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MEDAN, Indonesia (AFP) — Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung erupted Monday, belching a massive column of ash and smoke 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) into the air and coating local communities in debris. The volcano on Sumatra island has been rumbling since 2010 and saw a deadly eruption in 2016. Activity had picked up in recent days, including a pair of smaller eruptions at the weekend. There were no reports of injuries or deaths, but authorities warned of […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Pangasinan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are being experienced over Agno, Bani, Burgos, Dasol, Mangaldan, San Fabian, San Jacinto, Calasiao, Santa Barbara, Tayug, San Manuel, San Quintin, Umingan, Labrador, Bugallon, Aguilar, Mangatarem, San Carlos City, Urbiztondo, Lingayen, Dagupan City, Mabini and Infanta. PAGASA said this was due to the southwest monsoon enhanced by TD “Ferdie,” which exited […]
(Eagle News) — National Democratic Front of the Philippines consultant Randall Echanis was killed in Quezon City on Monday, Aug. 10, activist groups said. In a statement, the Anakpawis party-list, which Echanis chaired, said also killed in a rented house in Novaliches at 1:30 a.m. was his neighbor, who was not identified. The party-list said Echanis had been stabbed. Former Rep. Ariel Casilao claimed Echanis “was undergoing a medical treatment, and unarmed when police forces […]
Over 1.7 million COVID-19 tests done in PHL so far (Eagle News) – With more than 30,000 tests done daily, the Philippines is now the country in Southeast Asia with the most number of COVID-19 tests done per day compared to its Southeast Asian neighbors, according to the country’s COVID-19 testing czar Vince Dizon. Dizon, who is also president of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) cited recent figures from Our World in Data, […]
by Boureima Hama Agence France-Presse KOURE, Niger (AFP) — Gunmen on motorcycles killed eight people including a group of French aid workers as they visited a part of Niger popular with tourists for its wildlife, officials said. “There are eight dead: two Nigeriens including a guide and a driver, while the other six are French,” the governor of the Tillaberi region told AFP on Sunday. France confirmed its nationals were among the dead, without giving […]
by Jerome Taylor and Su Xinqi HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was arrested Monday and led in handcuffs through his newspaper office as police raided the building, part of a sweeping crackdown on dissent since China imposed a security law on the city. Lai, 71, was among seven people detained on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces — one of the new national security offences — and fraud […]
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) — New Zealand marked 100 days on Sunday with no recorded cases of the coronavirus in the community but health officials warned there was no room for complacency. There are still 23 active cases but all were detected at the border when entering the country and are being held in managed isolation facilities. “Achieving 100 days without community transmission is a significant milestone, however, as we all know, we can’t afford […]
(Eagle News) — The number of Filipinos who were hurt in the explosion in Beirut, Lebanon last week has risen to 47. The Department of Foreign Affairs on Monday, Aug. 10, said the injuries of the five more Filipinos were also “not life-threatening.” Earlier, the DFA said it was still verifying reports on the ground so the number of Filipinos affected in the blast on Tuesday could still increase. So far, the DFA said four […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — An Italian Alpine resort on Sunday lifted a state of alert declared last week over fears that a chunk of glacier on the Mont Blanc mountain range might crash down on them. Around 15 people who were evacuated can now return to their homes in Courmayeur and traffic in the Cap Ferret valley is permitted again, said a statement from town officials. Climate change has been increasingly melting the world’s glaciers, creating […]
(Eagle News)–PhilHealth Chief Ricardo Morales has filed a medical leave. Morales made the disclosure in a television interview on Monday, Aug. 10, days after his doctor advised him to file the leave as he continues his chemotherapy for lymphoma. “Well I have already relayed to my bosses my intentions and it’s up to them to decide,” he said. He said he avoided taking the leave before since PhilHealth was “in a difficult time.” He cited […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Portland’s Damian Lillard poured in 51 points against a Philadelphia team missing injured stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, powering the Trail Blazers to a 124-121 NBA victory Sunday. Lillard, taunted on social media after two key missed free throws in a Saturday loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, unleashed the 10th 50-point performance of his career and fifth of the season to pull Portland within a half-game of Memphis […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Landslides and flooding triggered by days of heavy rain in South Korea have left at least 30 people dead and 12 missing, officials said Sunday, warning of more downpours. Torrential rain has wreaked havoc across the country since the beginning of the month, but nearly half of the deaths occurred in the past three days, according to the Ministry of the Interior and Safety. Since Friday more than 3,700 people […]
