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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Trae Young finished with 42 points and 10 assists as the Atlanta Hawks snapped a six-game losing skid by routing the reigning NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks 120-100 on Sunday. Young shot 16-of-26 from the floor and made a career-high eight three pointers in his second consecutive game with 30-plus points. John Collins scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half, and Clint Capela added 12 points and […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s economy shrank far more than expected in the three months to September, as a surge in virus cases hit spending and supply chain issues hampered business, data showed Monday. The world’s third largest economy shrank 0.8 percent quarter-on-quarter, much worse than the 0.2 percent economists had forecast. The contraction was driven in part by a 1.2 percent dip in household consumption that tracked the imposition of a virus state of […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Nov. 15: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines as only those with the confirmation prior to the scheduled travel will be allowed entry into the airport. The government has said Faroe Islands and the Netherlands have been included in the country’s red list. Metro Manila is under […]
by Patrick GALEY, Jitendra JOSHI, Kelly MACNAMARA and Marlowe HOOD Agence France-Presse GLASGOW, United Kingdom (AFP) – Nearly 200 nations came together Saturday on a global deal to combat climate change after two weeks of painful negotiation, but fell short of what science says is needed to contain dangerous temperature rises. Rich countries stood accused of failing at the COP26 summit in Glasgow to deliver much-needed finance to vulnerable states at risk of drought, rising […]
(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the shear line is also affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon. As a result, PAGASA said Visayas, Mindanao, Palawan, Sorsogon, and Masbate will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Batanes and Cagayan will have […]
(Eagle News) — Light Rail Transit Authority administrator Reynaldo Berroya has passed away, Transportation Secretary Art Tugade said on Monday, Nov. 15. Tugade did not say the cause of death. “On behalf of the entire staff, officers and sectors of the Department of Transportation (DOTr), and also of my own family, I convey my utmost condolonces and solicitude to the family and loved ones left behind by Gen Berroya,” he said. He lauded the retired […]
100 public schools, at least 20 private schools participating; health protocols assured (Eagle News) — The pilot implementation of the limited face-to-face classes in areas identified as low-risk for COVID-19 started today, Monday, November 15, with the participation of 100 public schools nationwide. On Wednesday, the Department of Education (DepEd) said it had formally listed the 100 public schools nationwide that will participate in the pilot implementation of the limited face-to-face classes. “All […]
By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Opisyal nang inanunsyo ng Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) ang walong official entries para sa 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) na gagawin mula Disyembre 25. Dahil binuksan na ang mga sinehan sa limitadong kapasidad ngayong nasa ilalim na ng Alert Level 2 ang Metro Manila, mapapanood na nang pisikal ang mga pelikula na nasa line up ng MMFF 2021. Mismong si MMDA Chairman […]
By Earlo Bringas Eagle News Service (Eagle News) – Upang maibsan ang pagbigat ng trapiko sa mga pangunahing kalsada ngayong nasa ilalim na ng Alert Level 2 ang NCR, balak na ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) na ibalik ang number coding scheme pero tuwing rush hour lamang. Itoy dahil pa rin pagbabalik normal ng mga volume ng mga sasakyan na dumadaan sa mga kalsada sa metro manila lalo na sa kahabaan ng EDSA. […]
JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel gave the green light Sunday to start vaccinating children aged between five and 11 against Covid-19 using Pfizer/BioNTech jabs, following the example of the United States. “The director general of the ministry of health… authorised the vaccination of children aged five to 11 years,” the health ministry said in a statement. Israel was one of the first countries to launch a vaccination campaign last year using the jabs thanks to a […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — China donated 500,000 doses of Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday to war-torn Syria, which has one of the world’s lowest inoculation rates and what the UN called an alarming rise in cases. The latest shipment raises to almost two million the number of such deliveries to Syria in a week. Less than two percent of Syria’s population have been vaccinated and cases of infection are spiking, United Nations under secretary-general Martin Griffiths […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Two strong earthquakes struck southern Iran within 90 seconds Sunday, killing at least one person and sparking scenes of panic, official sources said. The 6.4 and 6.3 magnitude earthquakes hit at a depth of 15 kilometres (9.3 miles)in Hormozgan province, the Iranian seismological centre said. A 22-year-old man was killed by a falling electricity pole, Iranian Red Crescent chief Mehdi Valipour told state television. He said several teams have been deployed […]
