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By Parvaiz BUKHARI Agence France-Presse SRINAGAR, India, May 22, 2023 (AFP) – A G20 tourism meeting was set to begin on Monday amid high security in Indian-administered Kashmir, with China and Pakistan condemning holding the event in the disputed territory. Muslim-majority Kashmir has been disputed between New Delhi and Islamabad, both of which claim it in full, since their independence 75 years ago. The Indian-controlled portion has been roiled for decades by an insurgency seeking […]
BEIJING, May 22, 2023 (AFP) — Lionel Messi will lead world champions Argentina in a friendly against Australia in Beijing, the country said on Monday, followed by another game in Indonesia. The clash on June 15 at the Workers’ Stadium in the Chinese capital is a rematch of Argentina and Australia’s meeting in the last 16 of the Qatar World Cup. Messi scored in a 2-1 win for Argentina and they went on to win […]
By Inès BEL AIBA Agence France-Presse MINNEAPOLIS, May 22, 2023 (AFP) – It’s been nearly three years since a white police officer put his knee on George Floyd’s neck, asphyxiating the African-American man and sparking mass protests against racism and police violence. As the anniversary approaches of the May 25, 2020 killing — which was captured on video and went viral around the world — AFP came back to ask his aunt, a protester, […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan, May 22, 2023 (AFP) — Sudan’s war has left farmers of gum arabic, a vital ingredient for global industry including fizzy drinks, bereft of local buyers but a trade group assures global stocks are — for now — sufficient. The golden blobs of resin tapped from thorny acacia trees are an emulsifying agent used in everything from soft drinks to chewing gum and pharmaceuticals. Sudan is the world’s largest producer of the raw […]
PORT MORESBY (AFP) – Papua New Guinea will sign a defence pact with the United States on Monday, as it hosts Washington’s top diplomat and India’s prime minister for separate talks that will focus on China’s rising influence. The Pacific island nation is strategically located close to trade routes to Australia and Japan, in a region where Washington and New Delhi are concerned about China trying to woo tiny nations with diplomatic and financial incentives. […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has detected four more cases of the COVID-19 Omicron subvariant XBB.1.16 or “Arcturus.” The Department of Health said of the new cases, two were identified in Central Luzon and another two in Western Visayas. The Bicol Region, Mimaropa, and Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) have one Arcturus case each. The DOH said the figure was based on samples sequenced by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), and […]
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2023 (AFP) – The explosion of generative AI has taken the world by storm, but one question all too rarely comes up: Who can afford it? OpenAI bled around $540 million last year as it developed ChatGPT and says it needs $100 billion to meet its ambitions, according to industry media The Information. “We’re going to be the most capital-intensive startup in Silicon Valley history,” OpenAI’s founder Sam Altman told a panel […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 21, 2023 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden on Sunday invited the leaders of Japan and South Korea to formal three-way talks in Washington, a senior US administration official said. The leaders met briefly on the sidelines of the G7 summit, to which host Japan invited South Korea as long-frosty ties between the neighbours thaw. Tokyo and Seoul, both key US allies, have long been at odds over issues related to Japan’s […]
HIROSHIMA, Japan, May 21, 2023 (AFP) – Japan and South Korea’s leaders made a historic visit Sunday to a memorial for Koreans killed in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, as long-frosty ties between the neighbours warm. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his South Korean counterpart Yoon Suk Yeol, joined by their wives, laid white bouquets at the stone memorial and bowed side-by-side at the site. The visit came on the sidelines of the G7 […]
(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao and Palawan. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, in particular, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said the rest of the country will experience the same conditions. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The entire country will have light to moderate winds and light to moderate coastal waters. Meanwhile, the […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Antique on Sunday, May 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 6:27 a.m. The epicenter was 11 kilometers northeast of Ibajay. The depth of focus was three kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Pandan, Antique; Ibajay, Aklan Intensity II – Malay, Aklan Intensity I – Malinao, Aklan No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Thirteen additional deaths recorded (Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Saturday, May 20, recorded 2080 new COVID-19 cases. With the addition, the total COVID-19 cases reported in the country stands at 4125716. The active tally is at 16503. The regions with the highest number of cases reported in the recent two weeks were the National Capital Region (NCR) with 10,006. It was followed by Calabarzon with 5,607, Central Luzon with 1,912, Western Visayas with 1,401, […]
