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The United States is set to release key data on economic growth Thursday and global investors are watching closely as the world’s largest economy flirts with recession — while President Joe Biden walks a political tightrope. Though Biden says he is confident the US economy is not suffering a downturn, a report showing a second consecutive quarter of negative growth — meeting one of the common definitions of a recession — would increase fears of […]
(Eagle News) — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., greeted the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) on its 108th anniversary on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, as he recognized how the INC had been helpful to the government and the Filipino nation in fostering peace and goodwill. In his message, Marcos Jr., said that for more than a hundred years, the INC had showed the value of having a strong faith in God, and of following […]
by Patrick Markey Agence France-Presse KATSINA, Nigeria (AFP) — Lariya Abdulkareem’s family used to make a living farming beans and sorghum at a village in Nigeria’s northwest Katsina state. But threats of bandit attacks forced them to abandon their land and farm elsewhere. Today, worsening insecurity has disrupted agriculture and food supplies in the region, and the grandmother says feeding her family has become a challenge. “We cannot access the places we did before,” Abdulkareem […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country was “ready to mobilize” its nuclear deterrent in any future military clash with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday. Washington and Seoul have repeatedly warned that Pyongyang is preparing to carry out its seventh nuclear test — a move that the United States has warned would provoke a “swift and forceful” response. In Kim’s latest speech to […]
by Shaun Tandon Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has made a “substantial proposal” to Russia to free Americans including basketball star Brittney Griner, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday, as he announced he will speak to his Moscow counterpart for the first time since the Ukraine war. Blinken said he expected a telephone call “in the coming days” with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the offer to free former […]
by Mikhail Flores and Ron Lopez Agence France-Presse MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said Thursday, as President Ferdinand Marcos Jr flew to the region to inspect the damage. Five people were killed and more than 150 injured when a 7.0-magnitude quake struck the lightly populated province of Abra on Wednesday morning, authorities said. The powerful quake rippled across the mountainous region, toppling […]
(Eagle News) — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., is set to visit quake-hit Abra on Thursday, July 28. According to the Office of the Press Secretary, Marcos left for the province past 8 in the morning. The OPS said the President will inspect the damage in the area. He will also be given a briefing on ongoing rescue and relief operations. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck Tayum left at least four people dead and several […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Abra early Thursday, July 28. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake, which hit at 4:02 a.m., is an aftershock of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the area the day before. The 5.0-magnitude earthquake’s epicenter was 12 kilometers southwest of Tayum. The depth of focus was 17 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental were reported: Intensity: Intensity IV – Bangued, Abra Instrumental Intensities: Intensity […]
(Eagle News)–A 5.4-magnitude earthquake struck Abra on Wednesday, July 27. The earthquake struck at 3:38 p.m., hours after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the province. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 5.4-magnitude earthquake’s epicenter was four kilometers southwest of Bucay. The depth of focus was 10 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity IV – Vigan City, Ilocos Sur Intensity II – Sinait, Ilocos Sur;Laoag City, Ilocos Norte Intensity I – […]
Two LPAs also being monitored (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression off Northern Luzon. According to the weather bureau, it is also monitoring 2 low pressure areas. One of them, the weather bureau said, was located 575 kilometers east northeast of Itbayat, Batanes. The other is located 335 kilometers west of Sinait, Ilocos Sur. PAGASA said so far, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers […]
Metro Manila with 12,832 additional cases in last 14 days (Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 2000 more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, July 27. According to the Department of Health, the additional 2727 pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3760488. Of these, 27754 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila registered the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 12832. It was followed by Calabarzon with 8217, Central Luzon with 3745, […]
(Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo was honored and recognized by the government of Hawaii as the Church reached its 108th anniversary. Hawaii’s Governor David Ige recognized the INC at the Hawaii state capitol building, where he presented the Church officers with an honorary certificate ahead of the 108th anniversary of the INC on July 27, 2022. The date was also the 54th anniversary of the INC’s establishment in Hawaii. The Hawaii governor […]
