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WASHINGTON, Sept 30, 2023 (AFP) – The US government on Saturday was hours from shutting down after the far right of the Republican Party scuppered final attempts at a temporary budget agreement, throwing into doubt everything from access to national parks to Washington’s massive support for Ukraine. The closure of all but critical government services, set to start after midnight Saturday (0400 GMT Sunday) if lawmakers fail to reach a deal, would be the first […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 30, 2023 (AFP) – Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia have caused haze to reach areas of Malaysia where it has worsened air quality, Kuala Lumpur’s top environment official has said. Outbreaks of smog-belching forest fires in 2019 caused Malaysia to say it would pressure Indonesia to combat the annual problem, which is often caused by blazes lit to clear agricultural land. Malaysia’s Department of Environment director-general Wan Abdul Latiff Wan […]
(Eagle News)–The sister of former President Rodrigo Duterte, Jocelyn Duterte-Villarica, has passed away. Senator Bong Go said on Saturday, Sept. 30, that he and the former President personally went to the house of his late sister in Cavite. “Nakasama ni Ma’am Jocelyn ang kanyang anak na si Bambino, si Vince, nurse at iba pang mga kasama nila sa bahay sa mga huling sandali nito,” Go said. “Buong pusong nakikiramay si Senator Bong Go sa naiwang […]
(Eagle News)–“Jenny” has maintained its strength as it accelerated over the Philippine Sea on Saturday, Sept. 30. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said so far, the tropical storm was estimated 1025 kilometers east of Central Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is moving west southwestward at 35 kph. PAGASA said the tropical storm is not directly […]
Also green-lights use of P700 million in excess tariff collections for the Palayamanan Plus program (Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has approved P12.7 billion in financial assistance and the use of P700 million in excess tariff collections for the Palayamanan Plus to benefit the country’s farmers. In a Presidential Communications Office statement, the President said the financial assistance under the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance Program will help them “cope with the increasing cost of production and […]
(Eagle News)–“Jenny” has intensified into a tropical storm. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said it is so far located 1145 kilometers east of Central Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is moving westward at 15 kph. Although “Jenny” is not directly affecting the country at this time, PAGASA said heavy rainfall over Batanes and Babuyan Islands may be […]
DAR ES SALAAM, Sept 28, 2023 (AFP) – Drought and maintenance issues have forced Tanzania to ration electricity, the national provider said, as power shortages roil the East African nation. The authorities imposed rationing measures last week, with the Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (Tanesco) saying on Wednesday that the shortages would end by March next year. Tanzania currently has the capacity to generate about 1,900 megawatts, according to Gissima Nyamo-Hanga, the new managing director […]
BRASÍLIA, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) – Brazil announced Thursday it will send emergency aid to an Amazon state that is enduring severe drought, with low water levels killing many fish, a key source of food for the Indigenous people who live there. The state of Amazonas in northwest Brazil is the country’s largest by surface area, includes much of the Amazon rainforest and is home to some four million people, the vast majority […]
HONOLULU (Eagle News) – Paul A. Smith was captured at Molokai Island’s airport on the evening of Thursday, September 28, after being on the run for allegedly assaulting a U.S. Army Soldier and triggering a lockdown of Schofield Barracks in Central Oahu for nearly three hours. The incident began at around 2:30pm when the military ordered a complete lockdown of Schofield Barracks and the adjacent Wheeler Army Airfield, thus preventing anyone from entering or exiting […]
By Faith Brown and Cecil Morella MANILA, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) – The Philippine Coast Guard vowed Friday to “do whatever it takes” to remove any more floating barriers installed by China at a disputed reef in the South China Sea. The remarks came after an aerial inspection of Scarborough Shoal on Thursday confirmed a 300 metre (328-yard) barrier that ignited the latest diplomatic row between Beijing and Manila had been taken away. AFP journalists […]
ROME, Sept 27, 2023 (AFP) – A 4.2-magnitude earthquake shook Italy’s Campi Flegrei region west of Naples in the early hours Wednesday, in the biggest tremor in the area for 40 years, according to experts. The quake scared residents but caused no injuries or damage, according to the civil protection agency. The Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) is a vast volcano, though it is flat rather than cone shaped. While less well-known than nearby Vesuvius, a […]
