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Kyiv, Ukraine | AFP Kyiv expects the first grain deliveries under a UN-brokered deal to leave Ukrainian ports “this week”, Ukraine’s infrastructure minister said Monday, despite Russian strikes on Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odessa. “We expect the agreement to start working in the coming days,” Oleksandr Kubrakov, who led Ukraine’s delegation at grain talks in Turkey, told a press conference. “We are preparing for everything to start this week,” he added. Kubrakov also highlighted […]
(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos’ first State of the Nation Address was “peaceful and orderly,” according to the Philippine National Police. In a statement, the PNP attributed this to “the cooperation, collaboration, coordination, and commitment of all agencies involved in the planning and implementation of the security plans..” As of 6 p.m., the PNP said no major untoward incidents related to the SONA have been reported. “Rest assured that the PNP will continue to […]
Tokyo, Japan | AFP Japan on Monday confirmed its first case of monkeypox, detected in a man in his 30s who had travelled overseas, Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike announced. “It’s a man in his 30s with a history of overseas travel who had returned from Europe. This is the first monkeypox case in Japan,” Koike told reporters. She said the man had been hospitalised in Tokyo, without giving further details. The case was reported […]
Metro Manila logs highest number of new COVID-19 cases in last 14 days with 12,440 (Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 2,778 more COVID-19 cases on Monday, July 25. According to the Department of Health, the additional cases pushed the total cases to 3,755,403. Of these, 27625 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila registered the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days with 12,440. Calabarzon followed suit, with 7876, followed […]
Midpines, United States | AFP by David McNew with Michael Mathes in Washington A fierce California wildfire expanded Sunday, burning several thousand acres and forcing evacuations as tens of millions of Americans sweltered through scorching heat. More than 2,000 firefighters backed by 17 helicopters have been deployed against the Oak Fire, which broke out Friday near Yosemite National Park, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) said in a report. But two […]
Bangkok, Thailand | AFP The Myanmar junta’s execution of four men, including a former member of parliament and a prominent democracy activist, was “an act of utter cruelty,” Human Rights Watch said on Monday, The executions of activist Kyaw Min Yu and opposition lawmaker Phyo Zeya Thaw “was an act of utter cruelty,” said Elaine Pearson, acting Asia director at Human Rights Watch, calling for the international community to “show the junta that there will […]
PBBM enumerates his administration’s proposed solutions to various issues, problems still ailing the country (Eagle News) – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., delivered his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), enumerating and explaining how his government intends to address various problems in the country in a speech, ending with a declaration in the end that “the state of the nation is sound.” For about an hour and 15 minutes, Marcos Jr., tackled various […]
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP by Christophe VOGT The World Health Organization on Saturday declared the monkeypox outbreak, which has affected nearly 17,000 people in 74 countries, to be a global health emergency — the highest alarm it can sound. “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency of international concern,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference. He said a committee of experts who met on Thursday […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — US Army Apache attack helicopters stationed in South Korea are holding live-fire drills with guns and rockets, the US military said Monday, as Seoul looks to boost deterrence against the nuclear-armed North. The drills — the first such exercises since 2019 — come after a record-breaking blitz of weapons tests by Pyongyang this year, including firing an intercontinental ballistic missile at full range for the first time since […]
(Eagle News) – Oil prices will further go down on Tuesday, July 26, as world crude prices continued its slide. This week’s price rollback, however, is not that high compared to the previous two weeks. Gas prices will be slashed by 40 centavos per liter on Tuesday, July 26. But diesel prices would have a bigger rollback at P1.85 centavos per liter, and kerosene prices would be reduced by P1.30 per liter. Various oil companies […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri was elected as Senate President, while Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez, was elected as House Speaker on Monday, July 25. The election of the leaders of the Senate and the House of Representatives was done as Congress opened its session for the State of the Nation Address of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Zubiri was elected by 20 senators, and was nominated by Senator Joel Villanueva. Senators Alan […]
(Eagle News) — Leyte Representative Martin Romualdez was elected Speaker of the House of Representatives on Monday, July 25. Of the 309 House members, 282 voted for the lawmaker. Four abstained and 22 did not vote. The Leyte lawmaker was nominated by Ilocos Norte Representative Sandro Marcos. This was seconded by Reps. Ralph Recto, Camille Villar, Isidro Ungab, Raymond Democrito Mendoza, Roberto Puno, Kristine Singson-Meehan, and Aurelio Gonzales. No other nomination for the post was made. […]
