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(Eagle News) — Sixteen volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Kanlaon in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, also monitored were 66 tons per day of sulfur dioxide flux as of September 29. A weak steam reaching 100 meters high was also detected. PHIVOLCS said there is partial volcanic swelling as well. The public was reminded against entering the 4-kilometer radius Permanent Danger Zone. PHIVOLCS also advised pilots against […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 is still raised over parts of Luzon even as “Obet” begins to move away from Batanes. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Batanes Babuyan Islands So far, the center of Tropical Depression “Obet” was estimated 135 km west of Basco, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 km/h near the center and a gustiness […]
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP | Myanmar ethnic rebels attacked a key town near the Thai border on Friday, residents and local media said, with the military junta calling in air strikes. The Karen National Union (KNU) has been a vocal opponent of the coup which brought the generals to power last year, and has provided shelter to dissidents working to oust the junta. Its fighters have clashed sporadically with the military along the Thai border, sending […]
London, United Kingdom | AFP | by Anna MALPAS / Jitendra JOSHI Contenders to succeed British Prime Minister Liz Truss canvassed for support Friday, with her predecessor Boris Johnson reportedly considering a sensational comeback as he picks up dozens of early nominations from Conservative MPs. Truss’s announcement Thursday that she will resign after less than seven weeks in office has also prompted renewed calls from opposition parties for an early general election to end […]
Kyiv, Ukraine | AFP | by Emmanuel PEUCHOT Kyiv accused Russia of planning to destroy a hydroelectric dam in the eastern Kherson region, where Ukrainian soldiers have been steadily advancing and Moscow-installed authorities have begun evacuations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russian forces had mined the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant with the intent of blowing it up, in what would amount to a “catastrophe on a grand scale”. Hundreds of thousands of people around the […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Moscow-installed authorities in Ukraine’s southern Kherson region Friday said Kyiv forces killed four people when they shelled the Antonivskiy bridge over the Dnipro river used for evacuations. “Four people were killed,” pro-Moscow official Kirill Stremousov said on Telegram. “The city of Kherson, like a fortress, is preparing for its defence.” A Ukrainian military spokeswoman Nataliya Gumenyuk denied Kyiv’s forces had killed civilians. “We do not hit critical infrastructure. We do not […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 has remained hoisted over parts of Luzon as Tropical Depression “Obet” slightly intensified on Friday, Oct. 21. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, and the northeastern portion of mainland Cagayan (Santa Ana, Gonzaga) are under the tropical cyclone wind signal. So far, the center of the tropical depression was estimated 140 km east of Basco, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Health has reported a local transmission of the Omicron XBB subvariant and XBC variant in some parts of the country. According to DOH Epidemiology Bureau Director Alethea de Guzman, this type of transmission of the XBB subvariant was observed in Western Visayas. For the XBC variant, the same was also seen in Davao and Soccsksargen, she said. “In the other regions, we don’t have enough evidence to support kasi […]
Manila, Philippines | AFP | The Philippines will acquire heavy-lift military helicopters from the United States, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said Thursday, after scrapping a deal to buy similar aircraft from Russia. The government of his predecessor Rodrigo Duterte had signed a deal worth $216 million for 16 Mi-17 helicopters, but backed out in the months following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of wide-ranging sanctions on Moscow. Earlier Thursday, local media had […]
Brussels, Belgium | AFP | by Alex PIGMAN / Dave CLARK EU leaders on Friday reached agreement on a “roadmap” aimed at putting in place measures within weeks to shield European consumers from soaring energy prices. The accord came after 11 hours of wrangling over broad proposals to lower energy bills as gas prices pushed skywards by the war in Ukraine. The bloc’s 27 member states have been squabbling for months over which joint […]
Hanoi, Vietnam | AFP | A “new wave of repression” in Vietnam is jeopardising progress in tackling climate change, human rights groups told UN chief Antonio Guterres Friday as he began a visit to Hanoi. Vietnam, which has an economy heavily reliant on coal, has committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. But the authoritarian regime has also handed down prison terms to four environmental human rights defenders this year, sentencing them on “trumped-up” […]
Washington, United States | AFP | The James Webb Space Telescope captured the iconic “Pillars of Creation,” huge structures of gas and dust teeming with stars, NASA said Wednesday, and the image is as majestic as one could hope. The twinkling of thousands of stars illuminates the telescope’s first shot of the gigantic gold, copper and brown columns standing in the midst of the cosmos. At the ends of several pillars are bright red, lava-like […]
