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2 more being tracked (Eagle News) — The Department of Health has located five more of the eight travelers from South Africa who entered the Philippines before a travel ban was implemented amid the Omicron threat and which the government initially said it had been unable to track for RT-PCR testing. With the development, the number of travelers the DOH is still trying to locate is down to two. Before the five were located, the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Facebook misidentified tens of thousands of advertisements flagged under its political ads policy, according to a study released Thursday, which warned that the failure could lead to political manipulation. Researchers at Belgium’s KU Leuven university and New York University examined 33.8 million Facebook ads that ran on the social media site between July 2020 and February 2021. “This is the first known study to quantify the performance of Facebook’s political ad […]
by Julia Rios with Sean Chang in Taipei MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) — Nicaragua switched diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China on Thursday, meaning just 14 nations now recognize the democratic island that Beijing has vowed to one day seize. The announcement is a diplomatic coup for China as it tries to keep Taiwan isolated on the world stage and as Taipei strengthens ties with multiple unofficial Western friends such as the United States. China has […]
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s de facto leader has discussed regional security with Qatar during his first visit since the kingdom ended a four-year blockade, official media said. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman arrived late on Wednesday as part of a Gulf tour, nearly a year after relations were restored in January. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Doha over allegations it supported extremists and was too close […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization said Thursday it remained unclear whether additional Covid-19 vaccine doses are needed to protect against the new Omicron variant, and urged wealthy countries to avoid hoarding the jabs. The UN health agency’s vaccine advisors warned that a rush to stockpile more jabs, especially without clear evidence they are needed, would only exacerbate the already glaringly inequal vaccine access around the globe. “As we head into whatever the […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Nonito Donaire looked impressive with a sensational early knockout in a WBC bantamweight title fight earlier this year and now he wants to continue his resurgence by ruling the 118-pound division again. A natural right-hander with the ability to also box as a southpaw, the four-division champion Donaire defends his title on Saturday against undefeated top contender and fellow Filipino Reymart Gaballo at the Dignity Health Sports Park in […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico registered its highest annual inflation since 2001, at 7.37 percent in November, the Inegi statistics institute said Thursday. Month-on-month, the increase was 1.14 percent, it said, pointing to agricultural and energy price rises as the main contributors. The 12-month figure is higher than the 3.33 percent recorded in November a year ago, and in excess of the central bank target of three percent per year. The previous high was […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia will dispatch virus specialists to South Africa to establish a Covid-19 lab there after the discovery of the new variant Omicron. Russia’s leader made the pledge during a telephone call with his counterpart from South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa, who thanked Russia for its cooperation, the Kremlin said in a statement. “An agreement was reached to send a group of Russian virologists, epidemiologists, researchers and […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday expanded authorization of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid booster to include 16- and 17-year-olds, amid growing concern over the Omicron variant’s ability to overcome immunity conferred by two shots. The FDA’s decision comes a day after the companies released the results of lab tests that showed three doses appeared effective against Omicron, while two doses were probably not enough to stop infection — […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — India and its neighbours should fully reopen schools to address the interrupted education of more than 400 million children whose classrooms were shut by the coronavirus pandemic, UNICEF said Thursday, with a top official warning the consequences could last decades. Schools in Bangladesh were closed for almost 18 months, one of the longest closures in the world, the UN children’s agency said, while schools in other South Asian countries were […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,835,966 after the Department of Health reported 562 additional cases. The additional cases are an increase from the previous 300 plus cases reported in recent days. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 12169 are active. Of these, 851 were asymptomatic, 4838 mild, 3857 were moderate, 2177 severe, and 466 were critical. Recoveries rose to 2,773,891 with the additional 882 recoveries. The COVID-19 death […]
(Eagle News) — A 46-year-old man is facing raps after he fired a gun indiscriminately, killing a one-year-old child in Negros Occidental, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Nomar Ayan Bero, 46, is facing criminal charges after he confessed to using a .cal.38 pistol on December 5. The PNP did not say what exact charges would be filed against Bero, with PNP Chief Dionardo Carlos saying the suspect would “be charged accordingly, […]
