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Severe Tropical Storm “Inday” located east of Aparri, Cagayan

Trough of “Inday” to bring scattered rain showers over parts of PHL (Eagle News) — Severe Tropical Storm “Inday” is so far located east of Aparri, Cagayan. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Inday”, however, remains less likely to bring heavy rains in the country throughout the forecast period. Instead, Western Visayas, Palawan including Kalayaan Islands, and Occidental Mindoro will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers or thunderstorms due to […]

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Heatwave batters Spain’s Mediterranean mussel crop

DELTEBRE, Spain (AFP) – “There’s nothing left here,” sighs Javier Franch as he shakes the heavy rope of mussels he’s just pulled to the surface in northeastern Spain. They are all dead. With the country hit by a long and brutal heatwave this summer, the water temperature in the Ebro Delta, the main mussels production area of the Spanish Mediterranean, is touching 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit). And any grower who hasn’t removed their […]

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Tropical Storm “Inday” slightly intensifies

Trough likely to bring rain showers to parts of country (Eagle News) — “Inday” has slightly intensified and is now over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, however, aside from rain showers caused by its trough, the tropical storm remains less likely to bring heavy rains to the country throughout the forecast period. PAGASA said “Inday” may bring moderate to rough seas over the seaboards of Batanes and […]

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Australia’s Gilmore wins record eighth surfing world title

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – Stephanie Gilmore said it was “freaking cool” after the Australian won an eighth world title to become the most successful woman surfer in history. The 34-year-old had been tied with Layne Beachley on seven but against the odds beat Hawaiian world number one Carissa Moore in California to eclipse her fellow Australian’s haul. “There really are not many words that can describe this feeling right now,” said Gilmore after […]

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UN chief in Pakistan to boost flood aid for devastated millions

by Sajjad TARAKZAI, with Emma CLARK and Ahsraf KHAN in Sukkur Agence France-Presse ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AFP) — United Nations chief Antonio Guterres began a two-day visit to flood-hit Pakistan Friday that officials hope will boost global support for a humanitarian crisis affecting millions. A third of the country is under water — an area the size of the United Kingdom — following record rains brought by what Guterres has described as “a monsoon on steroids”. […]

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Former Trump advisor Bannon charged with fraud in New York

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – Donald Trump’s former advisor Steve Bannon was charged with fraud Thursday over a scheme that misappropriated millions of dollars donated for the construction of a wall between the United States and Mexico. Bannon, 68, a far-right ideologue who was closely involved in Trump’s rise to the American presidency, turned himself in earlier in the day to face the charges in New York. Standing outside the Manhattan prosecutor’s office, he […]

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Prince Charles finally becomes king

by Brigitte DUSSEAU Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)– Queen Elizabeth II’s eldest son, Charles, Prince of Wales, has finally become king. But at 73, the focus of his reign will be his age — and the declining influence of the British monarchy around the world. Prince Charles has spent virtually his whole life as heir apparent and has become a familiar figure in his own right, even as he starts a new job […]

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EU ministers seek ways to face energy shock

by Alex PIGMAN Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — EU energy ministers on Friday will attempt to forge a united response to the energy shock from Russia’s war on Ukraine that has sent prices for electricity and heating skyrocketing. Moscow’s invasion has seen the price of natural gas hit record levels, throwing the EU economy into deep uncertainty with all eyes on whether Russian President Vladimir Putin will cut off the energy flow entirely. Before […]

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16 missing in Venezuela found ‘safe and sound’

SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (AFP) — A group of 16 people who went missing after setting off on a religious retreat in Venezuela two weeks ago were found “safe and sound,” officials said Thursday. The group had not been heard from since departing on August 22 for what officials described as a religious retreat in the town of La Grita in western Tachira province. The 16 people “were located in perfect health, they were praying at […]

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Queen Elizabeth II dies; Prince Charles ascends the throne as King Charles III

by Stuart GRAHAM with Phil HAZLEWOOD in London Agence France Presse Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-serving monarch in British history and an icon instantly recognisable to billions of people around the world, died at her Scottish Highland retreat on Thursday. She was 96. The eldest of her four children, Charles, Prince of Wales, who at 73 was the oldest heir apparent in British history, became king immediately. Royal officials confirmed he is now known as […]

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US launches Asia economic forum to counter China

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The United States began a series of meetings with ministers from the Asia-Pacific in Los Angeles on Thursday at an economic summit aimed at countering China’s growing influence in the region. The two-day event is the first face-to-face meeting between members of the new Indo-Pacific Economic Prosperity Framework (IPEF), an initiative launched in May by US President Joe Biden. With this new trade partnership, the Biden administration hopes to […]

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North Korea law allows for nuclear first strike, makes program ‘irreversible’

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state “irreversible”, state media said Friday. The announcement comes at a time of crumbling ties between the North and South, with Pyongyang blaming Seoul for the outbreak of Covid-19 in its territory and conducting a record number of weapons tests this year. The law will allow North Korea […]

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