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(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has ordered the extension of the temporary reduction of rates of import duty on rice, corn and meat products. The President gave the order following the National Economic Development Authority Board’s recommendation to extend the same until December 31, 2024. In ordering the extension through Executive Order No. 50, President Marcos cited the negative impact of El Niño on the price and production of rice and corn, and the continuing prevalence […]
Eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao affected by easterlies (Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. Caraga, Eastern Visayas, Catanduanes, Albay and Sorsogon, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers or thunderstorms. Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with rains. Flashfloods or landslides due to […]
BOKKOS, Nigeria, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) – Armed groups have killed at least 160 people in central Nigeria in a series of attacks on villages, local government officials said on Monday. The toll marked a sharp rise from the initial figure reported by the army Sunday evening of just 16 dead in a region plagued for several years by religious and ethnic tensions. “As many as 113 persons have been confirmed killed as Saturday hostilities […]
BOBIGNY, France, Dec 26, 2023 (AFP) – Five dead bodies were found on Christmas Day in an apartment in the town of Meaux to the east of Paris, the local prosecutor told AFP, adding that a homicide inquiry had been opened. According to news website Actu17, which first reported the discovery, the victims were a woman and her four young children. It added that police were looking for the 33-year-old father, who was “on the […]
MUMBAI, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) – A plane that had been grounded in France for days over concerns its nearly 300 mostly Indian passengers were part of a human trafficking scheme has landed in Mumbai, flight tracking data showed early Tuesday. The Airbus A340 initially had been bound for Nicaragua when it was detained last Thursday at Vatry airport, east of Paris, where it had stopped for refuelling. It had arrived from Dubai and there […]
MOSCOW, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) – Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been moved to a penal colony in the Arctic, allies said on Monday after over two weeks during which his whereabouts were unknown. Authorities transferred Russia’s most prominent opposition politician to an isolated penal colony three months before a presidential vote expected to easily hand Vladimir Putin a fifth term. “We have found Alexei Navalny,” his ally, Kira Yarmysh, said on social […]
SYDNEY, Dec 26, 2023 (AFP) – Thunderstorms and strong winds cut power to 110,000 homes in eastern Australia and toppled a tree that killed one woman, officials said Tuesday. People lost electricity as the storm wrought “catastrophic” damage, downing power lines in Queensland’s capital Brisbane and the Gold Coast area, energy company Energex said. “There is no easy way to say this but some customers will not have power for days — we’re looking at […]
LOS ANGELES, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) – Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic put on a show in the Denver Nuggets’ 120-114 victory over Golden State on Monday, as the New York Knicks launched the NBA’s holiday slate with an upset over the Milwaukee Bucks. Murray scored 28 points and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic overcame a poor shooting day by going 18-for-18 at the free-throw line as the reigning champion Nuggets took their winning […]
TEHRAN, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) – An Israeli strike in Syria has killed a senior general with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, the military force said, with Tehran vowing retribution. The incident further raises tension in the Middle East where Iran-aligned groups have escalated attacks since Iran-backed Hamas militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, triggering a war with Israel. Iranian state media also reported the death of Razi Moussavi, describing him as “one of the most […]
JERUSALEM, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) – Israel’s military on Monday claimed new evidence linking a north Gaza hospital to hostages seized by militants, saying it found the car of a captive mistakenly killed by troops inside the facility. A Toyota Corolla with an Israeli licence plate belonging to the family of Samer El-Talalqa has been found inside the Indonesian hospital, the army said. Talalqa was among three hostages that the Israeli army said troops shot […]
TOKYO, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) – Japan’s SLIM space probe entered the Moon’s orbit on Monday in a major step towards the country’s first successful lunar landing, expected next month. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) is nicknamed the “Moon Sniper” because it is designed to land within 100 metres (328 feet) of a specific target on the lunar surface. If successful, the touchdown would make Japan only the fifth country to have successfully […]
By Simon EVANS MIAMI, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) – The Miami Dolphins booked their place in the NFL playoffs after a last second field goal from Jason Sanders gave them a thrilling 22-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The Detroit Lions also secured a postseason spot after clinching the NFC North with a victory over the Minnesota Vikings, while the Seattle Seahawks’ late win over the Tennessee Titans kept their season alive. Quarterback […]
