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by Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – Coral reefs that anchor a quarter of marine wildlife and the livelihoods of more than half-a-billion people will most likely be wiped out even if global warming is capped within Paris climate goals, researchers said Tuesday. An average increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels would see more than 99 percent of the world’s coral reefs unable to recover from ever more frequent marine heat […]
by Samir Tounsi Agence France-Presse MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) – Relations between the United States and Mexico are under strain as the Mexican government pushes ahead with planned energy sector reforms that have alarmed Washington and foreign investors. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wants to strengthen the state-owned electricity provider and roll back the effects of liberalization under previous governments that he says favored private companies. That has prompted warnings that Mexico is in danger […]
by Lucie AUBOURG WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Pfizer and BioNTech said Tuesday they are seeking emergency authorization from US health regulators for use of their Covid vaccine for children aged over six months and under five years. If the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizes the two-shot regimen, it will become the first Covid vaccine available to this age group in the United States. The companies said Tuesday that they started submitting their […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) – Greenland’s immense ice sheet has lost enough ice in the past 20 years to submerge the entire United States in half a metre of water, according to data released this week by Danish researchers. The climate is warming faster in the Arctic than anywhere else on the planet and melting ice from Greenland is now the main factor in the rise in the Earth’s oceans, according to NASA. Since measurements began […]
by Santiago PIEDRA SILVA QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — The heaviest flooding to hit Ecuador in two decades has killed at least 22 people in Quito, inundating homes, swamping cars and sweeping away athletes and spectators on a sports field, officials said Tuesday. Twenty people are missing and 47 injured, Ecuador’s SNGRE emergency service said on Twitter. Video footage showed torrents of water carrying stones, mud and debris down streets in the Ecuadoran capital, as rescuers […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain, which some studies indicate could be even more infectious than the original version, has been detected in 57 countries, the WHO said Tuesday. The fast-spreading and heavily mutated Omicron variant has rapidly become the dominant variant worldwide since it was first detected in southern Africa 10 weeks ago. In its weekly epidemiological update, the World Health Organization said that the variant, which […]
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for countries to either declare victory over Covid-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission. “It is premature for any country to either surrender or to declare victory,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. “This virus is dangerous, and it continues to evolve before our very eyes.” His comments came as Denmark on Tuesday became […]
Anyone with symptoms only advised to stay home by Camille BAS-WOHLERT Agence France Presse COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — Denmark waved goodbye to facemasks and health passes Tuesday as it became the first European Union country to lift all of its domestic Covid curbs despite record numbers of cases of the milder Omicron variant. Only a few restrictions remain in place at the country’s borders, for unvaccinated travellers arriving from non-Schengen countries. After a first attempt […]
(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, light to at times moderate rains with possible lightning and strong winds are being experienced over portions of Agusan del Sur (Veruela, Loreto, La Paz), Davao de Oro (Laak, Montevista), and Davao del Norte (Kapalong, San Isidro, Asuncion, New Corella). The weather bureau said the same conditions are being experienced over Bukidnon […]
by James PHEBY Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is “probably safe” for now despite a scathing report into government lockdown parties, but his long-term future is “very much out of his hands” as police probe the claims, analysts said on Tuesday. Johnson on Monday apologised after his government was criticised for “failures of leadership and judgment” in allowing parties at his offices during lockdown. His position […]
New recoveries at 24,210; total active cases down to 176,053 (Eagle News) – For the first time in four weeks, new Covid-19 cases were below 10,000 in the Philippines as new recoveries continued to exceed new cases on Tuesday, February 1. New Covid-19 cases on Tuesday dipped to 9,493 while new recoveries were 24,210. This brought the total active cases further down to 176,053 or 4.9 percent of total Covid-19 cases (3,569,665) since the […]
Green, Yellow, Red risk classification of countries dropped effective today, Feb. 1, as int’l leisure travel to PHL allowed (Eagle News) – The Philippine government explained that its decision to allow fully vaccnayed international leisure travelers to come into the country and not undergo facility-based quarantine anymore is based on scientific data and had been studied carefully. Starting today, Tuesday, February 1, the Green, Yellow and Red risk classification for countries based on their […]
