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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s government warned Monday of a power crunch as extreme heat hits the country, with temperature records toppling and Tokyo’s rainy season declared over at the earliest date on record. Residents in and around the capital have been asked to conserve energy, particularly in the early evening. Temperatures of 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) are forecast in Tokyo throughout Monday, and the mercury is not expected to drop below […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized around P102 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Lapu-Lapu City over the weekend, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested during the operation were Eeric Bacalso Felisilda, 46, and Neil James Plaza Vallesquina a.k.a. “Bolantoy,” 28. The PNP said apart from 15,000 grams of shabu, also seized from the suspects were one backpack, two paper bags, one cellphone, one ID card, and the […]
by Cat Barton and Kang Jin-kyu Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A former South Korean Navy SEAL turned YouTuber who risked jail time to leave Seoul and fight for Ukraine says it would have been a “crime” not to use his skills to help. Ken Rhee, an ex-special warfare officer, signed up at the Ukrainian Embassy in Seoul the moment President Volodymyr Zelensky asked for global volunteers and was fighting on the front […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck Leyte on Monday, June 27. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 9:39 a.m. The epicenter was 3 kilometers northwest of Villaba. The depth of focus was nine kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity IV- Calubian, Leyte Intensity II- Kananga and Ormoc City, Leyte; Naval, Biliran Intensity I- Carigara, Leyte No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — At least four people were killed and more than 300 injured on Sunday when the grandstand at a bullring in Colombia collapsed during a popular event at which members of the public face off with small bulls, officials said. “There are four people dead at the moment — two women, a man and a child,” the governor of Tolima department, Jose Ricardo Orozco, told local radio after the incident in the […]
MANILA , Philippines (AFP) — A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world’s deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said. The USS Samuel B Roberts went down during a battle off the central island of Samar on October 25, 1944 as US forces fought to liberate the Philippines — then a US colony — […]
by Michelle Fitzpatrick with Blaise Gauquelin in Kyiv Agence France-Presse ELMAU CASTLE, Germany (AFP) — President Volodymyr Zelensky will urge world powers to step up their support for Ukraine when he addresses the G7 summit on Monday, as Kyiv reels from the first Russian strikes on the capital in weeks. US President Joe Biden and his counterparts from the Group of Seven wealthy democracies, meeting in the Bavarian Alps, have stressed their unity in […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has issued a lahar advisory for Bulusan volcano. PHIVOLCS issued the advisory early Monday, June 27, after the seismic and infrasound stations of the Bulusan Volcano Network detected small-volume lahar at 7:04 p.m. on Sunday, June 26. According to PHIVOLCS, the event lasted for 54 minutes during a period of thunderstorms over Sorsogon province. “Ocular investigation by the Bulusan Volcano Observatory (BVO) confirmed thin channel-confined […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines logged 848 more COVID-19 cases on Sunday, June 27. According to Department of Health data, the additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3700876. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 3701. It was followed by CALABARZON with 1302, Western Visayas with 650, Central Luzon with 504, and Central Visayas with 346. Of the cities and provinces, Quezon City logged […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in the country on Monday, June 27. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Visayas, Bicol Region, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Isabela, and Aurora, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said these were due to the low pressure area estimated 70 km north northwest of Virac, Catanduanes or 100 km east of Daet, Camarines Norte. Flash floods […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Surigao del Norte. According to PAGASA, the LPA was so far located 70 kilometers east southeast of Surigao City. As a result, Visayas, Bicol Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa and Isabela will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are expected. Metro Manila and the rest of the […]
ELMAU CASTLE, Germany (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Sunday praised Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz for his leadership in the wake of Russia’s war against Ukraine and urged the West to stay united. “We have to stay together,” Biden told Scholz at a meeting ahead of the G7 summit in the German Alps. Russian President Vladimir Putin had been hoping “that somehow NATO and the G7 would splinter,” Biden said. “But we haven’t […]
