Woods weighs in on golf’s distance dilemma
by Rebecca BRYAN LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- Tiger Woods says "bifurcation" in the rules of golf to allow…
6 years ago
UPDATED: Japan cruise ship coronavirus cases climb to 174
by Kyoko HASEGAWA TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- An additional 39 people on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship off the…
6 years ago
China virus death toll reaches 1,110: govt
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- The number of fatalities from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 1,110 nationwide on Wednesday after…
6 years ago
WHO names deadly virus from China as ‘COVID-19’
by Dario THUBURN GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The UN health agency on Tuesday announced that "COVID-19" will be the official…
6 years ago
Samsung joins the fold with Galaxy Z Flip smartphone
by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Samsung on Tuesday unveiled its second folding smartphone, a "Z Flip"…
6 years ago
Ultra-rare snowfall carpets Baghdad
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Residents of Baghdad rushed to have snowball fights or take photographs Tuesday as the Iraqi capital…
6 years ago
WHO head sees chance to stop virus which poses ‘grave’ threat
by Laurent Thomet and Jing Xuan Teng BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Countries have a chance of stopping the global spread…
6 years ago
Persons under investigation for nCoV in PHL climb to 382, with 68 new PUIs; but confirmed cases still at 3
(Eagle News) – The total number of persons under investigation (PUIs) for the novel coronavirus-2019 has jumped to 382…
6 years ago
Taiwan seeks lifting of PHL travel ban, says it is “wrong” for Taiwan to be confused with China
(Eagle News) -- Taiwan on Tuesday, Feb. 11, said that it would continue to communicate with the Philippine government…
6 years ago
3.0-magnitude earthquake hits Cebu; Intensity II felt in Argao
(Eagle News) -- A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Cebu on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said…
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