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Kahramanmaras, Turkey | AFP | by Fulya Ozerkan with Remi Banet in Antakya Rescuers pulled out children Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll approached 24,000 and a winter freeze compounded the suffering for nearly one million people estimated to be in urgent need of food. The stench of death hung over Turkey’s eastern city of Kahramanmaras — the epicentre of the first 7.8-magnitude tremor that upturned millions of lives in […]
A US fighter jet shot down an unidentified object drifting high over Alaska on Friday, the White House said, just six days after the downing of an alleged Chinese spy balloon sparked a fresh diplomatic rift with Beijing. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said it was unclear what the purpose or origin of the new object was, but said that it was taken down because, floating at 40,000 feet, it was a […]
Amsterdam, Netherlands | AFP | by Jan HENNOP A blockbuster exhibition of paintings by Dutch master Johannes Vermeer opened in Amsterdam on Friday, boasting the largest gathering of his works in one place. Classics such as “Girl with a Pearl Earring” and “The Milkmaid” are among the 28 masterpieces on display, with galleries and private collections from the United States to Japan lending their prized works. The unprecedented exhibition at the Rijksmuseum, which runs […]
East Jerusalem, Undefined | AFP | Two people including a child were killed Friday in car ramming attack on a bus stop in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem, Israeli authorities said. The attack comes amid spiralling violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict this year. “As a result of the ramming, there are two dead and another five injured,” an Israeli police statement said. “The suspect was neutralised on the spot” in Ramot, a Jewish settlement in Israeli-annexed […]
Jayapura, Indonesia | AFP | At least four people were killed Thursday when an earthquake struck the capital of Indonesia‘s breakaway eastern region of Papua and crumpled a waterfront restaurant, officials said. The 5.1-magnitude quake hit around 1.28 pm (0628 GMT) on land just southwest of Jayapura city at a depth of 22 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. “A cafe collapsed and four people died there. It fell into the sea,” Asep Khalid, head […]
Hong Kong, China | AFP | by Holmes CHAN with Irwanda SAPUTRA in Padang An Indonesian woman who was beaten and burned by her former Hong Kong employers was awarded more than $110,000 in damages on Friday. The abuse meted out to Kartika Puspitasari, 40, made headlines a decade ago and sparked calls for better protections for the army of women who come to the city to cook, clean and care for its children and […]
London, United Kingdom | AFP | by Roland JACKSON Oil soared Friday after Russia slashed its crude output in response to a Western price cap that was imposed on exports after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Europe’s benchmark Brent oil and US counterpart WTI crude jumped more than two percent after Russian deputy prime minister Alexander Novak cut production by 500,000 barrels per day, or five percent of output. “Crude prices reacted positively to the […]
Kyiv, Ukraine | AFP | Ukraine said Russia launched “massive” missile and drone attacks on Friday, a day after President Volodymyr Zelensky visited some European countries to push for long-range weapons. On Friday morning, “the enemy struck cities and critical infrastructure facilities,” the air force said, adding that seven Iranian-made “kamikaze” drones were launched from the Sea of Azov and six Kalibr cruise missiles from the Black Sea. The air force said it had shot […]
by Fulya Ozerkan with Remi Banet in Antakya Rescuers pulled children alive Friday from the rubble of the Turkey-Syria earthquake as the toll surpassed 22,000 and bitter cold compounded the suffering of the homeless. In the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras, one of those hit hardest by the region’s worst earthquake in nearly a century, the stench of death clung to the air. But as crews entered a fifth day of peeling back flattened buildings, Turkish […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos has designated Bienvenido Rubio as Commissioner of the Bureau of Customs. The Presidential Communications Office made the announcement on Friday, Feb. 10. Rubio replaced Yogi Filemon Ruiz, who was at the helm of the agency in an acting capacity. Rubio was director of the Port Operations Service of the BOC’s Assessment and Operations Coordinating Group before he was appointed to the post. He was also part of the Manila […]
(Eagle News) — Two Filipinos were among the fatalities in the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, the Philippine embassy confirmed on Friday, Feb. 10. According to the embassy, the Filipinos–whom it did not identify–had been reported missing in Antakya. “The Embassy and Consulate General express their deepest condolences and are in coordination with the victims’ families in both the Philippines and Türkiye,” the embassy said in a statement. President Bongbong Marcos also expressed […]
by Cat BARTON Agence France-Presse Seoul, South Korea (AFP) — K-pop stars BTS drink it. It appears in K-dramas. Fans are so dedicated to consuming it year-round they’ve coined a new South Korean proverb: “Even if I freeze to death, iced Americano!” The humble coffee — shots of espresso served over ice, topped up with water — has become South Korea’s unofficial national drink, outselling its hot counterpart even during the depths of winter, Starbucks […]
