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by Paul RICARD Agence France Presse With the world poised to hit more than five million people officially dead from the coronavirus, experts tell AFP the pandemic’s future path will depend greatly on vaccinations. – How many dead? The true number of fatalities is believed to be far higher than the five million based on daily reports provided by health authorities in each country. The World Health Organization estimates the overall toll could be […]
by Andrew LEESON Australia’s international border reopened on Monday almost 600 days after a pandemic closure began, sparking emotional scenes at Sydney airport as loved ones reunited. Shortly after dawn, bleary-eyed passengers began to trickle into the arrivals terminal at Kingsford Smith International and were quickly wrapped up in the tearful embraces of flower-clutching relatives. On March 20 last year, Australia introduced some of the world’s toughest border restrictions in response to the coronavirus pandemic. […]
White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said Sunday she has tested positive for Covid-19, after deciding not to travel to Europe with US President Joe Biden when members of her family contracted the virus. Psaki said in a statement that though she had tested negative several times last week, her test came back positive on Sunday. “While I have not had close contact in person with the president or senior members of the White House staff […]
A man was arrested for attempted murder after a knife and fire attack on a train in Tokyo on Sunday, Japanese media said, with at least 10 people reportedly injured and one in a serious condition. A video clip published by public broadcaster NHK showed panicked passengers running down the train as smoke filled the carriage, with flames also visible. Another video posted on Twitter showed people climbing through windows to escape the Keio Line […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced Sunday, his first public appearance since taking control of the group in 2016. Akhundzada has been the spiritual chief of the Islamist movement since 2016 but has remained a reclusive figure, even after the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. His low profile has fed speculation about his role in the new Taliban government, formed after […]
G20 leaders have formally endorsed the global agreement for a minimum 15 percent corporate tax, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday, hailing it as a “historic” step. “Today, every G20 head of state endorsed an historic agreement on new international tax rules, including a global minimum tax that will end the damaging race to the bottom on corporate taxation,” she said. Some 136 countries representing more than 90 percent of global GDP have signed […]
21 October 2021 More than one million people in southern Madagascar are struggling to get enough to eat, due to what could become the first famine caused by climate change, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). The region has been hit hard by successive years of severe drought, forcing families in rural communities to resort to desperate measures just to survive. Madagascar, the fourth largest island in the world, has a unique ecosystem which includes animals and plants found […]
by Jerome TAYLOR Hong Kong’s decision to descend deeper into international coronavirus isolation as rivals reopen is causing consternation among managers at multinationals who see no end to a zero-Covid strategy imposed by a leadership beholden to Beijing. The southern Chinese business hub has kept the coronavirus at bay thanks to some of the world’s strictest quarantine rules with most arrivals undergoing 14 to 21 days of hotel confinement. Competitors such as London, New York, […]
American Airlines has had to cancel hundreds of flights this weekend due to staffing shortages triggered by weather-related disruptions, according to FlightAware data on Saturday. The website, which tracks delays and cancellations in the US skies, showed that American Airlines cancelled more than 800 flights on Friday and Saturday and expects more than 400 cancellations on Sunday. American Airlines CEO David Seymour said in a memo to staff on Saturday that the difficulties began on […]
Voting kicked off in Japan’s general election on Sunday with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hoping to win over a pandemic-fatigued public with spending promises as his long-ruling conservatives seek a fresh start. Kishida became leader of the Liberal Democratic Party a month ago after Yoshihide Suga resigned just a year into the job, partly due to public discontent over his response to the Covid-19 crisis. Following a record wave of infections that pushed the Tokyo […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLCRPh9VOJc (Eagle News) — The Iglesia Ni Cristo or Church Of Christ conducted a Worldwide Lingap sa Mamamayan (Aid To Humanity) and established the first-ever orphanage under the care of its socio-civic arm, the Felix Y. Manalo Foundation. These events were conducted to mark the birthday of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, on Oct. 31, 2021. Across the globe, in the various continents, various “Lingap sa Mamamayan” […]
The Iglesia Ni Cristo or Church Of Christ continues to dedicate houses of worship even during the COVID-19 crisis. In fact, since the pandemic began in March 2020, 176 houses of worship have been completed — including those which were acquired then renovated — and dedicated to God by the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) under the stewardship of its Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo. Based on INC official records, 165 of these houses or […]
