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5.3-magnitude quake strikes Davao del Sur

(Eagle News) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Monday, Oct. 24. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the epicenter was 16 kilometers southwest of Davao. The depth of focus was 254 kilometers. Reported Intensities: Intensity III – Malungon, Sarangani Intensity II – Don Marcelino, and Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Don Marcelino, and Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental; Santo Nino, South Cotabato Intensity I […]

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Lakers squander late lead in loss to Trail Blazers

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Damian Lillard scored 41 points and Jeremi Grant drove for a game-winning layup with three seconds left Sunday as the Portland Trail Blazers dealt the Los Angeles Lakers their third defeat to open the NBA season. Portland erased an eight-point deficit in the final five minutes and emerged with a 106-104 triumph after Lakers superstar LeBron James missed at the buzzer. Russell Westbrook missed two late shots, Lillard draining […]

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North, South Korea trade warning shots on maritime border

  Seoul, South Korea | AFP | South Korea’s military said Monday it had fired warning shots at a North Korean ship that crossed the countries’ de facto maritime border, prompting the North to fire a warning in return. Pyongyang has conducted a blitz of weapons tests, including what it claimed were tactical nuclear drills, in recent weeks, with Seoul and Washington ramping up joint military exercises in response. With talks long-stalled, North-South relations are […]

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Israel to spend millions on Einstein museum

Jerusalem, Undefined (AFP) — The Israeli government decided on Sunday to allocate millions of dollars for a museum to house the world’s largest collection of Albert Einstein documents, the Hebrew University said. It will be built on the university’s Givat Ram campus in Jerusalem, with the government committing to approximately $6 million and the university raising another $12 million. Einstein, one of the founding fathers of the Hebrew University, was a non-resident governor of the […]

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UK’s Johnson ends bid for comeback as PM

by Joe JACKSON Agence France Presse London, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain’s Boris Johnson on Sunday dramatically ended an audacious bid to return to power within weeks of having been ousted, announcing he would not run to replace outgoing leader Liz Truss. The surprise decision, which the ex-premier said had been reached reluctantly after recognising he would not lead “a united party in parliament”, removes a major obstacle to his political foe, former finance minister […]

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Korean Air plane overshoots runway in Philippines

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Korean Air plane slid off the runway while landing at Cebu international airport in the Philippines, causing slight injuries and shutting down the country’s second busiest airport, authorities said Monday. All 173 passengers and crew of Korean Air flight KE631 from Incheon were evacuated safely after the Airbus A330 aircraft overshot the runway on Sunday, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said in a report. Minor injuries were […]

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4.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Eastern Samar

(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Eastern Samar on Monday, Oct. 24. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 8:12 a.m. The epicenter was 45 kilometers northeast of Mercedes. The depth of focus was three kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity III – Mercedes, Guiuan and Salcedo, Eastern Samar Intensity II – Lawaan, General MacArthur and Llorente, Eastern Samar Instrumental Intensity: […]

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PAGASA monitoring LPA off Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. According to PAGASA, the LPA is embedded along the Intertopical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. The northeast monsoon is also affecting Northern Luzon. Visayas and Mindanao, the weather bureau said, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy […]

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Hurricane Roslyn hits Mexico’s Pacific coast

Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | AFP | Hurricane Roslyn made landfall on the west coast of Mexico on Sunday as a powerful Category 3 storm, the US National Hurricane Center said, as communities braced for damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and flash flooding. The storm hit the central Nayarit state around 5:30 am (1130 GMT) packing estimated maximum sustained winds of 120 miles (195 kilometers) per hour, the NHC said. Just hours before hitting the […]

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URGENT: Hurricane Roslyn makes landfall in Mexico: NHC

5:20 AM MDT Sunday Update: Roslyn makes landfall in west-central Mexico near Santa Cruz in northern Nayarit. The maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 120 mph (195 km/h). pic.twitter.com/HDwVyyfq6x — NHC Eastern Pacific (@NHC_Pacific) October 23, 2022 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | AFP | Hurricane Roslyn made landfall on the west coast of Mexico Sunday, the US National Hurricane Center said, with communities bracing for damaging winds, a dangerous storm surge and flash flooding. The […]

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Europe faces long-term pain from energy crisis: Shell CEO

  Doha, Qatar | AFP | Europe faces painful “industrial rationalisation” due to its energy crisis that risks political trouble, the head of Shell warned Sunday, as the oil giant joined a natural gas project in Qatar. Shell chief executive Ben van Beurden agreed a deal for a 9.3 percent stake in Qatar Energy’s North Field South project, that will play a major role in the Gulf state’s effort to increase liquefied natural gas (LNG) […]

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Two pilots dead after Russian jet crashes into building in Siberia

Moscow, Russia | AFP | Two pilots were killed after a Russian jet conducting a test flight crashed Sunday into a two-storey building in the city of Irkutsk in southern Siberia, the regional governor said. The incident comes days after a military jet crashed into a block of flats in the Russian town of Yeysk, killing more than a dozen people, including children. “A Su category plane hit a two-storey building in Irkutsk on Przhevalskogo […]

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