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(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P400 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Dasmariñas City, Cavite. The Philippine National Police said also arrested in the operation on June 2 were Dominador Omega Jr., whom the PNP identified as a leader of the Omega Drug Group, and Siegfred Garcia. Seized from their possession were the 60,000 grams of shabu worth P408 million, the PNP said. The PNP did not provide more details about […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Friday, June 3. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 7:55 p.m. The epicenter was four kilometers northeast of Bayabas. The depth of focus was 59 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities Intensity IV – Bayabas, Tago and City of Tandag, Surigao del Sur Intensity III – Cagwait and Marihatag, Surigao del Sur; Rosario, […]
A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly triple in less than four decades, according to findings released Friday. Annual production of fossil-fuel-based plastics are set to top 1.2 billion tonnes by 2060 and waste to exceed one billion tonnes, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Even with aggressive action to cut demand and improve efficiencies, plastic production would almost double in […]
Vietnamese police have arrested a bear owner for the first time after netting a record haul of hundreds of bile bottles in Hanoi, a wildlife protection organisation said Friday. The communist country is a major hub for the illegal trade in wild animals and bears are kept to drain the bile from their gallbladders for use in traditional medicine. Authorities outlawed bile extraction in Vietnam in 2005, but bear farms were allowed to keep the animals […]
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka is seeking urgent United Nations help to build a stockpile of essential foods, the prime minister’s office said Friday, after authorities warned of looming starvation. Acute shortages of food, fuel and other essential goods, along with record inflation and rolling blackouts, have inflicted widespread misery in the island nation’s unprecedented economic crisis. Scarce supplies of petrol, diesel and fertiliser have made it difficult for farmers to grow crops, while the agricultural sector […]
China and Papua New Guinea held talks on a free-trade deal Friday, as Beijing’s foreign minister wrapped up a landmark tour of the Pacific Islands with a stop in the resource-rich nation. Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape said discussions in the capital Port Moresby had focused on economic cooperation and a long-mooted trade agreement. China is already a major investor in Papua New Guinea and buys much of the country’s gas, minerals, timber […]
Texas law enforcement officers have shot dead a convicted murderer who escaped prison and was suspected of killing a family close to his last known location, authorities said Thursday. The bodies of five people — one adult and four children — were found in a house near the town of Centerville, Leon County on Thursday, the local sheriff’s office said. Gonzalo Lopez was shot in the city of Jourdanton after gunfire ensued when law enforcement […]
A fire raged Friday through an office building in western Moscow, said the emergencies ministry, adding that over 120 people had been evacuated. “According to preliminary information, more than 120 people had been rescued from the burning building,” the emergencies ministry said in a statement on messaging app Telegram, adding the search for more people was continuing. The blaze covered an area of 1,000 square metres (10,764 square feet), the ministry said, adding that […]
World food prices fell slightly for the second consecutive month in May but wheat prices rose again as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on and India banned exports of the commodity, a UN agency said Friday. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sent food prices to a record high in March as both countries are major exports of agricultural goods, sparking fears of a global hunger crisis. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s food price index […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A 10-day South Pacific island-hopping tour by China’s top diplomat focused world attention on a usually overlooked region, opened a new front in Beijing’s quest for global influence and challenged decades of Western primacy. On the face of it, Wang Yi’s trip was a failure. His centerpiece proposal — a regional pact to turbocharge China’s role in Pacific island security — was leaked to the press […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs announced it collected over P68 billion worth of revenues for the country in May, surpassing its target for the month by more than P11 billion. According to the bureau, the P68.245 billion collected translates to an increase of 20.8% from the initial target of P56.478 billion. Based on the preliminary report from the BOC-Financial Service, the bureau said fifteen of the seventeen collection districts exceeded their target. These […]
by Miodrag Sovilj Agence France-Presse BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) — While the European Union scrambles to isolate Russia and reduce energy imports from the country, EU candidate Serbia is tightening its bond with Moscow through a new gas supply deal. Belgrade has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine at the United Nations, but it has refused to take part in sanctions against its old ally, even though Serbia aims to join the EU. A day before […]
