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By Gregory WALTON NEW YORK (AFP) – Donald Trump became the first former US president ever convicted of a crime after a New York jury found him guilty on all charges in his hush money case, months before an election that could see him yet return to the White House. The jury found him guilty on each of the 34 counts of falsifying business records to hide a payment meant to silence porn star Stormy […]
JAKARTA, May 30, 2024 (AFP) – A mass rapid transit line in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta was suspended on Thursday due to a construction incident along part of its elevated line, the operator said. No one was hurt due to the incident, Ahmad Pratomo, corporate secretary at operator PT MRT Jakarta, said in a statement to AFP. “Due to an incident at a construction activity carried out at the Attorney General office’s building… affecting the train’s […]
BUKIT TINGGI, Indonesia (AFP) – A volcano in western Indonesia erupted on Thursday, spewing an ash cloud two kilometres into the sky as authorities warned residents over potential dangers from cold lava flows. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra province erupted at 1:04 pm (0604 GMT), spewing thick grey clouds of ash two kilometres (1.2 miles) above its peak, the national disaster mitigation agency, or BNPB, said in a statement. The volcano — one of Indonesia’s […]
REYKJAVIK, May 30, 2024 (AFP) – A volcano erupting on the Reykjanes peninsula in southwestern Iceland has decreased significantly in intensity during the first 24 hours, the country’s weather office said Thursday. The eruption around midday on Wednesday prompted the evacuation of the nearby fishing town of Grindavik as well as the Blue Lagoon thermal spa tourist attraction and the Svartsengi power plant, which supplies electricity and water to around 30,000 people on the peninsula. […]
(Eagle News)–Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel urged Brunei companies to invest in the Philippines’ agricultural sector, noting its huge potential. Speaking before the Philippine Business Forum in Bandar Seri Begawan on Wednesday, May 29, Laurel said that with its population of over 110 million people growing at an annual rate of 1.5 percent and a rising middle-class population with changing dietary preferences, the Philippines has a huge domestic market for agricultural products and high-quality food […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur on Thursday, May 30. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 7:46 a.m. The epicenter was 144 kilometers southeast of Cagwait. The depth of focus was 32 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Ilocos Region, Zambales, Bataan, Occidental Mindoro and Palawan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Batanes and Babuyan Islands, meanwhile, will experience the same conditions, but this time, due to the frontal system. Metro Manila and […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration has declared the onset of the rainy season in the Philippines. In a statement on Wednesday, May 29, PAGASA said proof of this was the significant rain observed in the past few days over the western sections of Luzon and Visayas. It said this was due to scattered rain showers, frequent thunderstorms, the passage of Typhoon Aghon, and the Southwest Monsoon (Habagat). ‘Moreover, the high chance […]
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos arrived on Wednesday, May 29, in Singapore, where he is expected to deliver a keynote address to global defense stakeholders. The Presidential Communications Office said the President’s arrival time was 4:52 p.m. In an interview in Brunei where he was on a two-day state visit prior to his departure for Singapore, the President noted the importance of the keynote address at the 21st edition of the International Institute for Strategic Studies […]
(Eagle News)–“Aghon” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the center of Ewiniar, as it is called internationally, is so far located 1225 kilometers east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 120 kph near the center and a gustiness of 150 kph, moving northeastward at 35 kph. According to PAGASA, although the typhoon is unlikely to directly bring a […]
PORT MORESBY, May 29, 2024 (AFP) – Supplies of food and medicine were beginning to arrive at the scene of a deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea Wednesday, with aid workers discovering children rendered mute by the shock of the disaster. Papua New Guinea’s government estimates that 2,000 people may be buried underneath a massive landslide that struck a thriving highland settlement in Enga province in the early hours of May 24. After days of […]
LOS ANGELES, May 29, 2024 (AFP) – Young amateur golfer Hiroshi Tai will be the first Singaporean to play in the US Masters after he won the prestigious national college championship in the United States. The 22-year-old, who studies at Georgia Tech, won the NCAA Individual Men’s Championship in California on Monday by one stroke to earn a place at Augusta in April 2025 and a major debut at next month’s US Open at Pinehurst. […]
