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by Phil HAZLEWOOD Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Gun salutes will ring out Thursday to mark Queen Elizabeth II’s 96th birthday, although the monarch herself was expected to mark the occasion with little fanfare. It has been a troubled year for Britain’s royal family, with concerns over the queen’s health and questions over the future of the monarchy. Rounds will be fired from the Tower of London and Hyde Park […]
(Eagle News) — A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Thursday, April 21. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 5:57 a.m. The epicenter was 82 kilometers southeast of Manay. The depth of focus was 35 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV- Manay, Mati City, Caraga, and San Isidro, Davao Oriental Intensity III – Banganga, Tarragona, and Cateel, Davao Oriental; Davao […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,683,732 after the Department of Health reported 365 additional cases on Wednesday, April 20. According to the DOH, the regions with the highest new cases reported in the last 14 days were Metro Manila, with 1105, Calabarzon with 438, Central Luzon with 327, Western Visayas with 202, and Davao Region with 151. The provinces and cities with the highest new COVID-19 cases reported in the […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A diocese in New Jersey has agreed to pay $87.5 million to settle hundreds of sexual abuse claims, one of the largest settlements involving the Catholic Church in the United States. The agreement between the diocese of Camden, near Philadelphia, and 300 victims regarding abuse committed by priests in the 1970s and 1980s was announced on Tuesday. The payout is larger than the nearly $85 million settlement in […]
(Eagle News) — The number of reported deaths due to “Agaton” has risen to 224. According to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, the new reported deaths came from Eastern Visayas. Meanwhile, 147 have been reported missing, an increase of 36 from the initial 111 earlier reported. According to the NDRRMC, 2,081,011 people or 599,956 families were affected by Agaton in Bicol, Western Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Davao, Soccsksargen, Caraga, Bangsamoro, Central Visayas, and […]
by Joris Fioriti with Anatoly Stepanov in Kramatorsk © Agence France-Presse ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AFPZ) — Ukraine called Wednesday for urgent negotiations with Russia in Mariupol, which appeared close to falling after weeks of siege, as Vladimir Putin flexed his military muscle with the test launch of a new, nuclear capable ICBM. Washington downplayed the test of the intercontinental ballistic missile and said it had been notified in advance, but Putin said it would make […]
by Stuart Williams and Adam Plowright © Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron and far-right rival Marine Le Pen on Wednesday clashed bitterly over relations with Russia and economic policy as they sought to sway undecided voters in a debate four days ahead of presidential elections. France faces a stark choice in Sunday’s second-round run-off between the centrist president Macron and the anti-immigration Le Pen, who will seek to become […]
Manila has suspended oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Wednesday, as it tries to strike a deal with Beijing on a joint energy project. Drilling off the Philippines was allowed to resume in October 2020 when Duterte — who has taken a softer approach than his predecessor to Beijing’s claims over most of the waterway — lifted a 2014 moratorium. It was hoped that Duterte’s […]
Filipino and indonesian crew among those who suffered while working in Taiwan fishing fleet TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwanese prosecutors on Wednesday charged nine people for exploiting and abusing foreign crew, including Filipinos and Indonesians, on a longline fishing boat, a scourge that activists have long warned was going under-reported and unpunished. Prosecutors allege that the crew beat migrant fishermen, forced them to work up to 20 hours a day, and made Muslim employees eat […]
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Norway has given Ukraine around 100 French-made Mistral anti-air missiles, the government said on Wednesday. The Mistral launchers and missiles, which have already been delivered, had until now been mounted on Norwegian navy vessels, the defence ministry said in a statement. Built from the end of the 1980s by defence group Matra, which later merged with European missile developer MBDA, the Mistral is a very short-range surface-to-air missile. It can be […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Ukraine said it had agreed with Russian forces to open a safe route Wednesday for civilians to flee the besieged port city of Mariupol. “Taking into account a catastrophic humanitarian situation in Mariupol, we’ll be concentrating our efforts in this direction today,” Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Iryna Vereshchuk wrote on Telegram. “We have managed to get a preliminary agreement on a humanitarian corridor for women, children and elderly persons,” she […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — US video hosting service YouTube Wednesday suspended a channel promoting Hong Kong official John Lee’s uncontested bid to be the city’s next leader, saying the move was in compliance with sanctions against the ex-security chief. Lee is expected to be appointed the business hub’s new chief executive by a committee of 1,500 Beijing loyalists next month. He faces no rivals. But he has nonetheless worked to promote his uncontested campaign, […]
