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Moscow, Russia | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023 President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday suspended Moscow’s participation in a nuclear arms reduction treaty with Washington during a speech in which he accused the West of escalating the Ukraine conflict. In his scathing state of the nation address to Russian lawmakers, Putin also vowed that Russia would keep fighting in Ukraine ahead of the first anniversary of the military campaign. Accusing Western powers of wanting “to be done […]
Brussels, Belgium | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023 NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg echoed US concerns on Tuesday that China could supply Russia with weapons to help it pursue its war against Ukraine. “It is President (Vladimir) Putin who started this imperial war of conquest. It is Putin who keeps escalating the war,” Stoltenberg said. “We are also increasingly concerned that China may be planning to provide lethal support for Russia’s war.” Stoltenberg was speaking after a […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023 Dubai’s airport welcomed 66 million passengers in 2022, more than double the previous year, it said Tuesday, a spike its chief executive attributed to “huge growth” in Russian travellers. The main business hub of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates is home to one of the world’s busiest airports. The airport “welcomed a total of 66,069,981 passengers during 2022”, representing year-on-year growth of 127 percent, according to […]
Antakya, Turkey | AFP | Tuesday 2/21/2023 by Joris FIORITI A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has rocked Turkey’s southern province of Hatay and northern Syria, killing six people and sparking fresh panic after a massive February 6 tremor left nearly 45,000 dead in both countries. The AFAD disaster response agency reported the deaths, as well as nearly 300 hospitalisations, while in Syria the White Helmets aid group said at least 150 people were injured in the Aleppo […]
(Eagle News) — The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines has said the Cessna plane that was reported missing in Bicol over the weekend has officially been found. In a statement, CAAP confirmed the “wreckage site” of the Cessna 340 aircraft (RP-C2080) was the “west side slope of Mayon Volcano at the elevation of 3500-4000 ft.” CAAP said its Aircraft Accident Investigation and Inquiry Board (AAIIB) “positively identified” the wreckage. “The wreckage was identified using […]
by Florian CAZERES Agence France Presse Munster, Germany (AFP) — For 12 hours a day and six days a week, a few hundred Ukrainian soldiers are cramming an intensive course on operating tanks in Germany, knowing full well they have no time to waste. “Our comrades are waiting for us,” said one of the soldiers, Vitali, who gave only his first name and covered his face with a scarf to ensure his anonymity. “They are […]
United Nations, United States (AFP) — Actor and activist Jane Fonda on Monday warned that humanity is “losing the ocean,” as two weeks of negotiations begin at the United Nations on a treaty to protect the high seas. “The ocean provides us with 50 percent of our oxygen, and it feeds billions of people — and it’s dying,” the 85-year-old American icon told AFP in an interview. She is in New York to deliver a […]
Paris, France (AFP) — Years after Facebook quietly removed a slogan that declared the site was “free and always will be”, parent company Meta announced on Sunday a paid-for subscription service that has already been widely criticised. Meta is following a well-trodden path to subscription services, with rivals from Reddit and Snapchat to Twitter and Discord already in the game. But critics raised deep concerns with the way Meta had chosen to structure its new […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Feb. 21, announced Isidro Purisima is the new acting presidential adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU). The Palace said also appointed as chair of the National Amnesty Commission was Leah Tanodra-Armamento. Purisima replaced Carlito Galvez, Jr., who was appointed the country’s Defense chief last month. President Bongbong Marcos led Purisima’s oath-taking on Monday, according to the Palace. The Palace said Tanodra-Armamento took her oath also on Monday. […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Two pink river dolphins, a mother and her calf, were rescued from a Colombian river where the endangered mammals were trapped in shallow water, the navy said. A navy video released on Monday shows several officers carrying the dolphins in a makeshift hammock, others checking the mammals’ condition and spraying them with water. Timing was critical. Experts moved the dolphins out of the river, quickly checked their condition on the riverbank, […]
Irish boyband Westlife wowed their Filipino fans in their highly-anticipated concert held last night at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila. The group, composed of Shane Filan, Mark Feehily, Kian Egan, and Nicky Byrne, performed a two-hour set that included their classic hits and some new songs from their latest album. They made their entrance singing “Starlight” from their Wild Dreams album. Followed by their hit songs “Uptown Girl” , “When you’re looking like that”, “Fool […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan will boost military exchanges with the United States to curb “authoritarian expansionism”, President Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday after meeting with visiting US lawmakers. The five-day US Congressional visit comes after a top US defense official reportedly made a rare and highly secretive stopover to the self-ruled island as Washington-Beijing tensions flared over alleged Chinese spy balloons. “Taiwan and the United States continue to bolster military exchanges,” Tsai said after convening […]
