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By Ashraf KHAN, Joe STENSON KARACHI, Sept 28, 2023 (AFP) – Eying each other across a stream of traffic, rival Pakistani biryani joints vie for customers, serving a fiery medley of meat, rice and spice that unites and divides South Asian appetites. Both sell a niche version of the dish, steeped in the same vats, with matching prices and trophies commending their quality. But in Karachi, where a biryani craze boomed after the creation of […]
By Glenn CHAPMAN MENLO PARK, United States, Sept 28, 2023 (AFP) – Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said the tech giant is putting artificial intelligence into digital assistants and smart glasses as it seeks to gain lost ground in the AI race. Zuckerberg made his announcements at the Connect developers conference at Meta’s headquarters in Silicon Valley, the company’s main annual product event. “Advances in AI allow us to create different (applications) and personas […]
By Grace Rivera and Love Ann Sison The journey of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ) from its humble beginning to what is now a dynamic global success is an awe-inspiring symbol of dignity and strength, also known worldwide for its various socio-civic work in the community as well as a devout sense of unity and cohesiveness within its members. From its congregations across Asia to various nations and states, this year marks the […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off extreme Northern Luzon. PAGASA said as of 3 a.m., the LPA was located 800 kilometers east of the area. Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Davao Region are expected to have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the trough of the LPA. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are […]
(Eagle News)–A renewed slow effusion of lava was monitored in Mayon on Wednesday night, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. According to PHIVOLCS, the slow effusion was seen beginning 8:49 p.m. With the effusion, PHIVOLCS said advanced lava flow was detected in the Bonga, Mi-isi and Bangud gullies and generated incandescent rockfall within two kilometers from the summit crater. In its update on Thursday, PHIVOLCS said a slow lava flow of 3.4 kilometers […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Wednesday, September 27, reiterated his administration’s zero-tolerance policy for corruption and human rights abuses. The President made the statement as he called on the second batch of newly promoted star rank officials of the Philippine National Police in Malacañang Palace to lead by example. “As officials, you are responsible for ensuring that all PNP personnel uphold the highest standards of ethics, professionalism and respect for human rights,” the […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has signed into law a measure that aims to address the country’s various labor challenges. The Trabaho Para sa Bayan Act or Republic Act (RA) 11962 seeks to improve the employability and competitiveness of Filipino workers through upskilling and reskilling initiatives; and, support for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and industry stakeholders, according to the Presidential Communications Office. “The law will help us solve the various challenges plaguing our labor […]
By Dylan GAMBA LIBREVILLE, Sept 27, 2023 (AFP) – At Omar Bongo University in Gabon’s capital, student Nathan Ovono Obiang is as absorbed by what’s going on in his post-coup country as he is in his maths lessons. “I don’t see any prospects, but we are aware that things can’t change from one day to the next,” the 25-year-old, who is in the third year of a degree course, said. Just under a month ago, […]
By Zaid AL-OBEIDI At least 100 people were killed and more than 150 injured when a fire broke out during a wedding at an event hall in the northern Iraqi town of Qaraqosh, officials said early Wednesday. At the main hospital in the predominantly Christian town east of Mosul, an AFP photographer saw ambulances arriving with sirens blaring and dozens of people gathering in the courtyard to donate blood. Others could be seen gathering in […]
HANGZHOU, China, Sept 27, 2023 (AFP) – Table tennis legend Ma Long said he had almost certainly made his last Asian Games appearance after helping hosts China to men’s team gold in Hangzhou. The five-time Olympic champion had the perfect finale as his straight-games victory over South Korea’s Park Gang-hyeon clinched gold for China, and the sixth Asian Games title of his storied career. The 34-year-old said afterwards that he would not be competing in […]
By Camille Camdessus and Paul Handley WASHINGTON, Sept 27, 2023 (AFP) – The US Senate drafted a last-ditch short-term budget proposal Tuesday as time was running out for Congress to avoid a partial government shutdown, though the odds of it passing the House remained slim. With just days left before the September 30 deadline, both Democratic Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer and Republican minority leader Mitch McConnell endorsed the draft, which would keep the government […]
LOS ANGELES, Sept 27, 2023 (AFP) – The leaders of the Writers Guild of America on Tuesday called off a monthslong strike that has paralyzed Hollywood, accepting a pay deal hammered out with production studios. The powerful writers’ union’s board of directors “voted unanimously to recommend the agreement,” it said in a statement, adding “the strike ends at 12:01 am” Los Angeles time on Wednesday. The union’s 11,500 members will have final say on whether […]
