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Six Gaza hostages found dead as medics begin polio vaccines

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 2, 2024

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES – Israel’s military announced Sunday the discovery of six dead Gaza hostages, as medics in Palestinian territory braced for pauses in fighting for a polio vaccination drive. The hostages’ remains were recovered Saturday “from an underground tunnel in the Rafah area” and formally identified in Israel, a military statement said. US President Joe […]

Ukraine drones target refinery, power plants in Moscow, Tver regions, Russia says

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 2, 2024

MOSCOW – Ukraine launched waves of drone attacks targeting power and refinery plants in the Moscow region and neighbouring Tver, sparking fires, while tens of drones were destroyed across other parts of the country, Russian officials on Sunday. Drone debris sparked fires at the Moscow Oil Refinery and at the Konakovo Power Station in the […]

UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 1, 2024

GENEVA — UNICEF said Saturday that it has launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the disease. “The emergency tender is designed to secure immediate access to available mpox vaccines as well as to expand production,” UNICEF said in a statement issued along with the […]

Israeli strike on Gaza aid convoy kills four Palestinians, US group says

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)September 1, 2024

WASHINGTON – An Israeli air strike on an aid convoy carrying food and fuel to a Gaza hospital killed four Palestinians on Thursday, US-based aid group Anera said as Israel claimed they were “armed assailants,” which the group denied. The four Palestinians were in the lead vehicle of an Anera aid convoy bound for the […]

Pope Francis heads to Southeast Asia in ambitious trip

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 31, 2024

VATICAN CITY —Pope Francis embarks Monday on a 12-day trip to Southeast Asia, the longest and farthest of his papacy that will challenge the 87-year-old’s increasingly fragile health. The pontiff will fly overnight and arrive on Tuesday in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, before heading to Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. The distance […]

Taiwan military says China lacks ability to invade, but has other options

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 31, 2024

TAIPEI – China lacks the ability to “fully” invade Taiwan as it does not have the equipment, but is bringing on line advanced new weapons and has other options to threaten Taiwan, such as inspecting foreign cargo ships, the island’s defense ministry said. China, which views democratically-governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up military […]

Powerful Typhoon Shanshan slams into southern Japan

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 30, 2024

OITA, Japan — One of Japan’s strongest typhoons in decades dumped torrential rain across southern regions on Thursday, with one person missing and authorities warning of life-threatening flooding and landslides. Typhoon Shanshan packed gusts of up to 252 kilometres (157 miles) per hour as it smashed into Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu early Thursday, […]

Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hits off coast of El Salvador

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 30, 2024

SAN SALVADOR/GUATEMALA CITY – An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck off the coast of El Salvador on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, although there were no immediate reports of any deaths or damages. The earthquake was centered in the Pacific Ocean, 60 km (37 miles) south-southwest of the Salvadoran town of La Libertad at a […]

Chinese, US officials discuss new round of talks between Biden and Xi

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 29, 2024

BEIJING, China – Top Chinese and U.S. officials discussed holding fresh talks between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping in the near future, the two countries said on Wednesday during high-level meetings in Beijing. The discussion occurred during lengthy talks between China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, and U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan held against the […]

Donald Trump faces revised US indictment in election subversion case

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 29, 2024

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump faced a revised federal indictment on Tuesday accusing him of illegally trying to overturn his 2020 election loss, with prosecutors narrowing their approach after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that former presidents have broad immunity from criminal prosecution. U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team obtained the superseding indictment in the Washington case, though it was […]

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