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Chile’s capital faces fiercest cold snap in decades

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 17, 2024

“Since 1950, that is, in the last 74 years, we had not had a cold wave as intense as the current one in May,” climatologist at the University of Santiago, Raul Cordero, told Reuters. /File photo SANTIAGO, Chile – Chileans are bundling up with more clothes and clutching cups of hot coffee as the country faces […]

North Korean leader oversees tactical missile weapons system, KCNA says

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 16, 2024

Published May 15, 2024 7:03am North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meets troops who have taken part in the military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Revolutionary Army, in this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) April 29, 2022. KCNA via REUTERS/ File […]

Death toll from South African building collapse rises to 33

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 16, 2024

A drone view of the scene of a building collapse where several construction workers are thought to be trapped in George, South Africa May 7, 2024. REUTERS/ Shafiek Tassiem Remove Photo JOHANNESBURG — The death toll from a building collapse in the South African city of George last week edged up to 33 on Tuesday, as […]

4 dead, many feared trapped under fallen Mumbai billboard during rainstorm

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 15, 2024

An aerial view shows a fallen billboard on a fuel station following a wind and dust storm in Mumbai, India, May 13, 2024. REUTERS/ Prashant Waydande MUMBAI — At least four people are dead, 61 injured and more than 40 feared trapped after a massive billboard fell during a rainstorm in India’s financial capital of Mumbai […]

King Charles hands military title to son William in rare joint appearance

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 15, 2024

King Charles officially hands over the role of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps, the combat aviation arm of the British Army, to the Prince of Wales, on Monday, May 13, 2024. Photo: The Royal Family on X LONDON — Britain’s King Charles handed over a senior military role to his son Prince William at a […]

Gazans strive to study as war shatters education system

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 14, 2024

Palestinian students study in a makeshift tent camp as schools remain closed due to Israel’s military offensive, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, April 28, 2024. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo AL-MAWASI, Gaza – Pupils sitting cross-legged on the sand take classes in a tent […]

Death toll from floods in Brazil’s south reaches 143, as rains continue to pour

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 14, 2024

A drone shows flooded streets at the center of Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, May 7, 2024. REUTERS/Diego Vara PORTO ALEGRE – The death toll from heavy rains in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state rose to 143, up from 136 on the day before, the local civil defense government body said on […]

Afghanistan floods devastate villages, killing 315

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 13, 2024

A view of a damaged building in the aftermath of floods following heavy rain, in Sheikh Jalal District, Baghlan province, Afghanistan May 11, 2024. REUTERS/ Sayed Hassib NAHRIN, Afghanistan — Flash floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people and injuring more than 1,600, authorities said on Sunday, as villagers […]

Fire destroys one of biggest shopping centers in Polish capital Warsaw

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 13, 2024

By Reuters Published May 12, 2024 7:27pm Screengrab from Miejski Reporter video obtained by Reuters WARSAW — A massive fire that broke out on Saturday night in a shopping center in Poland’s capital Warsaw almost completely destroyed the place, authorities said. No injuries have been reported. The Marywilska 44 with almost 1,400 commercial units—including many kiosks—was […]

US working to keep Israel, Hamas engaged in Gaza truce efforts

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)May 12, 2024

Israeli soldiers operate a military vehicle near the Israel-Gaza border, in southern Israel, May 9, 2024. REUTERS/ Amir Cohen CAIRO – Washington said it was trying to keep Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas engaged “if only virtually” in Gaza truce efforts as a UN agency warned that humanitarian aid stocks in the devastated […]

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