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HUALIEN, Taiwan, April 6, 2024 (AFP) – Taiwan rescue helicopters flew sorties Saturday to pluck tourists to safety after a massive earthquake cut off roads and blocked tunnels, leaving hundreds stranded for days in the mountains. At least 13 people were killed and more than 1,100 injured by the magnitude 7.4 quake that struck the island on Wednesday, with strict building codes and widespread disaster readiness credited with averting an even bigger catastrophe. The quake […]
MOSCOW, April 6, 2024 (AFP) – Russia on Saturday said it had evacuated almost 4,500 people in the Orenburg region in the southern Urals due to flooding after a dam burst. Emergency services worked through the night after a dam burst in the city of Orsk, near the border with Kazakhstan, on Friday. The press service of the Orenburg governor said “4,402 people, including 1,100 children” had been evacuated and more than 6,000 homes were […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. According to PAGASA, the entire country will […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Agriculture is pushing for the construction of deep piers in a bid to reduce the cost of producing rice in the country. “Mahal din iyong input sa atin dahil iyong logistics, iyong binabanggit palagi ni Secretary (Francisco) Tiu Laurel iyong fertilizer na dadalhin ng Mindoro manggagaling pa iyon ng Bataan, so bago makarating iyong fertilizer from Bataan to Mindoro na nakailang lipat iyong tracking ang laki ng gastos,” De Mesa said. […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Zamboanga del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. According […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos is slated to attend what the government said was a historic trilateral cooperation meeting with US President Joe Biden and Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in the US next week. Foreign Affairs Acting Deputy Undersecretary Hans Mohaimin Siriban said the meeting in Washington will build upon the previous meetings of the countries in Jakarta, Indonesia. “The elevation of the Philippines-Japan-US partnership into this trilateral cooperation has the peace stability and prosperity […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos has signed a law splitting Bagong Silang in Caloocan into six separate and independent barangays. Under Republic Act No. 11993 signed on April 3, what was Bagong Silang or Barangay 176 will now be known as Barangay 176-A, Barangay 176-B, Barangay 176-C, Barangay 176-D, Barangay 176-E, and Barangay 176-F, with the territorial boundaries of each barangay created immediately with the existing “puroks” or “phases.” Bagong Silang is considered the most […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines’ inflation accelerated to 3.7 percent in March 2024, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Friday, April 5. The PSA said in February, inflation was at 3.4 percent. The March 2024 inflation rate was, however, lower than the 7.6 percent inflation rate recorded in the same month last year. The PSA said the uptrend in the overall inflation in March was primarily influenced by the higher year-on-year increase in the heavily-weighted food and […]
The shorts worn by Muhammad Ali in his legendary “Thrilla in Manila” boxing match are up for grabs at Sotheby’s in New York, part of a growing sports memorabilia market eyed by auction houses. Bids — including the latest for $3.8 million — have been rolling in since late March for the Everlast-brand shorts, which are white with black stripes and are signed by Ali. The auction is open until April 12. The sale comes […]
By Pam CASTRO MANILA, April 5, 2024 (AFP) – Thousands of schools in the Philippines suspended in-person classes Friday, the education department said, as parts of the tropical country endured dangerously high temperatures. The months of March, April and May are typically the hottest and driest in the archipelago nation, but conditions this year have been exacerbated by the El Nino weather phenomenon. Many schools have no air-conditioning, leaving students to swelter in crowded, poorly […]
NEW YORK, April 5, 2024 (AFP) – New York City was shaken by a small earthquake on Friday with a 4.8 magnitude and an epicenter in neighboring New Jersey state, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). There were no initial reports of injuries or damage. In Brooklyn buildings shook, rattling cupboard doors and fixtures, an AFP correspondent reported. At the United Nations, which has its headquarters in New York, a Security Council meeting […]
MOSCOW, April 5, 2024 (AFP) – The governor of Russia’s far northern Murmansk region has been taken to intensive care after being stabbed by a man on Thursday evening, local authorities said. Andrey Chibis, 45, was knifed in the stomach outside a cultural centre in the town of Apatity, where he had been holding a meeting with local residents. He is currently in “the intensive care and resuscitation department” of a hospital in the city […]
