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(Eagle News)–A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Saturday, Aug. 27. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 11:29 a.m. The epicenter was 278 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 21 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Mindanao affected by ITCZ (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Polillo, Quezon. According to PAGASA, the Intertropical Convergence Zone is also affecting Mindanao. PAGASA said CALABARZON, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Camarines Norte, and Camarines Sur 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 […]
by Roland JACKSON Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — European natural gas prices climbed Thursday towards a record peak on heightened fears over Russian supplies, while equities rose on the eve of a key speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Europe’s benchmark Dutch TTF gas contract advanced to 322 euros per megawatt hour, not far from the record high 345 euros struck in March shortly after key gas producer […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — German consumer confidence is at rock-bottom as Europe’s biggest economy faces the prospect of huge energy bills heading into the winter, a key survey showed on Friday. Pollster GfK’s forward-looking barometer fell to minus 36.5 points for September, the lowest level since its records began in 1991, following a revised August reading of minus 30.9 points. “The sharp rise in the propensity to save this month is causing the consumer […]
NIAMEY, Niger (AFP) – Niger has deployed rainmaking planes in a bid to alleviate a drought that has sparked fears of a food crisis in the desert nation, weather authorities said Thursday. “We had to do something about this drought,” said Katiellou Gaptia Lawan, head of the national meteorology institute. Niger has been parched by “many extended dry spells that are upsetting the development of crops and pastures”. The Sahel country — the world’s poorest […]
ADELAIDE, Australia (AFP) – Captain James Slipper said on Friday that it was crucial for the Wallabies to put South Africa under pressure from the off if they want to maintain their nine-year unbeaten streak against the world champions on home soil. Getting off to a storming start has not been Australia’s strong suit this season against England then Argentina, when they found themselves chasing the game. It is an issue 119-Test veteran Slipper wants […]
(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, moderate to at times heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are being experienced over portions of Misamis Oriental (Claveria, Magsaysay, Lugait, Manticao), Bukidnon (Malitbog, Impasug-ong, Sumliao, Talakag, Kalilangan, Pangantucan, Valencia, ManoloFortich), portions of Lanao del Norte, Misamis Occidental (SapangDalaga, Ozamis, Tudela, Tangub), and Agusan del Norte (Carmen, Nasipit). The following conditions […]
by Roland JACKSON / Véronique DUPONT Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain announced Friday a vast 80-percent hike in electricity and gas bills, in a dramatic worsening of the cost-of-living crisis before winter as the UK awaits a new leader. Regulator Ofgem said its energy price cap, which sets prices for consumers who are not on a fixed deal with their supplier, will in October increase to an average £3,549 ($4,197) per year […]
by Oleksandr KHOROCHOUN Agence France-Presse CHAPLYNE, Ukraine (AFP) — “It’s such a shame for this boy, such a shame,” said Viktor, a resident of the Ukrainian city of Chaplyne, whose young neighbor was killed by a Russian strike. Russian missiles slammed into the town of 4,000 people, a railway hub in the eastern Dnipropetrovsk region, killing 25 people including two children and injuring 31, the presidency said Thursday. “An 11-year-old boy was killed under the […]
by Agnès PEDRERO Agence France-Presse FINHAUT-EMOSSON, Switzerland (AFP) — Switzerland is among the world’s wealthiest countries, but its reliance on Russian gas and French nuclear power — both in short supply — has it bracing for power shortages and even blackouts this winter. With hundreds of hydropower plants spread across the Alps, Switzerland produces more than enough power in the summer months. However, the landlocked nation is forced to turn to imports when the cold […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) – China’s volleyball association apologised on Friday for failing to tell its women’s team to remove their face masks for an Asian Cup match in the Philippines. The team lost the opening set of Thursday’s match against Iran while wearing the masks but went on to win 3-1, finishing top of their group and moving into the quarter-finals. Some players began to remove their masks just before the end of the first […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – Christie’s announced plans on Thursday to auction the art collection of late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, which it estimated to be worth more than $1 billion. The November sale of more than 150 pieces spanning 500 years of art will be “the largest and most exceptional art auction in history,” Christie’s said in a statement. The works will include “La montagne Sainte-Victoire” by French painter Paul Cezanne, valued at […]
