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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Democrats introduced a short-term bill on Monday to fund the US government ahead of a potential shutdown next week, when federal agencies run out of previously allocated money. Shutdowns typically lead to hundreds of thousands of government workers being sent home, while parks, museums and other federal properties and services are closed. With funding running out on February 18, President Joe Biden’s Democrats and opposition Republicans had been unable […]
Around 15.6 million kids targeted for vaccination; informed consent from parents needed (Eagle News) — Philippine government officials announced a successful first day of the pilot rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination for children aged five to 11 years old, as they encouraged more parents to have their children vaccinated, noting that the specially formulated vaccine doses for kids are safe and effective. Vaccinated children are in fact among the most vulnerable sector of the population, […]
Covid numbers lowest in a month (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported 6,835 new Covid-19 cases and 16,330 new recoveries on Monday, February 7. The number of new Covid cases at 6,835 and the positivity rate of 19.1 percent is the lowest in over a month. Only 12 new Covid fatalities were also reported. The total active cases went down to 116,720, the lowest in a month. This is 3.2 percent of […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities arrested a 20-year-old woman after she allegedly sold fake vaccination cards to undercover policemen in Bukidnon. According to the Philippine National Police, nabbed in Manolo Fortich town was Sharlyn Abdul, 20. The PNP said she was nabbed in an entrapment operation where she sold two counterfeit cards worth P700 to operatives. The operation was conducted after surveillance of Abdul, who, the police said, had been reported to the authorities by a […]
(Eagle News) — There are so far 605 areas under a granular lockdown, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, of these areas, 384 are in Cordillera, 130 in Ilocos, 77 in Cagayan, eight in Mimaropa, and six in the National Capital Region. Over 1,000, or 1,233 people were affected by the lockdowns. It is the local government unit that decides whether to impose granular lockdowns on a specific house, compound or street, […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Nine people including a baby were killed in the northern Philippines after a speeding van lost control on a corner and smashed into a row of houses on the edge of a highway, police said Monday. The victims were gathered on the porch of a friend’s house after attending a wake in Lal-Lo town in Cagayan province on Saturday night when the accident happened. “They were hanging out when the speeding […]
ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AFP) — Cancer survivor Max Parrot of Canada capped a remarkable comeback on Monday when he won gold in the men’s snowboard slopestyle at the Beijing Olympics. Parrot, who said chemotherapy left him “at zero percent” when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma in 2018, beat Chinese home favourite Su Yiming to win gold with a score of 90.96. The Canadian took the lead on the second run and held on despite a […]
SOLO, Indonesia (AFP) — At least 13 people were killed and dozens more injured after a tour bus carrying factory workers to a beach holiday crashed on Indonesia’s Java island, according to police. The bus and its 47 passengers were headed from Sukoharjo in Central Java to a family gathering in neighbouring Yogyakarta province when the driver lost control going downhill, officers said late Sunday. “Witnesses we questioned said they saw the driver panicking as […]
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) — Xiomara Castro, who last month became the first woman to win the presidency of Honduras, said Sunday that she was infected with Covid-19 but will continue working remotely. “The result of the PCR (test) yesterday (Saturday) was negative, today’s is positive,” the 62-year-old president, who replaced Juan Orlando Hernandez, announced on her Twitter account. “According to the tests it is mild. With the blessing of the Creator of the universe, I […]
CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) — At least eight people died and another 15 were injured in a bus accident Sunday near the popular Mexican resort of Cancun, authorities said. The ADO company bus was carrying around 45 passengers, several of them foreign nationals, according to local media. The vehicle was heading to Cancun from the city of Merida, in the neighboring state of Yucatan. According to preliminary information, the bus overturned after hitting a truck that […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Reigning NBA Most Valuable Player Nikola Jokic delivered his season-best 14th triple-double with 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists on Sunday to lead Denver over Brooklyn 124-104. The 26-year-old Serbian center also sparked a defensive effort from the Nuggets that kept the Nets to a season-low 29 second-half points as Brooklyn’s road losing streak reached eight games. “In the second half, we knew we had to step up […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The ongoing truckers’ protest in the Canadian capital is “out of control,” the Ottawa mayor said Sunday, announcing a state of emergency as the city center remained blocked by opponents of anti-Covid measures. The protesters, who first reached the capital on January 29, have parked their big rigs on city streets and put up tents and temporary shacks — paralyzing the capital to the consternation of officials and the mounting frustration […]
