Magnitude 5.1 quake hits Palawan
MANILA, Philippines — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck off the coast of Palawan yesterday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
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Phivolcs: Only 3 quakes recorded at Kanlaon
THE Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) recorded only three volcanic quakes at Kanlaon Volcano in Negros Island on Monday, the fewest since the volcano’s “explosive eruption” on June 3.
Frozen State Pension payments for nearly half a million people ‘forgotten’ in General Election pledge
The Liberal Democrats have launched their Party manifesto which pledges to maintain the State Pension Triple Lock, in a move similar to that of Labour and the Conservatives. They have also pledged to ensure women born in the 1950s, who have been affected by changes to the State Pension age, are “finally treated fairly and properly compensated”.
OFW deployment to Haiti suspended
THE Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has suspended the deployment of Filipino workers to Haiti.
Kanlaon remains restive – Phivolcs
MANILA, Philippines — At least six volcanic earthquakes, 3,304 tons of sulfur dioxide gas emission and degassing of 300 meters above the summit have been recorded on Kanlaon Volcano in Negros in the past 24 hours, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology.
How Nvidia rose to AI prominence
Nvidia’s stock price has more than doubled this year after more than tripling in 2023 and it’s now the third most valuable company in the S&P 500. Nvidia’s stock rose again Monday after it announced new technology and plans to advance artificial intelligence, or AI, applications.
India's heatwave longest ever, worse to come
NEW DELHI — India's heatwave is the longest ever to hit the country, the government's top weather expert said Monday as he warned people will face increasingly oppressive temperatures.
Clark faces United States Olympic team snub
LOS ANGELES — Women’s basketball phenomenon Caitlin Clark will not be selected for the United States Paris Olympics team, multiple US media reports said Saturday.