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US says has not ‘enabled’ Ukraine strikes inside Russia

by Stanislav DOSHCHITSYN Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — The United States said Tuesday it hadn’t “enabled” Ukraine to carry out strikes inside Russia, after a spate of drone attacks on military-linked facilities deep within Russian territory. As Russian President Vladimir Putin convened his security council in the wake of the apparent drone strikes, Kyiv did not directly claim responsibility but neither did it criticize the action, which killed three people and damaged long range […]

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World Cup win makes Morocco the ‘pride’ of Arab fans

DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Thousands of Morocco fans descended on the streets of Doha to celebrate their country becoming the first Arab nation to reach the World Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday. Despite some minor trouble outside the stadium, the victory over Spain became a celebration of “Arab pride” for supporters from across the region. Walid Regragui’s side won 3-0 in a penalty shootout after the match finished goalless following extra-time. So many people packed Doha’s […]

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Shear line affecting Northern Luzon: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — A shear line is affecting Northern Luzon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. As a result, PAGASA said cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over Northern Luzon. The weather bureau said flash floods or landslides due to scattered light to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Batanes will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, this time due to […]

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Tatum leads Celtics over Raptors, Pacers beat Warriors

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Jayson Tatum scored 17 of his 31 points in the third quarter on Monday as the Boston Celtics earned an impressive 116-110 NBA victory over the Raptors in Toronto. Trailing 62-56 at halftime, the Celtics out-scored the Raptors 35-18 in the third period to take a nine-point lead, pushing their advantage to as many as 13 in the fourth as they handed the Raptors just their third home defeat. The […]

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Former Batangas Vice Gov. Ricky Recto passes away

(Eagle News) — Former Batangas Vice Governor Ricky Recto has passed away, House Deputy Speaker Ralph Recto said on Tuesday, Dec. 6. The deputy speaker, however, did not disclose the cause of death. “Words are hard to come by to express the sorrow of losing him, but we take comfort in our fond memories of him to overcome the pain we feel,” he said. He asked for “time and space to grieve in private,” as […]

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Philippine lawmakers propose $4.9 bn sovereign wealth fund chaired by Marcos

Philippine lawmakers have proposed a $4.9 billion sovereign wealth fund to be chaired by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr to boost growth. Congressmen Sandro Marcos and Martin Romualdez — the president’s son and cousin respectively — are among the six authors of the bill filed to the House of Representatives and will be examined by two committees before being debated in the house. The “Maharlika Investments Fund” (MIF) would be seeded with 275 billion pesos from […]

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Biden to decide on second term ‘shortly’ after new year: top aide

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – President Joe Biden will make a decision on whether he seeks a second term in 2024 “shortly” after the new year, his chief of staff, Ron Klain, said Monday. Speaking at The Wall Street Journal’s CEO Council Summit, Klain said Biden had been consulting with his family. At 80 he is already the oldest president in US history and if he served a second term he would be 86 by the […]

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Zelensky, Ukraine’s comic turned war-time leader

KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Dark circles under his eyes, his beard closely cropped and dressed ubiquitously in khaki, President Volodymyr Zelensky is the face of Ukraine’s determination to expel Russian troops. War has proved transformative for the 44-year-old former comedian, catapulting him from embattled leader of a struggling European outlier to a global household name and standard-bearer of opposition to Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Yet his larger-than-life persona and seeming popularity could not have appeared more […]

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Georgia runoff Senate vote a new test for Biden

by Camille CAMDESSUS Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)  — Choosing between a pastor and a former football star, voters in Georgia will decide Tuesday on a seat in the US Senate in an election with high stakes for Joe Biden’s presidency. Democratic senator Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger Herschel Walker, who is backed by former president Donald Trump, will clash in a hotly contested runoff after neither of the African American candidates earned […]

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Invasion of Ukraine revives nuclear warfare nightmare

by Cecile FEUILLATRE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Banished from public consciousness for decades, the nightmare of nuclear warfare has surged back to prominence with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, highlighting the erosion of the Cold War global security architecture. With Moscow on the back foot in its offensive, the military stalemate has raised fears Russia could resort to its nuclear arsenal to achieve a military breakthrough. Russia, along with Britain, China, France and the […]

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Ukraine races to restore power grid post-Russia strikes as winter comes

  KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine worked to restore power on Tuesday after Russia’s latest wave of missile strikes caused power disruptions across the country, right as winter frost builds and temperatures plunge. Out of the 70 missiles launched by Moscow, “most” were shot down, President Volodymyr Zelensky said, but the barrage still hit Ukraine’s already battered infrastructure. Fresh power cuts were announced in all regions “due to the consequences of shelling,” national electricity provider […]

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Inflation further accelerated to 8% in November: PSA

(Eagle News) — Inflation rose to 8% in November, the fastest since the 9.1% recorded in the same month last year. The Philippine Statistics Authority said this was also faster than the 7.7 percent in October 2022. With this month’s inflation, the country’s average inflation rate from January to November 2022 stands at 5.6 percent. According to the PSA,  the sustained acceleration of inflation was mainly due to the “higher year-on-year growth rate in the index […]

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