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Quake triggers small world Indonesian volcano lost tsunami in Philippines Manila, Philippines erately strong” shaking but the authorities in the affected are- 6.9-magnitude earthquake as said they had no immediate Astruck off the Philippine reports of damage or casualties two-thirds of its height island of Mindanao yester- from the quake. , Turkey agree day triggering a brief tsunami The Philippines and Indo- warning. nesia lie on the so-called Ring to coordinate on Syria Anak Krakatoa which The quake struck southeast of Fire, a vast Pacific Ocean re- • of Davao City at a depth of gion where many earthquakes Egypt strikes back used to stand 338 metres 59 kilometres (35 miles), the and volcanic eruptions occur. (1,109 feet) high was US Geological Survey said, a now just 110 metres tall. week after a volcano-triggered Kills 40 ‘terrorists’ in crackdown after Giza attack tsunami killed more than 400 Four dead as AFP | Pandeglang, Indonesia people in neighbouring Indo- storm sweeps nesia. The Pacific Tsunami Warn- through central he Indonesian volcano ing Center warned “hazardous Philippines which caused a tsuna- tsunami waves from this earth- Tmi that killed more than quake are possible” along the Manila, Philippines 400 people last week lost more coasts of Indonesia and the than two-thirds of its height Philippines. our people were killed following the eruption which However, waves were fore- Fin landslides and thou- triggered the killer waves. cast to be less than 30 cm (12 sands of others evacuated A section of Anak Krakatoa’s inches) above level, it from their homes after a A Russian soldier passes out food aid to Syrian civilians as they cross from crater collapsed after an erup- said, while Philippine moni- storm swept through the rebel-held areas in Idlib province into regime-held territories tion and slid into the ocean, gen- tors warned that “minor sea central Philippine islands erating the tsunami last Satur- level disturbances” were to be yesterday, officials said. day night. expected. Three members of a fami- Moscow, Russia help refugees to return home. A visual analysis by the In- The Philippine govern - ly were buried in a landslide “We will continue active donesian volcanology agency ment’s seismology institute in Legazpi City southeast ussia and Turkey yester- work (and) coordination with found the volcano has lost more initially advised people to “stay of Manila while a woman Rday agreed to coordinate our Russian colleagues and than two-thirds of its height, an away from the beach and not was crushed by another ground operations in Syria colleagues from Iran to speed official said Saturday. to go to the coast fronting the landslide in Bulan town as after last week’s shock an - up the arrival of a political set- Anak Krakatoa which used Philippine Sea,” for about two heavy rains brought by the nouncement of a US military tlement in the Syrian Repub- to stand 338 metres (1,109 feet) hours after the quake. storm loosened the earth, withdrawal, Moscow’s top dip- lic,” he said in remarks trans- high was now just 110 metres This aerial picture shows the Anak (Child) Krakatoa volcano erupting in the Sunda Straits off the coast of southern But it later cancelled the the government’s office of lomat said. lated into Russian. tall. Sumatra and the western tip of Java. tsunami advisory, saying that civil defence said. “Of course we paid special Besides Lavrov and Cavu- The agency estimated the vol- wave heights had returned to Almost 12,000 people attention to new circumstanc- soglu, Russian and Turkish de- cano lost between 150 and 180 peak from the observatory post, volcanic island had collapsed people. normal. were also evacuated from es which appeared in connec- fence ministers Sergei Shoigu million cubic metres of material now you can’t,” Wawan Irawan, into the water. The crater’s status has been Although people rushed out their homes in the Bicol re- tion with the announced US and Hulusi Akar also attended A tourist bus which was attacked being towed away from the scene, in Giza province south of the Egyptian capital Cairo as massive amounts of rock and a senior official at the agency, The volcano, whose name raised to high alert, the sec - of buildings during the quake, gion after the low military pullout,” Russian For- the talks. ash have been slowly sliding said. means Child of Krakatoa, was ond-highest warning on Indo- the civil defence office said it area, locally named “Us- eign Minister Sergei Lavrov President Donald Trump into the sea following a series Before and after satellite a new island that emerged nesia four-point danger scale. expected no damage or after- man”, hit the eastern side Two raids in the Giza gov - lic prosecutor’s office said 11 younger brother said. said after talks with Turkish last week unexpectedly said of eruptions. images taken by ’s space around 1928 in the crater left by The exclusion zone has been shocks. of the country on Saturday, The suspects were ernorate killed 30 “terror - other tourists from Vietnam and “We were all very shocked… counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu he was pulling all 2,000 troops “Anak Krakatoa is now much agency showed that a two Krakatoa, whose massive 1883 extended from two to five kilo- The office said cities in the the office said. • ists”, while the remaining 10 an Egyptian bus driver were My sister and her husband in Moscow. from Syria, declaring that the shorter, usually you can see the square kilometre chunk of the eruption killed at least 36,000 metres (1.2 to three miles). south of the country felt “mod- killed in separate raids were killed in the North Si - wounded. travel quite a lot and they are “An understanding was had achieved its in the Giza governorate nai, the ministry said in a There was no immediate quite experienced in travelling reached of how military rep- objective as the Islamic State statement. claim of responsibility for the abroad. Their hobby is travel- resentatives of Russia and group had been “knocked” out. Roadside bomb It said authorities acted af- bombing, the first attack to tar- ling,” Vu said. Turkey will continue to co - The extremist movement, hit• a tour bus in the ter receiving information the get tourists since 2017. ordinate their steps on the also known as ISIS, has lost suspects were preparing a Saigon Tourist, the tour com- Fragile security ground under new conditions nearly all its territory, although Thai divers, Twiggy, Monty Python’s Palin on UK honours list Al-Haram district near spate of attacks against state pany that organised the trip, While tourism has picked up with a view to finally rooting thousands of its jihadists are AFP | London, the Giza pyramids and tourist institutions and said the Vietnamese tourists since 2011, the 8.2 million peo- out terrorist threats in Syria,” thought to remain in war-bat- The 69-year-old told Britain’s churches. were “on their way to a restau- ple who visited Egypt in 2017 Lavrov said. tered Syria. On Friday, Russia team of British divers who Press Association that the rec- AFP | Giza, Egypt “Information was received rant for dinner” when the bomb are still a far cry from the 14.7 Cavusoglu confirmed the said it would host a three-way Ahelped save a junior football ognition was “wonderful, but it by the national security that a exploded. million who visited in the year two countries would coordi- summit with Turkey and Iran team stranded in a flooded makes me giggle”.“The hardest group of terrorists were plan- Company officials were head- before the uprising. nate Syria operations, adding on the Syrian conflict early in were awarded in thing has been keeping it a se- gyptian police killed 40 ning to carry out a series of ing to Cairo on Saturday and The blast and the subsequent they also discussed plans to next year. Britain’s traditional New Year cret,” she said. alleged “terrorists” in a aggressive attacks targeting plans were made to allow some police raids come as Egypt bat- Honours alongside former su- Acclaimed director Nolan, Ecrackdown yesterday af- state institutions, particularly relatives of the victims to also tles a persistent jihadist insur- permodel Twiggy and Monty an Oscar nominee this year for ter a roadside bomb hit a tour economic ones, as well as tour- fly to Egypt. gency in the North Sinai, which Python’s Michael Palin. “Dunkirk” -- as well as in 2011 bus claiming the lives of three ism, armed , police and One of those heading to Cairo surged after the 2013 overthrow Boat with 311 migrants docks in The seven underwater special- for “Inception” and in 2002 for Vietnamese holidaymakers and Christian places of worship,” the was Nguyen Nguyen Vu whose by the army of Mubarak’s Isla- ists involved in the remarkable “Memento” -- gets a CBE for ser- an Egyptian guide. statement said. sister Nguyen Thuy Quynh, 56, mist successor Mohamed Mor- Spain after Christmas at sea rescue were also joined on the vices to film. The suspects were killed in Early on Friday evening, a died in the bombing, while her si. Jihadists linked to the Islamic prestigious annual achievement After graduating from low- separate raids in the Giza gov- roadside bomb hit a tour bus in husband, Le Duc Minh, was State group have claimed re - list -- announced on Friday -- by budget independent movies, he ernorate, home to Egypt’s famed the Al-Haram district near the wounded. sponsibility for previous attacks, Hollywood filmmaker Chris- has directed some of the biggest pyramids and the scene of Fri- Giza pyramids, killing the three The couple, both aged 56, including against Egypt’s Coptic topher Nolan, Jim Carter from blockbusters ever made -- in- day’s deadly bombing, and in Vietnamese holidaymakers and were in the seafood business Christian minority who make “Downton Abbey”, best-selling cluding several “Batman” films the restive Sinai Peninsula, the their Egyptian guide, officials and holidaying in Egypt when up about 10 percent of the pop- author Philip Pullman and lead- -- and become renowned for his interior ministry said. said.A statement from the pub- the tragedy occurred, Quynh’s ulation. ing Brexiteer lawmaker John technical and narrative daring. Redwood. British divers involved in the Tham Luang in Thailand, (L-R) Chris Pullman, the creator of the Four of the divers were given British former model Twiggy English actor Michael Palin Jewell, Connor Roe, Jim Warny and Rob Harper hugely successful “His Dark Ma- 200-year-old tradition awards for exceptional bravery terials” trilogy, receives a knight- while the three others were hood for services to literature. made Members of the Most Ex- The 72-year-old said he was Revellers dressed in cellent Order of the British Em- “very surprised and honoured” mock military garb The ship of Spanish NGO Proactiva Open Arms arrives in the southern Spanish port of Algeciras in Campamento near San Roque, with 311 migrants pire (MBE). by the acknowledgement. take part in the “Els on board Richard Stanton and John Vol- Enfarinats” battle anthen -- the first of the divers Brexiteer wins knighthood in the southeastern San Roque, Spain different countries, including to reach the 12 stricken children Palin, 75, becomes the first of Somalia, Syria and the Ivory and their coach -- were awarded Monty Python’s revered comedy Spanish town of Ibi. charity rescue vessel car- Coast. More than a third of During this 200-year- the George Medal, the country’s cast to receive a knighthood. Arying 311 mainly African them, 139, are minors. second highest civilian gallantry The veteran actor, who has old traditional migrants plucked off Libya By early afternoon all of the award. reinvented himself as a travel festival participants docked in Spain on Friday, migrants had disembarked Stanton had already been documentary maker and writer known as Els Enfari- ending a traumatic journey from the boat and received made an MBE in 2012 for his in later life, gets a knighthood for nats (those covered which saw them spend Christ- clothes and food, as well as rescue services. his international contributions in flour) dress in mas at sea and several Euro- medical tests if required, from Fellow divers Christopher to travel, culture and geography. pean nations denying the ship Red Cross officials. Women Jewell and Jason Mallinson He said news of the accolade military clothes and entry. and children left the boat first. stage a mock coup receive the Queen’s Gallantry had yet to sink in. “I don’t think The migrants cheered and Police will identify the mi- Medal, while Joshua Bratchley, it will be until I see the enve - d’etat as they battle applauded as the vessel docked grants before moving them to Connor Roe and Vernon Un - (L-R) England cricketer Alastair Cook celebrating his century at The Oval on September 10, 2018, British cyclist Geraint Thomas celebrating a stage win between lopes addressing me as Sir Mi- using flour, eggs and in the port of Crinavis near the shelters. sworth were decorated with Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Les Arcs and l’Alpe d’Huez during the 105th Tour de on July 19, 2018, England football manager Gareth Southgate applauding during chael Palin,” he added. a match of the Russia 2018 World Cup in Kaliningrad on June 28, 2018 and England footballer Harry Kane playing during the play-off match for third place at the firecrackers outside southern city of Algeciras. The migrants were rescued MBEs. “For me, after saving the Meanwhile, as Britain pre- Russia 2018 World Cup in Saint Petersburg on July 14, 2018. Stars of British sport were among those decorated in the list the town hall as part Proactiva Open Arms, the on December 21 from three boys, this is the icing on the pares to leave the European Un- of the celebrations of Spanish charity which runs vessels but were denied en- cake,” said Unsworth, who has ion in March after decades of the Open Arms vessel carry- try by Italy and Malta. Libya, also risen in fame after suing I’m very honoured to have been added. better known as Twiggy, was she would receive a damehood membership, John Redwood -- the Day of the Inno- ing the migrants, feted the ar- France and Tunisia did not cents. Tesla entrepreneur recognised, particularly as you once again on the front-pages for services to fashion following one of parliament’s most prom- rival with a “Mission accom- respond to Proactiva Open for labelling him a “pedo guy”. don’t engage in a major rescue ‘It makes me giggle’ of the national newspapers on a decades-spanning career mod- inent eurosceptics -- was made plished” tweet. Arms’ requests for permission “This was a team effort and expecting this outcome,” he Sixties it-girl Lesley Lawson, Saturday after it was announced elling, singing and acting. a knight. The migrants come from 19 to dock, Madrid said.