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Thailand hits 10 million visitors in 2022 as tourism recovers

Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) Thailand celebrated the arrival of its 10 millionth international visitor of 2022 on Saturday, according to the tourism authority, as the kingdom consolidated the recovery of its Covid-battered travel sector. Thailand welcomed some 40 million people in 2019, but then the pandemic hit and travel was decimated as nations tightened border controls to contain the coronavirus. With those restrictions easing worldwide Thailand’s travel numbers have begun a slow recovery and the government […]

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5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Oriental early Saturday, December 10

(Eagle News)–A 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Saturday, December 10. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 4:01 a.m. The epicenter was 51 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 61 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity IV – Governor Generoso, Davao Oriental; Bansalan, Davao del Sur; Malapatan and Malungon, Sarangani Intensity III – City of Davao; City of […]

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Signal No. 1 raised over parts of Luzon as LPA off Sorsogon intensifies into tropical depression

(Eagle News)–Signal No. 1 has been raised over parts of Luzon as the low pressure area east of Sorsogon developed into Tropical Depression “Rosal.” The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Catanduanes; the eastern portion of Camarines Sur (Caramoan, Presentacion, Garchitorena, Lagonoy, San Jose, Tigaon, Sagñay); and the eastern portion of Albay (City of Tabaco, Bacacay, Rapu-Rapu, Malilipot, Malinao, Tiwi) PAGASA said so […]

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PAGASA: Cloudy skies, rain showers expected in PHL

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila, Central Luzon, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, and Visayas will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said this was due to the low-pressure area estimated 215 km east of Juban, Sorsogon. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. […]

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Japan, UK, Italy to develop next-generation fighter jet

London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Jitendra JOSHI with Tomohiro OSAKI and Katie FORSTER in Tokyo Britain, Italy and Japan said Friday they will jointly develop a future fighter jet in a project that UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said would guarantee national security and safeguard thousands of jobs. The three nations held out the prospect of cooperation with European and US allies, which are developing their own “sixth-generation” planes, vowing to maintain “interoperability” among all the […]

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Freed arms dealer Bout says West wants to ‘destroy’ Russia

Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, who was freed in a prisoner swap with US basketball star Brittney Griner, told Kremlin-run media on Friday that Western countries are seeking to “destroy” and “divide” Russia. “The West believes that they did not finish us off in 1990, when the Soviet Union began to disintegrate… They think that they can just destroy us again and divide Russia,” he told state-run channel RT, known previously as […]

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‘Merchant of death’ Bout arrives in Russia after swap

Moscow, Russia (AFP)  Viktor Bout, a notorious arms dealer who was released as a result of a US prisoner swap, arrived in Russia on Thursday, state television said. “Don’t worry, everything is OK, I love you very much,” he told his mother Raisa in comments broadcast by state television. He spoke to his family when his plane made a refuelling stop in Russia. In footage broadcast on state television, Bout was shown boarding a plane […]

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Russia says ties with US still in ‘crisis’ despite prisoner swap

Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russia said Friday that its ties with the United States were still in “crisis” despite a prisoner swap involving US basketball star Brittney Griner and Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout. Tensions between Moscow and Washington have soared in recent months over a range of issues, peaking after President Vladimir Putin sent troops into pro-Western Ukraine.   “It is probably wrong to draw any hypothetical conclusions that this could be a step towards […]

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Stiff-person syndrome, Celine Dion’s rare neurological disorder

Paris, France (AFP) Stiff-person syndrome, which has forced Canadian superstar singer Celine Dion to postpone her European tour, is a very rare neurological condition that causes progressive muscle stiffness as well as muscle spasms.   Around one in a million people are estimated to have the condition, according to the US National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). Symptoms develop over a matter of months or years, normally between the ages of 30 to 60, and […]

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Qatar probing migrant worker death at World Cup site: official

Doha, Qatar (AFP) World Cup host Qatar is investigating the death of a migrant worker, an official said Thursday, after reports he died at a training base during the ongoing football tournament. The death of a Filipino in his 40s was first reported on Wednesday by The Athletic sports website and later confirmed by the Philippines’ Foreign Ministry.   The Athletic said the man fell off a ramp while repairing lights at a resort used […]

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Two helicopters from Turkey acquired

(Eagle News) — The Philippines has acquired two helicopters from Turkey. According to the Office of the Press Secretary, the acquisition of the “ATAK” helicopters was part of the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. President Bongbong Marcos thanked the Turkish Aerospace Industries and the Turkey government, noting that the helicopters would improve the Philippine Air Force’s operational readiness and responsiveness. According to the OPS, the new helicopters would complement the PAF’s refurbished Bell […]

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Let the lava flow! Iceland’s volcano show is a hit

by Jeremie RICHARD Agence France Presse In a dark auditorium in Reykjavik, bubbling orange lava flows down a slide to within inches of awe-struck visitors. The flow, contained on both sides by black sand, lights up the room like a sunrise. This is the Lava Show, Iceland’s latest tourist attraction, that uses reheated lava from a real eruption of the island’s Katla volcano more than 100 years ago. The heat emanating from the molten rock […]

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