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by with Michel Comte in Ottawa / Anne-Sophie THILL Agence France-Presse JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, Canada (AFP) — Canadian police on Wednesday arrested the second and final suspect over the stabbing spree that saw 10 people killed and 18 wounded in a remote Indigenous community, two days after the first suspect was found dead. A pickup truck in a ditch surrounded by a dozen police cars pointed to a dramatic end to a four-day manhunt […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that “almost all” the Ukrainian grain shipped under a UN-backed deal to ease a global food crisis was reaching rich European nations, an accusation denied by Kyiv. Data compiled by a joint center in Istanbul monitoring the July agreement showed slightly more than a third of the grain delivered to European countries and another 20 percent arriving in Turkey. It also showed 30 percent reaching […]
But the elderly and the immuno-compromised encouraged to still wear face masks outdoors (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., has given his “verbal approval” to make the wearing of face masks outdoors optional or voluntary in non-crowded well-ventilated outdoor areas. This was upon the recommendation of the Inter-Agency Task Force which studied the current situation, and saw that the mandatory or compulsory wearing of face masks outdoors was no longer applicable at […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police expressed support for the passage of a measure requiring sim card registration. In a statement, the PNP said such a law would help law enforcers identify unscrupulous individuals who use mobile phones to scam unsuspecting victims. Security measures, it said, however, should be in place to safeguard the subscriber’s personal data. The PNP, meanwhile, said it would continue to cooperate in the Senate Committee on Public Services continued investigation into […]
(Eagle News) — Dendrobium Ferdinand Louise Marcos This is the name of the new orchid hybrid that was named in honor of Philippine President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., and First Lady Louise Araneta Marcos in Singapore during the second of Marcos Jr’s state visit there. In an orchid naming ceremony at the Singapore Botanic Gardens, National Parks on Wednesday, September 7, 2022. “The orchid naming ceremony has been Singapore’s gesture of friendship and promotion of […]
By Agence France Presse Around 730 children have died in nutrition centres across Somalia since January, the United Nations said Tuesday, warning the true figure could be much higher, with the country nearing famine. Millions of people are at risk of starvation across the Horn of Africa, which is in the grip of the worst drought in four decades after four failed rainy seasons wiped out livestock and crops. “Malnutrition has reached an unprecedented […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines has sought clemency for a Filipino woman on death row in Indonesia, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s press secretary said Tuesday, in the latest high-level attempt to save the drug trafficker’s life. Mary Jane Veloso was arrested in Indonesia in 2010 carrying a suitcase lined with 2.6 kilograms (5.7 pounds) of heroin and was later sentenced to death. The mother of two was moments away from facing the firing […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The United Nations warned on Tuesday the humanitarian situation in flood-ravaged Pakistan was expected to get worse, a day after establishing an air bridge to deliver aid to victims. More than 33 million people in Pakistan have been affected by the flooding, brought on by record monsoon rains amplified by climate change. The floods have caused at least 1,300 deaths and washed away homes, businesses, roads and bridges. The UN’s […]
(Eagle News) — Talks are in the works for Indonesia to provide the Philippines with fertilizer and more coal for the country’s agriculture and energy needs respectively. Philippine president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr mentioned this as one of the results of his talks with his Indonesian counterpart President Joko Widodo. Marcos Jr., who is also serving as the secretary of the Department of Agriculture said that he brought up the subject of agriculture as […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Kanlaon in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, also detected were 196 tons per day of sulfur dioxide flux as of August 30. A moderate steam plume was also detected reaching 200 meters high. Entry into the 4-kilometer danger zone should remain banned, PHIVOLCS said. Pilots were also advised against getting close to the volcano crater. In July, PHIVOLCS […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain this week. The typhoon, one of the most powerful to hit the country in decades, flooded streets and buildings as it passed through on Monday and Tuesday. In the southeastern port city of Pohang — one of the hardest-hit areas — […]
(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) is affecting Palawan and Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Palawan, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods 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 […]
