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By Ella IDE POZZUOLI, Italy, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – As a child, Alfredo Colato cooked eggs on this southern Italian volcano. Today, he is poised to flee Campi Flegrei, as experts warn earthquakes rocking his hometown could herald an eruption. Growing tremors, including a 4.2 magnitude quake last week — the biggest in 40 years — have spooked the half-a-million inhabitants living in the danger zone. Colato sleeps with an emergency bag packed by […]
FRANKFURT, Germany, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – Efforts to bring down inflation will take time, a senior European Central Bank official said Wednesday, warning that the eurozone had yet to fully feel the impact of higher interest rates. “While inflation continues to decline, it is still expected to remain too high for too long,” ECB vice-president Luis de Guindos said at a conference in Cyprus. The ECB last month raised interest rates for a 10th […]
GENEVA, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – A United Nations investigation into Myanmar on Wednesday urged the country’s military rulers to end forced labour in the army and to halt all violence against trade unionists. A probe launched by the UN’s labour agency found far-reaching violations of international forced labour and freedom of association conventions in the southeast Asian nation. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted the democratically-elected civilian leader Aung San Suu […]
TAITUNG, Taiwan, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – Taiwan cancelled flights and closed schools in parts of its southern region on Wednesday ahead of Typhoon Koinu’s expected landfall, the second major storm to make a direct hit on the island in a month. Taiwan experiences frequent tropical storms from May to November but last month’s Typhoon Haikui was the first to slam into it in four years — unleashing torrential rains, high winds and forcing nearly […]
VIENNA, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – An OPEC+ panel recommended Wednesday that the oil cartel keep its current output reduction strategy unchanged after heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Russia vowed to maintain their cuts to prop up prices. Oil prices recovered in recent months and approached $100 per barrel last week as top producers Saudi Arabia and Russia have taken millions of barrels off the market. Crude prices have eased in more recent days, however, as […]
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Kyrgyzstan next week, authorities in the Central Asian country said Wednesday, in his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for him. Putin has not left Russia since The Hague-based court issued the warrant in March over the illegal deportation of Ukrainian children to Russia. “By the invitation of the president of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Japarov on […]
(Eagle News)–Signal No. 3 remains in effect over the northern portion of Batanes as “Jenny” slightly intensified and moved westward toward Southern Taiwan on Wednesday evening. Signal No. 2, meanwhile, is raised over the rest of Batanes and 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 […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Cagayan on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 11:35 a.m. The epicenter was 17 kilometers northeast of Dalupiri Island. The depth of focus was 17 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported intensities Intensity V – Calayan, Cagayan Intensity IV – Lacub, Abra; Adams, Bacarra, Bangui, Burgos, Carasi, Dumalneg, City of Laoag, Pagudpud, Pasuquin, San […]
(Eagle News) — Typhoon “Jenny” maintained its strength on Wednesday afternoon as it accelerated west northwestward toward southern Taiwan. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 3 remains in effect over the northern portion of Batanes (Itbayat). Signal No. 2, meanwhile, is hoisted over the rest of Batanes and the northern portion of Babuyan Islands. The following areas are under Signal No. 1: The rest of Babuyan Islands the northern […]
(Agence France Presse) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lifted a price ceiling on rice Wednesday, weeks after capping the cost of the staple to support poor households. In early September, Marcos set the maximum retail price of regular milled rice at 41 pesos ($0.72) per kilogramme (2.2 pounds) and 45 pesos for the higher-quality “well-milled” rice. The measure was criticised by some economists, who warned it could distort the market and lead to shortages. […]
By Peter STEBBINGS HANGZHOU, China, Oct 4, 2023 (AFP) – India defeated powerhouses South Korea to win the first archery gold of the 19th Asian Games on Wednesday, before two world stars of track and field look to end their seasons with a bang. Gold medals were up for grabs on the 11th day in an overcast Hangzhou in everything from athletics and boxing to roller skating and dragon-boat racing. South Korea dominated archery at […]
