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Signal No. 1 still raised over parts of Luzon as TD “Dodong” maintains its strength

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 remains raised over parts of Luzon as Tropical Depression “Dodong” maintains its strength over Cagayan Valley. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Cagayan Isabela Apayao Kalinga Abra Mountain Province Ifugao Benguet Ilocos Norte Ilocos Sur La Union Northern portion of Pangasinan (San Nicolas, San Manuel, Sison, San Fabian, Pozorrubio, Bolinao, Bani, City of Alaminos, Sual, Labrador, Lingayen, Agno, […]

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Strikes end at western Canada ports after deal reached

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — A strike which had shut down ports along Canada’s west coast, including the country’s largest in Vancouver, has ended after 13 days of nationwide economic repercussions, negotiators announced Thursday. More than 7,000 terminal cargo loaders and 49 waterfront employers in 30 ports went on strike July 1, after months of failed negotiations. Port automation, the rising cost of living and outsourcing were the key issues behind the collective action led by […]

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North Korea says conducted new test of solid-fuel ICBM

  By Kang Jin-kyu Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un personally oversaw the successful test of the country’s newest intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported Thursday, days after Pyongyang threatened to down any US spy planes entering its airspace. A beaming Kim, flanked by his wife and key aides, was shown in state media images applauding enthusiastically after the launch of the solid-fuel Hwasong-18 on Wednesday. The ICBM, […]

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Syria opens key aid corridor to rebel-held areas

By Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Syria will let humanitarian aid flow through its main border crossing into rebel-held areas, reopening a conduit that had closed after a Security Council stalemate, the country’s UN ambassador said Thursday. Damascus has made a “sovereign decision” to let aid move overland from Turkey through the Bab al-Hawa crossing in northwest Syria for six months starting Thursday, ambassador Bassam Sabbagh told reporters. He said […]

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Hollywood shuts down as actors go on strike

By Andrew MARSZAL Agence France-Presse LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors will go on strike at midnight Thursday, effectively bringing the giant movie and television business to a halt as they join writers in the first industry-wide walkout for 63 years. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) issued a strike order after last-ditch talks with studios on their demands over dwindling pay and the threat posed by artificial intelligence ended […]

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Divided ASEAN condemns Myanmar violence again, supports five-point plan

By Agnes ANYA Agence France-Presse JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — ASEAN foreign ministers on Thursday condemned violence in Myanmar again and repeated support for a peace plan ignored by its junta rulers, as the divided bloc struggled to find unity over the protracted crisis. Myanmar has been ravaged by deadly violence since a military coup ousted Aung San Suu Kyi’s government in February 2021, unleashing a bloody crackdown on dissent. A joint communique finally arrived late […]

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Canceled flights on Thursday, July 13

(Eagle News) — Several flights on Thursday, July 13, were cancelled due to the bad weather. According to the Manila International Airport Authority, these are the following: AirSWIFT (T6) T6126/127 Manila-El Nido-Manila T6 142/143 Manila-El Nido-Manila  T6 146/147 Manila-El Nido-Manila T6 543 Busuanga-Manila T6 114 Manila-El Nido T6 122 Manila-El Nido T6 149 El Nido-Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has said it was monitoring a low pressure area east of Infanta, […]

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Iraq’s marshes are dying, and a civilisation with them

By Guillaume DECAMME CHIBAYISH, Iraq, July 13, 2023 (AFP) – Mohammed Hamid Nour is only 23, but he is already nostalgic for how Iraq’s Mesopotamian marshes once were before drought dried them up, decimating his herd of water buffaloes. Even at their centre in Chibayish, only a few expanses of the ancient waterways — home to a Marsh Arab culture that goes back millennia — survive, linked by channels that snake through the reeds. Pull […]

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In Brazil, stargazers escape cities in search of ‘astro-tourism’

By Eugenia LOGIURATTO SANTA MARIA MADALENA, Brazil, July 12, 2023 (AFP) – Awestruck by the oranges and blues of the Jewel Box star cluster, part of the Southern Cross constellation, Pedro Froes manages to get out a few words: “It’s incredible.” Froes is viewing the stars from a telescope in Desengano State Park, a rural patch of Brazil largely spared from light pollution, located some 260 kilometers (160 miles) north of Rio de Janeiro. Desengano […]

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LeBron James says no intention of retiring yet

LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2023 (AFP) – NBA star LeBron James ended speculation over his future on Wednesday, saying that he is not yet ready to retire and maintains his love for basketball. James responded to his team, the Los Angeles Lakers, losing the Western Conference final to eventual champions Denver in May, by saying he had “a lot to think about” amid reports he was considering walking away from the sport. But in a […]

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Trinity Rodman – young World Cup star with dad’s taste for the hunt

By Rebecca BRYAN LOS ANGELES, July 13, 2023 (AFP) – Trinity Rodman has made her own name on the football pitch but she’s taken something from her famous father’s relentless approach that can be summed up in one word: “Hunting.” It’s part of what makes the 21-year-old forward, daughter of retired five-times NBA champion Dennis Rodman, one of the most rapidly rising stars of women’s football. Now she is poised for a World Cup breakout […]

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Doctors walk out in UK health service’s biggest strike

LONDON, July 13, 2023 (AFP) – Hospital doctors in England will on Thursday stage the biggest walkout in the history of the UK’s state-funded National Health Service, prompting fears for patient safety. The unprecedented five-day stoppage over pay and staffing is the latest in eight months of industrial action across the NHS, which is already reeling from a vast pandemic backlog. Nurses, ambulance staff and other medical staff have all joined picket lines in recent […]

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