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Australian ‘megablaze’ brought under control

by Andrew BEATTY Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia  (AFP) — Exhausted firefighters said they had finally brought Australia’s largest “megablaze” under control Monday, as wet weather promised to deliver much-needed respite for countryside ravaged by bushfires. New South Wales firefighters said they finally had the upper hand in the fight against the vast Gospers Mountain fire on Sydney’s northwestern outskirts, which has been burning out of control for almost three months. Visiting the area on Monday, […]

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Iraq warns of ‘collapse’ if Trump blocks oil cash

by Maya Gebeily BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi officials fear economic “collapse” if Washington imposes threatened sanctions, including blocking access to a US-based account where Baghdad keeps oil revenues that feed 90 percent of the national budget. US President Donald Trump was outraged by the Iraqi parliament voting on January 5 to oust foreign forces, including some 5,200 American troops, who have helped local soldiers beat back jihadists since 2014. If troops were asked to […]

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NAIA resumes flight operations

(Eagle News)-Airport authorities on Monday, Jan. 13, announced the resumption of  flight operations at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. In a statement, the Manila International  Airport Authority and the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said departures are allowed starting 10 a.m. while arrivals  started resuming again by  noon today. “This however will be subject to terminal capacity of the 4 Naia Terminals and airline consent,” the statement said. The statement said priority will be […]

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PHIVOLCS: Taal still in period of “intense unrest”

(Eagle News)-Taal volcano remains in a period of “intense unrest,” the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Monday, Jan. 13. In its latest bulletin, PHIVOLCS said  an alert level 4 remains hoisted over the volcano, whose steam-driven activity has progressed into magmatic eruption characterized by weak lava fountaining accompanied by thunder and flashes of lightning. PHIVOLCS said booming sounds were also heard in Talisay, Batangas at 2 p.m. yesterday. Seventy-five volcanic earthquakes were […]

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Trump warns Iran not to kill protesters, door still open to talks

WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) – US President Donald Trump warned Iran Sunday against killing protesters who have risen up over the regime’s downing of a civilian airliner as his defense secretary left the door open to talks with Tehran without preconditions. Trump’s salvo came as Iran’s Islamic regime faced a challenge from angry street protests, having come to the brink of war with the US after a series of tit-for-tat confrontations. “To the leaders […]

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President Duterte conducted aerial inspection of Taal, surrounding areas – Go

  (Eagle News)-President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Jan. 13, held an aerial inspection of Taal, which continues its period of unrest, Senator Bong Go said. Go, who accompanied Duterte on the flight from Davao to Manila, said their plane was the first to be allowed access to the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, which had suspended flight operations. In a statement, Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said  the President has already given orders to ensure that those […]

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Plea for New Zealand to house fire-threatened koalas

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Thousands of people have signed a petition for koalas to be introduced to New Zealand to escape Australia’s devastating bush fires, but the proposal has been given the thumbs down by officials. A group calling itself the Koala Relocation Society said koalas were “functionally extinct in Australia” but could thrive in New Zealand which has nearly 30,000 hectares planted in eucalypts. There have been estimates of up to a billion […]

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4.0-magnitude quake hits Batangas

(Eagle News)-A 4.0-magnitude quake struck Batangas on Monday, Jan. 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 9:07 a.m. , had its epicenter 3 kilometers southwest of Laurel. It had a depth of focus of 7 kilometers. An instrumental intensity I was recorded in Tagaytay City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

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Jazz stretch NBA win streak to nine by toppling Wizards

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Croatia’s Bojan Bogdanovic scored 31 points as the Utah Jazz won their ninth straight game with a 127-116 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. Frenchman Rudy Gobert finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds, one of a half-dozen players who finished in double figures for Utah, which improved to 27-12 on the season. The Jazz tightened up their defense in the second half to knock the Wizards off […]

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Human Rights Watch chief says he had been barred from entering Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth said Sunday he had been denied entry into Hong Kong, where he had arrived to launch the watchdog’s annual report after months of civil unrest in the city. Hong Kong has been battered by nearly seven months of occasionally violent protests, its biggest political crisis in decades. Millions have turned out on the streets of the semi-autonomous financial hub to demand greater democratic freedoms. […]

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New Zealand volcano death toll rises to 20

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — The death toll from the White Island volcano eruption in New Zealand has risen to 20, following another death more than a month after the tragedy, police said Monday. The toll includes two people whose bodies have not been recovered. “Police can confirm a further person died in an Australian hospital last night as a result of injuries suffered in the White Island eruption,” deputy commissioner John Tims said. The […]

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At least 11 dead as storms sweep through US south

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Severe storms sweeping the southern US killed at least 11 people, authorities said, as tornadoes and high winds upturned cars, destroyed homes and left tens of thousands without power. The storms hit parts of the south on Friday and were expected to move east and north on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service, which issued flood and tornado warnings for several states. Among the dead were a policeman and […]

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