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YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar’s junta on Saturday announced an amnesty for more than 800 prisoners to mark the country’s Union Day, as it held a parade and show of force in the capital. The country has been in turmoil since last year’s coup, with mass protests and a subsequent military crackdown that has killed more than 1,500 civilians, according to the UN’s human rights office. Junta chief Min Aung Hlaing issued the “pardon […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine pole vaulter EJ Obiena finished first in the 2022 Orlen Orlen Cup in Poland on Friday (Saturday in the Philippines), after clearing 5.81 meters on his first attempt. This is a major win for the 26-year old Obiena who beat seven other pole vaulters, including 2020 Olympics bronze medalist Thiago Braz da Silva of Brazil who finished second. Obiena tried to reset his personal best and Asian record of 5.93 meters, […]
96% of additional cases occurred within recent 14 days, DOH says (Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,634,368 on Saturday, Feb. 12, after the Department of Health reported 3792 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on February 10, while four did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). The DOH said of the total 3792 additional cases, 3,625 (96%) occurred within the recent 14 days […]
Also exempted are balikbayan’s spouse, children if traveling together with the balikbayan, bureau says (Eagle News) — Balikbayans who plan to visit the Philippines do not have to present an outbound ticket for them to be allowed entry into the Philippines. According to the Bureau of Immigration, also exempted from presenting the ticket to be allowed to enter the Philippines are the balikbayan’s spouse and children if they are traveling with the balikbayan. “This adjusted […]
(Eagle News) – The third wave of the national vaccination, dubbed Bayanihan Bakunahan, will be extended until February 18, the Department of Health said. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that so far in the last two days of national vaccination, from February 10 to 11, around 1.3 million had been vaccinated. The numbers are still far from the target of five million individuals that the Philippine government seeks to vaccinate in this third […]
Star light, star bright, the James Webb Space Telescope has seen its first star (though it wasn’t quite tonight) — and even taken a selfie, NASA announced Friday. The steps are part of the months-long process of aligning the observatory’s enormous golden mirror that astronomers hope will begin unraveling the mysteries of the early Universe by this summer. The first picture sent back of the cosmos is far from stunning: 18 blurry white dots on […]
by Geoff Robins with Michel Comte in Ottawa Truckers snarling a key bridge between Canada and the United States in protest at Covid rules defied a judge’s order to leave Friday night, with the crowd getting even bigger two weeks into the snowballing protest movement. The days-long blockade of the Ambassador Bridge that connects Windsor, Ontario and the US city of Detroit, has paralyzed a key North American trade route, piling pressure on Prime Minister […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Saturday said it had given “conditional” approval for Pfizer’s Covid-19 drug Paxlovid to treat adults with mild to moderate illness and a high risk of developing severe disease. The National Medical Products Administration said further research on the drug needed to be undertaken and submitted to the regulator. Paxlovid has so far been authorized in several countries including the United States and Israel, while the European Union […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Batanes on Saturday, Feb. 12. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 8:41 a.m. It had its epicenter 45 kilometers southwest of Sabtang. The depth of focus was 61 kilometers. No damage to property was reported but aftershocks are expected.
(Eagle News) — One Filipino was hurt in the intercepted drone attack on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, Feb. 10, the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh said. According to the embassy, so far, the Filipino, whom it did not identify, was being treated in a hospital with the support of his employer. He is in stable condition, the embassy said. The embassy said the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah has been in touch with […]
Rest of Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting Southern Luzon and Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Luzon. As a result, Visayas, Bicol Region, and the provinces of Quezon, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, and Romblon will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times […]
MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania (AFP) — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Friday of the “real risk for a new armed conflict in Europe” as both the alliance and Russia are increasing their troop presences around Ukraine. Moscow has around 100,000 troops stationed close to Ukraine’s frontier and Western leaders have scrambled to hold talks with Russia fearing an attack. A total of 1,000 additional US troops — meant to bolster NATO’s eastern flank — are […]
