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TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Flooding in southern Iran has killed at least three people and left hundreds of villages cut off following days of heavy rainfall, official media reported on Tuesday. “So far three people have been confirmed dead and one has been reported missing,” Press TV, the English-language service of state television, reported on its website. Rescue teams used boats and helicopters to provide relief after floodwaters cut off road access to urban areas […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The National Basketball Association has slapped Detroit Pistons player Derrick Rose with a hefty fine for throwing a pen into the crowd at The Palace arena in Detroit. Rose was hit with a $25,000 fine for his actions with 37 seconds left in Monday’s 117-110 overtime loss to the visiting New Orleans Pelicans. The incident took place after Detroit called a timeout following a New Orleans basket. A dejected […]
by Patrick GALEY PARIS, France (AFP) — The world’s oceans were the hottest in recorded history in 2019, scientists said on Tuesday, as manmade emissions warmed seas at an ever-increasing rate with potentially disastrous impacts on Earth’s climate. Oceans absorb more than 90 percent of excess heat created by greenhouse gas emissions and quantifying how much they have warmed up in recent years gives scientists an accurate read on the rate of global warming. A […]
MELBOURNE, Austalia (AFP) — Qualifying for the Australian Open Grand Slam was delayed Wednesday as toxic smoke from widespread bushfires continued to shroud Melbourne, organizers said. The decision to push back the time players take the court followed a qualifier retiring with breathing difficulties on Tuesday and Canadian Eugenie Bouchard needing medical attention. Play will not begin before 1:00 pm (0200 GMT), an hour later than scheduled, with practice sessions also suspended. “Conditions at Melbourne […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Global stocks were range-bound on Tuesday while the yuan advanced against the dollar after Washington said it no longer considered China a currency manipulator and tensions eased between the economic titans. New York was also rattled by news reports on Tuesday that US President Donald Trump intended to keep most punitive US tariffs on Chinese imports until after the 2020 presidential election. US stocks finished lower, pulling back from […]
by Joe JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Korean pop superstars BTS helped launch a global public art project in London on Tuesday inspired by their message of inclusivity and involving renowned artists including Antony Gormley and Tomas Saraceno. The K-pop septet has teamed up with an array of artistic talent from around the world to help forge a series of contemporary exhibits going on display in five cities across four continents. The project — […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — One person was killed, six others injured and one reported missing following an explosion and fire at a chemical plant in northeast Spain on Tuesday, regional authorities said. The cause of the blast at the IQOXE facility — which specializes in the production of ethylene oxide, glycol, and propylene oxide — was not immediately known. Spain’s civil protection authority insisted that no toxic substances had been detected in the surrounding area. […]
by David Vujanovic TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran announced Tuesday its first arrests over the accidental shooting down of a Ukrainian passenger jet, as protesters vented their anger over the catastrophic blunder for a fourth consecutive day. Nearly two weeks after the US killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq, tensions with the West increased further as EU countries on Tuesday launched an arbitration process charging Tehran with failing to observe commitments in the 2015 […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Wednesday, Jan. 15, were suspended in some areas due to the effects of Taal’s ash fall. Below is a list: Batangas province – all levels Cavite province – all levels Laguna province – all levels The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has said the volcano remains under an alert level 4, which means an explosive eruption was possible.
(Eagle News) — New fissures or cracks on the land surface were observed in several towns in Batangas as Taal volcano showed more signs of a hazardous or explosive eruption in the next few hours or days. In the latest advisory of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS), said that the Taal volcano’s eruption so far has been “characterized by continuous magmatic and hydrovolcanic activity.” This means that there is movement of […]
(Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Jan. 14, said he was satisfied with the response of government agencies to Taal’s volcanic activity that has prompted the evacuation of thousands. “I am very satisfied with the response of everybody. The fact that no one was killed and that there’s nobody really sick,” the President said during a situation briefing when he visited Batangas City, one of the most affected. According to Duterte, local and national government […]
(Eagle News) – The total suspended particulates (TSP) in the air in Batangas province have reached “very high concentration” and way above the standard for public health due to the Taal Volcano’s eruption as of Monday, Jan. 13, according to data released by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). Based on the Taal Volcano Air Quality Hourly Manual Monitoring Update at its Batangas station, the sample air collected this January 13 for […]
