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Paris, France (AFP) by Daniel Lawler Fish that have lost food due to mass coral bleaching are getting into more unnecessary fights, causing them to expend precious energy and potentially threatening their survival, new research said Wednesday. With the future of the world’s coral reefs threatened by climate change, a team of researchers studied how a mass bleaching event affected 38 species of butterflyfish. The colourfully patterned reef fish are the first to feel the […]
(Eagle News)–Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos on Wednesday, Jan. 4, called on colonels and generals in the Philippine National Police to submit their courtesy resignation. Abalos made the call based on what he said was the PNP’s recommendation amid reports some of these high-ranking officials were involved in the illegal drug trade. He said upon submission of the courtesy resignation, a committee of five would review the profile of the police official who tendered the resignation. […]
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar’s junta announced an amnesty for 7,000 prisoners to mark Independence Day on Wednesday following a show of force in the capital, days after increasing democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi’s jail term to 33 years. Swaths of the Southeast Asian country have been engulfed by fighting between junta troops and anti-coup rebels since the military seized power almost two years ago. The junta, which recently wrapped up a series of […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored a career-high 55 points to spark the Milwaukee Bucks in a revenge victory over Washington 123-113 on Tuesday while NBA-best Boston was upset at Oklahoma City. Greek star forward Antetokounmpo, who missed a 118-95 loss Sunday to Washington with knee soreness, added 10 rebounds and seven assists in the triumph, scoring 19 points in the fourth quarter to stomp the Wizards. Antetokounmpo, who made 20-of-33 from the floor […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US President Joe Biden will host Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on January 13, the White House announced Tuesday. “President Biden looks forward to welcoming Prime Minister Kishida Fumio of Japan to the White House on Friday, January 13th to further deepen ties between our governments, economies, and our people,” the White House said in a statement. The two leaders will talk about ways to address climate change as well as […]
(Eagle News)–Reported deaths due to heavy rains and floods in Visayas and Mindanao over the weekend rose to 52, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said. According to the NDRRMC, of the number, 26 were reported in Northern Mindanao, nine in Bicol, five in Eastern Visayas, four each in Zamboanga and Davao, three in Caraga, and one in Mimaropa. Eighteen people, meanwhile, people were also reported missing. Of the figure, nine were reported […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) – Public anger has been growing for months in Egypt over a severe dollar crunch and soaring food prices. But for many a money-saving tip from a state body has been the last straw. As families have struggled to purchase household staples, an Egyptian government agency praised an alternative, cheap protein source — “chicken feet, good for the body and the budget”. The advice drew widespread scorn on social media while lawmaker Karim al-Sadat […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Marvel superhero actor Jeremy Renner said Tuesday he was “messed up” after being run over by his own snow plow as he tried to climb into the driver’s seat of the giant 14,000-lb (six-ton) vehicle. Renner suffered severe injuries Sunday morning near his Nevada home while attempting to halt the PistenBully machine, which had begun rolling forward after he used it to help free a stranded family member’s vehicle […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Two World Bank entities provided a record $75 billion in financing last year, said a letter by its president, as developing countries faced crises like climate change and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The aid comes as countries emerging from the Covid-19 pandemic were hit by fallout from war in Ukraine and surging inflation, while climate change brought further devastation, said World Bank President David Malpass in a letter seen by AFP. […]
PORLAMAR, Venezuela (AFP) – Venezuela on Tuesday received its first European cruise ship in 15 years after long being avoided by tourists due to high levels of insecurity and economic turmoil. The Bahamas-flagged “Amadea” docked at the Caribbean island of Margarita with almost 500 passengers — mainly from Spain, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland — on board. “For many years Venezuela was off the radar of cruise ships,” said Tourism Minister Ali Padron, as he welcomed […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) – President Vladimir Putin ordered his government on Tuesday to ensure by February the screening in cinemas of documentary films dedicated to his assault on Ukraine and the fight against “neo-Nazi” ideology. The Kremlin said in a statement that the culture ministry had until February 1 to implement the order. Putin shocked the world by sending troops to Ukraine on February 24 last year, saying the pro-Western country needed to be “demilitarize” and […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The toll from a Ukrainian New Year strike in Makiivka has risen to 89, Moscow said Wednesday, after Russians gathered to mourn the troops in a rare public display of anger and grief. Russia said in the early hours of Wednesday that more bodies had been found under the rubble in the town of Makiivka in the Russian-controlled region of Donetsk and the toll had risen to 89. The defense ministry […]
