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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines rose to 2,417,419 on Wednesday, Sept. 22, after the Department of Health reported 15,592 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 162580 are active. Of these, 92 percent are mild, 3 percent asymptomatic, 0.7 percent critical, 1.5 percent severe, and 2.81 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2,217,611 with the addition of 24,059 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 37,228 with the addition […]
(Eagle News) – Two barangays in Hamtic town in Antique province were affected by floods due to the overflowing of the tributaries leading to the Asluman river over the weekend. Thirty-one families – 16 from Bgy. Calacja 2, and 15 from Bgy. Asluman – have been evacuated to their respective barangay halls. The waters overflowed due to heavy rains brought about by a low pressure area. Several houses were also damaged by the flood […]
by Mujahed Sharaf al-Din AL-JABALAIN, Sudan (AFP) — South Sudanese refugee Dawood Kour fled to Sudan to turn the page on a life of displacement, only to be forced onto the streets once more after floodwaters submerged his rickety shelter. Kour crossed the border in November, fleeing years of conflict in his home city of Malakal — itself prone to flooding. South Sudan became the world’s newest independent nation in 2011, seceding from Sudan. But […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France denied a report in Britain’s The Daily Telegraph on Wednesday that it would be prepared to give its permanent seat at the UN Security Council to the European Union. Citing a member of the European parliament, the paper said that France would consider exchanging the seat in exchange for support from other EU members for a European army and reforms to the way the bloc formulates its foreign policy. “We […]
by Sammy Ketz and Ahmad Parhizi TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — With his trimmed beard, red scarf and bronze-colored waistcoat, Kazem Mabhutian serves a steady stream of customers in the smallest and oldest teahouse in Tehran, but at 63 years old, he is counting on God to find him a successor. Tucked in an alleyway of the Grand Bazaar, wedged between a clothes shop and the door of a mosque, his 1.5-square-meter chaikhaneh (tea house) is […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Tuesday spoke with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to congratulate him on his Liberal Party’s election win, the White House said. The two leaders “underscored the strong and deep friendship between the United States and Canada,” according to a statement. They also discussed “their shared commitment to strengthening the resilience and competitiveness” of their economies and coordinating their pandemic response. Trudeau’s Liberals won Monday’s […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) – President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Tuesday that Turkey was ready to finally ratify the Paris Agreement on climate change. Erdogan’s announcement at a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly followed a year of violent weather events in Turkey — including wildfires and flash floods — that have claimed some 100 lives. Turkey in April 2016 signed the landmark agreement on limiting the dangerous emissions that contribute to […]
by Catherine Lai SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)Two fluffy white terriers wearing neckerchiefs pant quietly as their owner waves a treat and snaps a photo for the dogs’ tens of thousands of Instagram followers. They are among a growing number of pet influencers on social media in Singapore, a trend fuelled by a rise in online shopping and pet ownership during the coronavirus pandemic. Sasha and Piper make regular appearances on their “Lomodoggies” Instagram account, often wearing […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a probe into two drug suspects’ claims they were transacting with detained individuals in the Cebu City Jail prior to their arrest. In a statement, Eleazar said he has ordered the Police Regional Office 7 to look into the allegations of Benjie Lupian, 42; and Bryan Osabel, 35, who were nabbed in separate buy-bust operations on Monday, Sept. 20. According to the PNP, Lupian […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Britain has signed a deal enabling it to restart production of captured carbon dioxide for three weeks, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said Tuesday, after a shortage of the gas had sparked renewed food supply concerns. Two UK fertiliser plants accounting for up to 60 percent of Britain’s CO2 supply — which is vital for the food industry — shut last week due to spiking natural gas costs. But Kwarteng announced […]
(Eagle News) — Manila mayor Francisco “Isko Moreno” Domagoso announced he is running for president in 2022. Moreno announced his candidacy as he criticized the Duterte administration’s handling of the pandemic. “Nakalulungkot ang kalagayan ng public health system,” he said on Wednesday, Sept. 22. “Ang mga negosyo nakakandado, ganoon din ang ating paaralan.” Moreno during his speech also hit the Department of Health’s failure to immediately pay daily allowance for health frontliners. “In […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) – South Africa’s energy regulator on Tuesday approved generating licenses for three controversial floating power plants, stoking environmental concerns as Africa’s most industrialised nation grapples with electricity shortages. Turkey-based Karpowership, one of the world’s largest floating power plant operators, in March won a government tender to supplement South Africa’s fragile electricity supply with gas-to-power projects at three ports. But the environment ministry subsequently blocked Karpowership’s permit application over concerns about the environmental […]
