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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A United States governor met Taiwan’s president Monday, days after Washington announced trade talks with Taipei in a show of support following China’s military threats toward the self-ruled island. Eric Holcomb, the Republican governor of the US state of Indiana, landed in Taiwan on Sunday for an “economic development trip”. US-China tensions have risen since Beijing staged huge military drills in retaliation for US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan […]
by Ali BEKHTAOUI Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — This year was supposed to confirm the world economy’s comeback from the Covid pandemic crisis. Instead, the six-month-old war in Ukraine has sparked fears of recession. – Two ‘small’ economies rattle world – “Six short months ago the macro landscape was markedly different from today,” the financial data firm S&P Global said in a recent report. Both the United States and eurozone economies were expected […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – Millions of children in the Philippines returned to school as the academic year started on Monday, with many taking their seats in classrooms for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic hit. The Philippines is one of the last countries in the world to resume full-time, in-person lessons — sparking warnings that the prolonged closure of classrooms had worsened an education crisis in the country. Children in masks and uniforms lined […]
(Eagle News) — Storm signals have been raised over parts of Luzon as “Florita” intensified into a tropical storm while moving over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following storm signals are in place over these areas: Signal No. 2: The eastern portion of Cagayan (Enrile, Tuguegarao City, Peñablanca, Iguig, Baggao, Gattaran, Lal-Lo, Gonzaga, Santa Teresita, Buguey, Santa Ana) the eastern and central portions of Isabela (Cabagan, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – The United States and South Korea began their biggest combined military drills since 2018 on Monday, Seoul said — a move likely to enrage North Korea, which has been ramping up its nuclear threats. Washington is Seoul’s key security ally and stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea to protect it from its nuclear-armed neighbour. The two countries have long carried out joint exercises, which they insist are purely defensive […]
CINCINNATI, United States (AFP) – Borna Coric, who only returned in March after missing a year with a shoulder injury, dominated fourth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday to win the ATP Cincinnati Masters. The world number 152 from Croatia dispatched the Greek star 7-6 (7/0), 6-2 to become the lowest-ranked player to ever lift a Masters trophy. “I have no words, to be honest. It’s just an unbelievable feeling,” the winner said. “I’m just gonna […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Russia might take the provocative step of putting Ukrainian soldiers on trial as Kyiv marks 31 years of independence for the war-ravaged country next week, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Sunday. Zelensky cited media reports that Russia was preparing to put Ukrainian fighters captured during the siege of Mariupol on a public trial to coincide with the independence anniversary Wednesday. Ukraine’s Independence Day, August 24, will also mark six months since […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology raised the alert level over Mayon Volcano to 1 following what it said was low-level unrest. PHIVOLCS came to the conclusion after ground deformation was observed on top of some low-frequency volcanic earthquakes earlier this year. PHIVOLCS said through visual and camera monitoring, it detected that the “remnant lava dome emplaced towards the end of the 2018 eruption has undergone a change in morphology and slight extrusion” […]
PAGASA forecasts “Florita” to reach tropical storm category by Monday, August 22 (Eagle News) – Tropical depression Florita has slightly intensified while moving west southwestward over the Philippine Sea east of Cagayan. As of 5 p.m., Sunday, August 22, tropical cyclone wind signal no. 1 is in effect in the following areas in Luzon: the northern portion of Aurora (Dilasag), the eastern portion of Isabela (Dinapigue, Palanan, Divilacan, Maconacon, San Pablo, Cabagan, Tumauini, Ilagan City, […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to counter growing regional threats from China, local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday. The country plans to upgrade its existing surface-to-ship missiles to extend their range from 100 kilometres (62 miles) to about 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), which would be enough to reach Chinese coastal areas as well as North Korea, the newspaper […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Five Hong Kongers have been arrested for allegedly setting up job scams in which victims were lured to Southeast Asia and then held against their will, police announced Sunday. In recent months, victims have reported travelling to countries such as Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos on false promises of romance or high-paying jobs, and then being detained and forced to work. On Thursday, authorities set up a task force […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 3,000 more COVID-19 cases on Saturday, Aug. 20. According to the Department of Health, the 3715 additional cases pushed the tally to 3852170. Of these, 36146 were active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days with 14206. It was followed by Calabarzon with 8641, Central Luzon with 4842, Western Visayas with 2572 and Cagayan Valley with 2177. Quezon City logged the highest […]
