Breaking News, Latest Philippines Headlines, World, Entertainment, Politics, Weather & Video News
by Charlotte Plantive with Dmitry Zaks in Severodonetsk and Patrick Fort in Kharkiv © Agence France-Presse Kyiv, UKRAINE (AFP) — With a verdict due Monday in the conflict’s first war crimes trial, Moscow’s offensive in eastern Ukraine is only intensifying, with the city of Severodonetsk under “round-the-clock” bombardment as Russian troops attempt its encirclement. The trial in Kyiv — seen as a public test of the Ukrainian judicial system’s independence — comes as […]
by Sebastian Smith © Agence France-Presse Tokyo, JAPAN (AFP) — President Joe Biden arrived Sunday in Japan for the second leg of an Asia trip underlining US commitment to the region but overshadowed by concern that North Korea will test a nuclear weapon after ignoring Washington’s attempt at outreach. Biden, making his first trip to Asia as president, flew from South Korea into Yokota Air Base outside Tokyo, where he will meet with Japan’s […]
by Maddison Connaughton © Agence France-Presse Sydney, AUSTRALIA (AFP) — Anthony Albanese, Australia’s 31st prime minister, was rushed to hospital a year ago, after a four-wheel-drive slammed into his car. “I thought that was it,” he told a local radio station of the accident. At the time, his Labor Party trailed the country’s ruling conservative government in opinion polls, struggling to cut through during the Covid-19 pandemic. But the near-death experience changed his life, […]
by Laurent Thomet © Agence France-Presse Davos, SWITZERLAND (AFP) — The Davos summit of global political and business elites returns Monday after a Covid-induced two-year break to face another momentous crisis: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The theme of the World Economic Forum, “History at a Turning Point”, sets the tone for the four-day meeting in the glitzy Swiss mountain resort that will be dominated by the political and economic fallout from the conflict. When the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — At least seven people were killed and scores plucked to safety in the Philippines Monday after a fire ripped through a ferry and forced passengers to jump overboard, coast guard and witnesses said. The blaze broke out on the Mercraft 2 at around 6:30 am (2230 GMT Sunday) as it carried 134 passengers and crew from Polillo Island to Real in Quezon province on the main island of Luzon. Seven people […]
(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms are expected over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Ilocos Norte, and Ilocos Sur. The same conditions are expected over La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Apayao, Kalinga, Mt. Province, Ifugao and Benguet. Light to moderate […]
CANBERRA, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s new centre-left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese took office Monday a few hours before flying out to attend an international summit in Tokyo. Albanese, who says Australia is willing to engage with the world on climate change, will join a summit Tuesday with the US, Japanese and Indian leaders, known as the Quad. The 59-year-old new prime minister was sworn in at a brief ceremony in Government House, Canberra. Other […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Swiss health officials on Saturday reported the country’s first case of monkeypox in a person living in the canton of Bern but who was exposed while abroad. Bern’s health authority said the patient had been treated as a walk-in case and was now isolating at home. Everyone who had come into contact with him had been informed, it added in a statement. “As far as we know, the person concerned […]
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel confirmed its first case of monkeypox Saturday, joining several European and North American countries in detecting the disease endemic to parts of Africa. A spokesman for Tel Aviv’s Ichilov hospital told AFP that a 30-year-old man, who recently returned from western Europe with monkeypox symptoms, had tested positive for the virus. On Friday, the health ministry said the man had been exposed to a person with monkeypox abroad, noting a […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Monkeypox has caught the attention of US President Joe Biden, who said Sunday that people should be on guard against the disease which has the potential for “consequential” impact, if it were to spread further. Several cases of monkeypox have been detected in North America and Europe since early May, sparking concern the disease, endemic in parts of Africa, is spreading. The US leader, on his maiden trip to […]
(Eagle News)–The Bureau of Customs has seized over P3 billion worth of smuggled goods from January to March 2022. According to the bureau, of the P3.89 billion worth of items seized, P1.91 billion were assorted goods, P1.53 billion were illegal drugs and P132.6 million were cigarettes or tobacco. The bureau said this translated to 158 seizures made in the first quarter of the year. Meanwhile, 25 letters of authority were also implemented, of which 16 […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila, Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Calabarzon, Mimaropa, Zambales and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are expected. The rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain […]
