Several schools in the Philippine capital Manila have been suspended after a 5.2 magnitude earthquake struck the Quezon province on Friday.
The quake hit offshore near Polillo Island, about 130 km from Manila, according to the US Geological Survey.
Buildings in the capital were briefly evacuated and trains services disrupted as a result.
There were no immediate reports of damage.
Three killed in attacks on two Saudi airports
Three people were killed and several others injured in separate attacks targeting Abha International Airport and King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia on October 6 and 7, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA).
Venezuela's Maduro to face new charges over alleged torture of Americans
Ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are expected to face new criminal charges in the United States over allegations that Americans detained in Venezuela were tortured, a US official said on Wednesday.
At least 32 killed in Ukraine, Zelenskyy condemns one of Russia's most 'vile strikes'
Russia pounded Ukraine with waves of missiles and drones in one of its most "vile strikes" on Wednesday, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, killing at least 32 people, including children, and damaging industrial facilities and energy infrastructure.
Kagan and Soai win 2026 Nobel chemistry prize for single molecular mirror creation
Scientists Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for solving a long-standing riddle of how to form a single molecular mirror image, a discovery hugely important for pharmaceutical manufacturing, the award-giving body said on Wednesday.
Ten injured in knife attack at Polish school
Ten people were injured in a knife attack at a school in Ostroleka in northeastern Poland on Wednesday, with police detaining the 19-year-old suspect, who was among those hurt, shortly after the incident.
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UAE President Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s visit to the US to boost economic and technology ties including AI.
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