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South Korea deploys sniffer dog to screen for bedbugs after Paris Games

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 13, 2024

Ceco, South Korea’s first bedbug sniffing dog, demonstrates bed bug detection on luggage at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, August 8, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS INCHEON, South Korea — South Korea has deployed a bedbug sniffer dog at its main Incheon international airport in a bid to reduce the risk of the tiny insects […]

Hamas casts doubt on participation in new Gaza ceasefire talks

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 13, 2024

File photo shows Palestinians inspecting the site of Israeli strikes on a school in Gaza City sheltering displaced people on August 3, 2024, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. At least 15 people died, the Hamas-run government media office said. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa CAIRO — Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday asked mediators to present a plan based […]

Brazil authorities recover bodies of all 62 plane crash victims

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 12, 2024

Authorities arrive at the site where a turboprop plane crashed killing all passengers and crew on board, in Vinhedo, Brazil on August 9, 2024. REUTERS/Carla Carniel VINHEDO, Brazil – Brazilian emergency crews on Saturday recovered the remains of the 62 victims aboard an airliner that plunged to the ground in the town of Vinhedo, near […]

Jordan will not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, foreign minister warns

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 12, 2024

Jordan lies between Israel and Iran. File photo CAIRO – Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said on Saturday that the kingdom would not be a battlefield for Iran or Israel, as the region braces for a possible new wave of attacks by Tehran and its allies following last week’s killing of senior members of militant […]

Zelenskiy acknowledges Ukraine’s military operation in Russia

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 11, 2024

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting in the surprise offensive in Russia’s Kursk, as the border region’s authorities rushed to evacuate civilians from areas at risk. FILE PHOTO KYIV – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that Ukrainian forces were fighting in […]

Israel strike on Gaza school kills more than 100 -Palestinian news agency

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 11, 2024

More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, the official Palestinian news agency said on Saturday. FILE PHOTO CAIRO – More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, the official Palestinian […]

Iran set to carry out leader’s order to ‘harshly punish’ Israel –Guards deputy chief

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 10, 2024

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered a harsh punishment for Israel, according to an official. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/ WANA (West Asia News Agency)/ Handout via REUTERS/File photo DUBAI/UNITED NATIONS – Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to “harshly punish” Israel over the […]

Qatari, Egyptian, US leaders invite Israel and Hamas to resume talks on Aug. 15

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 10, 2024

The three countries, which have continued to mediate between both sides to end the war in Gaza, said in a joint statement that the talks could take place in either Doha or Cairo. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration CAIRO, Egypt – Leaders of the United States, Egypt and Qataron Thursday called on Israel and Hamas to meet for negotiations on Aug. 15 in order […]

Trump and Harris to debate on ABC; Trump says he wants two more

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 9, 2024

An Ipsos poll published on Thursday found Harris has widened her lead over Trump since late July. She leads Trump 42% to 37%, compared with a July 22-23 Reuters/Ipsos survey that showed her up 37% to 34% over Trump. Reuters photos DETROIT — U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Democratic opponent Kamala Harris will […]

Yemen’s Houthis target vessels, company says Contship Ono not hit, crew safe

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)August 9, 2024

By Renee Maltezou, Yomna Ehab, Jaidaa Taha, Reuters Published August 8, 2024 2:12am Updated August 8, 2024 5:50am People walk on the beach as a container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea before entering the Suez Canal, in El Ain El Sokhna in Suez, east of Cairo, Egypt April 24, 2017. […]

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