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Cloudy skies, rain showers expected in parts of PHL

(Eagle News) — The shear line is affecting the eastern section of Northern and Central Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Northern Luzon. Intertropical Convergence Zone. The ITCZ is in turn affecting Southern Mindanao. As a result, PAGASA said Cagayan Valley and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to […]

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Japan executes three on death row, first since 2019: media

  by Kyoko HASEGAWA Agence France Presse Japan on Tuesday executed three prisoners on death row, the first since December 2019, local media reported citing unnamed sources including from the justice ministry. The executions were the first under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who took office in October and won a general election the same month. When contacted by AFP, the ministry did not immediately confirm the reports by multiple major media outlets, which did not […]

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Warriors’ Kerr named USA coach through ’24 Olympics

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Steve Kerr, a five-time NBA champion player and three-time NBA champion coach, was named Monday as coach of the United States national team through the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kerr, a 56-year-old American, served as an assistant to coach Gregg Popovich on the US squad of NBA stars that captured Olympic gold in August at Tokyo. “I’m incredibly honored and humbled to represent our country,” Kerr said. “It’s a thrilling […]

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Omicron now dominant Covid-19 strain in US: health authorities

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The fast-spreading Omicron variant is now the main coronavirus strain in the United States, accounting for 73.2 percent of new cases over the past week for which data is available, health authorities reported Monday. The spike, which was tallied by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is based on data for the week ending on Saturday. During the prior week period, Omicron accounted for only 12.6 percent of US […]

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Philippines typhoon death toll hits 375

by Ferdinandh Cabrera SURIGAO CITY, Philippines (AFP) — The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surged to 375 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food. The Philippine Red Cross reported “complete carnage” in coastal areas after Super Typhoon Rai left homes, hospitals and schools “ripped to shreds”. The storm tore off roofs, uprooted trees, toppled concrete power poles, smashed wooden houses to […]

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Moderna confident that booster works against Omicron

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US vaccine maker Moderna expressed confidence Monday that its booster shot was effective against the Omicron variant, after the announcement of laboratory results it described as “reassuring.” “We’ll be able to rely on this vaccine to address the near term surge of Omicron cases,” Stephen Hoge, president of Moderna, said on a conference call. However he said tests showed that after only two doses, protection against Omicron was “substantially lower” […]

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Nadal tests positive for Covid in latest blow for tennis legend

by Daniel SILVA MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spanish tennis star Rafael Nadal said Monday he had tested positive for Covid-19, putting in doubt his participation in the Australian Open next month where he was expected to make his comeback to major competition after months of injury. The Spanish former world number one said he took a test when he returned to Spain from Abu Dhabi where he took part in an exhibition tournament last week, […]

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Morocco bans New Year’s parties over virus fears

RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — Morocco on Monday announced a ban on New Year’s Eve celebrations as part of stepped-up measures against rising coronavirus cases. The government ordered a ban on all forms of celebration on the evening of New Year’s eve, including parties in hotels and tourist sites. It ordered restaurants and cafes to close at 11.30 pm and said a curfew would be in place from midnight until 6:00 AM on January 1. Morocco […]

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WHO chief says 2022 must be year ‘we end the pandemic’

by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The world must pull together and make the difficult choices needed to end the Covid-19 pandemic within the next year, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. “2022 must be the year we end the pandemic,” the World Health Organization’s director general told reporters in Geneva. As end-of-year festivities approach, the UN health agency chief said countries should rein in national events linked to the holidays because […]

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Equity and oil markets slump on Omicron panic

  by Roland JACKSON Agence France Presse Global equity and oil markets slumped Monday on investor panic over the impact of worldwide measures to contain the fast-spreading Omicron coronavirus variant, dealers said. Asia tanked on concern over a fresh global surge in coronavirus infections, sparking a fierce renewed selloff in Europe, with eyes also on the US open. Oil tumbled by more than five percent as traders fretted over the impact on the world’s appetite […]

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PHL total active COVID-19 cases down to just 9,592

  (Eagle News) — The Philippines’ total active cases have gone down to just 9,592 or only 0.3 percent of the recorded 2,837,730 total COVID-19 cases as of Monday, December 20, 2021, according to the Department of Health. On Monday, 263 new COVID-19 cases and 390 recoveries were recorded. Only 45 deaths were reported, the second straight day that new COVID deaths were less than 100. The number was also lower that the 64 recorded […]

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PHL reports third Omicron variant case

(Eagle News) — The Philippines on Monday, Dec. 20, reported another Omicron variant case, bringing the total number of detected variant cases in the country so far to three. According to Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire, apart from the additional Omicron variant, 496 cases of the highly contagious Delta variant and one additional Alpha variant case were reported. Vergeire said the third Omicron variant case was a 36-year-old returning overseas Filipino (ROF) who arrived from Qatar […]

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