OH, NOOO!!!Something happened to the 🇷🇺#CrimeanBridge. Perhaps the span could not withstand the tanks that passed through it.How will #RF send troops to #Kherson region now?!#Crimea #Bridge #Russia #Ukraine #War #UkraineRussiaWar #UkrainianCounteroffensive #UkrainianArmy pic.twitter.com/sIqncFVRnw — Mykola 🇺🇦🇺🇸🇵🇱🇨🇦🇬🇧🇱🇹🇱🇻🇪🇪🇫🇮 (@Mykola65109280) October 8, 2022 Another video of damage to the bridge from this morning. https://t.co/0MEUA1VBXC pic.twitter.com/cgQtCwJqeC — Rob Lee (@RALee85) October 8, 2022 Moscou, Russia | AFP | A giant fire sparked by a car bomb has broken […]
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ITCZ affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao: PAGASA
(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Albay, Sorsogon, Masbate and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a result. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
PHIVOLCS warns of increase in activity of Bulusan volcano
Alert level 0, however, still in place over volcano (Eagle News)–The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has warned of an increase in activity in Bulusan volcano. PHIVOLCS issued the advisory after 29 volcanic earthquakes were monitored in the volcano since 5 a.m. of October 6. A short-term inflation of the general southern edifice of Bulusan was also monitored since April. Over 200–or 279 tons per day of sulfur dioxide emission– were also monitored last […]
No volcanic quakes monitored in Mayon in last 24 hours but Alert Level 2 still in place: PHIVOLCS
(Eagle News)–No volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Mayon in the last 24 hours, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said. However, an alert level 2 remains in place over the volcano. PHIVOLCS said the raising of the alert level from 1 was after daily visual and camera monitoring of the summit crater revealed a “continued aseismic growth” of its lava dome. According to PHIVOLCS, as of October 4, the lava dome has increased in […]
Philippines logs 2,409 new COVID-19 cases
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 2000 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, Oct. 7. According to the Department of Health, the 2,409 new cases pushed the tally to 3963666. Of these, 27129 are active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days with 13144. It was followed by Calabarzon with 5434, Central Luzon with 2870, Davao Region with 1359 and Western Visayas with 804. […]
Russian-backed forces claim gains near Bakhmut in east Ukraine
Bakhmut, Ukraine | AFP | by Dave CLARK Russian forces said Friday they had captured ground in Donetsk in east Ukraine, their first claim of new gains after Kyiv grabbed momentum with a counter-offensive that rattled Russia’s war effort. The announcement came as Russia’s Orthodox leader said President Vladimir Putin’s rule had been divined by God, congratulating him on his 70th birthday and as the Nobel Committee awarded the Peace Prize to rights defenders in […]
Tortured domestic worker seeks compensation in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China | AFP | An Indonesian woman who suffered daily “torture” as a domestic worker in Hong Kong went to court Thursday to seek compensation from her employers over treatment that left her physically scarred and mentally traumatised. The abuse meted out to Kartika Puspitasari, 40, made headlines a decade ago and sparked protests over the treatment of foreign helpers in Hong Kong. Her employers, who were convicted and jailed, waged a two-year campaign […]
US hiring slows in September as unemployment rate dips
Washington, United States | AFP | Hiring in the US economy slowed slightly in September, as expected, while the jobless rate ticked back down to the same level as July, the government reported Friday. The data showed 263,000 jobs were added last month, while the unemployment rate slipped two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.5 percent, the Labor Department said. The steady slowdown in new positions added in the world’s largest economy is good news […]
Philippine court dismisses tax case against Pacquiao
Manila, Philippines | AFP | Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao on Friday won a years-long court battle to avoid paying tens of millions of dollars in extra taxes after an appeals court dismissed the case against him. “The Court finds that the subject assessment for deficiency income tax is void for violation of petitioners’ right to due process and for lack of sufficient factual basis,” the Court of Tax Appeals said in its ruling. Pacquiao […]
Crypto scammers make off with $100 mln from Binance
Paris, France | AFP | Scammers have stolen $100 million in cryptocurrency from Binance, the world’s biggest exchange for cryptoassets, the firm said on Friday. Company chief Changpeng Zhao wrote on Twitter that “an exploit” in the system led to extra production of the exchange’s dedicated currency, adding: “The current impact estimate is around $100m.” “The issue is contained now. Your funds are safe. We apologise for the inconvenience and will provide further updates accordingly,” […]
IMF chief urges action as global recession risks rise
Washington, United States | AFP | by Heather SCOTT IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva urged global policymakers Thursday to take concerted action to avoid a “dangerous ‘new normal,’” as the risks of a worldwide recession are driven ever higher by repeated economic shocks. In a speech ahead of the fund’s annual meetings next week, the IMF’s managing director said it was critical to “stabilize the global economy by addressing the most immediate challenges” — including […]
World food prices fall for sixth straight month: UN
Paris, France | AFP | World food prices have fallen for a sixth month in a row in September, UN data showed Friday, as they continued to decline since a record reached following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Food and Agriculture Organization said its price index, which tracks the monthly change in international prices of a basket of food commodities, averaged 136.3 points in September, a 1.1 percent drop from August. The index, however, was […]
