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(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern section of the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms as well. The rest of the country, PAGASA […]
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday called for an immediate halt to the government’s controversial judicial reforms, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sacked his defence minister for similar demands. Herzog, who has a largely ceremonial role, made the call following large demonstrations in Tel Aviv overnight where protesters again charged that the judicial overhaul package threatens Israel’s democracy. “For the sake of the unity of the people of Israel, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Chicago Bulls spoiled superstar LeBron James’s return from a 13-game injury absence on Sunday, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 118-108 to tighten their hold on the final Eastern Conference play-in spot. As the push to the post-season headed into its final two weeks, the Cleveland Cavaliers clinched their first playoff berth since 2018 with a 108-91 victory over the Houston Rockets. Jarret Allen tied his season high with […]
by Alfons LUNA Agence France-Presse TÁBARA, Spain (AFP) — Walking through the charred remains of the forested hillsides of Sierra de la Culebra that were devastated by Spain’s worst wildfire last year, Pablo Martin Pinto is blunt. “We are moving from the era of big forest fires to mega forest fires in Spain,” says this wildfire expert from Valladolid University, warning that such vast blazes were “here to stay”. Last year, Spain suffered nearly 500 […]
by Eric RANDOLPH Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) More jokes and less reliance on computer effects — the makers of “Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” wanted their blockbuster to be a throwback to the classic family films of the 1980s. In transferring the beloved role-playing game to the big screen, directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein said they wanted the mix of earnest fun and absurd comedy of their childhood favourites like […]
by Isabelle LE PAGE Agence France Presse Berlin, Germany (AFP) They first laid eyes on each other as children at Buckingham Palace and later crossed paths on the polo field at Windsor. Prince Eduard von Anhalt, descendant of an ancient Germanic line, likes to regale listeners with tales of his close hereditary ties with the British royal family and especially King Charles III. However, the 81-year-old distinguished aristocrat will be just another face in the […]
by Deborah COLE Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Transport staff across Germany are set to stage a major strike on Monday to push for wage hikes in the face of brisk inflation, as passengers brace for serious disruptions. Workers at airports, ports, railways, buses and metro lines throughout much of Europe’s top economy are expected to heed a call by the Verdi and EVG unions to the 24-hour walkout. “A labour struggle that has […]
by Simon EVANS Agence France-Presse MIAMI GARDENS, United States (AFP) — Canada’s Bianca Andreescu heads into Monday’s last-16 of the Miami Open brimming with confidence and feeling she has finally refound her love for tennis. Andreescu burst onto the scene with a stunning US Open win as a teenager in 2019 and rose to number five in the world that year. But then her career stalled. Injury in 2020 sidelined her and then the COVID […]
by Julie JAMMOT Agence France-Presse San Francisco, United States (AFP) Artists outraged by artificial intelligence that copies in seconds the styles they have sacrificed years to develop are waging battle online and in court. Fury erupted in the art community last year with the release of generative artificial intelligence (AI) programs that can convincingly carry out commands such as drawing a dog like cartoonist Sarah Andersen would, or a nymph the way illustrator Karla Ortiz […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he would deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighbour and ally Belarus, bringing the arms to a country at the gates of the European Union. Putin has previously issued thinly veiled warnings that he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine if Russia were threatened, reviving Cold War-era fears. He also said he would deploy depleted uranium ammunition if Kyiv received the controversial weaponry from the […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Monday, March 27. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 8:44 a.m. The epicenter was 57 kilometers southeast of Sarangani Island. The depth of focus was 25 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Rolling Fork, United States | AFP | by Inès BEL AIBA A brick house reduced to rubble, its floors strewn with personal effects like a pink backpack and a bottle of shampoo, somehow standing upright. That’s just one of many scenes of the utter devastation left by a tornado that ripped through the southern US state of Mississippi Friday night. And shell-shocked residents of the shattered town of Rolling Fork are now grappling with […]
