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Ukraine’s Zelensky says held phone call with Biden

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he spoke by phone with his US counterpart Joe Biden on Sunday to discuss financial support and sanctions against Russia as his country faces an intensifying onslaught. “As part of the constant dialogue, I had another conversation with @POTUS,” Zelensky tweeted. “The agenda included the issues of security, financial support for Ukraine and the continuation of sanctions against Russia.” Hours earlier, the Ukrainian leader had addressed US lawmakers by […]

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Ukraine steps up pleas for warplanes and other military aid

by Paul HANDLEY Ukraine on Saturday urged the West to amp up military assistance to the besieged country, including warplanes, as Russian President Vladimir Putin escalated warnings against NATO. “The highest demand that we have is in fighter jets, attack aircraft, and air-defense systems,” Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told a small group of journalists on the Poland-Ukraine border. “If we lose the skies, there will be much more blood on the ground,” he said […]

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Blinken arrives in Poland near border with Ukraine

  Rzeszów, Poland (AFP) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Poland on Saturday for talks with officials as hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees pour into the country to escape the conflict. The most senior US official to visit Poland since the war began, Blinken will hold talks with Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau in Rzeszow, near the border with Ukraine. More than 780,000 people have fled […]

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Russians pack trains into Finland as sanctions bite

  by Sam KINGSLEY Agence France Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) — It’s one of the few remaining routes from Russia to the EU: trains to Finland are packed with Russians fearful that now is their last chance to escape the impact of Western sanctions. After two years of pandemic, the 6:40 am from St Petersburg was full of largely Russian passengers as it pulled into Helsinki station on Thursday. “We decided with our families to […]

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Ceasefire to let Mariupol residents evacuate: Russian defence ministry

  MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia’s defence ministry announced a ceasefire Saturday to allow residents of two Ukrainian cities that were surrounded by Russian forces, including the strategic port city of Mariupol, to evacuate. “Today, March 5, from 10 am Moscow time (0700 GMT), the Russian side declares a regime of silence and opens humanitarian corridors for the exit of civilians from Mariupol and Volnovakha,” it said. The ministry clarified that the location of the […]

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Philippines logs 941 more COVID-19 cases

Top regions with additional cases in recent two weeks are Metro Manila, Region 4-A and 7, DOH says (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,666,678 on Saturday, March 5, after the Department of Health reported 941 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 941 cases, 833 (89%) occurred within the recent 14 days (February 20 – March 5, 2022). The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were […]

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DOTr: Construction of North Ave. Common Station structure in QC to be completed by end of March

(Eagle News) — Construction of the North Avenue Common Station structure in Quezon City is slated to be completed by end of March this year, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said. Tugade made the statement during his site inspection of the Common Station on Thursday, March 3. According to the DOTr, to date, the Station Building of Area A is now connected to Area B or the Atrium, which is now 100% complete. The 13,700 square meter […]

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PNP: 4 police officers implicated in robbery-slay of village councilor, husband relieved from post

Suspects face criminal, admin raps, PNP says (Eagle News) — Four police officers implicated in the robbery-slay of a village councilor and her husband in San Fernando town, Cebu have been relieved from their post. According to the Philippine National Police, Staff Sergeants Rene Catamora, Junrey Ypil, Junrey Batobalonos and Master Sgt. Alvin Enad, former Staff Sgt. Esmeraldo Quillosa have also been  placed in RDEU7 custodial facility while they are facing charges of robbery with […]

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Trough of low pressure area affecting eastern section of Mindanao: PAGASA

(Eagle News)–The trough of a low pressure area is affecting the eastern section of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Eastern Visayas, Caraga  and Davao Region will, as a result, have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]

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Russian forces seize Ukraine nuclear plant

  KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russian forces seized control of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant on Friday after a battle with Ukrainian troops that caused a fire and fears of a catastrophic accident. The Ukrainian nuclear regulator said that the fire had been extinguished and no radiation leak had been detected, with site staff still able to work at the Zaporizhzhia site. “The Zaporizhzhia NPP site has been seized by the military forces of the […]

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853 new COVID-19 cases logged; of new cases, 92% occurred in past 14 days, DOH says

232 more COVID-19 deaths reported (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,665,747 after the Department of Health reported 853 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 853 reported cases today, 784 (92%) occurred within the recent 14 days (February 19 – March 4, 2022). The top regions with cases in the recent two weeks were Metro Manila (170 or 22%), Region 4-A (128 or 16%) and Region 7 (94 or […]

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