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Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant signed a nuclear fuel supply deal with a French firm on Friday in efforts to replace shipments from Russia in the wake of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. The state-owned Kozloduy plant on the Danube river currently relies on Russian fuel for its two Soviet-built 1,000-megawatt reactors. Under a 10-year agreement signed Friday, Framatome, a subsidiary of French energy giant EDF, will supply nuclear fuel to Kozloduy’s unit 5 reactor from […]
Yangon, Myanmar (AFP) Myanmar’s junta has thrown the book at Aung San Suu Kyi since it ousted her government last year, charging the democracy figurehead with a clutch of offences from illegally possessing walkie talkies to corruption. She has been found guilty of every charge so far in proceedings that critics and rights groups have slammed as a sham designed to banish the military’s most famous opponent from the political scene. AFP takes a […]
Ousted Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to another seven years in jail as her long series of trials ended on Friday, with the Nobel laureate now facing more than three decades behind bars. A prisoner of the military since a coup last year, Suu Kyi, 77, has been convicted on every charge levelled against her ranging from corruption to illegally possessing walkie-talkies and flouting Covid restrictions. On Friday she was […]
London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Roland JACKSON Many global stock markets in 2022 suffered the worst showing in years, rocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, decades-high inflation, the end of easy money and China’s latest Covid woes, and as the outlook darkens for 2023. Equities were slammed as the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England aggressively lifted interest rates in a bid to tackle rampant consumer price rises. In […]
d returned to “business as usual” despite US sanctions as it estimated annual revenues to remain flat for 2022. A leading supplier of telecom gear, smartphones and other advanced equipment, Huawei was hammered during a crackdown by the administration of previous US president Donald Trump over cybersecurity and espionage concerns. His successor Joe Biden has added to that pressure with regulations that threaten Huawei’s access to global semiconductor supply chains. But Huawei’s chairman Eric […]
Brazil started three days of national mourning on Friday for football legend Pele, the three-time World Cup winner widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, who has died at the age of 82. The death of “O Rei” (The King) triggered a wave of tributes from around the globe to the man who both transformed football and transcended the sport. Pele died Thursday at the Albert Einstein hospital in Sao Paulo after a […]
Indonesia on Friday removed all remaining domestic Covid-19 restrictions with immediate effect after case numbers in the Southeast Asian nation eased in recent months. The country became the epicentre of Asia’s outbreak in July last year as the Delta variant spread and overwhelmed the healthcare system. “No more crowd or movement restrictions,” President Joko Widodo told a press conference Friday, saying that key pandemic indicators for Indonesia were “below” World Health Organization standards. But he […]
Rescuers finished searching the charred ruins of a Cambodian hotel and casino complex Friday after the death toll from a fire that forced people to jump from windows rose to 26. Hundreds of people are believed to have been inside the Grand Diamond City venue, located in the northwestern town of Poipet within sight of the Thai border, when the blaze broke out late Wednesday night. “The death toll is 26, including 21 Thai nationals,” […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Health on Friday, December 30, said it had directed the Bureau of Quarantine to intensify quarantine protocols. The DOH said such protocols include “heightened surveillance on all respiratory symptoms in all travelers and conveyances coming from China.” According to the DOH, meanwhile, the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases will discuss the “guidelines on how to deal with the COVID-19 resurgence in China, including our border control […]
(Eagle News)–Reported deaths due to heavy rains and floods in Visayas and Mindanao over the weekend rose to 44, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office said. According to the NDRRMC, of the reported deaths, 24 were reported in Northern Mindanao, six in Bicol, four each in Zamboanga and Davao, and three each in Eastern Visayas and Caraga. The NDRRMC said at least 28 people are also missing. Of the figure, 12 each were […]
Rest of Northern Luzon affected by northeast monsoon: PAGASA (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Northern Luzon. As a result, Cagayan, Isabela, and the northern portion of Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Friday, Dec. 30, called on Filipinos to continue to embody the patriotism and perseverance of national hero Jose RIzal as the country commemorated his 126th death anniversary. In his message during a flag-raising ceremony at Rizal Park, the President also expressed hope Rizal’s determination to achieve real change will empower Filipinos today to become vigilant of ills that beset society. He acknowledged Rizal’s role in effecting change by […]
