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Worldwide Pro-Palestinian Protests Begin on the Anniversary of Hamas Attack

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 8, 2024

PARIS — On Sunday, thousands of people around the world joined pro-Palestinian protests, marking the first anniversary of the deadly October 7 Hamas attack. This attack had sparked Israel’s ongoing military response in Gaza. Demonstrators gathered in cities like Jakarta, Istanbul, and Rabat, continuing the momentum from similar protests held in European capitals, Washington, and […]

WHO Chief Warns Lebanon’s Hospitals Are Overwhelmed and Struggling to Help Injured People

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 7, 2024

GENEVA, Switzerland — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, gave a serious warning on Tuesday, saying that Lebanon’s health system is struggling to keep up after Israel increased airstrikes and ground raids in the country. He explained that more and more people are dying in Lebanon, and hospitals are becoming […]

California Looking into Possible Case of Bird Flu in a Person, According to State Officials

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 7, 2024

CHICAGO, Illinois – California is currently investigating a possible case of bird flu in a dairy worker who had contact with infected cattle, raising concerns about the virus’s spread to humans. The state’s public health department made the announcement on Thursday, confirming that the worker had a “presumptive positive” result for bird flu. The U.S. […]

Japan to sweep airports after WWII bomb blast

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 6, 2024

TOKYO, Japan – Japan will sweep regional airports for more unexploded ordnance after a bomb dropped by the United States in World War II blew up on a taxiway in the south, the country’s transport minister said Friday. The 250-kilogram (550-pound) device blew up on Wednesday at Miyazaki airport — a former base for “kamikaze” […]

ICC unseals six arrest warrants for alleged war crimes in Libya

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 6, 2024

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands – The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday unsealed arrest warrants against six members of a Libyan militia group charged with war crimes. In 2023, ICC prosecutor Karim Khan said arrest warrants had been issued by court judges for war crimes in Libya since 2011, but these warrants were under seal, so it was not clear who was […]

Melania Trump suggests support for abortion rights in break from husband Donald Trump

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 5, 2024

WASHINGTON – Melania Trump, the wife of Donald Trump, said in a video on Thursday that there was “no room for compromise” on a woman’s right to “individual freedom” – a position on abortion rights at apparent odds with that of her husband, the Republican U.S. presidential candidate. Her comments come as Trump and his running […]

Ghana reports first mpox case but variant not yet clear

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 4, 2024

ACCRA, Ghana – Ghana’s health service has reported the country’s first case of mpox this year, without disclosing which variant had been recorded, according to a statement. A health official told Reuters that testing was underway to determine whether it was the clade Ib form of the mpox virus that has triggered global concern, as it […]

Vietnam protests Chinese force’s attack on fishermen in contested waters

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 4, 2024

HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam on Wednesday protested to China over what it said was an attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat three days ago in contested South China Sea waters that injured several fishermen. The Vietnamese foreign ministry said in a statement that Chinese law enforcers beat the Vietnamese fishermen and took away their fishing equipment […]

Pope opens new debates on Catholic Church”s future

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 3, 2024

VATICAN CITY, Holy See — Pope Francis launched fresh consultations Wednesday on the future of the Roman Catholic Church, which faces pressure over the role of women and the ongoing scourge of clerical child abuse. The General Assembly of the Synod, comprising 368 religious and lay people—including women—from around 100 countries, will hold closed-door debates at […]

US spy agency CIA expands online recruitment to China, Iran, North Korea

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)October 3, 2024

WASHINGTON —The US CIA on Wednesday launched a new drive to recruit informants in China, Iran and North Korea, adding to what it says has been a successful effort to enlist Russians. The premier US spy agency posted instructions in Mandarin, Farsi and Korean on its accounts on X, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram, LinkedIn and the Dark […]

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