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Millions vote in European Parliament election, set for shift to the right

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 11, 2024

Romy, 8, and Jude, 2, play at a polling station during the European Parliament election, in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France, June 9, 2024. REUTERS/Hannah McKay BRUSSELS — Voters across Europe were casting their ballots on Sunday in an election for the European Parliament that is likely to shift the assembly to the right and boost the […]

Biden visits American cemetery in France that Trump skipped

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 10, 2024

US President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden attend a wreath-laying ceremony at Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in Belleau, France, June 9, 2024. REUTERS/ Elizabeth Frantz BELLEAU, France — US President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden, stopped at an American cemetery in France on Sunday that former president Donald Trump declined to visit in […]

Heavy rains in Australia’s east spark flash flooding, rescues

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 10, 2024

Floods sparked by heavy rain were reported in Sydney, Australia on Saturday, June 8, 2024. SYDNEY – Heavy rain brought flash flooding to Australia’s largest city, Sydney, on Saturday, prompting rescues and evacuation orders for several low-lying suburbs. Emergency authorities said they carried out 13 rescues and received 297 calls for assistance from residents in […]

South Korea on alert for more trash balloons from the North

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 9, 2024

A balloon believed to have been sent by North Korea, carrying various objects including what appeared to be trash and excrement, is seen over a rice field at Cheorwon, South Korea, May 29, 2024. Yonhap via REUTERS SEOUL – South Korea’s military said it was on alert for possibly more trash-carrying balloons arriving from North […]

Pro-Palestinian protesters to surround White House; fencing put up

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 9, 2024

The White House is pictured in Washington, US, October 15, 2023. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson/File photo WASHINGTON – Pro-Palestinian activists demanding an end to the war in Gaza and to American support for Israel plan to surround the White House during a weekend protest, prompting additional security measures, including anti-scale fencing. Advocacy and activist groups like CODEPINK […]

2-year-old girl in Australia struck with H5N1 bird flu — WHO

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 8, 2024

“This is the first confirmed human infection caused by avian influenza A(H5N1) virus detected and reported by Australia,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement. Robert Whitmore / Australian Defense Force / AFP GENEVA, Switzerland – A two-and-a-half-year-old girl tested positive for H5N1 bird flu and needed hospital intensive care treatment in Australia […]

UN chief condemns Israeli strike on Gaza school

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 8, 2024

Published June 7, 2024 6:19am UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a news conference in Moscow, Russia May 12, 2021. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo UNITED NATIONS – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned on Thursday an Israeli air strike on a U.N. school in the Gaza Strip, where some 6,000 displaced people were sheltering, U.N. spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said […]

Vietnam concerned over presence of Chinese survey vessel

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 7, 2024

HANOI, Vietnam – Vietnam’s foreign ministry on Thursday said it was deeply concerned over the presence of a Chinese survey vessel in its exclusive economic zone. “Vietnam requests China to immediately cease its illegal survey activities in Vietnam’s exclusive economic zone and continental shelf,” foreign ministry spokesperson Pham Thu Hang told a regular press conference. — […]

Extreme early-summer heatwave peaks in western US

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 7, 2024

California’s Central Valley — a sprawling region, known mainly for its vast agriculture — was also “of particular concern” on Thursday, federal officials said. REUTERS/Mike Blake/ File photo LOS ANGELES, California – An extreme early-summer heatwave was expected to peak Thursday across much of the western United States, where millions were scrambling to cope with […]

Fading memory of World War II raises conflict fears, Pope Francis warns

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)June 6, 2024

Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience in Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican, June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi VATICAN CITY – The horrors of World War Two are being forgotten, thereby raising the risk of a new global conflict, Pope Francis said on Wednesday in comments marking the 80th anniversary of the 1944 D-Day landings. The […]

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