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GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization’s chief scientist said Tuesday she was looking forward to the “second generation” of Covid-19 vaccines, which could include nasal sprays and oral versions. Soumya Swaminathan said such vaccines could have advantages over the current crop as they would be easier to deliver than injections and could even be self-administered. Swaminathan said there were 129 different candidate vaccines that have got as far as clinical trials — being […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Moderna has applied to the European Union’s medicine regulator for approval of its Covid-19 vaccine for children aged six to 11, the US biotechnology company announced Tuesday. The dosage for the two injections administered four weeks apart has been adjusted to 50 micrograms, compared with the 100 micrograms for shot recipients in older age groups. “We are pleased to announce the submission of this variation to the EMA,” the European […]
ISTANBUL, Turkey (AFP) — A two-storey building packed with shoppers and diners collapsed in eastern Turkey on Tuesday, burying at least 10 people under heavy debris. The incident occurred on a busy street in the city of Malatya as residents filled shops on their way home from work. Witnesses and media reports said the building crumbled during planned renovation work that resulted in damage to one of the walls separating two of the ground floor […]
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(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra was taken to a hospital on Tuesday, Nov. 9, and is under observation. “He was not feeling well this morning,” Justice Undersecretary Adrian Sugay said in a statement. He said that while the Justice secretary, who is 67 years old, was “okay now,” he will still undergo “routine tests.” Guevarra later told reporters he “had breathing and fatigue problems the past few weeks” before he was brought to […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country. In its 4 p.m. bulletin on Tuesday, Nov. 9, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao, in particular, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms because of the shear line affecting Palawan, Visayas, and Mindanao. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Batanes and […]
(Eagle News) — Over 36,000 people violated protocols in place in Metro Manila since a COVID-19 alert level 2 was imposed in Metro Manila on Nov. 5, Philippine National Police data showed on Tuesday, Nov. 9. According to the data, of the total 36,736 violators, 9,261 were reported on Monday. Of the total, 34,149 violated minimum public health standards while 2,587 were curfew violators. The data showed 64 percent of the violators were given warnings, […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,806,694 after the Department of Health reported 1,409 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 30,544 were active. Of these, 60.7 percent were mild, 8 percent asymptomatic, 4.2 percent critical, 10 percent were severe, and 17.05 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2,731,583, with the addition of 2,941 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 44567 with the addition of 46 […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — A Singapore court Tuesday postponed the imminent execution of a Malaysian man whom campaigners say is mentally disabled after he tested positive for Covid-19, meaning a last-ditch appeal could not proceed. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam was arrested in 2009 for trafficking a small amount of heroin into the city-state, which has some of the world’s toughest drugs laws. He was sentenced to death the following year. He was scheduled to be hanged […]
(Eagle News) — Davao Mayor Sara Duterte on Tuesday, Nov. 8, said she fired her city information officer after he attended a party later raided by the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Nov. 6. PDEA operatives seized P1.5 million worth of drugs from the raid in Mabini, Davao de Oro, and arrested at least 17 people, including Revsan Ethelbert Papay Elizalde. Elizalde, the PDEA said, was the subject of the operation. “Last Sunday, Jefry signified […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 50 points and 10 assists as the Golden State Warriors improved to a NBA-leading 9-1 with a 127-113 rout of the Atlanta Hawks on Monday. It was the 10th career 50-point game for the 33-year-old Curry, who passed Wilt Chamberlain to become the oldest player in NBA history with a 50-point, 10-assist game. Chamberlain did it when he was 31. In 35 minutes of […]
(Eagle News) — Below is the full joint statement of the economic managers of the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte on the Philippine Economic Performance of the Third Quarter of 2021 issued on Nov. 9, 2021 President Duterte’s economic managers include Socio-Economic Planning and National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) chief Karl Kendrick T. Chua, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez, and Budget And Management Officer-In-Charge Tina Rose Marie L. Canda ===================================================== Colleagues in government, friends […]
