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By Pam CASTRO MANILA, Oct 23, 2023 (AFP) – Manila summoned Beijing’s ambassador on Monday over two collisions between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the disputed South China Sea, a foreign ministry official said. The countries have traded blame over Sunday’s incidents near Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands, with both sides releasing videos to support their accusations. The two collisions happened during a routine Philippine resupply mission to Filipino troops stationed on a […]
By Sam Reeves FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct 23, 2023 (AFP) – From low-quality computer-written books flooding the market to potential copyright violations, publishing is the latest industry to feel the threat from rapid developments in artificial intelligence. Since the launch last year of ChatGPT, an easy-to-use AI chatbot that can deliver an essay upon request within seconds, there have been growing worries about the impact of generative AI on a range of sectors. Among book industry […]
By Rebecca BAILEY Once effectively banned, Chinese science fiction has exploded into the mainstream, embraced by the government and public alike — inviting scrutiny of a genre that has become known for its expanding diversity and relative freedom. Its new status was epitomised by this week’s Worldcon, the world’s oldest and most influential sci-fi gathering, which closed Sunday after taking place in China for the first time. Held in the gleaming new Chengdu Science Fiction […]
By Rosie Scammell The lives of at least 120 newborn babies on incubators in war-torn Gaza’s hospitals are at risk as fuel runs out in the besieged enclave, the UN children’s agency warned Sunday. More than 1,750 children have already been killed by Israeli strikes launched against the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the October 7 Hamas attacks, according to the Palestinian territory’s health ministry. Hospitals face a dire lack of medicines, fuel and water […]
An extreme drought in parts of the Amazon has led to a dramatic drop in river water levels, exposing dozens of usually submerged rock formations with carvings of human forms that may date back some 2,000 years. Livia Ribeiro, a longtime resident of the Amazon’s largest city, Manaus, said she heard about the rock engravings from friends and wanted to check them out. “I thought it was a lie … I had never seen this. […]
(Eagle News)–Increased lava effusion was monitored in Mayon on Saturday evening, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. PHIVOLCS said the effusion at the volcano, which remains under alert level 3, began at 10:10 p.m. It included an “abrupt intensification of incandescence” at the summit crater, and was followed by lava flow and rockfall at the Miisi and Bonga gullies. In its regular advisory, PHIVOLCS said 70 volcanic earthquakes including 65 volcanic tremors lasting […]
(Eagle News)– Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Camarines Norte and Central Luzon, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the shear line affecting Central Luzon. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Kalinga, Apayao, and Cagayan Valley, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with light […]
(Eagle News)– Business leaders in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have pledged more than $4.26 billion in investments in the Philippines, the Presidential Communications Office said. According to the PCO, the companies made the pledge on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-Gulf Cooperation Council (ASEAN-GCC) Summit in Riyadh attended by President Bongbong Marcos. Of the $4.26 billion investment pledge, the PCO said $120 million will be for the construction of a capacity […]
(Eagle News)– Saudi Arabia has given the assurance that the unpaid wages of more than 10,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who were left jobless after some companies in the Kingdom declared bankruptcy in 2015 and 2016 will be settled, President Bongbong Marcos said. According to the President, the list of claimants has already been fixed. “And we are just waiting for the details to be worked out between the Saudi side,” he said. President Marcos […]
Central Luzon also affected by shear line, PAGASA says (Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the shear line is also affecting Central Luzon. As a result, Metro Manila, Calabarzon, and Central Luzon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, and Kalinga will have […]
By Frankie TAGGART WASHINGTON, Oct 20, 2023 (AFP) – A damaging, weeks-long Republican leadership crisis deepened further Friday, leaving the paralyzed US legislature unable to perform even basic functions like funding the government and addressing growing national security concerns. In the 17 days since US House speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted in a rebellion by right-wing hard-liners from within his own party, no other Republican has been able to muster enough votes to replace him, […]
