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JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Sunday that a fourth Covid vaccine will be given to people over 60 and health workers amid a surge driven by the Omicron variant. “The Omicron wave is here and we must protect ourselves,” Bennett told a news conference. He said the health ministry had approved the booster jab for people over 60 and health workers. Israel on Thursday authorised a fourth Covid vaccine for […]
Twenty-two people were injured when a shallow earthquake hit southwestern China on Sunday afternoon and shook the popular tourist city of Lijiang, local authorities said. The quake struck near the border between Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS), which put the magnitude at 5.4 and depth at 38 kilometres (24 miles). The Yunnan Seismological Bureau said 22 people had been injured in the quake, two severely, in Ninglang county. The […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has ordered a 3-day work suspension starting Monday, Jan. 3, after what its Medical and Dental Services said were “many” court personnel testing positive for COVID-19. In his memorandum order no. 2-2022, Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo said the suspension until Jan. 5, which was decided upon consultation with the court en banc, was also after contact tracing revealed many of the personnel who tested positive for COVID-19 in its […]
Japan’s imperial family is facing extinction due to a shortage of eligible emperors, but some experts say the ideas floated in a government inquiry for boosting the dwindling number of royals are out of touch. With women barred from the throne under male-only succession rules, the place of Emperor Naruhito, 61, will one day be filled by his nephew Prince Hisahito instead of his only child Princess Aiko. But if 15-year-old Hisahito does not have […]
A major fire broke out at South Africa’s seat of parliament in Cape Town early Sunday, sending a thick column of smoke into the sky and threatening the National Assembly building. The fire was believed to have started in one of the older buildings in the parliament precinct, leading to a security cordon nearby the cathedral where anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu was buried just hours before. “The roof has caught fire and the National […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,851,931 after the Department of Health reported 4,600 additional cases on Sunday, Jan. 2. This is an increase of almost 1,000 cases from the 3,617 additional cases reported the day before. The DOH said two laboratories were not operational on December 31, 2021 while nine laboratories did not submit data to the COVID-19 Document Repository System (CDRS). According to the DOH, of the total cases, […]
(Eagle News) — The Justice Jose Abad Santos General Hospital in Manila is closing temporarily due to an increase in COVID-19 cases there. According to the hospital, the temporary closure, which started on Saturday, Jan. 1, at 8 p.m., was because the number of COVID-19 patients in the medical institution was more than the number of beds. The hospital said the temporary closure would allow for bed vacancies, with the hospital staff, with the help […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases among police personnel rose to 42,285 with the addition of 14 cases. This is the second consecutive day the Philippine National Police reported double-digit figures in additional COVID-19 cases. According to the PNP, of the total cases, 52 were active. One additional recovery pushed the total PNP recoveries to 42108. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 125. The Department of Health has […]
China will end subsidies for electric and hybrid cars at the end of the year, authorities have announced, saying the strength of sales in the sector meant state support was no longer needed. In a statement published Friday, the Ministry of Finance said purchase subsidies would be reduced by 30 percent from the beginning of 2022 before being scrapped completely by the end of the year. “Given the growth of the industry for vehicles with […]
Actress Betty White, who made US television audiences laugh for more than seven decades, starring on popular sitcoms “The Golden Girls” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” died Friday at age 99. The pioneering Emmy-winning comedienne enjoyed one of the longest careers in showbiz history: she began regularly appearing on television in 1949 and had a voice role in “Toy Story 4” in 2019. “Even though Betty was about to be 100, I thought she […]
(Eagle News) — Tourists are still not allowed to enter the Philippines. According to the Bureau of Immigration, only Filipinos, balikbayan, and foreign nationals with long-term visas coming from green and yellow list countries may be allowed entry into the country. Following the latest Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the following countries are included in the country’s green list: Bangladesh Benin Bhutan British Virgin Islands China (Mainland) Cote d’ Ivoire […]
France will relax Covid isolation rules from Monday, the government announced, in a bid to ease their impact on society and the economy. Fully vaccinated people who test positive will only have to isolate for seven days regardless of the coronavirus variant they were infected with, but can leave quarantine after five days if they show an antigen or negative PCR test. There will be no quarantine for fully inoculated individuals who have a close […]
