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The Colombian capital city of Bogota was covered in haze on Tuesday (February 2) as strong winds blew smoke and ash from forest fires into the city. Firefighters using helicopters have been battling the flames for nearly two days in the Aguas Claras reserve located south of Bogota. Bogota Mayor Enrique Penaloso said the fire began at a military base. “Unfortunately, despite the great work of the military, the fire department, the civil defence, the […]
(Reuters) — South Korea said on Wednesday (February 3) North Korea’s announced plan to launch a satellite is really a plan to launch a long-range missile and warned that the North will pay a “severe price” if it goes ahead. North Korea should immediately call off the planned launch, which is a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, the South’s presidential Blue House said. Seoul’s warning came after the North notified U.N. agencies late […]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (PNA/Xinhua) — The first locally transmitted case of Zika virus in the United States has been reported in a county in Texas, the county’s health department said Tuesday. Dallas County Health and Human Services said in a statement that the patient was infected with the virus after having sexual contact with an ill individual who returned from a country where Zika virus is present. For medical confidentiality and personal privacy reasons, the […]
(Reuters) — The Iowa caucus offered tough lessons for some presidential hopefuls on Monday (February 1), jolting the campaigns of both political novice Donald Trump and seasoned candidate Hillary Clinton. Republican presidential candidate Trump, who led most polls of Iowa Republicans, at times by double digits, watched conservative Ted Cruz win. “We finished second. And I want to tell you something, I’m just honored, I’m really honored,” Trump told supporters at a rally in West […]
REUTERS — The mosquito-borne Zika virus linked to an outbreak of birth defects in Latin America could spread to Asia and Africa, the World Health Organization told a press briefing at its Geneva-based headquarters on Tuesday. “The complications of this relatively mild illness do have potentially devastating effects, for families to have a child with microcephaly, and to have a tenfold increase in numbers and the potential for spread, not just across Latin America, but […]
The Syria peace talks in Geneva struggled to continue into a second day as the Syrian government did not accept opposition’s precondition for official negotiation. The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, was scheduled to meet with the Syrian main opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC) delegation for the second time on Tuesday afternoon at the UN headquarters in Geneva. But the meeting was canceled after the Syrian government denied the opposition’s […]
(Reuters) — Mexico’s infection rate of the Zika has topped 30 as the Latin American country steps up preventative measures against an outbreak of the mosquito-borne virus amidst fears it will spread across the region. Zika has been linked to brain damage in thousands of babies in Brazil, leading health authorities in Colombia and El Salvador to advise women against getting pregnant for anywhere up to two years. Last week, Mexico reported 18 cases […]
(Reuters) — New Yorkers in Times Square on Tuesday (February 2) had mixed hopes for who they’d like to see as president, but few were surprised by the outcome of the Iowa caucus. Republican Senator Ted Cruz beat billionaire Donald Trump in Iowa on Monday (February 1) while on the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton won by a razor-thin margin against U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the closest in Iowa […]
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Matinding bakbakan sa Syria, patuloy pa rin sa harap ng usapang pangkapayaan na pinangunahan ng United Nations Envoy para sa Syrian Opposition Groups sa Geneva.
(Reuters) — China’s nuclear envoy arrived in Pyongyang on Tuesday (February 2), the North’s KCNA news agency reported, amid a push by the United States and South Korea for tougher sanctions on the North after its fourth nuclear test. China’s Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs Wu Dawei was expected to hold discussions with the North Koreans on the nuclear issue after his arrival, Japan’s Kyodo news agency reported from the North Korean capital. […]
TOKYO, Feb. 2 (PNA/Xinhua) — The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 shook northeastern Japan on Tuesday afternoon, although no tsunami warning was issued. According to the weather agency, on the Japanese seismic scale that peaks at 7, the temblor measured 4 at 2:32 p.m. in some parts of northern Iwate Prefecture. Local authorities confirmed, however, that no injuries or damage, as yet, have been reported. According to […]
