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Only 1.4 million vaccinated as of March 14 DOH explains vaccine hesitancy, complacency as factors for PHL not reaching initial 1.8M target for part 4 of “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” (Eagle News) – The Department of Health has extended the “Bayanihan, Bakunahan” Part 4 until Friday, March 18, but only for elderly or the A2 sector. The phase 4 of the national vaccination campaign started on March 10 and was supposed to end on March 12. But […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — The Ukrainian government on Monday launched a website in partnership with crypto-firms FTX and Everstake that will funnel donations to Ukraine’s central bank as it combats a devastating invasion by Russia. On the “Aid for Ukraine” website, users can currently offer donations in 10 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, ether, tether and dogecoin. “Cryptocurrencies play a significant role in Ukraine’s defense,” Oleksandre Borniakov, Ukraine’s deputy minister of Digital Transformation, said […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Nikola Jokic won his duel with potential MVP successor Joel Embiid as the Denver Nuggets came from behind to score a 114-110 road victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. The much-anticipated showdown between reigning NBA MVP Jokic and Sixers ace Embiid — seen as the front-runner for this year’s award — did not disappoint. Serbian star Jokic finished with 22 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists as Denver […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky again urged NATO Monday to impose a no-fly zone over his country, saying it would protect not only Ukraine but the countries of the Atlantic alliance from Russian air attacks. But the United States and NATO allies refused for the same reasons they have been citing since Moscow invaded Ukraine on February 24: that any attempt to establish a no-fly zone would place them in […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — WTI crude dived more than five percent Tuesday to fall back below $100 a barrel as concerns about a possible slowdown in China’s economy lead investors to rethink their expectations for demand. The contract shed 5.7 percent to $97.13, while Brent was off six percent at $100.54. The steep losses come just over a week after they both soared to near 14-year highs as Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine fanned […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — A dissenting employee entered the studio Monday during Russia’s most-watched evening news broadcast, holding up a poster saying “No War” and condemning Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. The incident was a highly unusual breach of security at the tightly controlled state broadcaster Channel One. Its flagship 9:00pm news show called “Time” has run since the Soviet era and is watched by millions around the country, particularly by older Russians. OVD-Info, […]
WASHINGTON, D.C., United States (AFP) – NASA on Monday insisted tensions linked to the war in Ukraine had no impact on International Space Station operations or the planned return of an American astronaut aboard a Russian capsule later this month. Mark Vande Hei is due to fly to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard a Russian Soyuz capsule with cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anton Shkaplerov on March 30 after 355 days in space, a new […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — US equities suffered in Monday’s trading despite hopes for progress in peace talks between Ukraine and Russia as well as a drop in oil prices fueled by new Covid-19 lockdowns in China. Europe shrugged off earlier losses in Asia after Moscow said it made headway Monday in peace talks with Kyiv ahead of the latest round of negotiations. But Wall Street was generally gloomy, with indices starting positively […]
DOE appeals to oil firms’ corporate social responsibility to implement more discounts, stagger price increase (Eagle News) — Oil firms implemented the biggest price hike this year so far on Tuesday, March 15, with gasoline prices rising as much as P7.10 per liter, diesel prices by P13.15 per liter, and kerosene prices by P13.15 per liter. This is the 11th straight week of oil price hikes due to continuing Russia-Ukraine tensions that further hurt […]
KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) – Power has been restored at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power station, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in 1986, the International Atomic Energy Agency said late Monday. Separately, Ukraine’s state nuclear operator Energoatom accused the Russian military of detonating ammunition at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station in the country’s south. “Ukraine has informed IAEA that external power had again today been restored to the (Chernobyl) Nuclear Power Plant after line […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Occidental Mindoro on Tuesday, March 15. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit 103 kilometers northwest of Lubang. PHIVOLCS said the earthquake was an aftershock of the 6.4-magnitude earthquake reported in Lubang the day before. Tuesday’s earthquake had a depth of focus of 33 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, as a result, partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms are expected in Metro Manila. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country will also have the same conditions. Meanwhile, extreme Northern Luzon will have moderate winds and moderate coastal waters. The rest of the country […]
