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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s military said Monday it was searching for a fighter jet that disappeared from radar shortly after taking off. “The track of an F15 jet disappeared from the data of the Komatsu control tower after take-off,” a spokesman for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force told AFP. The plane disappeared about five kilometres from the Komatsu airbase in central Ishikawa region, off the Sea of Japan, he added. The spokesman said […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said Monday that Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov would hold a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a time of heightened tensions between their countries over Ukraine. “Lavrov and Blinken will have a telephone conversation on Tuesday,” Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters, adding there were no plans for a face-to-face meeting. The upcoming call is the latest in a flurry of diplomatic meetings between […]
(Eagle News) – Starting Tuesday, February 1, the “No Vaxx, No Ride Policy” in Metro Manila will be lifted as the Philippine capital region reverts to the less restrictive Covid-19 alert level 2. The Department of Transportation said this policy of not allowing unvaccinated passengers from riding public transport will be automatically lifted or suspended when the Alert Level 3 in Metro Manila is lifted. The National Capital Region and seven other provinces will […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported even lower new Covid-19 cases at 14,546 and more new recoveries at 26,500 on Monday, January 31. This is the third straight day of decreasing new Covid cases, and new recoveries exceeding new cases. On Sunday, January 30, the new cases were 16,953, while new recoveries reached 27,638. On Saturday, January 19, new cases hit 17,382 with 35,282 new recoveries. Because of this, the total number […]
ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) – Algeria’s special envoy for the Western Sahara on Sunday accused Morocco of “assassinations targeting civilians” outside its “internationally recognised borders”, following a recent drone attack in the disputed territory, state media reported. Moroccan authorities “carry out acts of war… and commit extrajudicial assassinations targeting civilians” in the Western Sahara, Amar Belani said, quoted by the official APS news agency. Alleged attacks have been undertaken “using sophisticated weapon systems outside (Morocco’s) internationally […]
(Eagle News) — Ifugao will be under a COVID-19 alert level 3 starting Feb. 1. According to Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles, the alert level in the province will be in effect until Feb. 15. Under the alert level, some establishments are allowed to operate at a 30% indoor venue capacity for fully vaccinated people. A 50% outdoor venue capacity, meanwhile, is allowed. However, all employees of such establishments should be vaccinated. Earlier, Metro Manila and […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese capital gears up to host the Winter Olympics in five days. China will hold the Games in a strict “closed-loop” bubble as part of its zero-Covid strategy of targeted lockdowns, border restrictions and lengthy quarantines. The approach has helped the world’s second-largest economy keep new infections far lower than many other […]
by Emeline BURCKEL Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – The world’s top oil-producing countries will meet on Wednesday to discuss a further increase in output, while crude prices have reached seven-year highs rattled by geopolitical tensions. Part of their regular meetings since the Covid-19 pandemic shook markets, the 13 members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and their 10 allies convene by videoconference to set output. Many analysts expect the grouping, […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel have climbed to 48,193. According to the Philippine National Police, this was after 132 more COVID-19 cases were reported within their ranks. The PNP data showed of the total cases, 1607 were active. Over 100, or 122, more recoveries were also reported. With the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery tally is now at 46,460. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll […]
(Eagle News) — Thirteen quakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the earthquakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included one volcanic tremor which lasted three minutes long. Sulfur dioxide flux was pegged at 4829 tons on Jan. 30. A moderate steam plume was also monitored, reaching 1000 meters high and expanding northeast and southwest. PHIVOLCS said entry into the volcano’s permanent […]
by Julie CHARPENTRAT PARIS, France (AFP) — Disinformation around Covid vaccines has existed as long as the jabs themselves. Unverified studies, unproven claims and out-of-context data are regularly shared on websites and social media across the globe — fuelling dangerous myths about the virus and the vaccines. As Austria becomes the first European Union country to make vaccines mandatory this week, AFP looks at some common disinformation surrounding the jabs: – Causation vs chronology – […]
by Florian CAZERES Agence France-Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – Rising tensions with Moscow over Ukraine have exposed Germany’s problematic dependence on Russian gas, inflaming an already heated debate over soaring energy prices. As Germany pursues its target to transition to cleaner energy sources over the next decade, Europe’s biggest economy has counted on gas temporarily filling the gap while it builds up its sun and wind energy capacity to replace nuclear and coal plants. But […]
