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Omicron now in 24 countries; WHO asks nations to fully vaccinate 40% of population by year-end to end pandemic

December 2, 2021
US announces first Omicron case in traveler returning from S.Africa

December 2, 2021
Global markets rebound after Omicron turmoil

December 2, 2021
NBI to conduct autopsy of ex-cop Nuezca who died at NBP hospital, says Bucor

December 1, 2021
Google to halt election ads ahead of 2022 Philippines vote

December 1, 2021

National

BuCor: Ex-cop Jonel Nuezca may have died of heart attack

December 2, 2021

(Eagle News) — Dismissed policeman Jonel Nuezca, who was caught on video shooting his neighbors dead in Tarlac in December 2020, may have died of a heart attack. This is according to Bureau of Corrections spokesperson Gabriel Chaclag, who gave an interview over radio dzbb on Thursday, Dec. 2. According to Chaclag, this was based on initial findings of medical personnel that Nuezca suffered a “cardiac infraction.” He said an autopsy, however, was under way […]

PAGASA: Rains expected over parts of PHL due to Typhoon “Nyatoh” outside PAR

December 2, 2021

(Eagle News) — Scattered light to moderate with at times heavy rains and thunderstorms are expected over Bicol Region, Visayas, and Mindanao in the next 24 hours. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, this was due to Typhoon “Nyatoh” estimated at 1,370 km east northeast of Southern Luzon or 1,560 km east of Central Luzon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said the rains despite Nyatoh’s distance from the landmass […]

Google to halt election ads ahead of 2022 Philippines vote

December 1, 2021

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Google will stop carrying election ads in the Philippines ahead of the May 2022 presidential vote, the internet giant said Wednesday, similar to action it has taken in the United States. Alarm has been raised in recent years by governments and election watchdogs over the use of targeted political advertising, especially disinformation campaigns to sway voters. The updated policy goes into effect on February 8, covering ads on Google, YouTube […]

PHL logs 167 more COVID-19 deaths; COVID-19 tally rises to 2,833,038

December 1, 2021

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2833038 on Wednesday, Dec. 1, after the Department of Health reported 500 more COVID-19 cases. According to the DOH, of these, 15327 were active. Of the active cases, 756 were asymptomatic, 7183 were mild, 3632 were moderate, 2489 were severe, and 1067 were critical. Recoveries rose to 2768999 with the addition of 951 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 48712, with the additional […]

International

Vietnam’s spectacular terraced ricefields wait for tourists

December 2, 2021

YEN BAI, Vietnam (AFP) — As the morning sun finds its way through the mist over Vietnam’s terraced rice fields, local farmers lead buffalo into the paddies and pass another day without tourists in their hilly homeland. Located 300 km (around 190 miles) northwest of Hanoi, Mu Cang Chai district in northern Yen Bai province had become a hit with foreign and local tourists alike before the coronavirus pandemic. The spectacular terraces — which lie […]

Japan eases blanket ban on new incoming flight bookings

December 2, 2021

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan has softened its suspension of all new incoming flight bookings to make it easier for citizens to return, the government said Thursday, a day after it announced the move prompted by worries about the Omicron coronavirus variant. The transport ministry abruptly said Wednesday it was asking airlines to stop taking all new incoming flight reservations for a month, in a surprise move affecting citizens and foreign residents. But on Thursday, […]

Omicron now in 24 countries; WHO asks nations to fully vaccinate 40% of population by year-end to end pandemic

December 2, 2021

Fully vaccinate 70 percent of population by middle of next year, says WHO as Tedros airs appeal to beat COVID through cooperation, vaccine donations, info sharing (Eagle News) — The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) asked member states and countries to beat and end the COVID-19 pandemic by fully vaccinating at least 40 percent of their population by year-end and 70 percent by the middle of next year. WHO Director General Dr. Tedros […]

UK orders 114 million additional Covid-19 vaccine doses

December 2, 2021

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The UK government said late Wednesday it has ordered 114 million additional Covid-19 vaccine doses, from pharmaceutical giants Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna, to bolster its jabs drive over the next two years. The orders — 60 million extra doses of the Moderna vaccine and 54 million more Pfizer-BioNTech shots — come as Britain expands its booster program following the emergence of the Omicron variant. The country has set a two-month target […]

Headlines

Vietnam’s spectacular terraced ricefields wait for tourists

Japan eases blanket ban on new incoming flight bookings

Purity or power: India’s coal quandary

United States is world’s biggest plastic polluter, report finds

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In photos: “BBM-Sara” at the wedding of Sen. Revilla’s daughter in Silang, Cavite

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