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Indonesia blames 2021 jet crash on mechanical issues, pilot complacency

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | Indonesian investigators on Thursday blamed mechanical problems and pilot complacency for a deadly plane crash last year that killed all 62 passengers and crew. The Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 nosedived 3,000 metres (10,000 feet) into waters off the capital Jakarta just minutes after takeoff on January 9, 2021. In its final report, Indonesia’s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) pointed to several factors that contributed to the crash, starting with mechanical […]

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SC: 9,207 attended first day of 2022 bar exams

(Eagle News) — The first day of the 2022 bar examinations “went well and smoothly.” This is according to the Supreme Court, which quoted Supreme Court Associate Justice and Bar Examinations Committee chair Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa. “He is very pleased and hopes for the same results in the remaining Bar Exam days,” the high court said. According to the SC, 9,207 candidates attended the first day of the bar exams on Wednesday, Nov. 9. This […]

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Thinning Greenland ice sheet may mean more sea level rise: study

by Jenny VAUGHAN Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) — Part of Greenland’s ice sheet is thinning further inland than previously believed, which will likely lead to greater sea level rise by the end of this century, a new study found Wednesday. The findings pertain to a northeast section of the giant ice block covering, but the trend is likely happening elsewhere on Greenland and Earth’s other ice sheet, in Antarctica. The implications are worrying, […]

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Facebook owner Meta to lay off 11,000 staff

by Juliette MICHEL with Joseph BOYLE in Paris Agence France Presse New York, United States (AFP) — Facebook owner Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in “the most difficult changes we’ve made in Meta’s history,” boss Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday. He said the cuts represented 13 percent of the social media titan’s workforce and would affect its research lab focusing on the metaverse as well as its apps, which include […]

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India at 75: Melting glaciers, heatwaves and climate crisis

by Bhuvan BAGGA Agence France Presse India (AFP) — From prime ministers and millionaires to labourers and ascetics, Hindu faithful dream of trekking at least once in their lives to Gaumukh, where the waters of India’s holiest river, the Ganges, emerge from a Himalayan glacier. But the ice at the end of the arduous journey is receding rapidly and portends an increasingly dry future for a country of 1.4 billion people facing existential challenges from […]

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ITCZ affecting Mindanao: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, Visayas, Mindanao, Palawan, Albay, Sorsogon, and Masbate will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. Batanes, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms due to the shear line. Metro Manila and the […]

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Philippine economic growth accelerates by 7.6% in third quarter of 2022

(Eagle News) — Philippine economic growth accelerated by 7.6% in the third quarter of 2022. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the 7.6% growth reported in the July and September period is faster than the 7.5% growth reported in the second quarter. The PSA said the main contributors to the third quarter growth were the following: Wholesale and retail trade Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, 9.1 percent Financial and insurance activities, 7.7 percent Construction, […]

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Biden seeks to gauge US, China ‘red lines’ with Xi

by Shaun TANDON Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would ask Chinese President Xi Jinping about his “red lines” to reduce the potential for conflict after soaring tensions on Taiwan when they gather next week in Bali. A day before flying to Asia, Biden indirectly confirmed plans to meet Xi on the sidelines of the Group of 20 summit in what would be their first encounter since […]

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Hackers demand $10 m for stolen Australian health records

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Hackers leaking medical records stolen from a major Australian healthcare company said Thursday they are demanding $10 million to make it stop, about a dollar for each of their potential victims. Medibank earlier this week confirmed the hackers had accessed information belonging to 9.7 million current and former clients, including Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. A small sample of records posted by the hackers early Wednesday featured a “naughty list” of names […]

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Russia orders troops out of Kherson in major reversal

MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia ordered its troops to withdraw from the city of Kherson in southern Ukraine on Wednesday in a further major blow to its campaign amid a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Officials in Kyiv reacted with caution, saying the Russian army was unlikely to leave the strategic city without a fight, while US President Joe Biden suggested the retreat was evidence Moscow has “real problems” on the battlefield. “Begin to pull out troops,” Russian […]

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Oil and gas emissions up to three times what is reported: monitor

by Stéphane ORJOLLET and Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt (AFP) — Planet-heating emissions from oil and gas production could be three times higher than reported, according to a satellite monitoring project launched Wednesday that the UN chief said made it harder to “cheat”. The new tool — unveiled at United Nations COP27 climate talks in Egypt — has pinpointed more than 70,000 sites spewing emissions into the atmosphere. The project, run by […]

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Biden hails ‘good day for democracy’ as Republican wave flounders

by Chris Lefkow with Gerard Martinez in Atlanta and Romain Fonsegrives in Phoenix Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Wednesday hailed a “good day for democracy” after a surprisingly strong performance in midterm elections, with Republicans inching toward a slim majority in only one chamber of Congress. Biden, while acknowledging voters’ frustration, said that an “overwhelming majority” of Americans supported his economic agenda and indicated he was leaning toward […]

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