UPDATED: 7.1-magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico: seismologists
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) -- A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico on Tuesday near the Pacific coast, the National Seismological Service…
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In world first, bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador
by Carlos Mario Marquez and Moises Avila SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) -- El Salvador on Tuesday became the first…
4 years ago
Enough Covid vaccines to cover global population: industry
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- There will be enough Covid-19 vaccine doses produced by the end of this year to cover…
4 years ago
PAGASA: Typhoon “Kiko” undergoing “rapid intensification” over PHL Sea
(Eagle News) -- Typhoon "Kiko" is undergoing a period of "rapid intensification" over the Philippine Sea, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical…
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US judge tosses order hospital treat Covid patient with ivermectin
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A judge in the US state of Ohio has said a hospital cannot be forced…
4 years ago
Pasay Rep. Calixto tests positive for COVID-19
(Eagle News) -- Pasay Rep. Antonino Calixto has tested positive for COVID-19. According to Calixto, his mild case of COVID-19…
4 years ago
Signal No. 2 still raised over parts of Luzon as “Jolina” nears landfall over Lobo-San Juan area in Batangas
(Eagle News) -- Tropical cyclone wind signals remain hoisted over several areas in the country as Severe Tropical Storm nears…
4 years ago
Saudi lifts ban on UAE travel imposed over Covid
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) -- Saudi Arabia said Tuesday it was lifting a ban on travel to three countries including…
4 years ago
#WalangPasok: Class cancellations for Wednesday, September 8
(Eagle News) -- Some local government units and schools suspended classes and government work scheduled on Wednesday, Sept. 8, as…
4 years ago
Taliban announce hardline govt as protests grow
by James EDGAR KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) -- The Taliban announced their government on Tuesday, with a UN-blacklisted veteran of the…
4 years ago