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(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, in particular, are expected over MIMAROPA. PAGASA said these were due to the Low Pressure Area estimated 60 km west of Romblon. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Metro Manila is expected to […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization said Sunday that 780 laboratory-confirmed monkeypox cases had been reported to it from 27 non-endemic countries, while maintaining that the global risk level was moderate. The WHO said the 780 figure, for cases from May 13 to Thursday, was probably an underestimate due to limited epidemiological and laboratory information. “It is highly likely that other countries will identify cases and there will be further spread of the […]
Alert level 1 still in place (Eagle News) — Twenty-nine volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Bulusan in 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, one phreatic eruption that lasted 17 minutes was also detected. A steam plume reaching 150 meters was also monitored. PHIVOLCS said an alert level 1 remains in place over the volcano. Entry into the 4-radius permanent danger zone and into the extended dangerous zone is not allowed. […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Monday, June 6. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 6:12 a.m. The depth of focus was 39 kilometers southeast of Don Marcelino. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II – Malungon, Sarangani; General Santos City intensity I – Kiamba, Sarangani; Tupi, South Cotabato; Kidapawan City, South Cotabato No damage to property nor aftershocks were […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Romblon. According to PAGASA, the LPA is so far situated 60 kilometers off the area. Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in Mimaropa as a result. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. According to PAGASA, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
South Korea and the United States fired eight ballistic missiles on Monday in response to North Korean weapons tests the previous day, Seoul’s military said. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said the allies launched the ground-to-ground Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile at targets in the East Sea, also known as the Sea of Japan, in the early morning. The 10-minute volley comes a day after North Korea launched eight short-range ballistic missiles following a […]
by Matthieu Demeestere Agence France-Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Belgium’s King Philippe on Tuesday begins a historic visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, in a region cruelly exploited by his ancestors, as tensions rise in the volatile east. The six-day trip, at the invitation of President Felix Tshisekedi, has strong symbolic significance, coming two years after Philippe expressed to the Congolese leader his “deepest regrets” for the “wounds” of colonization. The visit, the monarch’s […]
CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AFP) — At least 16 people were killed and 170 others injured after a massive fire tore through a container depot in southern Bangladesh, officials said Sunday. The fire broke out shortly before midnight at a container storage facility in Sitakunda, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from the key port of Chittagong, fire service official Jalal Ahmed said. “Sixteen people have been killed in the fire. The number of fatalities is expected to […]
by Blaise Gauquelin, with Quentin Tyberghien in the Donbas Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — With a see-saw battle for control of the strategically important city of Severodonetsk raging on, a senior Ukrainian official said Sunday that his country’s forces now control “half of the city”. The gains, announced by regional governor Sergiy Gaiday, would represent a significant advance by Ukrainian troops, who earlier had appeared on the verge of being driven out of […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology announced on Sunday, June 5, the raising of the status of Bulusan volcano. PHIVOLCS made the announcement of the upgrade to alert level 1 from normal following a phreatic eruption that occurred at the volcano at 10:37 a.m. PHIVOLCS said the eruption lasted for 17 minutes and was recorded by infrasound and seismic monitoring by the Bulusan Volcano Network. While the event was “poorly visible,” PHIVOLCS said […]
by Holmes CHAN Hong Kong authorities on Saturday detained multiple people as they pounced on any attempt at public commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, as China vies to remove all reminders of the deadly event. Discussion of June 4, 1989, when China set troops and tanks on peaceful protestors, is all but forbidden on the mainland. Semi-autonomous Hong Kong had been the one place in China where large-scale remembrance was still […]
by Sunghee Hwang North Korea launched eight ballistic missiles from multiple locations Sunday, South Korea‘s military said, a day after Seoul and Washington completed their first joint drills involving a US aircraft carrier in more than four years. Pyongyang has doubled down on upgrading its weapons programme this year, despite facing crippling economic sanctions, with officials and analysts warning that the regime is preparing to carry out a fresh nuclear test. “Our military detected eight […]
