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A strong magnitude 7 quake shook Papua New Guinea on Friday, July 17, sending residents scrambling from buildings in the capital Port Moresby but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The quake was 79.8 kilometers deep and its epicenter was located 114 kilometers north northwest of Popondetta, Papua New Guinea, the US Geological Survey said. It was located in a remote region near the eastern coast around 150 kilometres from Port […]
by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Coronavirus cases in India passed one million on Friday, official data showed as authorities struggle to check the spread of the deadly pandemic across the world’s second-most populous nation. With over 600 Indians dying daily, lockdowns are being re-imposed across the country of 1.3 billion following an easing of restrictions in recent weeks on hopes the outbreak was under control. Health ministry data released Friday put the […]
by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Florida is the new epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in the United States and is shaping up as a key battleground in a partisan-tinged fight playing out nationally over reopening schools in the fall. While cities such as Houston, Los Angeles and New York plan to begin the school year virtually or on a restricted basis, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is insisting schools reopen fully in August. […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Papua New Guinea Friday, rocking residents across the pacific nation, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at a depth of 85 kilometers (51 miles) near the eastern coast around 150 kilometers from the capital, Port Moresby, it said. People scrambled from office buildings in the capital after being jolted by the quake, which hit around 12:50pm local time (0250 GMT). Reports said the […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil topped two million coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to official data that put the number of deaths at more than 76,000. Figures published by the health ministry showed there were more than 45,000 new cases over the last 24 hours, and an extra 1,300 deaths. Brazil is the second worst affected country in the world by the coronavirus after the United States. And these figures are considered largely […]
by Maria ANTONOVA MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Smoke from raging forest fires in Siberia on Thursday filled cities as officials scrambled to prevent the flames reaching homes. More than 100 firefighters and volunteers were trying to douse the flames of a fire outside the city of Yugorsk in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, just one of several areas affected. “A fire line has been ploughed around it, so the fire is not a threat, but when […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –The United States on Thursday set yet another record for new coronavirus cases with 68,428 infections recorded in 24 hours, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University. In that period the death toll also climbed by 974 people, the Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed at 8:30 pm (0030 GMT Friday). That brought the total death toll in the country since the pandemic began to 138,201, and the total number of cases […]
by Diego URDANETA Agence France Presse MADRID, Spain (AFP) — With a watchful eye on the latest virus outbreaks, Spain pauses Thursday to honour its 28,400 victims at a state ceremony joined by top EU and World Health Organization figures. Barely three weeks after coming out of lockdown, Spain has seen a surge in cases and health officials monitoring more than 120 active outbreaks. The most worrying is in and around the northeastern city […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo voiced hope Wednesday of holding high-level talks soon with North Korea and did not rule out a summit, a break with recent pessimistic signs from both countries. Pompeo, without elaborating, said there was “more discussion than is publicly noticed” with North Korea. “I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to have a senior discussion before too long and hopefully advance the ball,” Pompeo said at […]
BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tested positive for coronavirus again, CNN Brazil said on Wednesday, quoting the far right leader, who underwent a new test on Tuesday. Bolsonaro, who at 65 is in a high risk group, said he would remain in quarantine at his official residence in Brasilia from where he would continue to work by video conference. The far-right president, who has caused huge controversy in Brazil for repeatedly flouting […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others were hijacked on Wednesday by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin, in a massive hack of the social media platform. The list of accounts commandeered simultaneously grew rapidly to include Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Uber, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, bitcoin specialty firms and many others. Posts, which were largely deleted, were fired off from […]
MAKASAR, Indonesia (AFP) — The death toll from floods on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has risen to at least 21, authorities said Wednesday as residents tried to salvage a few belongings from their inundated homes. The flash floods in North Luwu regency left hundreds of houses buried in mud after three rivers burst their banks due to torrential rains which started on Monday. Nearly 1,600 people were taking refuge in temporary shelters, the Search and Rescue […]
