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Stampede kills 37 during army recruitment in Congo capital
BRAZZAVILLE, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) – Thirty-seven youths were killed in a stampede overnight during an army recruitment drive in a stadium in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, officials said on Tuesday. Last week, the army in the central African nation also known as Congo-Brazzaville, announced it was recruiting 1,500 people aged between 18 and 25. Prime Minister Anatole Collinet Makosso said 37 people had been killed in the “tragedy,” with an […]
PHL negotiating separate Code of Conduct with other ASEAN nations: PBBM
(Eagle News) — The Philippines is negotiating another Code of Conduct with other Southeast Asian countries it has a territorial dispute with over the West Philippine Sea, President Bongbong Marcos said. According to the President, this was because “we are still waiting for the code of conduct between China and ASEAN and the progress has been rather slow unfortunately..” and the primordial concern was to maintain peace in the region. He said among these Southeast […]
4.9-magnitude earthquake strikes off Sarangani early Tuesday
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani early Tuesday, Nov. 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake which hit at 3:28 a.m. was an aftershock of the 6.8-magnitude quake that hit Davao Occidental on November 21. The epicenter was 28 kilometers southwest of Glan. The depth of focus was 57 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV – City of General Santos Intensity […]
North Korea notifies Japan of satellite launch as early as Wednesday
TOKYO, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) – North Korea has issued formal notice of a satellite launch as early as Wednesday, Japan said, with Pyongyang’s third attempt to put a military eye in the sky coming after it likely received technical help from Russia in exchange for arms transfers. The Japanese coast guard posted a notification on its website Tuesday of a launch window between November 22 and December 1, and Seoul’s Ministry of Oceans and […]
Hamas leader says ‘close to reaching’ truce deal in Israel-Hamas war
DOHA, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday his militant movement was nearing a truce agreement with Israel, according to a statement posted on Telegram. “We are close to reaching a deal on a truce,” Haniyeh said, according to the post. Negotiators have been working to seal a deal to allow the release of around 240 mostly Israeli hostages seized on October 7, during the deadliest assault on Israel in […]
Taiwan’s presidential frontrunner picks US envoy as running mate
By Amber WANG TAIPEI, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) – Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s former envoy to the United States and self-described “cat warrior”, was named Monday as the running mate to presidential frontrunner Lai Ching-te for the island’s January elections. The January 13 vote comes at a time when Beijing has intensified military and diplomatic pressure on the administration of Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and China has blasted the pairing of Vice President Lai and Hsiao […]
Israeli ships ‘legitimate target’, Yemen’s Huthis warn after seizure
HODEIDA, Yemen, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) – Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels said on Sunday that they had seized in the Red Sea a ship owned by an Israeli businessman and rerouted it to Yemen’s coast. The vessel is operated by a Japanese firm, prompting Tokyo to intervene and “directly” approach the rebels. The announcement came days after the rebel group threatened to target Israeli vessels in the waterway over Israel’s war with Hamas in the […]
Canadian claims he was used by Ottawa for intelligence gathering in China
OTTAWA, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) – A Sino-Canadian row reared its head on Monday after one of two Canadians jailed by China for nearly three years claimed he was unwittingly used for intelligence gathering and is seeking compensation from Ottawa. Beijing’s 2018 to 2021 detentions of Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig had plunged bilateral relations into a deep freeze. Spavor reportedly now blames Kovrig, with whom he had provided information on North Korea, unaware […]
OpenAI staff threaten mass exodus to join ex-CEO Altman
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 21, 2023 (AFP) – Hundreds of staff at OpenAI threatened to quit the leading artificial intelligence company on Monday and join Microsoft, deepening a crisis triggered by the shock sacking of CEO Sam Altman. In a fast-moving sequence of events, Altman, who was ousted by the board on Friday, has now been hired by Microsoft where he will take the lead in developing a new advanced AI research team. There was talk […]
Five things to know about Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta mafia
LAMEZIA TERME, Italy, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) – The massive historic trial concluding Monday targets the ‘Ndrangheta mafia, which has surpassed Sicily’s better-known Cosa Nostra to become Italy’s wealthiest and most powerful criminal organisation. Based in the southern region of Calabria, the ‘Ndrangheta has developed a near-monopoly on the European cocaine trade and has tentacles across the globe. Here are five things to know about the group: – Origins – The ‘Ndrangheta is rooted in […]
Hundreds found guilty in historic Italian mafia trial
LAMEZIA TERME, Italy, Nov 20, 2023 (AFP) – An Italian court on Monday convicted and sentenced around 200 mobsters and their white-collar helpers, the culmination of a historic, nearly three-year trial against Calabria’s notorious ‘Ndrangheta mafia. For over an hour and a half, the president of the court in southern Vibo Valentia, Brigida Cavasino, read out the names of the guilty and their sentences, which ranged from 30 years to a few months, as defendants […]
