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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)– President Joe Biden seized $7 billion in assets belonging to the previous Afghan government on Friday with the aim of splitting the funds between victims of the 9/11 attacks and desperately needed aid for post-war Afghanistan. Biden formally seized the assets in an executive order. The money had been stuck in the New York Federal Reserve since the fall of the US-backed government in Kabul and takeover by the Taliban […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Friday said it had accepted changes proposed by US tech giant Google to address competition and customer privacy concerns linked to online advertising. “The commitments we have obtained from Google will promote competition, help to protect the ability of online publishers to raise money through advertising and safeguard users’ privacy,” the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regulator said in a statement. Google separately said it would “apply […]
Identifies provinces with high numbers of still unvaccinated senior citizens (Eagle News) – The World Health Organizaton recognized and congratulated the Philippine government for being able to vaccinate at least 70 percent of its eligible population, but stressed the need to vaccinate the 2.5 million senior citizens that had not received a primary dose. “So we congratulate the Philippine government for vaccinating over 60 million people so far, at least 70% of the eligible […]
(Eagle News) – COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 3,630,637 after the Department of Health reported 3,788 additional cases. According to the DOH, all laboratories were operational on February 9, while one laboratory did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). Of the total cases, 91,147 were active. Of these, 3261 were asymptomatic, 83145 were mild, 2986 were moderate, 1443 were severe, and 312 were critical. Recoveries rose to 3484636 with […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance, Games testers confirmed Friday, and the IOC is now appealing against Russia’s decision to allow her to continue competing in Beijing. The case will be decided by the Court of Arbitration for Sport before February 15, when the 15-year-old is scheduled to take part in the individual event at the Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said in a […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila could be placed under a “very low risk classification” by next month, as reproduction numbers and health care utilization rates decrease, according to Octa Research. Metro Manila or the National Capital Region “targets very low risk classification by March,” said OCTA Research fellow Dr. Guido David on Friday, February 11. “The magic number to achieve very low risk classification is 140 new cases per day, which seems possible by […]
WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) — Protester numbers outside New Zealand’s parliament swelled Friday as police scaled back efforts to clear anti-vaccine demonstrators involved in violent clashes a day earlier. A festive mood prevailed at a makeshift tent settlement inhabitants have dubbed “Camp Freedom”, with music and dancing as police looked on from behind barricades. It was a stark contrast to the fiery scenes Thursday, when a phalanx of officers attempted to evict the protesters, arresting […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard has a new officer-in-charge. According to the PCG, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade named Vice Admiral Eduardo D. Fabricante at PCG’s helm following the retirement of Commandant Admiral Leopoldo V. Laroya. Tugade made the announcement during the Change of Command and Retirement Ceremony on Feb. 10. Fabricante is a member of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 1989. He served as Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations before […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Air Force announced Thursday a set of B-52 strategic bombers had landed in Britain for scheduled NATO exercises, amid heightened tensions between the bloc and Russia over Ukraine. The North Dakota-based aircraft, support equipment, and personnel touched down at a Royal Air Force base 150 kilometers (90 miles) west of London, in Fairford, England, the command of US Air Forces in Europe said in a statement. It did […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Friday, Feb. 11. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake struck at 4:16 a.m. Its epicenter was 259 kilometers southwest of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 14 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting Visayas. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. PAGASA said, as a result, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Quezon and Aurora will have cloudy skies with […]
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France-Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) – The top diplomats of the United States, Australia, Japan and India opened talks in Melbourne Friday on deepening their Quad alliance, hoping to blunt China’s expanding power across the Asia-Pacific region. “Together we are a vital network of liberal democracies committed to practical cooperation and to ensuring all Indo-Pacific nations, large and small, are able to make their own strategic decisions, free from coercion,” Australia’s Foreign […]
