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Poland and Baltic nations ask Belarus to expel Russian fighters

WARSAW, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) – Poland and Baltic nations on Monday asked Belarus to expel the Russian mercenary group Wagner, whose fighters are sheltering there after a failed rebellion against Moscow. “We have asked the regime (of Belarusian President Alexander) Lukashenko to immediately expel the Wagner group from Belarus,” Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski said after meeting his counterparts from Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Poland says thousands of Wagner fighters are stationed in Belarus, […]

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China on Basketball World Cup brink after stunning loss

MANILA, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) – China head coach Aleksandar Djordjevic urged his players to show more “spirit”, with their Basketball World Cup hopes hanging by a thread after a stunning loss to South Sudan on Monday. China went down 89-69 to the World Cup debutants in Manila for their second defeat of the tournament, following an opening-day monstering by Serbia. China must now beat Puerto Rico in their final group game on Wednesday and […]

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Tropical Storm Idalia strengthens near Mexico, heads to Florida

MIAMI, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) – Tropical Storm Idalia was strengthening in the Caribbean on Monday, buffeting southeastern Mexico with wind and rain, with forecasters predicting it will become a major hurricane before reaching Florida later in the week. The storm, which is not forecast to make landfall in Mexico, will travel across western Cuba and the Gulf of Mexico before reaching northwest Florida, the US National Hurricane Center said. Idalia was “intensifying as it […]

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Japan PM condemns China over stone throwing at embassy, schools

TOKYO, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) – Japan’s prime minister urged China to ensure its people “act in a calm and responsible manner” after instances of stones being thrown at diplomatic missions and schools, following the release of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Last week, China banned all seafood imports from its neighbour as Japan began releasing cooling water from the Fukushima plant in an operation that Tokyo and the United Nation’s nuclear watchdog have […]

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“Goring” continues to weaken; Signal No. 1 still raised over portions of Luzon

(Eagle News) — “Goring” has continued to weaken while moving north northeastward over the Philippine Sea. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are still under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 1: Batanes Babuyan Islands the northern and eastern portions of mainland Cagayan (Camalaniugan, Pamplona, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, Baggao, Buguey, Santa Ana, Claveria, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Allacapan, Lal-Lo, Lasam, Peñablanca, Iguig, Amulung, Gattaran, Alcala) the eastern portion […]

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“Haikui” intensifies into a tropical storm; may enter PAR on Wednesday or Thursday

(Eagle News) — “Haikui” has intensified into a tropical storm, and may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Wednesday evening or Thursday morning. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said once inside PAR, it will have the domestic name “Hanna.” So, far, the center of what was once a tropical depression  was estimated 2,230 km east of Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center, and […]

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Signal No. 1 still hoisted over parts of Luzon even as “Goring” weakens into a typhoon

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over parts of Luzon even as “Goring” weakened into a typhoon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Batanes Babuyan Islands Northern and eastern portions of mainland Cagayan (Camalaniugan, Pamplona, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, Baggao, Gattaran, Baggao, Buguey, Santa Ana, Claveria, Aparri, Ballesteros, Abulug, Sanchez-Mira, Santa Praxedes, Allapacan, Abulug, Sanchez Mira, Lal-lo, Lasam, Peñablanca, Iguig, Amulung, Gattaran, Alcala) Eastern […]

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All 23 US marines accounted for after deadly Australia crash

DARWIN, Australia, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) – All 23 US marines on board a military aircraft that crashed in northern Australia have been accounted for, police said Monday, as investigators worked to uncover the cause of an accident that left three dead and five seriously injured. The Boeing MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft crashed on Melville Island, north of Darwin, on Sunday morning during a routine military exercise for locally based troops. Authorities confirmed to AFP […]

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Tropical Storm Idalia forms near Mexico, heads to Florida

MEXICO CITY, Aug 27, 2023 (AFP) – Tropical Storm Idalia formed Sunday in the Caribbean, buffeting southeastern Mexico with wind and rain, as forecasters predicted it will strengthen to a hurricane before reaching Florida later in the week. The storm, which is not forecast to make landfall in Mexico, will travel across the Gulf of Mexico before reaching northwest Florida, the US National Hurricane Center said. Idalia will create “increasing risk of life-threatening storm surge […]

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Japan postpones ‘Moon Sniper’ liftoff for third time

TOKYO, Aug 28, 2023 (AFP) – Japan’s space agency on Monday postponed for the third time the launch of its “Moon Sniper” lunar mission due to poor weather. The H2-A rocket due to blast off from the southern island of Tanegashima was also carrying a research satellite developed with NASA and the European Space Agency. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) gave no new date for the start of the mission, which comes after India […]

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Hundreds flee floods as super typhoon brushes past Philippines

MANILA, Aug 27, 2023 (AFP) – More than a thousand people fled their homes as floods unleashed by Super Typhoon Saola swept through mainly rural villages in the northern Philippines, rescue officials said Sunday. Saola brushed past the northeast of the main island of Luzon overnight Saturday and continued south just off the Pacific coast packing winds of up to 185 kilometres (115 miles) per hour, the state weather bureau said. No casualties or substantial […]

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