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New York state sued PepsiCo on Wednesday, pointing to the soda giant’s plastic waste as a scourge of waterways and blasting the company’s “misleading” statements on the environment. The civil suit, filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James in the state Supreme Court, seeks a finding that PepsiCo contributed to a “public nuisance” in the Buffalo River; the imposition of financial penalties and compensatory damages on the company; and an order that PepsiCo cease […]
DEHRADUN, India, Nov 15, 2023 (AFP) – India has sought advice from the Thai company that rescued children from a flooded cave in 2018 as it races to save 40 men trapped in a road tunnel, officials said Wednesday. Excavators have been removing debris since Sunday morning from the site in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand to create an escape tunnel for the workers, all of whom are still alive. Officials have “contacted the Thai […]
KYIV, Ukraine, Nov 15, 2023 (AFP) – Russia said Wednesday for the first time that some Ukrainian troops had established positions on the Russian-held side of the Dnipro river, the vast waterway that splits the frontline in southern Ukraine. A sustained Ukrainian breakthrough across the river would be a significant tactical success, coming as Kyiv’s wider counteroffensive has failed to turn the tide of the 21-month war. “Small groups” of Ukrainian soldiers were stretched along […]
JAKARTA, Nov 15, 2023 (AFP) – Southeast Asian defence ministers called for an end to the Myanmar crisis and to the Israel-Hamas war on Wednesday as they gathered for talks that will include meetings with regional counterparts and the Pentagon chief. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meetings in Jakarta were dominated by issues ranging from the Myanmar crisis to the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as well as Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, Nov. 15, urged fintech companies to explore partnerships in the country, noting the Philippines’ commitment to digital transformation. In a message delivered through a hologram digital recording shown on the first day of the three-day Singapore Financial Festival Technology 2023, the President said proof of this was that the Philippines was cementing its position as a hub for digital innovation and entrepreneurship “with a dynamic startup scene that holds […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country on Wednesday, Nov. 15. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the shear line affecting Southern Luzon. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley, Apayao, […]
Israeli forces, some wearing facemasks and firing guns into the air, raided early Wednesday Gaza’s biggest hospital which was packed with thousands of Palestinian patients and displaced people, in the army’s battle against Hamas. “All men 16 years and above, raise your hands,” a soldier shouted in accented Arabic through a loudspeaker, to those sheltering inside Al-Shifa hospital, which has become the centre of fierce urban combat for days. “Exit the building towards the courtyard […]
The UN warned Wednesday that the number of sand and dust storms are increasing “dramatically” with Central Asia most hit by the dangerous phenomena. Toxic sand storms have plagued parts of desert and steppe covered Central Asia and North Africa and the UN said they are a threat to life. The UN’s Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is meeting for five days in the historic city of Samarkand, just under a week before the COP28 […]
The Palestinian militant group Hamas accused US President Joe Biden on Wednesday of being “wholly responsible” for an Israeli army operation at Gaza’s largest hospital. “We hold the occupation (Israel) and President Biden wholly responsible for the assault on the Al-Shifa medical complex,” Hamas said in a statement. “The adoption by the White House and the Pentagon of the occupation’s false claim that the resistance is using the Al-Shifa medical complex for military ends has […]
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr., and First Lady Louise Araneta-Marcos arrive at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, on November 14, 2023, as he arrives to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ week. The APEC Summit takes place through November 17. (Photo by Frederic J. Brown / AFP)
By Kamal TAHA AMMAN, Nov 15, 2023 (AFP) – For many, gaming is a waste of time. Hours lost staring at glowing screens. But Jordan is betting on its youth to capture a slice of a lucrative global market. At the Jordan Gaming Lab, Nasser Kasabreh, 21, sits behind his computer, working on a game he has been developing over the past months. He and two friends have already designed three video games including “Drift […]
