LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — One person was killed and a dozen injured in a drive-by shooting spree Thursday as a gunman roamed the streets in the southwestern US state of Arizona, police said. Over the course of one-and-a-half hours, a suspect opened fire in at least eight sites around communities outside Phoenix, apparently at random, before he was taken into custody at a traffic stop. As well as the fatality, three other people […]
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US announces $3.2 billion plan to develop Covid antiviral treatments
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The administration of US President Joe Biden announced plans on Thursday to spend $3.2 billion to accelerate the development and discovery of antiviral treatments against Covid-19 and future threats. The plan is called the Antiviral Program for Pandemics and its funding comes from the American Rescue Plan, a $1.9 trillion package passed by Congress in March. “Antivirals are an important complement to existing vaccines, especially for individuals with certain conditions […]
Biden sees pushback on China but ready to see Xi: aide
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A top aide said Thursday that US President Joe Biden’s first foreign trip showed G7 and NATO unity in pushing back on Beijing but that Biden was also ready to meet his counterpart Xi Jinping. Jake Sullivan, the national security advisor, said Biden showed an alternative to China by leading the Group of Seven in a new infrastructure initiative and that a NATO summit for the first time succeeded in […]
US buying 200 million more doses of Moderna Covid vaccine
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has reached a deal to buy 200 million more doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, with the option to purchase variant-specific boosters that are in the pipeline, the biotech company said Wednesday. The purchase brings Washington’s confirmed order to 500 million doses of the two-shot regimen. Moderna has so far supplied 217 million doses, with 110 million more to be delivered by the end of this year and […]
Royal Caribbean delays trip after 8 crew test Covid-19 positive
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Royal Caribbean is pushing back the maiden voyage of a new ship by a month after eight crew members tested positive for Covid-19, the company’s chief executive said. “Two steps forward and one step back!” Chief Executive Michael Bayley said in a Facebook post Tuesday night that announced the delay for the inaugural trip of “Odyssey of the Seas.” “During routine testing, eight crew members received a positive test […]
LA County gives reminders as Californa fully reopens; young LA residents share their views
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XUG6_Q3eo Los Angeles County is in celebratory mode as California State fully reopens. In North Hills, Maricar Borja shares with us county’s health officials’ reminders for Angelenos and how residents feel about this milestone in this Eagle News America episode on June 15. (Eagle News Service)
California fully reopens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LcnLWp-BAo It’s official, the Golden State has fully reopened. What does this mean? In Sacramento, bureau chief Angel Membrere has this report in this Eagle News America episode. There’s no need anymore for social distancing, and those fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks in California. “Today is the day to celebrate. Today is the day to reconnect,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. He also said that people still have to […]
Waiting lists for priority surgery in Canada grow due to pandemic
https://youtu.be/FnPFoIXH1NI In Canada, the various waiting lists for those awaiting priority surgery have grown long because of the pandemic’s impact. In Alberta, Canada bureau chief Thomas Likness reports in the Eagle News America episode on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. He also talks about the latest vaccination updates in Canada as the country leads the world in the percentage of the population having their first dose of the vaccine. Latest data showed that close to […]
US surpasses 600,000 Covid deaths: Johns Hopkins
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US death toll from the Covid-19 pandemic surpassed 600,000 on Tuesday, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University, with President Joe Biden mourning the latest “sad milestone” and urging Americans to press on with vaccinations. The United States has racked up by far the largest death toll of the pandemic, ahead of Brazil and India. “There’s still too many lives being lost,” Biden said, noting that the daily number […]
12 dead in bus crash in northeast Mexico
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AFP) — At least 12 people were killed and 10 injured when a bus overturned on Tuesday on a highway in northeastern Mexico, the authorities said. Nine people died at the scene of the accident in Tamaulipas state and three more died in hospital, civil protection coordinator Pedro Granados told reporters. The bus was traveling between the border city of Reynosa and Monterrey in neighboring Nuevo Leon state. Tamaulipas’s highways are considered […]
California celebrates ‘reopening day’ as pandemic rules lifted
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — California — the first US state to enact a stay-at-home order just under 15 months ago — celebrated its “reopening day” Tuesday by lifting almost all pandemic-related social distancing and capacity limits. Vaccinated people will be free to ditch their masks in nearly all of the nation’s richest and most populous state, though exceptions will remain for locations including public transport, schools and hospitals. “Finally we are here, June […]
One dead in Minneapolis after man drives into crowd of protestors
MINNEAPOLIS, United States (AFP) — A woman was killed and three other people injured when a man drove into a crowd of demonstrators who were protesting the shooting death by US Marshals of a Black man in Minneapolis, police said Monday. Police said the man, who may have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol, drove his vehicle into a group of protestors shortly before midnight. “Protesters pulled the suspect from the vehicle and, […]
