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TikTok denies setting up ‘illegal operations’ in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) – TikTok’s Chinese owner denied on Monday setting up a subsidiary company in Taiwan after the island’s authorities said they were investigating the social media app for running “illegal operations”. The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC), Taiwan’s top China policy-making body, said the cabinet had requested a multi-agency investigation during a meeting on security issues posed by TikTok earlier this month. The case was also forwarded to prosecutors for investigation after a local company […]

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31 Thai sailors missing after vessel sinks: Navy

  Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) At least 31 Thai Navy sailors were missing on Monday after their vessel sank off the southeastern coast of Thailand, a naval spokesperson said. The HTMS Sukhothai was patrolling the Gulf of Thailand, roughly 20 nautical miles from Bang Saphan pier in southern Prachuap Khiri Khan, when it ran into strong tides and took on water late Sunday night. A rescue mission was launched after the vessel’s electronic system was damaged, […]

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China megacity says people with symptomatic Covid can work ‘as normal’

  Beijing, China (AFP) People with Covid-19 symptoms in one of China’s largest cities can now go to work “as normal”, state media reported Monday, a dramatic reversal in a country where a single case could previously send thousands into lockdown. The world’s most populous nation is unwinding years of hardline coronavirus policy, with Covid spreading rapidly in the wake of the official end of mass lockdowns, testing and quarantines. And with authorities admitting the […]

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#WalangPasok: Albay gov’t suspends classes due to inclement weather

Work in some offices also suspended (Eagle News) — The provincial government of Albay suspended classes and work on Monday, December 19. Governor Edcel Greco Lagman said suspended due to “adverse effects of continuous rainfall and expected thunderstorms” are classes at all levels in both public and private schools. Not all government offices are covered by the suspension of work, with  “agencies whose functions are related to public safety, disaster risk reduction, health and related […]

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Shear line affecting eastern section of Southern Luzon: PAGASA

Rest of Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Southern Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Luzon. PAGASA said Cagayan Valley, Apayao, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Palawan, Aurora, and Quezon will have cloudy skies with rains as a result. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at […]

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Lionel Messi: The Greatest?

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) – For his legions of admirers, the debate about Lionel Messi’s right to be regarded as the greatest footballer in history is officially over. The absence of a World Cup winners’ medal has long been Exhibit A in the argument about why Messi does not rank above Pele and Diego Maradona in football’s pantheon. But with Argentina’s victory over France in Sunday’s jaw-dropping World Cup final in Doha, the case against the 35-year-old […]

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Musk ‘temporarily’ suspends another journalist’s Twitter account

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Elon Musk temporarily suspended the Twitter account of another journalist, the latest in a series of suspensions after owner Elon Musk complained that personal information endangering his family was being divulged. “Elon Musk suspended my Twitter account,” Taylor Lorenz, a Washington Post reporter, said on her Substack page. Lorenz, who covers technology, said the suspension by Musk came after she and a colleague “attempted to reach him several times” for comment […]

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Draft UN biodiversity deal calls to protect 30% of planet by 2030

  Montreal, Canada (AFP) by Issam Ahmed and Roland Lloyd Parry Countries gathered at a UN meeting on biodiversity in Montreal were inching closer Sunday to a deal to protect 30 percent of the planet by 2030 and to stump up $30 billion in yearly aid for the developing world to save their ecosystems. Fraught talks to seal a “peace pact for nature” came to a head as summit chair China presented a long-awaited compromise […]

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North Korea fires two ballistic missiles: Seoul’s military

Seoul, South Korea (AFP) North Korea fired two medium-range ballistic missiles Sunday, Seoul’s military said, days after Pyongyang announced a successful test of a solid-fuel motor for a new weapons system. Military tensions on the Korean peninsula have risen sharply this year as Pyongyang has carried out an unprecedented blitz of weapons tests, including the launch of its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile ever last month. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said it detected […]

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Argentina beat France on penalties to win World Cup

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) – Argentina defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shoot-out to win the World Cup for the third time on Sunday. Argentina captain Lionel Messi scored twice and France striker Kylian Mbappe hit a hat-trick as a thrilling World Cup final finished 3-3 after extra time at the Lusail Stadium. In an extraordinary night of high drama, Argentinian substitute Gonzalo Montiel stroked home the winning spot-kick to seal an agonizing shoot-out loss for defending […]

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PCG, local fishermen recover debris off Subic waters believed to be from rocket launched from China

(Eagle News)–The Philippine Coast Guard and local fishermen recovered debris believed to be from a rocket launched from China on Oct. 31, the PCG said. According to the PCG, its station in Zambales assisted crew in recovering the metal and plastic debris that measured two meters long and four meters wide on December 17. David Gervacio, boat captain of Filipino boat Akiyo, the PCG said, had reported a sighting of the white cylindrical object floating […]

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4.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Ilocos Sur

(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Sur on Sunday, December 18. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 10:11 a.m. The epicenter was five kilometers southeast of Santa. The depth of focus was six kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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