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London, United Kingdom (AFP) by Phil HAZLEWOOD Searing summer temperatures in the UK have not just parched the earth and dried up rivers, lakes and reservoirs but are also seeing trees shed their leaves early. Instead of green, many gardens, parks and woods are now a sea of orange, yellow, red and brown, with thick carpets of leaves on the ground. The early leaf fall — dubbed a “false autumn” — is a sign […]
Hong Kong, China (AFP) A powerful typhoon was approaching southern China on Wednesday evening, prompting Hong Kong to issue its third highest storm warning as neighbouring Macau and other nearby coastal cities prepared for the prospect of a direct hit. Typhoon Ma-on — which shares a name with a mountain in Hong Kong and translates as “saddle” — was packing wind speeds of up to 110 kilometres (62 miles) per hour on Wednesday evening and […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 3,000 more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, Aug. 24. According to the Department of Health, the 3580 additional cases pushed the tally to 3864034. Of these, 30240 were active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days with 13256. It was followed by Calabarzon with 7404, Central Luzon with 4382, Western Visayas with 2299 and Cagayan Valley with 1896. Quezon City logged the highest […]
Bangkok, Thailand (AFP) Thailand will raise the price of Thai instant noodles, the trade department said Wednesday, marking the first price increase on the must-have daily staple in 14 years. The kingdom’s economy has not bounced back after fully re-opening to tourists earlier this year, and has been battered by 14-year-high inflation and the economic knock-on effects of the Russian-Ukraine war. Prices of instant noodles are capped by Bangkok at six baht ($0.16) per packet […]
Beats Tokyo Olympic silver medalist US pole vaulter Chris Nilsen who is no. 2 in world ranking (Eagle News) – Filipino pole vaulter EJ Obiena bagged the gold in the just concluded 26th Internationales Stabhochsprung-Meeting in Jockgrim, Germany after clearing 5.81 meters. Obiena again became the Philippines’ pride in the international pole vaulting competition by finishing at the top and beating 10 other competitors, including 2020 Tokyo Olympics’ silver medalist Chris Nilsen of the […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) – Tigray rebels accused Ethiopian government forces and allied militias of launching a “large-scale offensive” against southern Tigray on Wednesday. There was no immediate response from the Ethiopian government and the claims by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) could not be independently verified as the region is under a communications blackout. “They launched the offensive early this morning around 5:00 am local time (0200 GMT). We are defending our positions,” TPLF […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang said that six officers of the Bureau of Customs assigned at the Port of Subic have been relieved of their posts and “recalled” to the BOC main office as the probe on alleged sugar smuggling continues. Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles announced this on Wednesday, August 24, saying that the six BOC officers have been transferred to the office of the acting Customs Commissioner Yogi Filemon while awaiting the result of […]
BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court on Wednesday suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha from office while it considers a legal challenge that could see him thrown out months before an expected general election. The court agreed unanimously to hear a case brought by opposition parties who argue Prayut has reached the end of his eight-year term limit as prime minister. Judges also agreed by five votes to four to suspend Prayut from office until […]
(Eagle News) — Over P4 million worth of illegal drugs were seized in separate buy-bust operations in Mindanao over the weekend. According to the Philippine National Police, the operations on Sunday, Aug. 21, that yielded the seizure of P4.624 million worth of shabu also led to the arrest of Sanny Lloyd Mamaluba and Jalil Malawi Ampasoc. Of the total amount of shabu seized, P3.4 million worth of shabu was seized from Mamaluba in Barangay Fatima, […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday vowed in an Independence Day address that his country would fight Russia’s invasion “until the end” and would not be making “any concession or compromise”. “We don’t care what army you have, we only care about our land. We will fight for it until the end,” Zelensky said in a video address on Wednesday, which also marks six months since the invasion began. “We have […]
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) – Burkina Faso’s Prime Minister Albert Ouedraogo Tuesday visited the country’s first own pharmaceuticals manufacturing facility, which will make low-cost generic versions of popular drugs such as paracetamol. Built with private funding on a 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) site in Komsilga, on the outskirts of the capital, the Propharm plant will ensure the “permanent availability of the medicines most in demand”, officials said. It will begin by producing in the next few months […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – Fifty years after the last Apollo mission, the Artemis program is poised to take up the baton of lunar exploration with a test launch on Monday of NASA’s most powerful rocket ever. The goal is to return humans to the Moon for the first time since the last Apollo mission in 1972 — and eventually to Mars. The 322-foot (98-meter) Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is scheduled to blast off […]
