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Man-made global warming exacerbated an incident of extreme flooding and heat in eastern China in 2020, according to a study released Wednesday, which highlighted the need to prepare for increasingly intense episodes of such weather in the country. Researchers said that warming created by human activity caused an increase in rain that summer by around 6.5 percent, and increased heat by around one degree Celsius (33.8 degrees Fahrenheit). Record rains fell in June and July […]
NAIROBI, Nov 28, 2023 (AFP) – Extreme weather events in countries vulnerable to climate change drove more than 27 million children into hunger last year, Save the Children said on Tuesday. The figure represented a sharp 135 percent increase over 2021, the UK-based charity said in an analysis ahead of the COP28 climate summit opening in Dubai on Thursday. It said children made up nearly half the 57 million people pushed into crisis levels of […]
LONDON, Nov 29, 2023 (AFP) – Uber is to roll out its service to London black cabs next year, it announced Wednesday, despite long-running friction between drivers of the traditional taxis and the US-based firm. “The move opens up the Uber app to the iconic hackney carriage — much-loved by tourists and Londoners alike and an historic part of the capital’s transport network,” the San Francisco-based company said in a statement. Currently, black cabs are […]
HONG KONG, Nov 29, 2023 (AFP) – Hong Kong authorities charged a 26-year-old man with sedition on Wednesday after police allegedly found “seditious wording” on a shirt he wore and on flags in his possession. China has tightened its grip on Hong Kong after the finance hub was rocked by huge and sometimes violent pro-democracy protests in 2019. The following year Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on the city to quell dissent. Local […]
PARIS, Nov 29, 2023 (AFP) – The world economy is likely headed for a soft landing next year, the OECD said Wednesday as it pared back its growth forecast, but warned the Israel-Hamas conflict could throw a spanner in the works. In its latest economic outlook, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development trimmed its forecast for global growth this year to 2.9 percent, down from the 3.0 percent it forecast in September. The grouping […]
KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 29, 2023 (AFP) – Extreme weather that stormed through Ukraine’s south earlier this week killed 12 people, while bad weather and the war with Russia have left more than 800 villages without power, Kyiv said on Wednesday. Hurricane winds and snowfall hit southern Ukraine, already severely affected by Russia’s invasion, on Monday. The strong winds also swept through occupied Ukraine, Moscow-annexed Crimea and southern Russia. “Twelve people died due to the weather,” […]
By Hiroshi HIYAMA, Tomohiro OSAKI TOKYO, Nov 29, 2023 (AFP) – A US Osprey military aircraft crashed on Wednesday off a Japanese island, killing one crew member and leaving five unaccounted for, the coastguard said, in the latest incident involving the tilt-rotor military aircraft. One unconscious person had been found in the sea near the scene of the crash off the island of Yakushima but was later “confirmed dead in hospital”, the coastguard said in […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos will leave for Dubai on Thursday, Nov. 30, to attend the 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC or COP 28. According to Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Maria Teresa Almojuela, the President will “reflect” the Philippines’ priorities in climate-related agenda, as well as energy and food security during the event. In the next two days, she said President Marcos is expected to address the World Climate Action Summit. […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Negros Oriental early Wednesday, Nov. 29. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 5:32 a.m. The epicenter was 36 kilometers southwest of Santa Catalina. The depth of focus was 35 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity IV – Zamboanguita, Negros Oriental Intensity III – Siaton and Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental Intensity II – Valencia, Negros Oriental Instrumental […]
(Eagle News) — Another Filipino national was freed by Palestinian militant group Hamas, President Bongbong Marcos announced on Wednesday, November 29. “Just days after expressing concern for Noralyn Babadilla’s whereabouts, I am very happy to announce that Noralyn is safely back in Israel, becoming the second Filipino released from Gaza,” the President said on his official X account. With her release, the President said “all Filipinos affected by the war have been accounted for.” He […]
By Pitcha DANGPRASITH and Sajjad HUSSAIN Indian workers were greeted with wild cheers and flower garlands Tuesday as rescuers safely brought out all 41 from the collapsed Himalayan road tunnel where they were trapped after a marathon 17-day engineering operation. With beaming smiles, the rescued men were welcomed as heroes after being hauled through 57 metres (187 feet) of steel pipe on stretchers specially fitted with wheels, where they were greeted by state officials before […]
