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Champions League quarter-final matches under heightened security amid Islamic State threats

PARIS, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – Security will be reinforced at Champions League quarter-final matches on Tuesday and Wednesday after a communication outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against stadiums. European football’s governing body UEFA said all four games in Paris, Madrid and London would go ahead despite the jihadist threat. French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said security would be “considerably reinforced” when Paris Saint-Germain take on Barcelona in the first leg at […]

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6.6-magnitude quake hits eastern Indonesia, no tsunami alert: USGS

JAKARTA, April 9, 2024 (AFP) – A magnitude-6.6 earthquake hit Indonesia’s eastern region on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, with no tsunami warning issued. The quake struck off Halmahera island in North Maluku province at 0948 GMT at a depth of about 35 kilometres (22 miles), the USGS said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after the earthquake. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was “no tsunami threat” from […]

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PBBM to Filipinos: Emulate bravery, integrity, resilience of Bataan heroes amid ‘foul forces outside, within’

(Eagle News)–President Bongbong Marcos on Tuesday, April 9, urged Filipinos to emulate the bravery, integrity and resilience of the heroes and heroines of Bataan amid the challenges he said “are in no way less grave” than before. In his Day of Valor speech, the President said that while “foul forces continue to threaten us outside and within, endangering the hard-fought gains we made for our country,” it is “precisely during these moments that we must […]

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PAGASA: Easterlies affecting PHL

(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said, as a result, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country will experience the same conditions. According to the weather bureau, the northern and western sections of Northern Luzon will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough […]

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North America goes dark: captivating photos of the 2024 total solar eclipse

Eclipse fever swept North America on April 8th. Tens of millions witnessed a breathtaking celestial show, a rare convergence of science, commerce, and…celebration! The Moon’s shadow plunged Mexico’s Pacific coast into darkness, then raced eastward across the US at supersonic speed. This incredible event, witnessed from coast to coast, won’t be seen again from most of North America until 2044. (AFP PHOTOS)          

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Kyiv, Moscow trade accusations of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant attacks

MOSCOW, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – Russia on Monday accused Ukraine of attacking the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station with a drone for the second day running, after Kyiv had earlier pointed the finger at Moscow. The plant in southern Ukraine, Europe’s largest nuclear facility, has been under the control of Russian forces since the first days of the military offensive in early 2022. Both sides have regularly traded accusations of attacking the facility over the […]

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Hong Kong customs makes largest-ever gold smuggling bust

Hong Kong customs said Monday it has made the biggest gold smuggling bust in its history, seizing 146 kilograms of the precious metal disguised as air compressor parts at the city’s international airport. Melted and moulded into parts like motor cores, screws, and gears, the smuggled gold was intercepted last month in two air compressors that were sent by air from Hong Kong to Japan and estimated to be worth HK$84 million ($10.7 million), the […]

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Boeing plane makes emergency landing after engine cover falls off

  LOS ANGELES, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – A Southwest Airlines flight returned to Denver after an engine cowling fell off during takeoff on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration said, the latest in a spate of safety incidents involving Boeing planes. The FAA said in a statement that Southwest Airlines Flight 3695, a Boeing 737-800 passenger jet, landed back at Denver International Airport “after the crew reported the engine cowling fell off during takeoff and […]

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Bogota restricts water as reservoirs hit ‘critical’ lows

BOGOTA, Colombia, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – The mayor of Colombia’s capital Bogota on Monday announced water restrictions as reservoirs in the sprawling Andean city hit “critical” levels. Mayor Carlos Fernando Galan told a press conference that two key reservoirs supplying the city were at their lowest level since the mid-1980s due to a lack of rain attributed to the El Nino climate phenomenon. He announced cuts from Thursday due to “the critical levels of […]

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JPMorgan Chase CEO warns inflation could stay high

NEW YORK, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – Inflation could remain elevated for longer than expected, posing a risk to the US economy’s near-term health, JPMorgan Chase Chief Executive Jamie Dimon said Monday. In his annual letter to shareholders, Dimon pointed to “persistent inflationary pressures” that belie the stock market’s confidence about the outlook and could result in even higher interest rates. “Equity values, by most measures, are at the high end of the valuation range,” […]

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Japan and the US: wartime enemies to ‘closest’ allies

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this week makes the first state visit in nearly a decade by a Japanese leader to the United States, with defence cooperation high on the agenda. Here are five points about the countries’ relationship: – WWII adversaries – Formal ties between Japan and the United States date back to the mid-19th century, when US Commodore Matthew Perry and his “black ships” flotilla forced Japan out of two centuries of self-imposed isolation. […]

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US ‘will not accept’ flood of below-cost Chinese goods: Yellen

By Beiyi SEOW BEIJING, April 8, 2024 (AFP) – The United States “will not accept” a situation where underpriced Chinese goods flood the global market, battering industries elsewhere, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Monday as she wrapped up high-level talks in China. Yellen repeatedly warned about the risks of China’s excess industrial capacity during four-day talks with officials and business leaders in the southern city of Guangzhou and capital Beijing. Washington’s concern is that […]

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