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NOUMEA, France (AFP) — A powerful new earthquake hit off New Caledonia Wednesday just hours after a strong tremor hit the Pacific region, but there was no new tsunami alert, authorities said. The quake struck at 5:43pm local time (0643 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) some 192 kilometers east-southeast of Tadine in New Caledonia, an overseas French territory north of New Zealand. The US Geological Survey revised it to magnitude 6.6 […]
(Eagle News) — Masama rin ang loob ni Pasang Masda President Obet Martin sa naging paraan ng LTFRB sa pagbabawas ng pamasahe sa jeep. Ayon kay Martin, wala namang problema sa kaniya kung kailangan talagang magpatupad ng fare rollback pero dapat dumaan sa tamang proseso at hindi biglaan. Aniya sa halos isang taong paghihintay na ginagawa ng mga transport groups sa tuwing sila ay may kahilingang itaas ang pasahe ay hindi naman makatwiran na hindi […]
(Eagle News)–The Supreme Court has upheld the Court of Tax Appeals’ decision junking the tax evasion case against former Rep. Mikey Arroyo. In dismissing the prosecutors’ appeal of the CTA’s decision, the SC noted the existence of “procedural defects and substantive deficiencies” in their petition. The SC said the CTA also “did not act capriciously or whimsically in absolving [Arroyo] of the charges,” noting that it “fully disclosed the various reasons” why the government’s allegations do not […]
KATOWICE, Poland (AFP) — The world needs a “reality check” on the threat posed by climate change, NASA astronaut Mae Jemison said Tuesday at a UN summit to chart mankind’s path away from runaway global warming. Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, brought a little galactic perspective to the COP24 talks in Poland, calling on delegates from nearly 200 countries to tackle “the most difficult problem we’ve ever faced.” “When people say save the […]
(Eagle News)—The Palace on Wednesday, Dec. 5, welcomed the recent report inflation had eased to 6 percent, attributing the same to the measures put in place by the government. “These measures address issues on food supply, among others, as there is a marked decrease in food inflation from 9.4 percent in October to 8 percent in November. Prices of rice, corn, fish, meat, fruits and vegetables have gone down,” Panelo said, welcoming the report as […]
OCAMPO, Mexico (AFP) — Every year, millions of North America’s endangered migratory monarch butterflies embark on a 4,000-kilometer (2,500-mile) journey from Canada to Mexico’s wintering grounds, in order to hibernate in the pine trees of Mexico’s western mountains. https://youtu.be/6J6ezRA1kEg
(Eagle News)–University of the Philippines’ Bright Akhuetie was named the Most Valuable Player by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines. The UAAP also named Ateneo’s Angelo Kouame as Rookie of the Year, with statistical points of 76.21. According to the UAAP, the Mythical Five is comprised of Akhuetie (UP), Justine Baltazar (Dela Salle University), Alvin Pasaol (University of the East), Jerrick Ahanmisi (Adamson University), and Juan Gomez De Liaño (UP). Named Rookie of the Year […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra and American singer Nick Jonas hosted an extravagant concert Sunday for their star-studded wedding guests as the couple tied the knot at a lavish Indian palace. Chopra, 36, and Jonas, 26 performed an opulent Indian music and dance routine as their friends and family clapped along at the Umaid Bhawan palace in the western city of Jodhpur. The multi-day festivities —- dubbed India’s “wedding of the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — US comedian and actor Kevin Hart announced on Tuesday that he would be hosting the 91st Academy Awards in February. “For years I have been asked if I would ever Host the Oscars and my answer was always the same…,” Hart wrote in an Instagram post. “I said that it would be the opportunity of a lifetime for me as a comedian and that it will happen when it’s […]
NOUMEA, France (AFP) — A shallow and powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off New Caledonia Wednesday prompting a tsunami alert and evacuations on the Pacific island, authorities said. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said that tsunami waves had been “observed” in the region but did not say where. Residents of New Caledonia, which lies north of New Zealand, received text messages directing them to go to refuges immediately, with waves of up to three meters possible, according to the warning center. […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A shallow and powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific islands of New Caledonia Wednesday, US seismologists said, triggering a tsunami warning for the area. “Based on the preliminary earthquake parameters” the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, “hazardous tsunami waves are possible for coasts located within 1000 kilometers of the earthquake epicenter.” New Zealand authorities issued a similar warning after the quake, which struck just 10 kilometers beneath the surface. USGS […]
by Maria ANTONOVA Agence France-Presse YAKUTSK, Russia (AFP) — Eduard Romanov points to a spot on a block of flats where a major supporting beam has sagged and begun to crack, destabilizing the nine storeys of apartments above. In Russia’s Siberian city of Yakutsk, one of the coldest on Earth, climate change is causing dangerous melting of the frozen ground, or permafrost, on which the buildings stand. “Since the year before last, the building has […]
