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“Jenny” makes landfall over Pingtung County, Taiwan; Signal No. 3 still raised over northern Batanes

(Eagle News) — “Jenny” has slightly weakened and has made landfall over Pingtung County in Taiwan. However, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 3 remains hoisted over the northern portion of Batanes. The rest of Batanes are under Signal No. 2, while Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Lal-Lo, Camalaniugan, Pamplona, Claveria, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Allacapan, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Lasam, Gattaran), the […]

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Climate change worsens Bangladesh dengue outbreak, with record deaths

By Shafiqul ALAM DHAKA, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) – In the crowded fever ward in Bangladesh’s Mugda hospital, every bed is taken, as the country struggles in the grip of its deadliest dengue outbreak. More than 1,000 people have died this year in the nation’s worst recorded spate of the mosquito-borne disease, which scientists say is increasing in frequency due to climate change. In the worst cases, intense viral fevers trigger bleeding, internally or from […]

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One person dead in Taiwan from Typhoon Koinu’s record winds

By Sean Chang and Amber Wang in Taipei PINGTUNG, Taiwan, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) – Typhoon Koinu left at least one person dead on Thursday as it grazed Taiwan’s southern tip, lashing the island with the strongest winds it has ever recorded and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes. Koinu made landfall on the island’s southernmost Cape Eluanbi Thursday morning and was weakening as it moved into the Taiwan Strait by 3 […]

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Ukrainians evacuate ‘ghost town’ amid Russian push to retake territory

By Anna MALPAS KUPIANSK, Ukraine, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) – Sergiy walked out of his grey-brick house carrying two plastic holdalls and closed the front door as his dog barked. Then the 71-year-old got into a car for evacuation. His village of Boguslavka in eastern Ukraine looks idyllic, with geese in ponds and cows grazing, but Sergiy had finally decided to leave after heavy strikes. This area close to the Russian border has become too […]

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AI of the tiger: Tiny camera ‘protects’ predator — and people

By Joseph BOYLE Tiger populations are on the rise in the jungles of India and Nepal and the predators are roaming ever closer to villages, sparking a race among conservationists to find ways of avoiding conflict. They are increasingly finding solutions with artificial intelligence, a bunch of technologies designed to reason and make decisions like humans. Experts from Clemson University in South Carolina and several NGOs published research last month on their work using AI-enabled […]

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Philippine government vows to take steps to address rising food costs

MANILA, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) – High food prices in the Philippines have pushed inflation to a five-month peak, officials said Thursday, increasing pressure on the government to stop the country’s neediest going hungry. Farming subsidies and food stamps for the poor are among government efforts to rein in or mitigate price increases, which have dented the popularity of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “The government is committed to providing targeted assistance to affected vulnerable segments […]

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Five things to know about ‘Assassin’s Creed’

By Yassine KHIRI PARIS, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) – With more than 200 million copies sold, a star-studded spin-off movie and a Grammy Award under its belt, “Assassin’s Creed” has become a video game juggernaut since its launch in 2007. As fans await Thursday’s release of the latest edition, “Assassin’s Creed Mirage”, AFP takes stock of the game’s unique journey. – History of violence – From the bazaars of the Holy Land in the era […]

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At least 10 dead, 82 missing in India glacial lake burst

The death toll from a devastating glacial lake burst that triggered a torrential flash flood in India has risen to at least 10 people, with 82 others still missing, according to officials. “Flood waters have caused havoc in four districts of the state sweeping away people, roads, bridges,” Himanshu Tiwari, an Indian Army spokesman told AFP on Thursday, speaking a day after the wall of water poured down the mountainous valley in northeast Sikkim state. […]

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Inflation accelerated to 6.1 percent in September: PSA

(Eagle News) — Inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 6.1 percent in September, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. According to the PSA, this is faster than the 5.3 percent reported in August. With the figures, the national average inflation from January to September 2023 remains at 6.6 percent, slower than the 6.9 percent reported in September 2022. The PSA said the uptrend in the overall inflation in September 2023 was primarily brought about by the […]

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4.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Aurora early Thursday

(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Aurora early Thursday, Oct. 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:42 a.m. The epicenter was 18 kilometers southeast of Casiguran. The depth of focus was 10 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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Signal No. 3 still hoisted over Batanes as Typhoon “Jenny” further intensifies

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 3 is still in effect over Batanes as Typhoon “Jenny” further intensified on Thursday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Signal No. 2, meanwhile, is raised over the northern portion of Babuyan Islands. The rest of Babuyan Islands, the northern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga, Buguey, Santa Teresita, Lal-lo, Camalaniugan, Pamplona, Claveria, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Allacapan, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Lasam, Gattaran), the northern portion of Apayao […]

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More than 75,000 US health care workers begin 3-day strike

By Huw GRIFFITH LOS ANGELES, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – Tens of thousands of health care workers in the United States walked off the job Wednesday, beginning one of the sector’s largest strikes in recent history, as America’s year of labor discontent rolled on. The walkout of more than 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente, the country’s largest non-profit health care organization, comes as surging inflation has spurred industrial action across the US, from Hollywood actors […]

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