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A dangerous storm surge is expected along much of the east coast of FL and portions of coastal GA where a Storm Surge Warning is in effect. The surge will be accompanied by large, damaging waves. Residents should listen to advice given by local officials. https://t.co/meemB5d6ch pic.twitter.com/yL7O0HN82j — National Weather Service (@NWS) November 9, 2022 d”> Miami, United States | AFP | NASA again rescheduled its long-delayed uncrewed mission to the Moon on Tuesday […]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia | AFP | by Suy SE The US-China rivalry and growing fears of a new North Korean nuclear test will loom over a meeting this week of Southeast Asian leaders attended by US President Joe Biden. Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet in Phnom Penh from Friday, kicking off a diplomatic blitz in the region that also takes in next week’s G20 in Bali and an APEC […]
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | North Korea fired at least one ballistic missile Wednesday, Seoul’s military said, the latest launch from Pyongyang following a record-breaking testing blitz earlier this month. The launch comes as the United States counted votes in the midterm elections for the House and Senate, which Seoul’s spy agency had previously warned would be a possible moment for Kim Jong Un to conduct a long-expected nuclear test. “North Korea fires an […]
Washington, United States | AFP | The top Republican in the US House of Representatives voiced confidence that his party will seize the lower chamber of Congress from President Joe Biden’s Democrats after Tuesday’s midterm elections. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, speaking to an election watch party in the early hours of Wednesday, struck a cautiously upbeat note as results showed Republicans were poised to flip the seats necessary to win control, albeit most likely […]
Tokyo, Japan (AFP) — Nissan on Wednesday upgraded its full-year profit forecasts, as the depreciating yen helps inflate its overseas profits, despite ongoing challenges including Covid shutdowns and the global chip shortage. The company now expects an annual net profit of 155 billion yen ($1.06 billion), up 5.0 billion yen from an earlier target for the year to March 2023. It also hiked annual sales figures, but said it now expects to sell 3.7 million […]
Notable quake, preliminary info: M 5.6 – 22 km NE of Marotta, Italy https://t.co/MdILy0BlG4 — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) November 9, 2022 Rome, Italy | AFP | A 5.7-magnitude earthquake off Italy’s Adriatic coast rocked the country’s central Marche region Wednesday, the National Institute for Geophysics and Vulcanology said, sending panicked residents out into the streets. The quake, which struck off shore at a depth of eight kilometres just after 7:00 am (0600 GMT), and was […]
Manila, Philippines | AFP | by Allison Jackson and Mikhail Flores An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said Wednesday. It was the second conviction for Peter Gerard Scully, who is already serving a life sentence for an initial batch of charges involving the rape and trafficking of girls. The Philippines has […]
by Gersende RAMBOURG Agence France Presse Paarl, South Africa (AFP) — The sound of chirping birds drowns out the noise of passing cars near a school on the southern tip of Africa, where pupils plant cabbages, mix compost and climb trees. South Africa’s first “green school” aims to raise a new generation of environmentally-conscious citizens, fostering children’s creativity and resilience in the face of climate disruption. Founder Alba Brandt, said she came up with the […]
Tel Lachish, Israel (AFP) — A rare inscription that sheds new light on the use of Canaanite language some 3,700 years ago has been discovered on an ivory comb in southern Israel, archaeologists said Wednesday. The comb was found at the Tel Lachish site in 2017, but the letters were not noticed until earlier this year following further examination, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem said in a statement. The artefact provides “direct evidence” of the […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Statistics Authority has revised the country’s second-quarter economic growth. In a statement, the PSA said second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 7.5% instead of the 7.4% it earlier announced. The PSA said the revision was made following higher recorded growth in construction. The PSA said construction grew by 19.5%, and not 19.0% as earlier announced. Real estate and ownership of dwellings also rose to 4.4% from 3.9%, while manufacturing […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude struck off Eastern Samar on Wednesday, Nov. 9. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit 106 kilometers northeast of Mercedes. It had a depth of focus of 39 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
New York, United States | AFP | New York Governor Kathy Hochul, the Democratic incumbent and the first woman to serve in the post, on Tuesday fended off a stiff challenge from Republican congressman Lee Zeldin to win election, US networks projected. Hochul, who took office after scandal-hit Andrew Cuomo resigned in August 2021, bested Zeldin, an ally of former president Donald Trump who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election win. The projections […]
