President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has removed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov after six months in office, exposing a deep dispute over military reform and triggering rare wartime protests. No successor has been approved.
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A preliminary Magnitude 7.8 Earthquake has struck in the Philippines, causing Tsunami Advisories to be issued in areas in the Pacific. The depth as reported by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has the depth estimated as 35km, or about 22 mi underground.
Preliminarily, the epicenter is estimated to be 24 miles west southwest of Burias, Philippines, located in the Pacific Ocean. In the Philippines, a Tsunami Warning has been issued, for wave heights of more than 1 meter above normal tides, with a risk for higher waves in closed bays and straits. The US Tsunami Warning Center has issued advisories for most of the pacific islands, along with Guam. Japan has also issued a Tsunami Advisory.
Early images are coming out, with collapsed buildings. Live streams from the area are repeating the last few seconds of shaking before being taken offline.
The Faytuks Weather Team has made this a live blog, and will be updating as we get more information.
Imperial College London researchers estimate the Ebola outbreak in eastern Congo may be several times larger than official confirmed counts show, deepening concern after WHO declared the crisis an international health emergency.
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An outbreak of the Andes virus, a particularly lethal strain of hantavirus, has struck the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius during a weeks-long voyage to Antarctica; three passengers aboard the MV Hondius have died.
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