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LOS ANGELES, July 12, 2023 (AFP) – Wanted: one ornery sea otter that has been attacking California surfers and commandeering their boards. Wildlife authorities in the city of Santa Cruz, about a 90-minute drive south of San Francisco, have actually posted a warning to the public about the creature, which they say is a five-year-old female. She has been attacking surfers for weeks but of late her marauding has risen to a new level. In […]
(Eagle News)–Over 200 rockfall events were monitored in Mayon in the last 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said apart from the 286 rockfall events, also monitored were 10 pyroclastic density current events and three volcanic earthquakes. A slow effusion of lava flow from the crater with a length of 2.8 kilometers and 1.4 kilometers along Mi-si and Bonga gullies was also detected. PHIVOLCS said sulfur dioxide flux was pegged at 1582 […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Thursday, July 13. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:50 a.m. The epicenter was 348 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 148 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, light to moderate with occasional heavy rains are affecting Palawan and Occidental Mindoro due to the low pressure area off the east of Infanta, Quezon and the southwest monsoon affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. PAGASA said Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon and Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga and the Bangsamoro Autonomous […]
By Juliette COLLEN PARIS, July 12, 2023 (AFP) – From subtly shifting the position of Ramses II’s sceptre, to touch-ups on a necklace or headdress, ancient Egyptian artists were more creative than previously thought, according to a study published Wednesday. Using new portable imaging and chemical analysis techniques, an international team of scientists took a fresh look at paintings in the Valley of the Kings — a royal burial ground for pharaohs and other ancient […]
WASHINGTON, July 12, 2023 (AFP) – Elon Musk on Wednesday launched his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, as he seeks to compete with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT — a program he accuses of being politically biased and irresponsible. The xAI website said the Tesla tycoon would run the company separately from his other companies but that the technology developed would benefit those businesses, including Twitter. “The goal of xAI is to understand the true […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Economic cooperation and the disputed South China Sea will be on the agenda when Southeast Asian foreign ministers meet their Chinese, Japanese and South Korean counterparts for ASEAN-plus-three talks on Thursday. China will be represented at the talks by top diplomat Wang Yi instead of Foreign Minister Qin Gang after Qin pulled out for “health reasons”, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his South Korean […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States called Wednesday for the reopening of the only road linking Armenia with the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It also called on both Armenia and Azerbaijan to continue dialogue on ending their long-running conflict over Karabakh. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken spoke with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, the State Department said, one day after the country closed the so-called Lachin Corridor. Blinken “underscored the need for free […]
By Sergio Blanco Agence France-Presse GUADALAJARA, Mexico (AFP) — An explosives attack on a police patrol left six people dead and a dozen wounded in one of the regions of Mexico worst hit by drug cartel-related violence, authorities said Wednesday. “It’s an act of brutal terror,” said Enrique Alfaro, governor of the western state of Jalisco. The “cowardly attack” using seven improvised explosive devices targeted police and staff from the state prosecutor’s office in Tlajomulco […]
GOMA, DR Congo (AFP) — Kenya’s Uhuru Kenyatta, a mediator in the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, appealed again on Wednesday for a peaceful resolution to the conflict. The former Kenyan president was speaking at a meeting in the eastern city of Goma in the conflict-torn region. “We are not here to open new negotiations,” he told journalists after having met the Congolese authorities, UN representatives and western diplomats. […]
REYKJAVIK, July 11, 2023 (AFP) – Despite warnings to stay away from Iceland’s latest volcanic eruption near Reykjavik, a group of curious visitors told AFP they couldn’t resist the lure of lava that is “orange like the sun”. While volcanologists say the eruption remains “low intensity” for now, initial estimates indicate that its flow is significantly more powerful than the two previous eruptions in 2021 and 2022 on the Reykjanes peninsula. “When the wind is […]
NEW DELHI, July 12, 2023 (AFP) – Days of relentless monsoon rains have killed at least 66 people in India, government officials said Wednesday, with dozens of foreign tourists stranded in the Himalayas after floods severed road connections. Flooding and landslides are common and cause widespread devastation during India’s treacherous monsoon season, but experts say climate change is increasing their frequency and severity. Torrential downpours have washed away vehicles, demolished buildings and torn down bridges […]
