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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — At least three people were killed and dozens more injured when a US train derailed Saturday afternoon in northern Montana, with rescuers rushing to safely evacuate everyone on board. Around 141 passengers and 16 crew members were traveling from Chicago towards the Pacific coast when eight of the 10 cars came off the tracks at around 4 pm (2200 GMT). “We are deeply saddened to learn local authorities are […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France will double the number of vaccine doses it will send to poorer countries to 120 million, President Emmanuel Macron pledged on Saturday, in a video broadcast during the Global Citizen concert in Paris. “The injustice is that in other continents, obviously, vaccination is very late,” he said. “We have to go faster, stronger. “France pledges to double the number of doses it is giving,” he added. “We will pass […]
(Eagle News) — Three areas in Visayas and Mindanao tested positive for paralytic shellfish poison or toxic red tide that exceeds regulatory limit, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said. According to BFAR, the shellfish and alamang (krill) collected from the following coastal waters are not safe for consumption as a result: Dauis and Tagbilaran City in Bohol Dumanquillas Bay in Zamboanga del Sur Lianga Bay in Surigao del Sur BFAR said fish, squids […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases were reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional 118 cases pushed the total PNP COVID-19 cases to 39,224. Of these, 2,231 were active. Recoveries rose to 36,877 with the addition of 166 recoveries. The PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 116, with no additional deaths reported. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The PNP has said over 50 […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a thorough probe into the death of a Philippine National Police Academy cadet who had allegedly been punched in the stomach multiple times by an upperclassman. In a statement, Eleazar said PNPA Director Major Gen. Rhoderick C Armamento has formed a Special Task Group to look into the death of Cadet Third Class George Carl Magsayo, with Chief of Staff Police Col. Ernesto V. […]
(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, and Palawan, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, Sept. 26: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights prior to the scheduled travel as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The travel ban on nine countries on the Philippines’ updated red list remains in effect until Sept. 30.
(Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 16,907 new COVID-19 cases bringing to 165,907 the total active virus cases in the country. There were more recoveries reported at 27,120. This brought the total recoveries to 2,267,768 or 91.8 percent of total COVID-19 cases at 2,470,175. However, due to technical issues, the DOH reported no new deaths for the second straight day. Thus the total COVID-19 fatalities remained at 37,405, or 1.51 percent […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India will export eight million coronavirus vaccine jabs by the end of October after ending its ban on sending doses abroad, a top foreign ministry official said Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised to resume exports at a meeting of leaders from the so-called Quad in Washington as India, Japan, Australia, and the US try to counter growing Chinese influence across the Asia-Pacific region. Foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla […]
by Laurie Chen and Poornima Weerasekara Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — Every morning, Sam Josti logged on from her US home to teach children halfway around the world, just one of thousands of foreign language tutors giving Chinese students a rare window into Western culture. But tutors like Massachusetts-based Josti have taken a sharp financial hit after Beijing’s harsh crackdown on extracurricular classes pulled down the blinds over the world outside for Chinese […]
by Michel COMTE Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — The Catholic Church apologized “unequivocally” on Friday to Canada’s indigenous peoples for a century of abuses at church-run residential schools set up by the government to assimilate children into the mainstream. But indigenous leaders are still awaiting a mea culpa from the pope himself. “We, the Catholic Bishops of Canada, express our profound remorse and apologize unequivocally,” read a statement, in which they said […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Ilocos Sur on Saturday, Sept. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 6:08 a.m. It had its epicenter 34 kilometers southwest of Santa Catalina. The depth of focus was 39 kilometers. The following intensity was reported: Sinait, Ilocos Sur- Intensity III No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
