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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The Brooklyn Nets suspended Kyrie Irving for at least five games on Thursday, saying they were “dismayed” by the NBA star’s response after he was criticized for posting a link to anti-semitic material. The Nets said in a statement they had made repeated efforts over the past several days to work with Irving on the issue to “help him understand the harm and danger of his words and actions, […]
by Peter WUETHERICH Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to arrive in China Friday, seeking to bolster a vital economic relationship but facing growing questions about his country’s heavy reliance on an authoritarian superpower. Scholz will be the first G7 leader to visit China since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, which prompted the world’s number two economy to largely close its borders. Accompanied by top executives, he is […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country on Friday, Nov. 4. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Caraga and Davao Region, in particular, will experience the conditions. PAGASA said these were due to the low pressure area (formerly “Queenie”) estimated 140 km southeast of Davao City. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times heavy rains are possible. PAGASA said Metro […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Russia’s campaign against Ukraine’s energy network has left around 4.5 million people without power. The two sides’ forces continued to battle without significant change on the ground on the eastern and southern Ukraine fronts, with preparations building for a fight over the southern hub of Kherson. Shipments of Ukraine grain to global markets meanwhile resumed after Moscow returned to a deal allowing their safe […]
Seoul, South Korea | AFP | by Claire LEE North Korea has fired more missiles in the last 24 hours than it did during the whole of 2017 — the year of “fire and fury” when leader Kim Jong Un traded barbs with then-US president Donald Trump. What has triggered the record-breaking blitz of weapons tests? Analysts say ongoing US-South Korean military exercises are a key factor, and warn that Kim is building up to […]
New Delhi, India | AFP | Smog in New Delhi hit “hazardous” levels on Thursday as smoke from thousands of crop fires in northern India combined with other pollutants to create a noxious grey cocktail enveloping the megacity. Levels of the most dangerous particles — PM2.5, so tiny they can enter the bloodstream — were 588 per cubic metre early on Thursday morning, according to monitoring firm IQAir. That is almost 40 times the daily […]
(Eagle News) — The number of reported fatalities due to “Paeng” has risen to 150. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, of the 150 reported, 94 have been confirmed. Of the deaths, 63 were reported from the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, 33 from Calabarzon and 29 from Western Visayas. Damage to infrastructure was at P2.833 billion. According to the NDRRMC, “Paeng” left P2.4 billion worth of damage in agriculture. Bicol […]
Washington, United States | AFP | by Paul HANDLEY The United States said Wednesday that North Korea is sending a significant amount of artillery ammunition to Russia for its war in Ukraine, under cover of shipments to the Middle East or Africa. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said US officials did not know whether Russia has received the ammunition, but were trying to monitor the shipments. US information indicates that North Korea “is […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and scattered rain showers are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Region, SOCCSKSARGEN, Bohol, Lanao del Sur, and Maguindanao, in particular, will experience these conditions. The weather bureau said the conditions were due to the trough of the low pressure area (formerly “Queenie”) estimated 420 km east of General Santos City. Flash floods or […]
Washington, United States | AFP | The FBI announced Wednesday that it has broken up a nationwide catalytic converter theft ring that amassed staggering assets of more than half a billion dollars. A total of 21 people were arrested and charged in the US-wide bust, according to an FBI statement. “They made hundreds of millions of dollars… on the backs of thousands of innocent car owners,” FBI Director Christopher Wray said. Catalytic converters reduce […]
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | by Nina LARSON Temperatures in Europe have increased at more than twice the global average over the past three decades, showing the fastest rise of any continent on earth, the UN said Wednesday. The European region has on average seen temperatures rise 0.5 degrees Celsius each decade since 1991, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization and the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service found in a joint report. As a […]
Tokyo, Japan | AFP | Japan warned residents of three regions to take shelter Thursday morning after a North Korean missile launch, with the government saying the missile flew over the country. The prime minister’s office said a missile flew over Japan at around 7:48 am, but national broadcaster NHK said subsequently that officials were analysing the possibility that the missile did not, in fact, travel over the country. It came after another missile fired […]
