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(Eagle News)– A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Sunday, May 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 10:51 a.m. It said its epicenter was 365 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 50 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
The PCG said MV Hong Hai 189 released approximately 30 to 50 liters of fuel and other mixed substances when it sank off Mariveles early Saturday, May 5, 2023./PCG/ (Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard has said it provided assistance in placing oil booms and absorbent bags off Mariveles, Bataan, where a vessel sank on Friday, May 5. Sierra Leone-flagged dredger MV Hong Hai 189 released approximately 30 to 50 liters of fuel and other mixed […]
OTTAWA, May 7, 2023 (AFP) – Alberta announced a state of emergency on Saturday as 103 wildfires flared across the Canadian province, forcing 25,000 people to flee their homes in what a top official said was an “unprecedented” crisis. Thousands more have been told to be ready to leave on a moment’s notice. “We’ve declared a provincial state of emergency to protect the safety, health and welfare of Albertans,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith told a […]
WASHINGTON, May 7, 2023 (AFP) – A shooter opened fire at an outlet mall north of Dallas, Texas on Saturday, and emergency officials confirmed fatalities and said at least nine wounded people were rushed to area hospitals. Some of the victims were as young as five years old, CNN reported. A police officer was in the mall on an unrelated call when gunfire broke out around 3:30 pm (2030 GMT), said chief Brian Harvey of […]
LONDON, May 6, 2023 (AFP) – Charles III was crowned monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 Commonwealth realms on Saturday at Britain’s first coronation for 70 years, during a ceremony steeped in a millennium of ritual and spectacle. Charles, 74, became the oldest sovereign yet to be crowned at London’s Westminster Abbey, after a lifetime as heir to his late mother Queen Elizabeth II. At 12:02 pm (1102 GMT), Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with rain showers are expected in parts of the country on Saturday, May 6. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Palawan, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers due to the low pressure area 115 kilometers west of Puerto Princesa. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has arrived in the United Kingdom to attend King Charles III’s coronation. The Presidential Communications Office said the President was welcomed by a representative of King Charles III. According to the PCO, while the President was at Gatwick airport, he made sure to speak with officials of the second busiest airport in the world. “Ito ay para makakalap ng mga ideya sa pagpapabuti ng operasyon ng mga airport sa Pilipinas,” the […]
PARIS, May 5, 2023 (AFP) – Chinese cut-price fast-fashion giant Shein defended its business model in an interview with AFP, saying demand-based production accounted for its low prices and not forced or cheap labour. Founded in China in 2008, Shein has swiftly claimed a top place in the global fast-fashion marketplace, offering young social-media-savvy customers low-priced collections that turn over at a steady clip. The Singapore-based firm’s strategy chief Peter Pernot-Day told AFP that Shein […]
GENEVA, May 5, 2023 (AFP) – The Covid-19 pandemic, which for over three years has killed millions of people, wreaked economic havoc and deepened inequalities, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday. It is “with great hope that I declare Covid-19 over as a global health emergency”, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, estimating that the pandemic had killed “at least 20 million” people — nearly three times the under […]
TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (AFP) – A powerful earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, leaving at least one person dead and 21 injured, as rescuers searched for another trapped under rubble after several houses collapsed. The 6.5 magnitude quake hit the central Ishikawa region in mid-afternoon at a depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Weather officials warned residents of possible aftershocks and landslides in the days ahead but said […]
BELGRADE, May 5, 2023 (AFP) – Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic vowed on Friday to launch a large-scale disarmament plan to remove hundreds of thousands of guns from the country, following back-to-back mass shootings in the Balkan country this week. “We will do an almost complete disarming of Serbia,” Vucic said during a live broadcast, hours after the latest shooting killed eight people. The president said the plan aimed to remove hundreds of thousands of […]
TOKYO, May 5, 2023 (AFP) – A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck central Japan on Friday, forcing the suspension of bullet train services, but no tsunami warning was issued, authorities said. The quake hit the central Ishikawa region at 2:42 pm (0542 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (six miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Shinkansen bullet trains were suspended between Nagano and Kanazawa, a popular tourist destination, according to Japan Railway. There were […]
