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Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday was briefed about incidents at airfields in the central Saratov and Ryazan regions, the Kremlin said. News reports said two Russian airfields including a base for the country’s strategic aircraft that Kyiv says have been used to strike Ukraine, had been rocked by explosions. The reports have sparked speculation that Ukraine might be behind the blasts. Both sites are hundreds of kilometres away from Ukraine’s border. […]
Moscow, Russia (AFP) Russia shrugged off a Western-imposed price cap on its oil exports on Monday, warning that it would not disrupt its military campaign in Ukraine. The $60-per-barrel price cap agreed by the European Union, G7 and Australia aims to restrict Russia’s revenue while making sure Moscow keeps supplying the global market. “Russia’s economy has all the necessary potential to fully meet the needs and requirements of the special military operation,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry […]
Kyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Ukraine officials in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia said Monday that two people had been killed by Russian missiles as authorities in several regions urged residents to shelter from a fresh Russian missile barrage. The head of the Zaporizhzhia region said two people were killed and two more injured in attacks that damaged residential homes, while Kyiv region officials said air defences were repelling Russian attacks and several regional governors called on […]
Hong Kong, China (AFP) Most stocks rose on Monday as traders welcomed more easing of strict Covid containment measures in China that have hammered the world’s number-two economy. The moves helped offset a forecast-busting US jobs report that dented hopes that the Federal Reserve will take a softer approach to hiking interest rates in its battle against inflation. Investor sentiment has picked up considerably in recent weeks on indications the US central bank will slow […]
Lumajang, Indonesia (AFP) Rescuers evacuated more people Monday from nearby villages after the eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Semeru, with officials warning of danger from cooling lava despite less activity from the volcano. More than 2,400 villagers have now fled their homes and taken shelter in 11 evacuation centres after the highest mountain on the country’s main island of Java erupted early morning Sunday. “The military, police, local disaster and village officials keep evacuating people […]
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) North Korea fired a barrage of artillery shells into a maritime buffer zone on Monday, Seoul’s military said, the latest in a series of launches by an increasingly belligerent Pyongyang. About 130 artillery rounds were simultaneously fired at 14:59 pm (0559 GMT) from two separate sites, one on North Korea’s east coast and one on the west coasts, the South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement. Seoul’s military said the […]
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) – When they were just eight years old, Spanish twins Sergio and Javier Torres set a goal: they wanted to become chefs who were among the top in their field. To achieve this they strategically split up to get training in different esteemed kitchens around the world, published books on cooking and presented a popular TV show. The plan worked. Over four decades after they surprised their family by saying they wanted to […]
by Emilie BICKERTON Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) — From the Russian invasion of Ukraine to the overturning of abortion laws in the United States, here is a roundup of the biggest events to mark 2022. – War in Ukraine – Russian President Vladimir Putin launches the biggest invasion in Europe since World War II when he sends troops into Ukraine on February 24 to “demilitarise and de-Nazify” the country, causing millions of Ukrainians […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Businesses reopened and testing requirements were relaxed in Beijing and other Chinese cities on Monday as the country tentatively eases out of a strict zero-Covid policy that sparked nationwide protests. Local authorities across China have begun a slow rollback of the restrictions that have governed daily life for years, encouraged by the central government’s orders for a new approach to fighting the coronavirus. In the capital Beijing, where many businesses have […]
(Eagle News) — The bicameral committee has approved the proposed P5.268-trillion budget for 2023. Senate finance panel chair Sonny Angara said included in the approved version was the P150-million confidential and intelligence fund allocated to the Department of Education. He said, however, that the other appropriations for other agencies that were removed by the Senate were no longer restored. Funding for the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) was also restored. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Anthony Davis dazzled in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 130-119 NBA victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday, scoring 55 points with 17 rebounds in his 10th straight game of at least 20 points. Davis added three blocked shots as he followed up a 44-point performance in the team’s triumph over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday. He said after that game he believed the team was turning a corner after a […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia on Monday started building a vast network of antennas in the Outback, its section of what planners say will eventually become one of the most powerful radio telescopes in the world. When complete, the antennas in Australia and a network of dishes in South Africa will form the Square Kilometer Array (SKA), a massive instrument that will aim to untangle mysteries about the creation of stars, galaxies and extraterrestrial life. […]
