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British whaling in the Philippines were reported to have occurred from 1820 to 1840 while American whaling was reported to have happened in 1825 and 1880 alongside local whaling by Filipinos in Bohol. [1] There was a short period of commercial whaling in the Philippines from 1981 to 1986. Philippine whalers fished within Philippine exclusive ...
Japanese whaling company Kyodo Senpaku announces the country's first fin whale kill in fifty years off the coast of Iwate Prefecture. (Undercurrent News) (The Inertia) Business and economy. Japan's Nikkei 225 stock market index rises more than 10%, a day after declining by more than 12%. (The Washington Post) (The Guardian) Disasters and accidents
Curculigo capitulata is a tuberous evergreen herb with thick rhizomes and thin stolons. In adverse conditions, the rhizomes may remain dormant for a long time. The leaves are palm-like, which is why the plant is more known as palm grass. Usually, 4-7 leaves [6] [7] are held on 30–80 cm long stalks.
The typhoon has also surpassed the strength of any storm recorded in 2022 and now stands equivalent to a category 5 super typhoon. #Mawar now up to 150 knots (175 mph) per latest JTWC advisory ...
July 16, 2024 at 6:44 AM. The whale was found near an estuary in Otago province [New Zealand Department of Conservation] A whale that was found dead on a beach in New Zealand earlier this month ...
Taiwan, the Philippines and then China were lashed by the year's most powerful typhoon this week, with schools, businesses and financial markets shut as wind speeds surged up to 227 kph (141 mph).
Dangwa Flower Market, also known as Dangwa or Bulaklakan ng Maynila ( Flower Market of Manila ), is a fresh flower market in the Sampaloc area of Manila, in the Philippines. The market is composed of small, individually-owned stalls and street vendors selling flowers wholesale and retail, at prices 50 to 90 percent cheaper than Metro Manila 's ...
On July 13, 2012, the total loss was updated to $5.8 billion with the addition of a $4.4 billion loss in the second quarter and subsequent recalculation of a loss of $1.4 billion for the first quarter. A spokesman for the firm claimed that projected total losses could be more than $7 billion. [ 16]