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(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has raised the alert level status of Bulusan volcano. According to PHIVOLCS, the raising of the alert level from 0 to 1 was after the Bulusan Volcano Network (BVN) recorded a total of 126 weak and shallow (0-5 kilometers deep) volcanic earthquakes since 5 a.m. on October 11. “Most of these events occurred in the northwestern sector and the summit area of Bulusan and are […]
by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France-Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s space agency said it sent a self-destruct order to its Epsilon rocket after a failed launch on Wednesday because of a problem that meant the craft could not safely fly. The unmanned rocket, on its sixth mission, was taking satellites into orbit to demonstrate “innovative” technologies. “The rocket can’t continue a safe flight, because of the danger it would create if it falls on the […]
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP | Myanmar’s junta sentenced ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday to another six years in prison for corruption, a source with knowledge of the case said, taking the Nobel laureate’s total jail time to 26 years. Suu Kyi “was sentenced to three years imprisonment each for two corruption cases” in which she had been accused of taking bribes from a businessman, the source said, adding that the terms would […]
Signal No. 1 still raised over 6 Luzon areas (Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Maymay” has maintained its strength as it remains almost stationary over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Signal No. 1, therefore, remains hoisted over the following six Luzon areas: Isabela Quirino Nueva Vizcaya Aurora Nueva Ecija the extreme northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta) including Pollilo Islands PAGASA said the center of the […]
(Eagle News) — Signal No. 1 remains hoisted over six areas in Luzon as Tropical Depression “Maymay” continues to move slowly over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under the tropical cyclone wind signal: Isabela Quirino Nueva Vizcaya Aurora Nueva Ecija, extreme northern portion of Quezon (General Nakar, Infanta) including Pollilo Islands So far, “Maymay” is located 305 km east of Baler, Aurora, packing […]
Washington, United States | AFP | by Issam AHMED NASA on Tuesday celebrated exceeding expectations during a mission to deflect a distant asteroid, in a sci-fi like test of humanity’s ability to stop an incoming cosmic object from devastating life on Earth. The fridge-sized Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) impactor deliberately smashed into the moonlet asteroid Dimorphos on September 26, pushing it into a smaller, faster orbit around its big brother Didymos, NASA chief Bill […]
MANILA – The Chinese Embassy in Manila did not comment when asked to confirm Beijing’s supposed blacklisting of the country over Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators’ (POGOs) operations. In a statement, however, it said it expects “more Chinese tourists” to visit the Philippines once the global health crisis is over. “To further elucidate on the ‘tourist blacklist’ remarks, tourism is an important component of practical cooperation between China and the Philippines which has helped further deepen […]
Los Angeles, United States | AFP | by Huw GRIFFITH / and Manon BILLING in Paris Actress Angela Lansbury, who became a household name through her role as a writer-detective in “Murder, She Wrote,” died on Tuesday, her family announced. She was 96. The British-born star, who found fame and fortune as one of television’s most memorable characters, was also a hugely successful and decorated stage and film actress. “The children of Dame Angela […]
San Francisco, United States | AFP | A year after it rebranded itself in the name of building a metaverse, Meta on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its virtual reality headset tailored for working professionals. The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro features a number of new features that are meant to improve users’ perception of truly being in the presence of other people. The headset makes it possible to view not only virtual worlds […]
Washington, United States | AFP US President Joe Biden said Tuesday he believes his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is a normally rational actor who badly misjudged his prospects of occupying Ukraine. The president spoke out in a rare televised interview as his administration looks for what he has described as an “off-ramp” for Putin to deescalate his invasion of Ukraine before he resorts to weapons of mass destruction. “I think he is a rational actor who has […]
After the partial collapse of a crater terrace, the volcano on the Italian island of Stromboli off the Sicilian coast starts to erupt, with lava flowing into the sea and triggering a three-minute seismic signal. Stromboli is one of the most active volcanoes on the planet and the Italian Civil protection has raised the alert from yellow to orange and advised people on the island to stay indoors. © Agence France-Presse
San Francisco, United States (AFP) — Billionaire Silicon Valley investor Yuri Milner said Monday he had renounced his Russian citizenship. “My family and I left Russia for good in 2014, after the Russian annexation of Crimea. And this summer, we officially completed the process of renouncing our Russian citizenship,” the Moscow-born Milner tweeted. Milner, founder of the internet investment firm DST Global and one of the original investors in Facebook, has been an Israeli citizen […]
