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by Holmes CHAN Agence France Presse HONG KONG, China (AFP) — When Hong Kong transitioned from British to Chinese rule, Edmond Hui was a floor trader at the bustling stock exchange, witnessing the roaring growth of a city at the crossroads of the West and Asia. Under a deal signed with Britain ahead of the 1997 handover, China promised Hong Kong could keep its capitalist system for 50 years, an arrangement that helped the city […]
(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, light to moderate to occasional rains are affecting portions of Misamis Oriental (Claveria, Gingoog), Bukidnon (Talakag, Impasug-ong, Libona), Davao de Oro (Monkayo, Montevista, Compostela, New Bataan, Maco, Mabini, Pantukan), Davao Oriental (Boston, Cateel, Baganga, MatiCity), Davao del Norte (Talaingod, Sto Tomas), Davao del Sur (Bansalan, Magsaysay), and Agusan del Norte (Kitcharao, Jabonga, […]
by Pierre-Henry Deshayes Agence France-Presse BARENTSBURG, Norway (AFP) — Russian flags flap in the stiff polar breeze, a bust of Lenin looms out of the snow and a vast slogan declares, “Communism is our goal!” No, this is not some time warp Soviet settlement lost in the Arctic wastes, but a corner of Norway where Moscow can — theoretically at least — mine, build, drill and fish what it likes. Welcome to Spitsbergen, the largest island […]
(Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Caloy” is now almost stationary over the West Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the center of Tropical Depression “Caloy” was estimated 375 km west of Iba, Zambales. The tropical depression is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 55 kph. PAGASA said in the next 24 hours, the monsoon trough and the southwest monsoon […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Philippine news site co-founded by Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been ordered to shut down, the company said Wednesday, a day before President Rodrigo Duterte — its arch-nemesis — leaves office. Ressa has been a vocal critic of Duterte and the deadly drug war he launched in 2016, triggering what media advocates say is a grinding series of criminal charges, probes and online attacks against her and Rappler. […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. According to the Philippine National Police, the additional cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 48901. The PNP said there are so far 27 active COVID-19 cases in the PNP. Recoveries are at 48745, with no additional ones reported. The COVID-19 death toll is at 129. Metro Manila and several other areas are under a COVID-19 alert level 1 from July […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — At least 52 inmates were killed and 26 more injured early Tuesday after a fire broke out during a prison riot in southwestern Colombia, the national prisons agency said. The tragedy occurred when rioting inmates set a fire at around 2:00 am, attempting to prevent police from entering their enclosure at the prison in the city of Tulua, said Tito Castellanos, director of the National Penitentiary and Prison Institute (INPEC). […]
by Gerard Martinez Agence France-Presse SAN ANTONIO, United States (AFP) — The death toll of undocumented migrants who were abandoned in a scorching-hot trailer in Texas rose to 51 Tuesday, as President Joe Biden blamed “criminal” professional smugglers for the tragedy. Rebeca Clay-Flores, a Bexar County official, reported the new tally of “39 men and 12 women” dead, following the Monday discovery of the tractor-trailer on an isolated road in her district. She did […]
by Max Delany with Benoit Finck in Kremenchuk Agence France-Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Western allies vowed on Tuesday to boost NATO’s defenses and to back Ukraine to the end as Moscow demanded Kyiv’s surrender. As NATO leaders gathered in Madrid for a summit, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said Finland and Sweden would be formally invited to join NATO after Turkey lifted its block on their bids. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had stubbornly refused […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Zamboanga del Sur early Wednesday, June 29. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 5:23 a.m. The epicenter was 35 kilometers southeast of Tabina. The depth of focus was 27 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities and intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV- Tabina and Dimataling, Zamboanga Del Sur Intensity II- Cotabato City Instrumental Intensities: Intensity I- Zamboanga City; Kiamba, Sarangani; […]
by Marlowe Hood Agence France-Presse LISBON, Portugal (AFP) — Safeguarding the world’s oceans will be fundamental to tackling global warming, US climate envoy John Kerry told AFP on Tuesday, warning that war in Ukraine and its economic fallout meant efforts to curb dangerous carbon pollution were facing “powerful headwinds”. The interview, on the margins of the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon, has been edited for length. Q. This meeting has no negotiating agenda. How will […]
Rains expected as TD “Caloy” enhances monsoon trough, southwest monsoon, PAGASA says (Eagle News) — The low pressure area off Zambales has developed into tropical depression “Caloy.” According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Caloy” was so far located 395 km west of Iba, and continues to move slowly over the West Philippine Sea. The tropical depression is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour near the center, and a […]
