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(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Friday, Dec. 8. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 128 kilometers southeast of Cagwait at 4:59 p.m. The depth of focus was 28 kilometers. The quake was tectonic of origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — One of the suspects in the weekend bombing of the Mindanao State University gymnasium that killed at least four people has been arrested. The Armed Forces of the Philippines identified the nabbed suspect as Jafar Gamo Sultan alias “Jaf” and “Kurot.” AFP public affairs office chief Col. Xerxes Trinidad said the suspect, who was arrested in an operation in Barangay Dulay Proper in Marawi, was “a companion of a certain Omar, the […]
TAIPEI, Dec 8, 2023 (AFP) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said Friday it had detected a Chinese balloon crossing the so-called median line which bisects the sensitive strait that separates the island from China. “1 PRC (People’s Republic of China) balloon was detected at 11:52 (0352 GMT) yesterday after crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait at the location (of) 101 nautical miles (187 kilometres) southwest of Keelung,” said the ministry, referring to a city […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Batanes and Babuyan Islands will have cloudy skies with light rains. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. According to PAGASA, Northern Luzon is expected […]
MEXICO CITY, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook much of central Mexico on Thursday including the capital, prompting people to run into the streets, the country’s seismological institute said. There were no initial reports of damage in Mexico City, a sprawling metropolis of nine million people, Mayor Marti Batres wrote on X, formerly Twitter. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador was briefed by civil protection officials and said afterward in a video posted […]
By Robin GREMMEL LAS VEGAS, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) – The gunman who killed three people and injured another at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas was an academic who had applied for a professorship but was not hired, US media reported Thursday. The incident at UNLV, a short distance from the gambling hub’s tourist-packed Strip, marked the latest shooting in a country plagued by gun violence, and comes six years after Las Vegas suffered […]
MAHE ISLAND, Seychelles, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) – A huge blast at an explosives depot in Seychelles on Thursday injured 66 people and brought down buildings, prompting the country’s “shocked” president to declare a state of emergency. The archipelago — famous for its idyllic white beaches and high-end tourism — is also grappling with flooding and landslides due to heavy rainfall which have claimed two lives, President Wavel Ramkalawan said, ordering citizens to stay at […]
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.1 – 123 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu https://t.co/hv5NSCBezG — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) December 7, 2023 SYDNEY, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck south of Vanuatu on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warning. The offshore quake hit at 1256 GMT at a depth of 48 kilometres (30 miles), about 123 kilometres south of the town of Isangel and 338 kilometres […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes and Babuyan Islands, in particular, will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon affecting Northern Luzon. Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the rest of Cagayan Valley, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Thursday, December 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake that hit 63 kilometers northeast of Hinatuan was an aftershock of the 7.4-magnitude quake on December 2. The recent quake’s depth was one kilometer. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity II – Hinatuan and City of Bislig, Surigao del Sur Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Thursday, Dec. 7, announced new appointees to different government agencies, government-owned and controlled corporations, and others. The following are the appointees and the corresponding positions they will hold: Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Rosve V, Henson – Assistant Secretary Maria Loise A. Ticman-Canson – Assistant Secretary Department of Justice Presidential Commission on Good Government Marco M. Bautista – Commissioner Department of Labor and Employment Jason P. Balais […]
MOSCOW, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) – A 14-year-old girl shot a classmate dead and injured five people before killing herself at a secondary school in the Russian city of Bryansk near the Ukraine border on Thursday. Fatal attacks at educational facilities — previously a rarity — have become more common in Russia in recent years. Moscow has taken steps to tighten already strict gun laws after a series of school attacks. After the Bryansk attack, […]
