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DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Spain coach Luis Enrique blamed five minutes of “total loss of control” for his team’s shock 2-1 defeat by Japan on Thursday, which saw them qualify for the World Cup last 16 second from Group E. La Roja, among the favorites to win the tournament, would have been eliminated if Costa Rica had held on to beat Germany, although Los Ticos eventually fell to a 4-2 defeat. Alvaro Morata sent Spain […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to rule on the legality of President Joe Biden’s landmark effort to cancel hundreds of millions of dollars in US student debt. The court will hear the case in February or March, according to a short statement it posted online. In the meantime, it declined to lift a lower court ruling that has put the policy on hold for now. The Democratic president, who has […]
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Peruvian authorities have culled at least 37,000 birds on a chicken farm due to bird flu, officials said Thursday. After previously affecting wildlife in several areas nationwide, this outbreak took place at a farm in Huacho, north of Lima, the national agricultural health agency SENASA said Thursday. “They have all been slaughtered; this infectious focus has already ended on a small farm in Huacho (north of Lima), with a population of […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 1,238 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, Dec. 1. According to the Department of Health, the additional cases pushed the country’s COVID-19 tally to 4,037,547. Of these, 18,412 are active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 4,385. It was followed by Calabarzon with 1925, Western Visayas with 1051, Central Luzon with 1025, and Central Visayas with 958. Of the provinces […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) – A dozen Indonesian families whose relatives died or were injured after consuming tainted cough syrups have sued the government and companies accused of supplying the products, according to a lawsuit. The Southeast Asian country has seen a spike in cases of acute kidney injury since August, with the deaths of at least 199 people, mostly children, prompting a probe and ban on some liquid medicine sales. The class action lawsuit targets the […]
Shanghai, China (AFP) by Matthew WALSH and Michael ZHANG Mobile apps and state media websites turned black-and-white, flags on some government buildings in Beijing were at half-mast, and flowers were laid as China on Thursday mourned the death of former leader Jiang Zemin. State media said Jiang had died of leukaemia and multiple organ failure in Shanghai on Wednesday at the age of 96 after all medical treatments failed, and that funeral preparations had begun. […]
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) – Vanuatu is drawing up plans to relocate “dozens” of villages within the next two years, as they come under threat from rising seas, the Pacific nation’s climate chief told AFP Thursday. Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu said dealing with the impact of global warming was a major challenge facing Vanuatu’s 300,000 inhabitants who live on a chain of islands strung out between Australia and Fiji. Regenvanu said the response would inevitably […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Thursday, Dec. 1. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 6:30 a.m. The epicenter was 158 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso. The depth of focus was 129 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
MIAMI, United States (AFP) – Jayson Tatum put up a season-high 49 points as the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Celtics enjoyed a 134-121 win over the Miami Heat on Wednesday. With the victory, in front of the watching British royals Prince William and his wife Kate, the Celtics extended their home winning streak to ten games. It was Tatum’s ninth 30-point game in November, tying his personal best month — only Larry Bird has produced more 30-point […]
Mindanao affected by ITCZ (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is also affecting Mindanao. PAGASA said Batanes, Apayao, Cagayan, Rizal, Laguna, Quezon, and Camarines Norte will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Visayas, […]
Boston, United States (AFP) by Cecilia SANCHEZ with Phil HAZLEWOOD and Jitendra JOSHI in London Prince William and wife Kate began their first visit to America in eight years Wednesday under the cloud of a fresh racism row after his godmother quit the royal household for repeatedly asking a Black British woman where she was “really” from. The Prince and Princess of Wales met Boston mayor Michelle Wu and governor-elect Maura Healey at the […]
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) The Islamic State jihadist group said Wednesday that its leader Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi has been killed in battle and announced a replacement to head up its remaining sleeper cells. A spokesman for IS said Hashimi, an Iraqi, was killed “in combat with enemies of God”, without elaborating on the date or circumstances of his death. The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said Hashimi had been killed in an operation carried out by […]
