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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The death toll from devastating bushfires in eastern Australia has risen to four after a man’s body was discovered in a scorched area of bushland, police said Thursday. Residents found the body outside the New South Wales town of Kempsey, one of several areas hit by bushfires in recent days. Police said formal identification was yet to take place but it was believed to be the body of a 58-year-old man […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China is increasingly part of Brazil’s future, President Jair Bolsonaro said Wednesday, signaling a more pragmatic approach to the Latin American country’s biggest trade partner. Standing alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Brazilian capital of Brasilia, Bolsonaro said he hoped the two countries could not only increase but also “diversify our trade relations.” “China is becoming more and more part of Brazil’s future,” Bolsonaro said after the two men signed […]
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday sidestepped rows snaring US relations with fellow NATO member Turkey, instead of telling visiting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that he is a “fan.” On a day when Congress was holding its first nationally televised hearings in the impeachment probe against Trump, the US president spent several hours meeting at the White House with Erdogan and claimed to be paying no attention to […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Schools in Tehran were ordered to be closed on Wednesday after the Iranian capital was cloaked in dangerously high levels of air pollution, authorities said. Governor Anoushiravan Mohseni-Bandpey said kindergartens, preschools, and primary schools would be shut in the city and the counties of Gharchak, Pishva and Varamin. “The air quality index for the city of Tehran still has not passed the unhealthy status for sensitive groups,” he was quoted as […]
(Eagle News)–Classes on Thursday, Nov. 14, were cancelled in some areas due to bad weather. Below is a list: Albay — all levels (public and private) Camarines Norte — all levels (public and private) Naga, Camarines Sur — all levels (public and private) Irosin, Sorsogon — pre-school to elementary (public and private) Juban, Sorsogon —pre-school to elementary (public and private) Matinog, Sorsogon — all levels (public and private) Pilar, Sorsogon — pre-school to senior high […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A helicopter crashed while fighting a bushfire in northern Australia on Wednesday and the pilot managed to survive with only minor injuries, officials said. “The helicopter crashed during waterbombing operations at the Pechey fire today,” a Queensland Fire and Emergency Service spokesperson told AFP. A rescue helicopter was sent to the scene and the pilot was treated for minor injuries, a Queensland Ambulance Service spokesman told AFP. “We transported one male […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Quirino on Wednesday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 14 kilometers northeast of Nagtipunan at 10:28 p.m. Depth of focus was 60 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were recorded: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV – Nagtipunan and Maddela, Quirino; Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya Intensity III – Baguio City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II -Palayan City Intensity I – Baguio City No damage […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Two people in Beijing have been diagnosed with the pneumonic plague — a rare instance of the highly-contagious disease that is fatal if left untreated. The two individuals were being treated at a central hospital in China’s capital city — home to over 21 million inhabitants — on Tuesday, local authorities said. Pneumonic plague can prove fatal in 24 to 72 hours and is the “most virulent form of plague,” according […]
(Eagle News)–Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal Number 2 remains hoisted over Catanduanes as Tropical Storm “Ramon” continues to move west-northwestward. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, Albay, and Sorsogon, Eastern Samar and Northern Samar on the other hand are under Signal No. 1 as “Ramon,” last spotted 355 kilometers east of Legazpi City, Albay or 300 km East of Virac, Catanduanes, packed maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near […]
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down some 5.4 billion fake accounts this year in a sign of the persistent battle on social media against manipulation and misinformation. Amid growing efforts to create fraudulent accounts, Facebook said it has stepped up its defenses and often removes the accounts within minutes of being created. “We have improved our ability to detect and block attempts to create […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Six people were killed and 15 injured when a leaking oil pipeline caught fire in Egypt’s northern province of Bahira on Wednesday, officials said. The head of Egypt’s oil pipelines authority, Abdelmoneim Hafez, said the leak was the work of “thieves” siphoning off oil. The fire broke out on the pipeline near Itay al-Baroud, a village half-way between Cairo and Alexandria, health ministry spokesman Khaled Mugahed said in a statement. The […]
by Ella IDE Agence France Presse VENICE, Italy (AFP) — Dirty water swirls around marble tombs inside the 12th century crypt of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, which suffered untold damage when an unprecedented high tide swept through the city. Pumps work overtime to clear the seawater from around the altar and under the pink and white stone arches, as the historic monument’s custodians look on in sadness and anger. “We’re talking about millions of […]
