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New Year’s Eve: World rings in 2025 with spectacular fireworks

The world ushered in 2025 on Tuesday, with huge crowds waving goodbye to the old year that brought Olympic glory, a dramatic Donald Trump return and turmoil in the Middle East and Ukraine.

It is all but certain that 2024 will go down as the hottest year on record, with climate-fueled disasters wreaking havoc from the plains of Europe to the Kathmandu Valley.

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The number of firecracker and fireworks-related injuries logged nationwide from December 22 until New Year’s Day is now at 340, the Department of Health (DOH) announced on Wednesday.

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The figure is 34 percent lower compared to the 519 cases recorded in the same period last year.

“Nearly 3 billion people and more than half of the world’s food production are now in areas where total water storage is projected to decline,” said the report by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW).

Firecracker-related injuries treated at EAMC rises to 21

Firecracker and fireworks-related injuries treated at the East Avenue Medical Center (EAMC) rose from 12 to 21 as the hospital marked New Year’s Day.

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EAMC Spokesperson Dr. John Paul Ner said five of the 21 victims required hospitalization due to the severity of their injuries.

Kanlaon Volcano records 8 ash emissions, 45 volcanic quakes

Eight ash emissions at 45 volcanic earthquakes were recorded at Kanlaon Volcano on Tuesday, Dec. 31, according to Phivolcs.

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