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by Emil GULIYEV with Mariam HARUTYUNYAN in Yerevan Agence France-Presse LACHIN CORRIDOR, Azerbaijan (AFP) — Ruzan Hovhanisyan fears that she will have to ring in the New Year without her family in the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh due to a blockade by arch-enemy Azerbaijan. The mood in the Armenian-populated breakaway territory has been anything but festive. The region of around 120,000 people is running short of food, medicines and fuel, and Armenian authorities have accused […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Dallas star Luka Doncic rewrote the NBA record book on Tuesday with a stunning 60-point triple-double, carrying the Mavericks to a wild 126-121 overtime victory over the New York Knicks. Doncic added 21 rebounds and 10 assists, becoming the first player in NBA history with a triple-double featuring at least 60 points and 20 rebounds. He’s just the second player, after James Harden, to score 60 points in a […]
A top Thai conservation official was arrested on corruption charges on Tuesday, with police saying he was caught receiving a bribe and that $144,000 in cash was found in his office. Rutchada Suriyakul na Ayutya, director-general of the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation, was appointed in February. He managed efforts to protect the kingdom’s environment and endangered animals, overseeing more than 150 national parks. “The officials have arrested him while the money […]
Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Surigao del Sur. According to PAGASA, the LPA was so far estimated 475 km east of Hinatuan. The northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. As a result, PAGASA said Palawan, Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or […]
(Eagle News) — Reported deaths due to flooding caused by heavy rains in Visayas and Mindanao over the weekend have risen to 25. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council said of the 25, 16 were reported in Northern Mindanao, five in Bicol, two in Eastern Visayas, and two in Zamboanga. At least three people were also reported injured. Meanwhile, 26 individuals were reported missing. Of this number, 12 were reported in Bicol, 11 […]
by Juliette Michel and John Biers Agence France Presse More than 10,000 flights cancelled over the festive holiday, chaos at airports across America: Southwest Airlines found itself in the hot seat Tuesday as the airline behind the lion’s share of the weather-linked travel mayhem. The Dallas-based, domestic-focused carrier, which has historically enjoyed a strong reputation with consumers, drew withering expletive-filled rebukes on social media, where labor leaders also highlighted horror stories from stranded airline […]
by Joed Viera, with Daniel Stublen in Washington Agence France-Presse BUFFALO, United States (AFP) — The monster storm that killed dozens in the United States over the weekend continued to inflict misery on New York state and air travelers nationwide Tuesday, as stories emerged of families trapped for days during the “blizzard of the century.” The number of deaths attributed to the winter storm rose to more than 50 after officials confirmed three more fatalities […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s National Trust on Wednesday said nature and wildlife at the charity’s sites had been harmed by extreme weather in the past year and warned it could become the “new normal”. The heritage conservation charity’s climate change adviser Keith Jones said it was a “stark illustration of the sort of difficulties many of our species will face if we don’t do more to mitigate rising temperatures”. “We’re going to experience […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Russia on Tuesday banned oil sales to countries and companies that comply with a price cap agreed by Western nations, briefly helping to lift crude prices. “The supply of Russian oil and oil products to foreign legal entities and individuals is prohibited if the contracts for these supplies directly or indirectly” are using a price cap, a presidential decree said. The decree will be in effect from February 1 […]
Sydney, Australia (AFP) Former world number one Novak Djokovic arrived in Australia on Tuesday almost one year after he was deported for refusing to be vaccinated against Covid-19, tennis officials said. The nine-time Australian Open champion was initially banned from the country for three years after losing a high-stakes legal battle in January over his vaccine status. Australia has since lifted its requirement for visitors to show proof of vaccination against Covid. The government confirmed […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has recommended an extension of the COVID-19 state of calamity in the country. According to DOH officer-in-charge Ma. Rosario Vergeire, this was contained in a memorandum submitted to the Office of the President. The current state of calamity due to COVID-19 is set to expire on December 31, 2022. This was after President Bongbong Marcos extended the same when he took over from then-President Rodrigo Duterte, who had […]
(Eagle News) — The 180-day period of registration of sim cards under the newly-passed Sim Card Registration Act began on Tuesday, December 27. Under the law, existing mobile subscribers have until April 26, 2023 to register their sim cards. Failure to do so will result in their sim cards being deactivated. Meanwhile, sim cards being sold will only be activated once the required documents are submitted by the buyer. Among the details the government requires […]
