The first Ebola patient to be recorded in the United States has passed away.
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Dallas Ebola patient on ventilator and receiving kidney dialysis
BY LISA MARIA GARZA AND RICHARD VALDMANIS (Reuters) – The Ebola patient fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital is on a ventilator and a kidney dialysis machine to help stabilize his health, the hospital said on Tuesday. Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with the deadly virus on U.S. soil, has also been given the experimental medication brincidofovir. A hospital in Nebraska said it is using the same drug to treat […]
HK SAR Government to start dialogues with protesters: Official
The Hong Kong government will conduct official dialogue with the representatives of the student-protesters.
4 Hospitalized in Spain, Including Nurse who contracted Ebola
Four people were hospitalized in Spain for Ebola including a nurse who became the first person in the world to contract the virus outside of Africa.
Former Makati Vice-Mayor bares photos, details of Batangas farm he links to VP Binay
Former Makati Vice-Mayor Ernesto Mercado continued to testify before the Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee, presenting photographs of Vice-President Jejomar Binay’s alleged property in Batangas.
Germany and the Philippines: Celebrating 60 Years of Friendship
German Ambassador to the Philippines, Thomas Ossowski, hosted a reception celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and the Philippines, with 600 distinguished guests from the fields of politics, business and culture attending the event. Former German Minister for Economics and Technology, Michael Glos, conveyed greetings for the festive occassion. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario was the evening’s guest of honor. Through the past 60 years Germany and the Philippines have built a deep […]
Israeli students paint schools in Nueva Ecija
A humanitarian delegation composed of 40 students went to the Philippines to conduct community work in Nueva Ecija. The Israeli students led educational activities in the Magtangol Integrated School in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. Part of their outreach is the painting of class rooms. Headed by Shachar Nahari and Maor Cohen, the delegation came from the College of Management Academic Studies. With 12, 000 students, COMAS is the largest college in Israel and has extended […]
Strongest storm this year
Said to be the strongest storm this year, tropical cyclone “Ompong” is placed at Category 4. Although already inside the Philippine area of responsibility, there is little chance that “Ompong” will make a landfall, according to PAGASA.
World’s largest commercial plane
The world’s largest commercial plane landed on the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, the Emirates Airbus A380, which was witnessed by President Aquino and officers of the Department of Transportation and Communications.
ASEAN and China Sign Agreement on Disaster Management
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Disaster Management Cooperation on Monday, Oct. 6, underscoring the importance of disaster management in light of recent calamities and natural disasters. ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh hailed the signing of the MOU as a “milestone in the developing partnership with China in the area of disaster management.” The signing ceremony took place at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. “The […]
Search parties find more bodies on Japanese volcano
Two more bodies were found in Mt. Ontake a week and a half after the eruption what is said to be Japan’s worst volcanic disaster in a century.
Enrile asks for TRO vs suspension
Senate minority leader Juan Ponce Enrile once again turned to the Supreme Court to seek a status quo ante order or temporary restraining order against the suspension imposed on him by the Sandiganbayan. In his motion, the 90-year-old lawmaker insisted that he has not been convicted of any crime, and therefore should be enjoying his “full civil and political rights”. Enrile added, he could not perform his sworn duties as senator of the Republic because […]
