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Philippines, Germany commit to reaching defence pact this year
Published on 04/08/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines and Germany on Sunday committed to signing a defence cooperation arrangement this year, vowing to stand for the international rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region.
Magnitude 6.7 earthquake strikes off Mindanao, Philippines
Reuters, Published on 03/08/2024
» MANILA - An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 struck off the eastern shore of the island of Mindanao in the Philippines on Saturday, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) said.
Fire in Manila’s Chinatown kills 11
Published on 02/08/2024
» MANILA - At least 11 people died on Friday in a fire in a five-storey residential and commercial building in the Chinatown precinct of the Philippine capital, a community official said.
Philippines tries again to approve medical cannabis
Published on 31/07/2024
» The Philippines is trying again to pass a bill allowing the use of cannabis for medical purposes after past failed attempts, with the House of Representatives approving a measure on Tuesday.
Philippine oil spill reaches fishing town, threatens livelihoods
Published on 29/07/2024
» TANZA, Philippines - An oil spill from a marine tanker that capsized off the coast of Manila Bay in the Philippines has reached the shores of a nearby fishing village, threatening the health and livelihood of fishermen, as efforts began to mop up the fuel.
Russia's Putin warns US of Cold War-style missile crisis
Published on 28/07/2024
» MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday warned the United States that if Washington deployed long-range missiles in Germany then Russia would station similar missiles in striking distance of the West.
Landslide from typhoon remnants kills 12 in southern China
Published on 28/07/2024
» BEIJING - Continued heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Gaemi triggered a landslide that killed 12 people in southern China, caused flash floods in the northeast and railway disruptions elsewhere, state media reported on Sunday.
US to announce military command revamp in Japan, official says
Published on 28/07/2024
» TOKYO - The United States will unveil a major revamp of its military command structure in Japan and other measures to deepen defence ties with its Asian ally at high-level security talks in Tokyo on Sunday, a US official said.
Rifts surface at East Asia meetings
Published on 27/07/2024
» VIENTIANE - Divisions among Asia-Pacific nations surfaced on Saturday, as foreign ministers engaged in exchanges over Russia’s protracted invasion of Ukraine and China’s growing maritime assertiveness in nearby waters.
China's Wang blasts Philippines over South China Sea tensions
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/07/2024
» VIENTIANE - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused the Philippine government of repeatedly breaking a consensus over their intensifying dispute in the South China Sea.