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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Covax scheme aimed at equitable global access to Covid-19 vaccines has now delivered more than 500 million doses around the world, figures showed Wednesday. Covax was established to ensure poorer countries get Covid jabs but the facility has been hit by setbacks as wealthy nations hog doses straight off the production lines. Covax, co-led by the World Health Organization (WHO), Gavi the Vaccine Alliance, and CEPI, the Coalition for Epidemic […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Spain will provide Covid booster shots for those aged 60 and over as well as health staff, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said Wednesday as infections numbers rise. During an official visit to Turkey, Sanchez said the key to fighting the pandemic is to “continue this successful vaccination strategy in our country”. The Spanish leader did not say when the third vaccine doses would start to be given. Spain has one of […]
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israeli security forces shot dead a teenage assailant who stabbed and wounded two police officers in Jerusalem’s Old City on Wednesday, Israeli police said. The officers suffered minor injuries during the attack by a 16-year-old east Jerusalem resident near a Jewish religious school, the police said. Emergency responders said the attack took place in the Muslim quarter and that the wounded included a man and woman, who were taken to hospital. […]
by Michel COMTE OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada is sending the military to help evacuate and support communities hit by “extreme flooding” after record rainfall on the Pacific coast, the government said Wednesday. Downpours in British Columbia this week trapped motorists in mudslides that left at least one dead and two missing, forced thousands to flee their homes, and cut off Vancouver and its port. “In response to extreme flooding across Southern BC, we have […]
by James PHEBY Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The man who died in a botched bomb attack in the northern English city of Liverpool on Sunday had planned the blast for at least seven months, police said Wednesday. Iraq-born Emad Al Swealmeen, 32, rented a property in the city in April and had made “relevant purchases” for his bomb since “at least” that time, said Russ Jackson, who heads counter-terrorism policing […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Global delivery giant FedEx said Wednesday it was closing its crew base in Hong Kong and relocating pilots overseas because of the city’s strict anti-coronavirus measures. The move is the latest blow to Hong Kong’s reputation as a global logistics hub as strict travel curbs and mandatory quarantine rules keep the city cut off from the rest of the world. “As the global business environment continues to evolve and […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine government started on Wednesday, Nov. 17, giving booster shots to the country’s health workers, giving them the choice to pick their preferred COVID-19 vaccine brand. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for four vaccine brands as homologous boosters – Sinovac, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Moderna. This means these brands can be given as a third dose, for those who have received the same brand as first […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia on Wednesday announced measures to ring-fence dozens of sensitive technologies from foreign interference, stepping up efforts to safeguard against “national security risks” from China and others. Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled a list of 63 “critical technologies” to be promoted and protected at an online forum in Sydney — a step toward limiting what government, industry and universities can and cannot share with […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Ride-hailing giant Uber has resumed its ride-sharing service in the United States, a top executive announced Tuesday, offering customers in Miami a feature that was stopped last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The UberX Share option — formerly called Uber Pool — allows people to share rides with strangers at a reduced cost, and builds in precautions against the spread of the coronavirus. “609 days later, shared […]
(Eagle News) — Raul Villanueva is now the officer-in-charge of the Office of the Court Administrator. This was after the Supreme Court, through Memorandum Order No. 108-2021, designated the-then Deputy Court Administrator to the post left vacated by Jose Midas Marquez following his appointment as Associate Justice. According to SC Public Information Chief Brian Hosaka, however, Presidential Decree No. 828, which created the OCA and requires that the Chief Justice appoint the person to head […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,820,494 after the Department of Health reported 1,190 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 23846 were active. Of these, 58.1 percent were mild, 5.2 percent were asymptomatic, 5 percent were critical, 12 percent were severe, and 19.6 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2,750,531 with the additional 2,759 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 46117, with the additional 309 […]
Phase 1 to start this December for schools in areas under Alert Level 2 with certain conditions (Eagle News) – Limited face-to-face classes are now allowed in areas under Covid-19 alert levels 3, 2 and 1 subject to certain conditions for all degree programs in higher education institutions (HEIs). Phase 1 of limited in-person classes will start in areas under Alert Level 2 this December 2021. This was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for […]
