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ITCZ affecting Palawan, Visayas, Mindanao: PAGASA

(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Visayas, Palawan, Northern Mindanao, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. A rainfall advisory, meanwhile, has been raised over parts of Visayas. Light to moderate with […]

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Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ threat back for first time since Cold War: Biden

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden said Thursday the world risks nuclear “Armageddon” for the first time since the Cold War and that he is trying to find Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “off-ramp” in the Ukraine conflict. “We have not faced the prospect of Armageddon since Kennedy and the Cuban missile crisis” in 1962, Biden said at a Democratic party fundraising event in New York. Putin is “not joking” when he […]

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Just one of brothers to blame for deadly Canada rampage: police

  Montreal, Canada | AFP | Myles Sanderson, one of two brothers suspected of carrying out a series of September knife attacks in central Canada, committed all the murders on his own, police said Thursday. Among the 11 people killed was his brother, Damien Sanderson, who was initially listed as the second suspect before his body was found near one of the crime scenes. But “Myles committed, alone, all the homicides,” Royal Canadian Mounted Police […]

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Judge halts Twitter-Musk case, sets Oct. 28 deadline to close deal

New York, United States | AFP | by John BIERS A US judge on Thursday suspended litigation in the saga over Elon Musk’s proposed $44-billion takeover of Twitter, giving the parties until October 28 to finalize the on-again, off-again megadeal. Delaware Judge Kathaleen McCormick, ruling on a Musk request to freeze the case that had drawn a biting retort from Twitter, said a trial originally scheduled to begin in 11 days could be rescheduled for […]

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UPDATE: Two dead, six hurt in Las Vegas strip stabbing rampage

The suspect is in custody after a stabbing that left 2 dead and 6 more injured. Click here for more: https://t.co/CLo48V7InD pic.twitter.com/wsRFoQoNkS — LVMPD (@LVMPD) October 6, 2022 Los Angeles, United States | AFP | An unprovoked stabbing rampage on the Las Vegas Strip left two people dead and six others hurt on Thursday, police in the US city said. Locals and tourists were caught up in the attack, which happened in the middle of […]

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French prodigy Wembanyama gets early taste of NBA

  Henderson, United States | AFP | by Nicolas PRATVIEL With an 8-foot (2.42m) wingspan and the smooth shooting touch of a point guard despite his towering frame, French prodigy Victor Wembanyama didn’t disappoint in his first US appearance. Wembanyama, 18, flew to Nevada with his French league team to showcase the skills that many informed observers believe will make him the number one pick in next year’s NBA draft. Around 200 NBA team representatives […]

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Russians land in Alaska, seek asylum: US authorities

  Los Angeles, United States | AFP | Two Russians who landed in a remote part of rural Alaska are seeking asylum in the United States, politicians in the far northern state said Thursday. The pair landed just weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an unpopular mobilization of citizens in a bid to turn the tide on his faltering invasion of Ukraine. “Two Russian nationals landed at a beach near Gambell, located on the […]

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Alec Baldwin reaches settlement with family over ‘Rust’ death

  Los Angeles, United States | AFP | by Huw GRIFFITH Actor Alec Baldwin has reached a civil settlement with the family of the woman he shot dead on a film set last year, he said Wednesday, as it was announced production on the movie would restart in January. The US actor was holding a Colt gun during a rehearsal for “Rust,” a low-budget Western being filmed in New Mexico last October when it discharged […]

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US judge blocks new New York gun controls

  New York, United States | AFP | A US federal judge blocked the enforcement of New York’s new gun law Thursday, undermining for the second time this year the state’s efforts to control a key factor in rising homicides. The judge accepted a petition to place a temporary stay on the state law passed on July 1 and implemented on September 1 that tightly restricted carrying guns in “sensitive places” such as Times Square […]

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Gunman murders at least 37 in Thai nursery attack

Udon Thani, Thailand | AFP | by Montira Rungjirajittranon with Thanaporn Promyamyai in Bangkok A former police officer shot dead at least 37 people, most of them children, when he stormed a nursery in Thailand on Thursday in one of the kingdom’s deadliest mass killings. Following the attack, gunman Panya Khamrab went home and killed his wife and child before taking his own life, police said. Armed with a shotgun, pistol and knife, Panya opened fire […]

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Shell shares slide on hit to refining profit

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Shares in energy giant Shell slid Thursday after revealing that third-quarter profit would be hit by a slump in refining margins. The British group’s stock lost 3.9 percent to around £23 ($26) as it forecast a hit of up to $1.4 billion in the three months to the end of September compared with the second quarter. “Shell enjoyed record profits in the first and second quarter spurred by a surge […]

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Live and Let Buy: James Bond auction nets record haul for charity

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – A James Bond sale in London featuring the fictional superspy’s Aston Martin cars, suits and wristwatch has raised £6.9 million ($7.8 million) for charity — more than all previous 007 sales at the auction house combined. The two-part sale by Christie’s and EON Productions to mark 60 years since the premiere of first film “Dr. No” concluded on Wednesday — the official James Bond Day. The auction spanned all 25 […]

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