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VIENNA, June 4, 2023 (AFP) – Riyadh on Sunday announced a fresh oil output cut following a meeting of major producers aiming to prop up prices despite fears of a recession. The meeting of the 13-member Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headed by Saudi Arabia and its 10 partners, led by Russia, saw some tough negotiations. Saudi Arabia’s fresh cut of one million barrels per day (bpd) is for July but “extendable”, its […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Sunday, June 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:58 a.m. The epicenter was 263 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Zambales, Bataan, Cavite, Batangas, Oriental Mindoro and Northern Palawan including Calamian and Kalayaan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said the entire country will […]
(Eagle News)–Operators of public utility vehicles are free to choose their insurance providers. In a statement, LTFRB Chairman Teofilo Guadiz III said this was in compliance with Section 3 of Department Order (DO) 2018-020 or the Revised Guidelines on Mandatory Insurance Policies for Motor Vehicles and Personal Passenger Accident Insurance (PPAI) for Public Utility Vehicles. The provision states that “applicants are free to choose and secure the Insurance Policies from any of the Qualified Insurers […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Saturday, June 3. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 106 kilometers southwest of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 24 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Occidental Mindoro and northern Palawan, including Calamian Islands, will experience monsoon rains as a result. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, Batangas, Cavite, the rest of Mimaropa, and Western Visayas, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. […]
BELGOROD, Russia, June 2, 2023 (AFP) – Four civilians were killed on Friday in shelling on Russia’s Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, a local official said, while Moscow’s forces attacked Kyiv for a sixth day in a row. Over the past few days, thousands of residents have fled villages near Russia’s southwestern border as shelling has intensified. Residents from the town of Shebekino, which has been hard hit, have poured into the region’s main city, also […]
NEW DELHI, June 2, 2023 (AFP) – The death toll from a multiple train collision in eastern India has risen to at least 207 people, with more than 850 others injured and more feared trapped, officials said early Saturday. “We have already counted 207 dead and the toll will still go up further,” Sudhanshu Sarangi, director general of Odisha Fire Services, told AFP from the accident site. “The rescue work is still going at the […]
GAYAZA, Uganda (AFP) – The baseball pitch is shared with grazing cows, but the rustic conditions are no distraction for Ugandan major league hopeful Dennis Kasumba. The 18-year-old is off to play in a top-flight amateur baseball league in America this summer, the chance of a lifetime for an orphan raised in a slum who dreams of going pro. “I am very, very happy. I can’t explain my feelings, I feel blessed,” said Kasumba, who […]
By Nicolas PRATVIEL DENVER, June 2, 2023 (AFP) – The Denver Nuggets launched their first NBA Finals campaign in franchise history with a dominant 104-93 victory over the Miami Heat on Thursday, propelled by yet another Nikola Jokic triple double. Two-time Most Valuable Player Jokic scored 27 points with 10 rebounds and 14 assists to lead the Nuggets, who will try to double their advantage in the best-of-seven series when they host game two on […]
COLORADO SPRINGS, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden took a face-first tumble on Thursday after tripping over an obstacle on stage at the Air Force Academy in Colorado, but he appeared unhurt — and joked about it later. Biden, 80, who had delivered the commencement address to graduates of the military academy, had just shaken hands with a cadet and begun walking back to his seat when he fell. Air Force personnel helped him […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — India’s leading opposition figure Rahul Gandhi denounced Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stranglehold on Indian society on Thursday but expressed confidence that the opposition can beat the ruling party in 2024 elections. Gandhi, who was speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, is a member of the Congress Party and was expelled from the Indian parliament after being convicted of defamation in March for remarks made during a 2019 election […]
