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Rumbling volcano shuts down Philippines’ capital
Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital today as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists warned an eruption could happen at any time, potentially triggering a tsunami. Thousands of people were forced to evacuate
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Oil dips on easing US-Iran tensions, eyes on China trade deal
Oil prices edged down today as fears of conflict between the US and Iran eased, although the decline was checked by the planned signing of an initial US-China trade deal this week, which could boost demand. Brent crude LCOc1 was
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Canadian community abuzz over possible move there by Royal couple
Towns on the southern end of Vancouver Island on Canada’s west coast are abuzz with interest over the possibility that Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, will become semi-permanent residents there. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex sparked an
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Incessant Aussie bushfires ravage its PM’s approval ratings
MELBOURNE: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s approval rating has declined sharply in the face of horrendous bushfires that have killed 28 people and destroyed 2,000 homes, a closely watched poll showed today. Morrison has come under attack for being slow
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Canadian PM tells Iran crash vigil he will pursue justice
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, his voice sometimes breaking, yesterday told a vigil for some of those killed in an Iranian plane disaster that he would “pursue justice and accountability” for what happened. Iran says it mistakenly shot down a
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Pelosi: Republicans will pay a price for denying impeachment witnesses
WASHINGTON: US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said House Democrats will determine tomorrow when to send formal impeachment charges against President Donald Trump to the Senate and warned that Republicans will pay a political price for denying a trial with witnesses.
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‘Our enemy is here’: Iranians demand that leaders quit after plane downed
DUBAI: Protests erupted across Iran for a second day yesterday, increasing pressure on the Islamic Republic’s leadership after it admitted its military shot down a Ukrainian airliner by accident, despite days of denials that Iranian forces were to blame. “They
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Australia fires ‘long way from over’
MOGO, Australia: Massive bushfires in southeastern Australia still have a ‘long way to go’, authorities have warned, even as colder conditions brought some relief to exhausted firefighters and communities yesterday. After a blustery night that saw a series of massive infernos
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UK’s Queen Elizabeth calls Prince Harry for crisis meeting
LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II has summoned her grandson Prince Harry for a crisis meeting to discuss future arrangements for him and his wife Meghan following the couple’s shock announcement that they want to step back from royal duties. Harry’s father,
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‘Traumatised’ Puerto Ricans rocked by another strong quake
YAUCO: A 5.2 magnitude earthquake cracked walls and brought down power lines in Puerto Rico yesterday as the Caribbean island was recovering from its worst quake in over a century on Tuesday. The latest quake took place at 6:26 p.m.
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