Day: July 20, 2025

Manila: The Vinh Xanh 58 tourist boat was salvaged and towed ashore in the early morning of July 20 for further investigation, after capsizing a day earlier in the northern province of Qu?ng Ninh, leaving dozens dead. The boat tipped over at 1:45 p.m. on July 19 near Ti T?p Island in the H? Long Bay World Heritage Site due to a sudden thunderstorm, while carrying 48 tourists and five crew members. According to Philippines News Agency, a total of 47 people have been recovered, with 10 survivors and 37 confirmed dead, including four victims whose identities are still being

Seoul: Ten people have been killed and nine remain missing following the onset of heavy rains and landslides across South Korea, the government reported on Sunday. The severe weather conditions began four days ago, affecting multiple regions across the nation. According to Philippines News Agency, data from the interior ministry and the National Fire Agency as of 5 a.m. Sunday indicated that Sancheong County bore the brunt of the casualties, with six fatalities and seven individuals unaccounted for. Other fatalities occurred in Osan, Gyeonggi Province; Seosan, South Chungcheong Province; and Dangjin, South Chungcheong Province. Additionally, two individuals were reported missing

Doha: Vitamin D is not only an essential nutrient but also the precursor of the hormone calcitriol, indispensable for health: it regulates the uptake of phosphate and calcium necessary for bones by the intestines, as well as cell growth and the proper function of muscles, nerve cells, and the immune system, Medical Express reports. According to Philippines News Agency, researchers have shown for the first time in Frontiers in Endocrinology that a particular gene, called SDR42E1, is crucial for taking up vitamin D from the gut and further metabolizing it-a discovery with many possible applications in precision medicine, including cancer

Cagayan: A magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted Cagayan province at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday. According to Philippines News Agency, the quake was located 14 kilometers northwest of Calayan, Cagayan, with a depth of 10 kilometers. Intensity III was felt in Claveria, Cagayan, while Intensity II was recorded in Basco, Batanes; and Intensity I in Penablanca, Cagayan. Reported intensity refers to the traditional method of assessing an earthquake’s impact based on observations and accounts from people who experienced the shaking. Instrumental intensity, on the other hand, is measured using an intensity meter that measures ground acceleration. Meanwhile, residents in the affected areas

Kamchatka: A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia’s Kamchatka region, in the country’s Far East. The tremor had a depth of 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) as reported by the regional branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Telegram. The epicenter of the earthquake was identified as being 161 kilometers (100 miles) from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the administrative center of the region. According to Philippines News Agency, the earthquake was preceded by two earlier tremors measuring 5.5 and 6.7 in magnitude, and succeeded by two subsequent tremors of 6.7 and 6.3 magnitude. In