MANILA: A 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked the northern Philippines late on Tuesday (Oct 25), the US Geological Service said, sending panicked residents out into the streets and causing substantial damage to a hospital. The quake, caused by a movement of the earth’s crust, struck around 10.59pm near the upland town of Dolores.Continue Reading
ALMOST HALF OF WORLD’S BIRD SPECIES IN DECLINE Nearly half, or 49 per cent, of the world’s bird species are seeing declining populations amid threats such as climate change and habitat loss due to human activity, last month’s State of the World’s Birds report by BirdLife International showed. The reportContinue Reading
“STAY AT HOME’ Despite the drop, the cities of Guangzhou, Zhengzhou and Xian have reported a resurgence, risking the implementation of more curbs on their combined population of more than 44 million. The cities – major domestic logistics hubs and producers of everything from autos and auto parts to machineryContinue Reading
MANILA: Extreme weather events and rising temperatures could see 13.6 per cent of the Philippines’ economic output lost by 2040, inflicting a heavy toll on the country’s poorest if it does not address climate change, a World Bank report said on Tuesday (Oct 25). The report warned that temperatures inContinue Reading
Najib, who was Pekan MP, is serving 12 years in jail after the Federal Court upheld his conviction and sentence by the High Court in a corruption case involving a former 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) unit, SRC International. The prions department said on Oct 11 that Najib will not beContinue Reading
Myanmar’s military has defended air strikes on a concert organised by an ethnic minority force as a justified response to attacks in the area, after opponents accused the junta of targeting civilians and conducting war crimes. The air strikes late on Sunday (Oct 23) in Kachin State in the northContinue Reading
Among the promises doled out is the offer of a Deputy Prime Minister position, a role which has typically only gone to someone from Peninsular Malaysia.Continue Reading
DHAKA: A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday (Oct 25), killing at least nine people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said. Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives but the full extent of theContinue Reading
DHAKA: A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday (Oct 25), killing at least nine people, destroying houses, uprooting trees and disrupting road, power and communication links, officials said. Mass evacuations before Cyclone Sitrang made landfall on the west coast helped save lives but the full extent of theContinue Reading
KUAKATA, Bangladesh: At least 16 people died after a cyclone slammed into Bangladesh, forcing the evacuation of about a million people from their homes, officials said on Tuesday (Oct 25). Around 10 million people were without power in 15 coastal districts, while schools were shut across southern and southwestern regions.Continue Reading