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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened lower Monday as investors watched tension between the US and Turkey that has driven down the lira, fanning fears of possible wider financial instability. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.83 percent or 185.56 points to 22,112.2 while the broader Topix index gave up 0.83 percent or 14.22 points to 1,705.94. The Turkish lira fell to a new record low of 7.2362 to the dollar overnight, before recovering […]
(Eagle News)—Work at the House of Representatives was suspended on Monday, Aug. 13, due to bad weather. Scheduled committee hearings, however, will push through. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said on Monday “Yagi” and “Leepi” will continue to enhance the southwest monsoon, bringing rains in several parts of the country.
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The two Koreas opened high-level talks Monday to prepare for a third summit between the South’s President Moon Jae-in and the North’s leader Kim Jong Un, amid the diplomatic thaw on the peninsula. The exact date and location of their next meeting have yet to be decided, but at their historic April summit in Panmunjom they agreed Moon would visit Kim in Pyongyang during the autumn. Monday’s high-level talks, taking […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — One of the fires scorching California Sunday moved in on a retirement community, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people. Residents of the Trilogy Glen Ivy community located between the Santa Ana Mountains and a major highway who have trouble driving in the dark were urged to leave immediately to escape the wrath of the Holy Fire, which has already burned through 22,714 acres (9,192 hectares) and is 41 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The North American box office was under attack from sci-fi horror film ‘The Meg’ this weekend, industry estimates showed Sunday, as it more than doubled the earnings of its closest competitor to claim the top spot. The Warner Bros. adaptation of Steve Alten’s “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror” (1997) took $44.5 million in its first weekend in theaters, as viewers rushed to see Jason Statham as a rescue […]
(Eagle News)—Executive judges in areas “severely affected” by the continuous rains and flooding such as Marikina may exercise their discretion to suspend work. This is according to Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio, in a Twitter post on Monday, Aug. 13. Carpio issued the announcement as rains continued to pound parts of the country, with two weather disturbances outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility enhancing the southwest monsoon.
(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority on Monday, Aug. 13, lifted the number-coding scheme. The MMDA said the suspension applies to cities in Metro Manila, except for Las Piñas and Makati. The suspension came as the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration forecast continuous monsoon rains in Metro Manila on this day, with two tropical storms outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility enhancing the southwest monsoon.
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring another weather system outside of the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In its 4 a.m. advisory, PAGASA said that as of 3 a.m., the center of Tropical Storm “Leepi” was situated 1965 kilometers east northeast of extreme northern Luzon. “Leepi” is packing maximum sustained winds of 80 kilometers per hour near the center, and gustiness of up to 95 kph, moving at a northwest direction […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang Sunday urged the public on Sunday to be alert and safe amid flooding in the country brought about by the southwest monsoon, and advised those in evacuation centers to remain there until floods have subsided. “Pinapaalalahanan po namin ang publiko na manatiling alerto at ligtas (We are reminding the public to stay alert and safe),” Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press statement. He said it would be best […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — An explosion at a weapons depot in a rebel-held town in northwest Syria killed at least 39 civilians including a dozen children on Sunday, a monitor said. An AFP correspondent at the site in Sarmada in Idlib province near the Turkish border said the explosion of unknown origin caused two buildings to collapse. Rescue workers used bulldozers to remove rubble and extract trapped people from the flattened buildings, the correspondent […]
Madrid, Spain (AFP) — Retired Brazilian striker Ronaldo has been hospitalized with pneumonia on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza and is recovering well, a local newspaper reported Sunday. The 41-year-old, widely considered one of the world’s best-ever players, was admitted to the intensive care unit of the Can Misses Hospital on the island on Friday afternoon where he was diagnosed with pneumonia, local daily newspaper Diario de Ibiza reported. Several hours later Ronaldo […]
(Eagle News)—-An orange rainfall warning has been hoisted over Cavite, as “Karding” continues to enhance the southwest monsoon, dumping rains in parts of the country. A yellow rainfall warning, on the other hand, is up over Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, southern Zambales, and Bataan, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its recent advisory. PAGASA said light to moderate with occasional heavy rains affecting Pampanga, Laguna, Tarlac, Quezon, Batangas and Nueva […]
