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To be named “Neneng” if it enters PAR, PAGASA says (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring two tropical depressions outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said of the two, one was so far specifically located 1,400 km east of Extreme Northern Luzon, and the other east of Southern Luzon. PAGASA said the one off Northern Luzon is forecast to move generally westward or west-northwestward in the next […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Elon Musk now has his own musk: the Tesla founder said he has launched a new fragrance called “Burnt Hair” and sold $1 million worth of the perfume in days. “Please buy my perfume, so I can buy Twitter,” he wrote on the platform Wednesday. Musk is expected to complete a $44-billion takeover of Twitter by the end of the month. If he fails to do so, a trial […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Kim Jong Un supervised the launch of two long-range cruise missiles, state media said Thursday, adding that the weapons had already been deployed to “tactical nuke” units of the North Korean army. Kim has overseen a blitz of ballistic missile launches in recent weeks, which Pyongyang has described as tactical nuclear drills that simulated taking out airports and military facilities across South Korea. The Wednesday test of the two cruise […]
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan welcomed its first batch of international tour groups after the island fully reopened its borders Thursday, ending strict quarantine rules in place since the coronavirus pandemic began. A group of holidaymakers from Thailand arrived shortly after midnight and were greeted at Taoyuan airport with flower garlands and an exuberant dancing bear mascot. Valaisurang Bhaedhayajibh, 53, said she was visiting Taiwan the first time in 20 years and was accompanied by […]
(Eagle News) — Over 300 volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Bulusan in the last 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology detected the 313 volcanic earthquakes a day after it announced the raising of the volcano’s alert level from 0 to 1. Also monitored were 279 tons per day of sulfur dioxide flux as of September 29. A cloud covering the volcano was also detected. PHIVOLCS reminded the public about the ban on […]
(Eagle News) — “Maymay” has weakened into a low pressure area. However, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said today through tomorrow early morning, moderate to heavy with at times intense rains are expected over Cagayan, Isabela, and Apayao. Light to moderate with at times heavy rains are forecast over the rest of Cagayan Valley and Cordillera Administrative Region. This was as “Maymay” was traversing the coastal waters of Casiguran, Aurora west southwestward […]
San Francisco, United States | AFP | Google on Wednesday said it has allowed Donald Trump’s Truth Social app in its Play Store for Android devices — after receiving assurances it would meet the platform’s standards for moderating harmful content. The app — which Trump launched after being barred from Twitter over the 2021 Capitol riot — had been kept out of Google’s store over its lack of moderation tools, including for violent threats. […]
Madrid, Spain | AFP | A 13-month old baby girl received the world’s first intestinal transplant, Spanish health authorities have announced. The baby “has already been discharged and is in perfect condition at home with her parents”, said the statement from Madrid’s La Paz hospital, issued Tuesday. The baby received the organ via asystolic donation — from a donor at the end of their life. This method of donation means “the organ to be […]
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia has detained eight suspects over the deadly explosion of the bridge linking annexed Crimea to Russia, the FSB security service said in a statement quoted by news agencies on Wednesday. The suspects include five Russians and “three Ukrainian and Armenian citizens”, it said, without providing more details. “The explosives were hidden in 22 plastic film rolls weighing 22,770 kilograms (50,200 pounds),” it said. The rolls left on a […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation is exploring other cashless fare payment methods for commuter. The DOTr said the agency was threshing out issues that would allow commuters to use QR codes, credit cards and cellular phones, among others, in paying their fare in buses, rail lines and modernized jeepneys. The DOTr said other possible means of payment include the near-field communication system that would enable smart watch users to pay. So far, commuters can pay […]
Kyiv, Ukraine | AFP | Ukraine said Wednesday it had retaken five more settlements in the southern region of Kherson as Kyiv continues its counteroffensive despite mass Russian missile strikes that hit the country in the past days. “Ukrainian armed forces have liberated five more settlements in Beryslav district (of Kherson region): Novovasylivka, Novogrygorivka, Nova Kamyanka, Tryfonivka, Chervone,” the presidency said in its daily report. “The enemy continues shelling the positions of our units […]
by Remi BANET Agence France Presse Istanbul, Turkey (AFP) — Briton Rida Azeem knew her dental trip to Turkey had gone badly wrong the second she took off her mask. “My husband said, ‘What have they done to you? Your face is all sunk.’” “I had big gaps underneath my gums and you could see all the metal bits (of the implants). It was done so badly it was unbelievable,” the engineer from Manchester told […]
