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PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — The European Union presidency said Tuesday it would convene another round of talks for the bloc’s energy ministers to discuss the energy crisis linked to the Ukraine war. “I am calling another extraordinary meeting of the energy ministers’ council for September 30,” Czech Industry and Trade Minister Jozef Sikela, whose country now holds the rotating presidency, said in a tweet. At the meeting, EU ministers pledged “unprecedented measures” to […]
(Eagle News) – At least 371 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been released as of Tuesday, September 13, 2022, according to the Department of Justice which vowed more releases in the coming months. The DOJ said that the 371 PDLs were released after the computation of time served in prison by the DOJ and the Bureau of Correction with the help of the lawyers of Public Attorney’s Office (PAO). Majority or 240 of […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – Flood-battered eastern Australia faces further extreme weather in the coming months after the country’s forecasters confirmed Tuesday that a “triple-dip” La Niña was under way in the Pacific. The Bureau of Meteorology said La Niña, which brings intense downpours to Australia’s heavily populated east coast, would probably peak in spring with above-average rainfall expected to last through the southern hemisphere’s summer. The country’s east is still recovering from intense storms and […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – The World Health Organization warned Tuesday of a “very high” risk of cholera spreading across Syria after the country recorded its first cases since 2009. “The risk of cholera spreading to other governorates is very high,” the WHO said, after cases were recorded in at least five of the country’s 14 provinces. “The source of infection could be linked to people drinking water from untreated sources,” or “food contamination due to […]
(Eagle News) — The tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility has intensified and is expected to enter PAR as a typhoon. According to PAGASA, once inside PAR, the tropical cyclone will be named “Josie.” PAGASA said so far, the tropical depression was located 1,740 km east of extreme Northern Luzon. It’s packing maximum sustained winds of 55 kph near the center, and a gustiness of up to 70 kph. The weather bureau said […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian stocks largely continued a global rally on Tuesday, ahead of the release of key US consumer price data that is expected to show slightly slowing inflation in the world’s largest economy. Stocks rose in Japan, Australia, Singapore and Taiwan, with South Korea and Shanghai also gaining after reopening following a public holiday. European stocks were steady at the open. Hong Kong shares edged lower at the close, erasing […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong has broken two heat records for September in a little over a week, the city’s weather observatory said Tuesday, as the crowded financial hub swelters through one of its hottest summers. The Hong Kong Observatory said a temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius (95.7 Fahrenheit) was recorded on Tuesday afternoon, “once again breaking the record for highest temperature in September” since the city started keeping records in 1884. The […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — Elizabeth is majestic, hardy and “very fashionable”, said a top Singapore flower curator — referring not to the late monarch, but to an orchid named after the queen when she visited the former British colony. After Queen Elizabeth II’s death last week, the city-state’s Botanic Gardens loaned a towering sprig of Dendrobium Elizabeth to the British high commissioner’s residence, to be displayed alongside pictures of the monarch. The orchid hybrid, with […]
Pres. Marcos Jr., signs EO that covers land distributed under Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., declared a one-year moratorium on the payment of land amortization and interests that will benefit thousands of agrarian reform beneficiaries. President Marcos Jr., signed the executive order declaring the moratorium on his birthday, Tuesday, September 13, 2022. The Department of Agrarian Reform said that the measure is expected to benefit 654,000 agrarian […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) – There’s no crunch or crackle, but crickets are on the menu at one Bangkok pop-up serving fusion bug burgers, demonstrating the latest way to incorporate the protein-rich meat into food — direct from Thailand’s farms. Already catching headlines as a meat alternative, the edible insect market is expected to grow into a billion-dollar global industry in the coming years with many adopting creepy-crawlies into their diets as a result of climate […]
(Eagle News) — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. marked his 65th birthday on Tuesday, September 13, by planting trees to promote the cause of environmental protection and awareness as a way to achieve economic growth and stability. Marcos Jr., joined the National Simultaneous Bamboo and Tree Planting and Kickoff Ceremony at the Old San Mateo Sanitary Landfill in Rizal. He planted bamboo saplings to raise the environmental awareness, reminding the public to take care of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Dysfunctional family saga “Succession” on Monday took top honors for best drama at the Emmys, television’s biggest night of the year, as “Squid Game” made history when Lee Jung-jae was named best actor, a first for a non-English-language performer. The South Korean social satire about misfits and criminals competing for cash in twisted versions of schoolyard games had also been in the running for the top prize, but the […]
