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PAGASA: Northeast monsoon affecting Luzon

(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Eastern Visayas, Caraga and Davao Oriental will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Cagayan Valley, the Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Aurora, Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon will have cloudy skies with rains. Metro Manila and the rest of […]

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Filipinos in Israel urged to avoid going to West Bank, other areas

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Embassy in Israel advised Filipinos to avoid going to the West Bank and other areas until January 28. The embassy said Filipinos should also avoid going to the following areas, apart from Jericho, Hebron, and Bethlehem in the West Bank, due to ongoing tensions: Jerusalem: Temple Mount, Damascus Gate, Herod’s Gate, Al Wad Road, Musrara Road, areas around East Jerusalem Areas near the border of Lebanon and Gaza Golan Heights The embassy […]

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5.5-magnitude earthquake strikes off Eastern Samar early Saturday

(Eagle News)– A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Eastern Samar early Saturday, Jan. 28. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 4:25 a.m. The epicenter was 14 kilometers northwest of Homonhon Island. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity IV – Guiuan, Lawaan, Mercedes, and Salcedo, Eastern Samar; Abuyog, Alangalang, City of Baybay, Dulag, Javier, La Paz, Palo, Santa Fe, Tabontabon, Tanauan, and Tolosa, Leyte; San Francisco, Southern […]

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Flooding triggers emergency in Auckland, forces cancellation of Elton John concert

  Wellington, New Zealand | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023  A state of emergency was declared in Auckland on Friday after torrential rain caused widespread flooding in New Zealand’s largest city, closing the airport and forcing the cancellation of an Elton John concert. Auckland mayor Wayne Brown told a news conference late on Friday he was “deeply saddened” after a body was found in a northern suburb. Police have not confirmed whether the death was a […]

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Japan to drop mask guidance, relax Covid strategy

Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023   Japan’s government will drop its recommendation to wear masks indoors and downgrade its medical classification for Covid-19, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday. The changes, effective from early May, will classify the disease on the same level as the flu, down from its current status on par with tuberculosis and SARS. “As for masking, regardless of indoors and outdoors, the decision will be left up to individuals,” Kishida […]

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Israel, Gaza militants trade missiles after deadly West Bank raid

Gaza City, Palestinian Territories | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023 by Mai Yaghi with Gareth Browne in Jenin Israel and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip traded missile fire Friday, raising fears of a further escalation after one the deadliest army raids in the occupied West Bank in years. Israel said in response to the missiles, it “targeted an underground rocket manufacturing site” belonging to Hamas and a north Gaza military base used by the Palestinian […]

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Djokovic defies controversy to surge into Australian Open final

Melbourne, Australia | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023 by Martin PARRY Novak Djokovic put aside the controversy surrounding his father to surge into a 10th Australian Open final Friday and close in on a record-equalling 22nd Grand Slam crown. Only Stefanos Tsitsipas stands in his way after the Serb romped past unseeded American Tommy Paul 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne. Another title on Sunday will move Djokovic alongside Rafael Nadal with 22 […]

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US on edge over video of fatal police beating

Washington, United States | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023   The southern US city of Memphis braced itself for unrest Friday as authorities prepared to release a video depicting the fatal assault of a Black man by five police officers who, the victim’s mother said, “beat him to a pulp.” The police officers, who were also Black, were charged with second-degree murder in the beating of Tyre Nicholas, 29, who died in hospital on January 10, three […]

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UN warns of record rates of hunger in Syria

Beirut, Lebanon | AFP | Friday 1/27/2023   The World Food Programme warned on Friday that hunger rates in Syria have soared to record highs after more than a decade of devastating conflict. A brutal war that triggered years of economic crisis and damaged vital infrastructure has put 2.9 million at risk of sliding into hunger, while another 12 million do not know where their next meal is coming from, the UN agency said. “Hunger soars to […]

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‘I’m my own psychologist’: Sabalenka tames her inner tiger

by Daniel HICKS Agence France-Presse Melbourne, Australia (AFP) — A year ago, Aryna Sabalenka’s serve was in pieces and she was having to scrape through fraught battles in Australia as her fragile emotions were laid painfully bare. Now she stands on the brink of a major breakthrough after finally reaching a Grand Slam final at the fourth attempt. The 24-year-old Belarusian will face Elena Rybakina on Saturday in the final of the Australian Open knowing […]

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NDRRMC: Reported fatalities due to bad weather since January rise to 40

(Eagle News) — The number of reported fatalities due to bad weather since January has climbed to 40. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said of the reported fatalities, 12 were in Zamboanga, 10 in Bicol, eight in Northern Mindanao, seven in Eastern Visayas, and one in Mimaropa, one in Davao and one in Soccsksargen. The NDRRMC said seven people were also reported missing. Twelve, meanwhile, were reported injured. A total of 1,964,679 […]

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Phew! Truck-sized asteroid misses Earth

by Huw GRIFFITH Agence France-Presse Los Angeles, United States (AFP) Bruce Willis: you can stand down. A truck-sized asteroid that suddenly loomed out of the darkness a few days ago — with the Earth in its sights — sailed harmlessly past us on Thursday, space scientists said. Despite what we’ve seen in movies like “Armageddon,” no global mission to blow it up or knock it off course with nuclear weapons was required. Instead, Asteroid 2023 […]

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