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NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A woman in her sixties was found dead in a car that was stuck on rocks in a river just yards from Niagara Falls on the US-Canadian border on Wednesday, police said. The discovery of the car with a body inside it triggered a dramatic Coast Guard helicopter recovery of the woman’s remains, although the car remained in the rapids after the body was recovered. Police in the city […]
(Eagle News) — Filipino and foreign diplomats from countries included in the Philippines’ “red list” are exempted from the travel ban. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said this exemption was adopted under a resolution issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Infectious Diseases (IATF-MEID) last November 25. Morente said this was also reiterated by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to different departments and agencies last December 2. According to Morente, the exemption particularly […]
MIAMI, Florida (AFP) – Florida’s manatees — which are increasingly facing starvation, largely as a result of pollution — are going to be fed directly by wildlife officials, in what they called an “unprecedented” step to prevent further die-off. The pilot program will start with Indian River Lagoon, on the Sunshine State’s east coast southeast of Orlando, federal and state authorities announced Wednesday. Many manatees migrate to this area in winter, to bask in the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US health authorities on Wednesday authorized the use of synthetic antibodies developed by AstraZeneca to prevent Covid-19 infections in people who react badly to vaccines. It was the first time the Food and Drug Administration has given emergency authorization for such a purely preventative treatment. The FDA warned the drug Evusheld is “not a substitute for vaccination in individuals for whom Covid-19 vaccination is recommended” and can only be authorized […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Thursday, Dec. 9. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 8:18 a.m. It had its epicenter 30 kilometers northeast of Burgos. The depth of focus was eight kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – Surigao City No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Eastern Visayas, Surigao del Norte, Dinagat Islands, and the northern portions of Cebu and Negros Occidental will have cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rain showers and thunderstorms due to the shear line affecting the eastern section of Visayas. Flooding or landslides during heavy to at times intense rains are possible. […]
by Anastasia CLARK BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (AFP) — A Japanese billionaire arrived at the International Space Station on Wednesday, marking Russia’s return to space tourism after a decade-long pause that saw the rise of competition from the United States. Online fashion tycoon Yusaku Maezawa and his assistant Yozo Hirano blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan earlier on Wednesday. They docked with the Poisk module of the Russian segment of the ISS at 1340 GMT, […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has included France in its “red” list over the Omicron threat. According to Acting Presidential Spokesperson Karlo Nograles, the ban on travelers from that country is effective 12:01 a.m. on December 10 and will end on December 15. Nograles said travelers who have been to France in the last 14 days who will arrive on any of the days from December 10 to 12 will be required to undergo facility-based […]
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler Mohammed bin Salman arrived in Qatar on Wednesday as part of a Gulf tour, marking his first visit to the country after the two sides severed ties four years ago. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain cut all links with Qatar in June 2017, alleging it backed radical Islamist groups and was too close to Riyadh’s rival Tehran — allegations Doha denied. But relations […]
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden congratulated new German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday, vowing “strong ties.” Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that Biden wanted to thank Angela Merkel, who has stepped down after “her many years of leadership in Germany.” Biden extends “congratulations” to Scholz and “is looking forward to building on the strong ties between our two nations,” she said. The former finance minister […]
COONOOR, India (AFP) — Indian defense chief General Bipin Rawat was among 13 people killed in a helicopter crash on Wednesday, raising questions over the future of military reforms he was leading. Rawat was India’s first chief of defense staff, a position that the government established in 2019, and was seen as close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The 63-year-old was traveling with his wife and other senior officers in the Russian-made Mi-17 chopper, which […]
by Sebastien ASH FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) — Two doses of the BioNTech and Pfizer coronavirus vaccine may not be enough to protect against the Omicron strain, the companies warned Wednesday, but they stressed it was “still effective” after a third jab. The companies’ news was called reassuring by experts, and came as the first independent data from labs around the world emerged, suggesting that the new variant is better at evading vaccine-trained immunity […]
