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Easterlies affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

Extreme Northern Luzon also affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting extreme Northern Luzon. As a result, Visayas, Mindanao, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, mainland Cagayan, Isabela, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Batanes and Babuyan […]

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President Bongbong Marcos to attend APEC Leaders’ Summit in US from Nov. 15-17

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos will attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders Summit in San Francisco, California from Nov. 15 to 17, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. “As we all know, the Philippines is a founding member in 1989. APEC is important to the Philippines because it is the primary forum for our engagement with the other economies on the Asia Pacific region,” Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Charles Jose said. Jose added that 11 of the […]

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Why Sweden going smoke-free may not be such good ‘snus’

GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Nov 7, 2023 (AFP) – Sweden is poised to become Europe’s first smoke-free country largely thanks to the popularity of snus, a kind of moist snuff which is placed under the upper lip. But some are worried the tobacco industry is peddling a “fairytale” that is too good to be true. Used by one in seven Swedes, snus has, according to the government, helped slash the number of smokers from 15 percent of […]

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Nintendo lifts annual profit forecasts on strong game sales

Nintendo raised its annual net profit forecast on Tuesday after strong sales of its new “Zelda” and “Pikmin” games in the first half of the year. The Japanese gaming giant said it forecasts net profit of 420 billion yen ($2.8 billion) for the 12 months to the end of March, up from a previous estimate of 340 billion yen. “Each title released this fiscal year has sold well, with ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of […]

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Singapore luxury resort says data of 665,000 customers hacked

A luxury resort operator in Singapore said Tuesday that the personal data of about 665,000 members of its shopping loyalty programme had been hacked. The breach of Marina Bay Sands was the latest in a string of major cybersecurity incidents reported in the city-state. Last week public healthcare institutions had their internet access disrupted by a flood of malicious traffic in a so-called distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack. Marina Bay Sands, which is owned […]

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S.Korean Olympic medallist hit with travel ban in swirling fraud case

SEOUL, Nov 7, 2023 (AFP) – Olympic silver medallist Nam Hyun-hee has been barred from leaving South Korea, police said Tuesday, as a high-profile fraud probe into her ex-fiance drags in the former fencer. The 42-year-old, who won silver at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was questioned by Seoul police on Monday over possible involvement in her former fiance’s fraud charges. The case has dominated headlines in South Korea for weeks because of its murky nature […]

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Confiscated French love letters finally opened after 265 years

By Helen ROWE LONDON, Nov 7, 2023 (AFP) – Undelivered letters written to French sailors during an 18th century war between Britain and France have finally been opened and studied — after more than 250 years gathering dust. The unread letters have provided a rare insight into the lives of sailors and their families in the 1700s, from the wife of a senior naval officer to an elderly mother chastising her son for not writing. […]

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PHL inflation eases to 4.9% in October

(Eagle News)–Overall inflation in the Philippines eased to 4.9% in October, slower than the 6.1% reported the month before,  the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday, Nov. 7. According to the PSA, with the figure,  the national average inflation from January to October 2023 is 6.4 percent. “The downtrend in the overall inflation in October 2023 was primarily brought about by the slower year-on-year increase in the heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages at 7.0 percent […]

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Actors’ union says no agreement on studios’ ‘final’ offer

By Andrew MARSZAL LOS ANGELES, Nov 7, 2023 (AFP) – The union representing striking actors said Monday it could not agree to studios’ “last, best and final offer” issued over the weekend in a bid to end a months-long stalemate that has crippled Hollywood. Negotiators for the Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) have been mulling the proposal since Saturday, as studios seek to halt a damaging stoppage that has brought TV and movie production to a […]

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4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off Occidental Mindoro early Tuesday, Nov. 7

(Eagle News)–A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Occidental Mindoro early Tuesday, Nov. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:50 a.m. The epicenter was five kilometers northwest of Abra, Ilog. The depth of focus was 127 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Intensity I – Mamburao and Abra De Ilog, Occidental Mindoro No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.

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Easterlies affecting Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao: PAGASA

(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Batanes and Babuyan Islands, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, this time, due to […]

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