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MILITARY DEPLOYED, MALAYSIA OFFERS ASSISTANCEThe Philippine military said its disaster response units had been deployed to affected areas.The quake came early in the morning as schools were reopening in the Philippines after a long break.A video shared by a local school the moment the quake struck showed a large group of children sitting on the floor swaying rapidly from side to side, some hugging teachers, before fleeing en masse as a makeshift shelter collapsed behind them.Benjie Ancheta, police chief of Sarangani’s Alabel town, said the quake occurred during a police flag-raising ceremony, causing some people to faint.”This is the strongest…

NewsFeedIAEA chief Rafael Grossi said Iran-US nuclear talks were in a ‘complicated phase’ and dialogue with Iran ‘broken’ as Iran and Israel traded fire on Monday, the worst escalation since a ceasefire was reached in April.Published On 8 Jun 20268 Jun 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Brendan Sorsby’s lawyer argued last Monday that the NCAA should have reinstated the Texas Tech quarterback to play this upcoming season due to his rampant gambling being tied to a mental health disorder.The squabble between both sides had been ongoing since the NCAA was alerted that Sorsby had placed numerous bets on his own football team while enrolled at Indiana, starting with the 2022 season, along with thousands of other wagers on different sports.On Monday, Judge Ken Curry ruled that the case attorney Jeffrey Kessler presented was enough for Sorsby to be…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! “Words taken down.”That term of art may not mean much off Capitol Hill. But it’s a phrase which usually signals there’s a ruckus in the House of Representatives.The House witnessed one such melee recently. Lawmakers debated a war powers resolution for Lebanon. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., pushed the measure, hoping to restrict President Donald Trump’s conflict in Iran. Especially as other places in the region emerge as flashpoints.Tlaib, a Palestinian-America, is one of only two Muslim women in Congress. She is one of the most controversial members of Congress. And she often…

Early on Friday morning, firefighters were dispatched to a home near Carleton and Kennedy roads for reports of a fire.

Shoppers received a wild shock Monday afternoon when the ceiling inside a shoe shop gave way and water from heaving rain began profusely spewing onto the floor.Rain above Rockingham Centre, about 50km south of Perth, proved too much for the Jim Kidd store’s roof, which began spurting out water at about 3.15pm.A shopper filmed as multiple leaks across the ceiling saw water pouring onto the floor, creating puddles throughout the store.The shop hadn’t been closed yet, with people seemingly still going in and out despite the dangerous deluge.Rockingham Centre and Jim Kidd have been contacted from comment.Camera IconA shopper filmed…

WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS TO SCALING?Economists and the World Bank note that allocative inefficiency, driven by interconnected structural constraints and frictions within the business environment, remains a central bottleneck to Malaysia’s growth. Vijil of the World Bank said that any of Malaysia’s frontier small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) which have plans of expanding will have to navigate restrictive, overlapping and cumbersome regulatory and a government-to-business (G2B) services efficiency environment.For instance, she noted that building and operating a new production facility requires navigating a maze of construction permits and operating licences, a complex process that varies depending on the nature, location, and sector of…

Sweaty, shirtless football players lying on the pitch have seldom raised eyebrows as they did last week when photographs of European players struggling to train in the heat sparked concerns over sweltering US summer temperatures at the World Cup.Scientists have long cautioned that extreme heat could disrupt sporting events. Last month, climate experts warned that one in four World Cup games could be played in very hot conditions, affecting fans and players alike.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThose warnings materialised last week; social media was abuzz with sunburnt players — mostly from European teams used to cooler climates…

Californians are still waiting for results in two of the state’s most-watched primaries, as the races for governor and Los Angeles mayor remain unresolved after a weekend that saw a shift in the battle for the second spot in the November mayoral election.Los Angeles City Councilwoman Nithya Raman previously faced a six-percentage-point deficit to political newcomer Spencer Pratt, but she jumped ahead of Pratt by a razor-thin margin of less than one percentage point as of Sunday’s polling update. Last week, CBS News projected that incumbent L.A. Mayor Karen Bass will advance to the runoff. Candidates are also still on standby in…

Shares of Corning GLW climbed sharply by 8% on Monday after Amazon unveiled a multibillion-dollar agreement with the advanced glass and fiber-optics manufacturer to supply critical networking infrastructure for the technology giant’s growing US data centre footprint.The long-term partnership will see Corning provide optical fiber, cable, and connectivity solutions that support Amazon’s expanding cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure.The companies said the investment will also create 1,000 jobs at Corning’s manufacturing facilities in North Carolina.The announcement comes as demand for AI computing power continues to drive large-scale investments in data centers, increasing the importance of high-speed networking equipment that links servers,…