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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed US ratification of bids by Finland and Sweden to enter NATO, taking expansion of the Western alliance in response to Russia’s Ukraine invasion one step closer. Biden said the two northern European countries would become “strong, reliable highly capable new allies” by making the “sacred commitment” to mutual defense in the US-led transatlantic alliance. Earlier this month, the Senate voted 95-1 in favor of […]
(Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr has appointed actor and television personality Arnell Ignacio as head of the Overseas Workers’ Welfare Admnistration (OWWA), Malacanang said on Wednesday, August 10. Palace press secretary Atty. Trixie Cruz-Angeles confirmed the appointment of Ignacio as “Executive Director Admin. V of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration.” Ignacio will replace former OWWA chief Hans Leo Cacdac who will serve as one of the four new undersecretaries of the […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Antique on Wednesday, Aug. 10. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 9:50 a.m. The epicenter was 15 kilometers southwest of Anini-y. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV – Anini-y, Antique Intensity III – Tobias – Fornier, Antique Instrumental Intensities: Intensity IV – Anini-y, Antique Intensity I – San Jose de Buenavista, Antique< No damage […]
SAINT-PIERRE-LA-GARENNE, France (AFP) – The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France was removed from the water early Wednesday in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation, an AFP journalist said. After nearly six hours of work, the 800-kilogram (1,800-pound) cetacean was lifted from the river by a net and crane at around 4:00 am (0200 GMT) and placed on a barge under the immediate care of a dozen veterinarians. The […]
by Glenda Kwek with Udita Jhunjhunwala Agence France-Presse MUMBAI, India (AFP) — One of India’s biggest stars is banking on a remake of Hollywood feelgood hit “Forrest Gump” to revive the fortunes of Hindi-language Bollywood, after a string of weak box-office showings. Aamir Khan’s “Laal Singh Chaddha”, an adaptation of the 1994 US classic starring Tom Hanks, hits cinemas on Thursday ahead of India’s 75th independence celebrations. Disappointing takings for other Bollywood A-listers have cast […]
by Maria DANILOVA Agence France Presse Makayla Cox, a high school student in the US state of Virginia, thought she was taking medication that her friend had procured to treat pain and anxiety. Instead, the pill she took two weeks after her sixteenth birthday was fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 times more potent than heroin. It killed her almost instantly. After watching a movie — a prequel to “Harry Potter” — with her mother Shannon […]
BARCELONA, Spain (AFP) – With Europe gripped by successive heatwaves, climate-change deniers are spreading scepticism by publishing data on social media on extreme temperatures allegedly recorded decades ago to imply scientists are exaggerating global warming. But experts say the figures cited from the past are often incorrect or taken out of context — and even if accurate do not change the fact that heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense. The posts typically include heat […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – The Pogues bass player Darryl Hunt has died at the age of 72, the Celtic folk-punk band announced. “We are saddened beyond words. Our Darryl passed away yesterday afternoon in London,” The Pogues said on Twitter Tuesday. The band posted a black and white photo of Hunt holding a guitar case and quoted lyrics to their song “Love You ‘Till The End”, which was written by Hunt. “‘I know you […]
Main growth contributors were transportation and construction; services sector posted highest positive growth (Eagle News) – The Philippine economy grew by 7.4 percent in the second quarter of 2022, mostly due to growth in the construction sector and transportation and storage, according to figures from the Philippine Statistics Authority. The figure, however, was lower than the first quarter growth figure of 8.3 percent, and also lower than the fourth quarter of 2021 growth rate […]
Tropical Storm “Mulan” outside PAR located west of Northern Luzon (Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Tropical Storm “Mulan” which is still outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility is so far located 880 kilometers west of Northern Luzon. Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan and Kalayaan Islands, PAGASA said, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – US health authorities on Tuesday authorized a new procedure for injecting the monkeypox vaccine that should make it possible to inoculate more people with the same amount of the drug, at a time when doses are running short in the country. The Food and Drug Administration also authorized giving the vaccine to people under the age of 18 who are considered to be at high risk of infection. For those […]
by Chris Lefkow and Camille Camdessus Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Top Republican leaders flung their support behind former US president Donald Trump on Tuesday after an extraordinary FBI raid on his palatial Florida residence sparked a political firestorm in an already bitterly divided country. The FBI move marked a stunning escalation of legal probes into the 45th president and comes as he is weighing another White House run. Several former advisors to […]
