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@eaglenews Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:07:17
Taiwan reports rise in Chinese military activity as US election nears
TAIPEI (Reuters) Taiwans defence ministry said on Sunday it had spotted 35 Chinese military aircraft, including fighters and bombers, flying to the islands south on the way to exercises in the Pacific, a second day in a row it has reported such activities. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory despite the strong objections of the government in Taipei, regularly sends its military in the skies and waters near the island
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@eaglenews Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:18:48
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes Argentina's Mendoza region, EMSC says
(Reuters) An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 struck the Mendoza region of Argentina, the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on Sunday. The quake was at a depth of 120 km (75 miles) EMSC said. ð#Earthquake (#sismo) M5.6 occurred 103 km NW of La Humada (#Argentina) 3 min ago (local time 01:04:03). More info at: ð±https://t.co/QMSpuj6Z2H ðhttps://t.co/cm5AxSLCss ð¥https://t.co/M5WZ9H8llg pic.twitter.com/0bOyhNvfx1 â EMSC (@LastQuake) November 3, 2024 (Reporting by Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by William
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@eaglenews Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:23:36
North Korean white paper says South's president has raised risk of nuclear war
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean state media released a white paper on Sunday accusing South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol of exposing his country to the danger of nuclear war through his policies toward the North. The document, compiled by North Korea's Institute of Enemy State Studies and released by state news agency KCNA, criticised Yoon's "reckless remarks" about war, abandoning elements of an inter-Korean agreement, engaging in nuclear war planning with the
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@eaglenews Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:39:37
Harris opens 'Saturday Night Live,' urges US to 'keep Calm-ala' before election
By Nandita Bose and James Oliphant NEW YORK (Reuters) -Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris appeared on the Saturday Night Live TV comedy show on Saturday, adding a surprise jolt to the U.S. presidential election just three days before her showdown with Republican Donald Trump. Harris portrayed herself, appearing in a mirror opposite the actor who plays her on the show, Maya Rudolph, who was nervously preparing for a campaign speech. Dressed identically in a black
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@eaglenews Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:45:34
Developing story: Six wounded in stabbing attack in Israel, police say
HADERA, Israel (Reuters) At least six people were wounded, two of them seriously, in a stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Hadera on Wednesday, Israeli authorities said. The terrorist has been neutralized, police said in a statement. Four separate locations have been identified, resulting in six victims with stab wounds. The police did not immediately provide other details, but issued a brief video of the suspected attacker being apprehended. Of the six people
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@eaglenews Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:56:31
World's largest captive crocodile Cassius dies in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) A 5.48 metre (18 ft) Australian crocodile that held the world record as the largest crocodile in captivity has died, a wildlife sanctuary said on Saturday. He was thought to be more than 110 years old. Cassius, weighing in at more than one ton, had been in declining health since Oct. 15, Marineland Melanesia Crocodile Habitat said on Facebook. He was very old and believed to be living beyond the years of
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@rappler 8 hours ago
Meta ordered to pay $25-billion penalty to New Mexico in data privacy case
'Facebook's wrongdoing â over the course of years and systematically broadcast to the public â goes to the heart of Facebook's core business practices,' Judge Francis Mathew writes in his order
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@rappler 8 hours ago
FACT CHECK: Duterte not back in PH; post takes out of context old news report, video
On October 13, the same day the false post circulated, former president Rodrigo Duterte physically appeared at the fourth status conference of his case in the International Criminal Court
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@rappler 7 hours ago
View from Manila: Making sense of the gutter talk from China's embassy
'Let the good aspects prevail over bad ones. Otherwise we may easily fall into the situation of countermeasures and retaliation,' China's envoy says. Yet his taunts seem to be sending a different message altogether.
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@rappler 6 hours ago
Benitez-Bais spat puts Bacolod's stalled P765-M project, flood contractor in focus
Representative Albee Benitez apologizes to Bacolod residents and Councilor Homer Bais for making a scene at a public dinner, but scrutiny continues over the unfinished building funded by a loan during his administration
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@inquirer Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:15:35
Comelec starts printing ballots for Batanes special polls, Naga plebiscite
[Updated Oct. 20, 2026, 5 p.m.] MANILA, PhilippinesâThe Commission on Elections (Comelec) began printing ballots on Tuesday, Oct. 20, for the special election in Batanes and the plebiscite in Naga City. Comelec is overseeing the ballot printing process at the National Printing Office (NPO) in Quezon City. Ballot printing, initially scheduled for Oct. 14, was
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@inquirer Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:48:58
Ejercito flags possible pro-China trolls on social media
MANILA, Philippines âIs China using social media trolls to spread propaganda that would sow division among Filipinos over the country's territorial sovereignty? Sen. JV Ejercito raised this issue with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday during the hearing on the 2027 budget of the Department of National Defense (DND). Ejercito, the chair of the
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@inquirer Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:23:08
China says tracked US Navy ship in Escoda Shoal
BEIJING, China â Chinas military said Tuesday it had sent forces to "track and monitor" a U.S. Navy vessel that sailed through disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea. The Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) said the USS Charleston, a littoral combat ship, had "illegally intruded into waters adjacent to Xianbin Jiao," Chinas name for the
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@inquirer Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:26:22
Comelec to implement WFH setup every Monday starting November
MANILA, Philippines The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will implement a work-from-home arrangement every Monday, as part of the government's energy-saving efforts. In an announcement on Tuesday, Oct. 20, the poll body said the arrangement would take effect on Nov. 9, 2026, and remain in place until March 29, 2027. The setup will cover the
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