifted into the orbit of China — its largest external creditor. The March deadline was set during talks with Indian officials in […]
