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PAGASA: Easterlies affecting eastern parts of Visayas, Mindanao

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, the  whole Visayas, Palawan, including the Kalayaan Islands and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds  will prevail over the whole Visayas, Palawan. PAGASA said these include the Kalayaan Islands and Occidental Mindoro. Light to moderate seas […]

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Kenya fears more starvation cult victims as search resumes

by Dylan GAMBA Agence France-Presse MALINDI, Kenya (AFP) — Fears were growing in Kenya on Tuesday that there could be more victims of a starvation cult as investigators resumed their searches after finding dozens of corpses in mass graves. Police have spent days scouring the Shakahola forest near the coastal town of Malindi after receiving a tip-off about a cult led by Paul Mackenzie Nthenge, who urged his followers to starve to death in order […]

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Netflix to invest $2.5 bn in South Korean content

by Claire LEE Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Netflix will invest $2.5 billion in South Korean content over the next four years, the streaming giant’s CEO Ted Sarandos announced after meeting with the country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol in Washington. South Korea has cemented its status as a global cultural powerhouse in recent years, thanks in part to the explosive success of the Oscar-winning film “Parasite” and the hit Netflix series “Squid Game”. […]

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Guatemala leader vows to stand by ‘solid’ ally Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei on Tuesday pledged support for “solid diplomatic ally” Taiwan during a visit to the self-ruled island that has been slammed by China. The Central American nation is one of the few remaining countries to recognize Taiwan, a list that has shrunk in recent years as Beijing moves to isolate Taipei on the international stage. China considers democratic Taiwan a part of its territory to be taken one […]

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Moon shot: Japan firm to attempt historic lunar landing

Tokyo, Japan (AFP) by Sara HUSSEIN A Japanese space start-up will attempt Tuesday to become the first private company to put a lander on the Moon. If all goes to plan, ispace’s Hakuto-R Mission 1 lander will start its descent towards the lunar surface at around 1540 GMT. It will slow its orbit some 100 kilometres above the Moon, then adjust its speed and altitude to make a “soft landing” around an hour later. Success […]

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US prisoners compete in unique Louisiana rodeo

ANGOLA, United States (AFP) — At the sprawling Louisiana prison known as “Angola,” inmates clad in black and white stripes go toe-to-toe with horses and bulls at a unique rodeo event now in its 57th year. The rodeo, described on its website as the “wildest show in the south,” features about a dozen events in which prisoners and professional cowboys compete under the watchful eyes of prison guards and the viewing public. Like a typical […]

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4.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Oriental

(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental on Tuesday, April 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 7:20 a.m. The epicenter was 113 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 97 kilometers. The following  instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity I – Don Marcelino, Davao Occidental; Malungon, Sarangani; City of General Santos, South Cotabato No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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Butler brilliance as Heat leave Bucks on brink

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Jimmy Butler produced a scintillating 56-point performance as the Miami Heat scored a stunning come-from-behind victory to leave the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks on the brink of elimination from the NBA playoffs on Monday. In an electrifying battle at Miami’s Kaseya Center, Butler all but single-handedly led Miami to a 119-114 win that leaves the Bucks 3-1 down in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series. Butler’s points haul was the joint […]

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Indonesia: Powerful 7.1-magnitude quake sends islanders fleeing

Padang, Indonesia | AFP | Tuesday 4/25/2023 A 7.1-magnitude earthquake rattled residents on islands west of Indonesia’s Sumatra on Tuesday, forcing them to flee to higher ground before an hours-long tsunami warning was lifted. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 3 am (2000 GMT Monday), was in the sea near the Mentawai islands at a depth of 15.5 kilometres (more than 9 miles), the United States Geological Survey said. No casualties or severe […]

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‘Dead or alive’: Iraq’s Yazidis anxiously await IS-abducted relatives

by Kamal Taha Agence France-Presse SHARYA, Iraq (AFP) — After paying nearly $100,000 in ransoms to free 10 family members, Khaled Taalou, a member of Iraq’s Yazidi minority, is still working to free other missing relatives kidnapped by Islamic State group fighters. Despite his efforts, five more relatives, along with thousands of other Yazidis, remain missing after being abducted by the jihadists. “We are still looking. We do not lose hope,” the 49-year-old said. In […]

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North Dakota governor signs law banning almost all abortions

Washington, United States (AFP) — The governor of North Dakota on Monday signed into law a bill that bans almost all abortions in the sparsely populated Midwest US state. Republican Governor Doug Burgum said in a statement that “this bill clarifies and refines existing state law” whose application was triggered last year when the conservative-dominated Supreme Court overturned federal guarantees to abortion access. Burgum said the new law, which takes effect immediately, “reaffirms North Dakota […]

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Biden, 80, expected to announce second term bid

by Sebastian Smith Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden was expected to announce Tuesday he is running for a second term, plunging at the record age of 80 into a ferocious new White House campaign — and potential rematch against Donald Trump. “Stay tuned,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Monday. The Democrat was expected to release a video message, just as he did exactly four years ago […]

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