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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard is set to install additional navigational equipment in Batanes. According to the PCG, the installation of the equipment that includes solar lights in the Sabtang, Mahatao, Ivana, and Valanga lighthouses started on Monday, Nov. 28. BRP Gabriela Silang (OPV-8301), which carried the equipment, arrived for the activity in Basco on Sunday, Nov. 27. The PCG said these Coast Guard lighthouses are critical as they ensure the safe passage […]
Hong Kong, China (AFP) Stocks and oil prices sank Monday on concerns about protests across China calling for political freedoms and an end to the government’s hardline zero-Covid policy, fuelling uncertainty in the world’s number-two economy. Hundreds of people took to the streets at the weekend in the country’s biggest demonstrations since pro-democracy rallies in 1989 were crushed. A deadly fire in the Xinjiang region on Thursday served as the catalyst for the public anger, […]
Beijing, China | AFP | Embattled property giant China Evergrande has sold land earlier earmarked for its headquarters in the southern tech hub Shenzhen for $1 billion, according to an official document, as it fights for survival. The real estate behemoth has been involved in restructuring negotiations after racking up $300 billion in liabilities following Beijing’s crackdown on excessive debt and rampant speculation in the property sector. The 10,377-square-metre (111,700-square-foot) land in Nanshan district was sold […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter’s billionaire owner Elon Musk announced Friday that the platform would be launching differently colored badges to distinguish between accounts. “Sorry for the delay, we’re tentatively launching Verified on Friday next week,” he tweeted. “Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals (celebrity or not) and all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before check activates.” In another tweet, Musk said that all verified individual accounts […]
(Eagle News) — The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines placed the Luzon grid on alert on Monday, Nov. 28. According to the NGCP, the grid is on yellow alert from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will be on red alert from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. According to the NGCP, a yellow alert means a grid’s power reserve level is low. A red alert means there is insufficient electricity supply. The NGCP said […]
by Matthew Walsh, with Jing Xuan Teng in Beijing Agence France-Presse SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — China’s censors were working Monday to extinguish signs of rare, social media-driven protests that flared across major cities over the weekend calling for political freedoms and an end to Covid lockdowns. Sunday saw people take to the streets in several major cities across China to call for an end to lockdowns and greater political freedoms, in a wave of nationwide […]
by Rik Sharma Agence France-Presse DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Journeyman Ecuador striker Enner Valencia has drifted in and out — mainly out — of planet football’s consciousness. The striker skirts the periphery of relevance until arriving at the World Cup, where suddenly he is in his element. Ecuador’s 33-year-old captain burst into the limelight in Brazil 2014, scoring three in the group phase against Switzerland and Honduras, although his team were eliminated. Eight years later, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that Beijing was willing to work with Pyongyang for world peace, North Korean state media said Saturday. The message from Xi came days after North Korea fired an intercontinental ballistic missile in one of its most powerful tests yet, declaring it would meet perceived US nuclear threats with nukes of its own. North Korea has conducted a record-breaking blitz […]
(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Eastern Visayas and Caraga, as a result, will have cloudy skies with rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. The whole country will […]
Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Police used water cannon and teargas after coming under attack from football supporters who brought havoc to the centre of Brussels on Sunday following Morocco’s shock 2-0 World Cup win over Belgium in Qatar. Dozens of fans smashed shop windows, threw fireworks and torched vehicles. Police said that 11 people had been arrested with one remaining in custody. Even before the end of the match, “dozens of people, including some wearing hoodies, […]
Doha, Qatar (AFP) by Andy SCOTT / Rik Sharma A late goal by substitute Niclas Fuellkrug allowed Germany to snatch a 1-1 draw with Spain on Sunday as the four-time winners kept their World Cup hopes alive, but Belgium are in danger of a group-stage exit after losing to Morocco. Elsewhere, 2018 runners-up Croatia crushed Canada 4-1 to eliminate their opponents while Costa Rica claimed a shock win over Japan. Keysher Fuller’s 81st-minute goal for […]
Canada on Sunday unveiled its new economic and diplomatic strategy for the Asia-Pacific region, allocating 2.3 billion Canadian dollars (US$1.7 billion) over the next five years to the plan aimed at mitigating risks posed by China. The government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has based its strategy on five major planks: promoting peace and security, notably by sending a warship to the region; bolstering trade and investment; boosting “feminist international assistance”; financing sustainable infrastructure; and […]
