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By Watsamon TRI-YASAKDA, Thanaporn PROMYAMYAI MAE SOT, Thailand, April 10, 2024 (AFP) – Thai armoured cars patrolled the town of Mae Sot Wednesday as the deep boom of artillery thundered across the border in Myanmar where the junta and an ethnic armed group fought for a second day near a vital trade hub. Hundreds queued to enter Thailand at the immigration checkpoint in Mae Sot, many fleeing the latest round of fighting to rock Myanmar […]
Water levels on rivers in Russia and Kazakhstan continued to rise and flood whole villages and cities on Wednesday, with more than 100,000 people evacuated and the Kremlin warning a “very, very tense” situation was expected to worsen. Fast-melting snow and ice has caused rivers in Russia’s southern Urals, western Siberia as well as northern Kazakhstan to reach unprecedented heights, threatening major cities. Moscow and Astana have been battling the rising rivers for more than […]
NEW YORK, April 10, 2024 (AFP) – Federal aviation authorities are investigating claims by a Boeing engineer that the 787 Dreamliner suffers from assembly defects that threaten safety, US officials said Tuesday. Attorneys for the whistleblower, Sam Salehpour, accuse the company of putting profit over safety — and retaliating against him after he raised concerns by “involuntarily” transferring him to the 777 program. At the 777 program, he raised more issues, for which his attorneys […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the country on Wednesday, April 10. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, Batanes, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms because of a frontal system. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms due to […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Wednesday, April 10. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:58 a.m. Its epicenter was 335 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 63 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos vowed to strengthen the partnership between the Philippines and the World Food Programme (WFP) as part of the government’s efforts to combat malnutrition and hunger. “The strategies that you’ve brought to us are really quite – they’re very insightful,” the President told WFP Executive Director Cindy McCain during her courtesy visit at the Malacañang Palace on Monday. He said in the Philippines, hunger and malnutrition incidents have improved with the Philippine […]
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – Water levels in overflowing rivers were still rising on Tuesday in swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan that have been hit by massive floods, as cities braced for a new peak in the southern Urals and western Siberia. Both Astana and Moscow have called the floods the worst in decades, introducing a state of emergency as water covered entire cities and villages. More than 90,000 people have been evacuated […]
By W.G. DUNLOP WASHINGTON, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – Washington has given Ukraine small arms and ammunition that were seized while being sent from Iranian forces to Tehran-backed rebels in Yemen, the US military said Tuesday. The transfer last week came as Ukraine suffers from significant shortages of ammunition and US Republican lawmakers block new aid, but it does not address Kyiv’s need for key items such as artillery and air defense munitions. “The US […]
SYDNEY, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – The top US military officer in the Pacific on Tuesday said Washington was “very, very concerned” about Beijing’s recent “dangerous” actions in the disputed South China Sea, after confrontations with Philippine vessels. Speaking in Sydney, United States Indo-Pacific Command head Admiral John Aquilino referenced recent encounters between Chinese and Philippine boats around a remote shoal in the Spratly Islands. “I’m very concerned about what’s happening at the Second Thomas […]
By Peter MURPHY DUBLIN, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – Simon Harris on Tuesday became Ireland’s new prime minister, replacing Leo Varadkar after he abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons. Ireland’s parliament voted 88 to 69 in favour of Harris, 37, becoming “taoiseach” — a Gaelic word for “chieftain” or “leader” pronounced “tee-shock”. He was officially installed later at a ceremony with President Michael D. Higgins, becoming the country’s youngest ever prime minister. […]
By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – One year since the conflict in Sudan erupted, thousands of desperate people are still fleeing the country daily “as if the emergency had started yesterday”, the UN said Tuesday. More than 8.5 million people have fled their homes since the fighting broke out, with nearly 1.8 million having escaped across the country’s borders. “A year on, the war in Sudan continues to rage, with the country […]
MOSCOW, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – Russia on Tuesday opened a probe into “financing terrorism” that implicates Western countries, saying funds received by US firms in Ukraine — including one that employed Joe Biden’s son — were used for “terrorism acts” in Russia. The announcement came with Moscow continuing to blame the West and Ukraine for the attack on a concert hall last month that left 144 dead. The attack on the Crocus City […]
