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MANILA, Philippines, June 22 (Eagle News) — Although there is still no official announcement regarding the start of the rainy season, the Department of Health (DOH) already issued a warning regarding common diseases during the rainy months like leptospirosis, dysentery and diarrhea. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/NAWT57CO5Uo
QUEZON City, Philippines, June 22 (Eagle News) — The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is planning to procure an additional 71 patrol vessels, adding that it is important for the Philippines to maintain such a high number of patrol vessels to protect the interests of local fishermen. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News Service, June 22) – Why drink ordinary water when you can make it more healthy just by adding a sliced lemon in it. This is not just a fancy way of making your water more flavorful. Drinking lemon water actually have lots of benefits. First of all, lemons are very nutritious. It is packed with Vitamin C, Vitamin B-complex, calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium and fiber. That’s a lot! But drinking […]
(Reuters) — Thailand’s health minister said on Sunday (June 21) that no new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) had been detected. Thailand, which discovered its first case last week, says 175 people were exposed to its single case, with no new infections reported so far. The virus was first detected in Thailand in a 75-year-old man from Oman who travelled to Bangkok for treatment of a heart condition. Three of his relatives were […]
JUNE 22 (Reuters) — For many residents in the Southern Chinese town of Yulin, the height of summer marks the perfect time to get together with family and friends, eat lychees and feast on copious amounts of dog meat. Thousands of dogs are expected to end up on the chopping block during the city’s annual dog meat festival, which marks the peak of summer. This year it falls on Monday (June 22), though the build-up […]
(REUTERS) South Korea’s health ministry reported on Monday (Jun 22) two more deaths in the country’s Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak, bringing the number of fatalities to 27. The ministry also confirmed three new cases, taking the total to 172 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia. The new fatalities were aged in their 80s with pre-existing health problems, according to the health ministry.
(REUTERS) South Korea’s Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se visited Tokyo on Sunday (June 21), the first such trip in four years, as the U.S. allies prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the normalisation of ties amid a chill because of feuds over the wartime past. Yun met Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida at Tokyo’s foreign ministry guest-house on Sunday. He is scheduled to attend a ceremony held by the South Korean embassy on Monday (June […]
(REUTERS) Heavy rain caused New Zealand’s Whanganui River to breach its banks and caused flooding in the area, local media reported. Local state of emergencies were declared in the Taranaki, Whanganui and Rangitikei areas due to the severe weather and flooding, local media said. Whanganui River breached its 8.6-metre high stopbank just after midnight on Saturday (June 20), with nearby properties being flooded as a result, Whanganui District Council told local media. Some houses […]
(Reuters) – Toxic homemade liquor has killed at least 94 slum dwellers in India’s financial capital Mumbai, with more than 45 in hospital, police said on Sunday, in the latest disaster involving moonshine. Police have arrested five people in connection with the deaths in a western neighborhood of the city, on the west coast of India, which started on Wednesday. “More than 150 have consumed this alcohol. The death toll may rise,” said Dhananjay […]
(REUTERS) Greek ministers arrived in Athens on Sunday (June 21) for a full cabinet meeting with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to discuss concessions the government may present at an emergency eurozone summit on Monday (June 22). Greece’s left-wing government promised on Saturday (June 20) to offer concessions to creditors to unlock billions of euros in funds and stave off default. With its banks hanging on life support from the European Central Bank, and billions of […]
