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by Annie Thomas Agence France-Presse KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — Warning “no-one will escape” a worsening crisis, DR Congo led calls on Monday for a surge in funding to brake global heating and fight its impacts at the start of pre-COP27 climate talks in Kinshasa. The haggle comes ahead of COP27 — the UN’s 27th summit-level gathering on climate change, which is due to take place in Egypt next month. At opening ceremonies in the […]
Sydney, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s government vowed to stop plant and animal extinctions Tuesday as it listed the grey snake and a small wallaby among 15 new threatened species. Many of Australia’s unique species are clinging to existence, their habitats shrinking from human activity and extreme events such as the 2019-2020 Black Summer bushfires, wildlife groups say. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s government announced a new 10-year scheme to try to halt the slide into extinction […]
by Julien DURY Agence France Presse Paris, France (AFP) — While some may have been surprised that the Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to a paleogeneticist Monday, researchers say understanding our distant ancestors helps explain modern human health — even when it comes to Covid. New Nobel laureate Svante Paabo is considered the father of both paleogenetics and paleogenomics, which aims to reconstruct the genetic information of long extinct human relatives. But the prize […]
by Saul Loeb with Sebastian Smith in Washington Agence France Presse Ponce, Puerto Rico (AFP) — President Joe Biden toured hurricane-devastated areas of Puerto Rico on Monday, promising the sometimes overlooked US territory that this time, “America’s with you.” The president and First Lady Jill Biden — who on Wednesday will also visit the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian in Florida where dozens have died — headed to Ponce, on the south coast of Puerto […]
Seoul, South Korea (AFP) North Korea fired a mid-range ballistic missile Tuesday which flew over Japan, Seoul and Tokyo said, a significant escalation as Pyongyang ramps up its record-breaking weapons-testing blitz. The last time North Korea fired a missile over Japan was reportedly in 2017, at the height of a period of “fire and fury” when Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un traded insults with then-US president Donald Trump. South Korea’s military said it had “detected […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the eastern sections of Luzon and Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is also affecting Mindanao. Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, and Quezon, 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. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will […]
by Rosie SCAMMELL and Mai YAGHI Agence France-Presse GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) — Palestinians living in the Israeli-blockaded enclave of Gaza have long endured an unstable and costly electricity supply, so Yasser al-Hajj found a different way: solar power. Looking at the rows of photo-voltaic panels at his beachfront fish farm and seafood restaurant, The Sailor, he said the investment he made six years ago had more than paid off. “Electricity is the backbone […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 16017 new COVID-19 cases from September 26 to October 2. According to recent Department of Health data, the country also logged 228 deaths. Of the figures, 35 took place in September 2022, three in July 2022, one in June 2022, four in February 2022, three in January 2022, and 182 in September 2021. The COVID-19 death toll is so far at 63042. Over 700, or 753, severe and critical […]
Stockholm, Sweden (AFP) — Since 1901, the Nobel prizes have been awarded to men, women and organisations for work that has led to great advances for mankind, in line with the wishes of inventor Alfred Nobel. The winners of this year’s prizes will be announced daily from Monday, October 3 through October 10. Here are five things to know about the prizes and their creator. – Posthumous awards – Since 1974, the statutes of the […]
by Tomohiro OSAKI Agence France Presse Tokyo, Japan (AFP) — Beatles fans have hailed the release of never-before-seen footage showing the Fab Four on tour in Japan, following a fierce court battle over the 35-minute video. The silent black-and-white footage of the British band’s only visit to the country in 1966 was recorded by police as a security measure. It shows the musicians descending from a plane in matching kimonos and performing to a rapturous […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Struggling Championship club Middlesbrough announced Monday they have sacked manager Chris Wilder after less than a year in the role. Boro, who have won only two of their 11 league games this season, are third from bottom of England’s second tier after Saturday’s 1-0 defeat at Coventry. “Middlesbrough Football Club have terminated the contract of manager Chris Wilder with immediate effect,” said a club statment. “Leo Percovich will take over […]
Paris, France | AFP | by Kelly MACNAMARA Climate change increased the rainfall from Hurricane Ian by more than 10 percent, according to a new quick-fire analysis, as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States devastated parts of Florida. Ian “could be the deadliest hurricane in Florida history”, President Joe Biden said after the storm brought ferocious winds, turned streets into churning rivers that swept away homes and left an […]
