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BANGKOK, Oct 14, 2023 (AFP) – Three more Thai nationals have died in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, bringing the death toll to 24, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Saturday. “I have been informed that there are three more people who died, making it a total of 24,” Srettha told reporters. Two additional Thai nationals have been wounded, the Thai foreign ministry said, bringing the total to 16. About 30,000 Thais […]
ARRAS, France, Oct 14, 2023 (AFP) – France on Saturday said it will deploy 7,000 soldiers after declaring a top-level alert following the fatal stabbing of a teacher by a Chechen-origin man, who also severely wounded three others at a school. The attack took place in the northeastern town of Arras, home to large Jewish and Muslim populations. Police arrested the suspected attacker, Mohammed Moguchkov, who had cried the Arabic phrase “Allahu akbar!” (God is […]
By Adel Zaanoun, with Amit Meyer in Jerusalem GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Oct 14, 2023 (AFP) – Thousands of Palestinians fled Saturday to southern Gaza seeking refuge after Israel warned them to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against Hamas in retaliation for the deadliest attack in Israel’s history. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that nearly a week of fierce bombardment was “just the beginning” as Israel seeks to retaliate against Hamas after their fighters […]
(Eagle News)–The first batch of Filipinos from Israel is set to arrive in the country on Monday, October 16. The Presidential Communications Office said the first group repatriated amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict consists of eight individuals. The government, through the Department of Migrant Workers, the PCO said, will cover all costs for Filipinos seeking repatriation from Israel. So far, Alert Level 2 remains hoisted over Israel, which entails a voluntary repatriation. Travel from the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines’ Southeast Asian neighbors are offering assistance in helping repatriate Filipinos affected by the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and have asked for help to ensure the safety of their own citizens. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said Indonesia, for instance, is offering to help Filipinos leave the West Bank. “While they have no presence in Gaza, obviously, but they have citizens in Gaza so they are asking our assistance,” he added. According to […]
(Eagle News)–The northeastern surface windflow is affecting Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao and Abra, as a result, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, according to PAGASA, […]
(Eagle News)–Another Filipino has been confirmed dead in the ongoing Israel-Hamas armed conflict. Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega said the third Filipino fatality was a 49-year-old woman from Negros Occidental. The DFA official said she was a caregiver who attended a music festival where Hamas reportedly attacked. He said the remains had been made to undergo DNA testing for confirmation, with “a lot of the bodies” mutilated or burned. The other two Filipino fatalities […]
LAUSANNE, Oct 12, 2023 (AFP) – Justin Brownlee, who played a starring role to help the Philippines win their first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962, has failed a doping test, officials said Thursday. The American-born Brownlee tested positive for the banned Carboxy-THC, the Lausanne-based International Testing Agency (ITA) said. Carboxy-THC is linked to cannabis use. “The sample was collected by the ITA at the Asian Games Hangzhou 2022 during an in-competition anti-doping control performed […]
NEW YORK, Oct 13, 2023 (AFP) – Israel’s Maccabi Ra’anana lost to the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets 135-103 on Thursday to begin a US tour, but sent a defiant message with their determination to play. The squad was already in New York last Saturday when Israel was struck by bloody attacks, Hamas gunmen killing more than 1,200 people and taking about 150 hostages. “People at home said it was important we play, so the whole world […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan, Oct 13, 2023 (AFP) – The United States has extended a waiver to Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC to supply US chip-making equipment to its factories in China, the island’s economic affairs minister said Friday. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, the world’s largest contract producer of computer chips, was among the firms that received waivers last year when Washington imposed sweeping export restrictions to prevent China from getting advanced semiconductor technology. The United States says […]
By Adel Zaanoun with Amelie Bottollier-Depois at the United Nations GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Oct 13, 2023 (AFP) – Israel has called for the immediate relocation of 1.1 million people in Gaza amid its massive bombardment in retaliation for Hamas’s attacks, with the United Nations warning of “devastating” consequences. The UN said the mass relocation of the entire population in northern Gaza to the south of the enclave was “impossible” and urgently appealed for the […]
MANILA, Oct 13, 2023 (AFP) – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook buildings in the Philippine capital on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, with local authorities warning of possible damage and aftershocks. The shallow quake struck about 100 kilometres (62 miles) south of Manila at 8:24 am (0024 GMT) and sent students and office workers fleeing from their buildings. “So far everything’s okay. No casualties although this is the epicentre,” said Rafael Cuevas, a disaster […]
