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UK rules out gas supply emergency as prices soar

by Véronique DUPONT Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Britain’s government does not expect a gas supply emergency during the winter as soaring prices threaten energy groups, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng insisted on Monday. “We have sufficient capacity, and more than sufficient capacity, to meet demand and we do not expect supply emergencies to occur this winter,” Kwarteng told parliament after holding an emergency meeting with gas and electricity suppliers and consumer groups. Kwarteng […]

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Operations in DFA consular office in SM Manila suspended after seven employees test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Operations in the Department of Foreign Affairs’ consular office in the National Capital Region-West or SM Manila remain suspended on Tuesday, Sept. 21. According to the department, the suspension, which took effect on Monday, Sept. 20, was after seven of the consular office’s employees tested positive for COVID-19. Others have been identified as close contacts. The DFA said the suspension of operations would pave the way for a  thorough disinfection of its […]

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Cholera kills over 2,300 in Nigeria’s worst outbreak in years

by Joel Olatunde AGOI LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) — Cholera has killed more than 2,300 people and infected thousands more, mostly children, in Nigeria since the start of the year, a senior health official said on Monday, in the nation’s worst outbreak in years. Africa’s most populous nation suffers from a high rate of water-borne diseases as a result of dilapidated infrastructure and under-investment.` “As at September 5, 2021, a total of 69,925 suspected cases, including […]

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4.3-magnitude quake strikes Antique early Tuesday

(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude struck Antique early Tuesday, September 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 3:10 a.m. It had its epicenter four kilometers northwest of Valderrama. The depth of focus was 15 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity III – Valderrama, Antique Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Valderrama, Antique Intensity I – San Jose De Buenavista, Antique No damage to property […]

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Bill Gates raises over $1 billion for clean energy

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Bill Gates’s nonprofit group Breakthrough Energy announced Monday that it has raised more than $1 billion from seven major companies, including ArcelorMittal and General Motors, to fund clean energy development. Early participants in the initiative, dubbed “Catalyst,” also include American Airlines, Bank of America, BlackRock, Boston Consulting Group and Microsoft. The amount raised so far tops $1 billion and has been given in the form of grants, shares and […]

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Cloudy skies, rain showers expected in parts of PHL on Tuesday, Sept. 21

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rain showers are expected in parts of the Philippines on Tuesday, Sept. 21. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms, in particular, are expected in MIMAROPA and Western Visayas due to the low pressure area situated over the coastal waters of Dumaran, Palawan. PAGASA said the LPA is embedded in the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, […]

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Vietnam to buy 10 million Cuban vaccine doses

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — Cuba agreed Monday to provide Vietnam with 10 million doses of its home-grown coronavirus vaccine, Abdala, for which the Asian nation has given emergency approval. A deal was signed between the two countries during an official visit by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the communist island, the government said. The agreement concerns an initial five million doses, but Vietnam has already authorized the purchase of 10 million doses in total, Cuban […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Sept. 21

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, September 21: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippine government has imposed a travel ban on nine countries under its “red list.” The ban, however, was supposed to lapse on Sept. 18. It […]

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NASA selects Moon site for ice-hunting rover

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — NASA on Monday announced it would land an ice-seeking rover on a region of the Moon’s south pole called the Nobile Crater in 2023. The space agency hopes the robot will confirm the presence of water ice just below the surface, which could one day be converted into rocket fuel for missions to Mars and deeper into the cosmos. “Nobile Crater is an impact crater near the south pole that […]

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Two teens injured in US high school shooting

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two 17-year-olds were injured in a shooting at a high school in the US state of Virginia on Monday, officials said, adding that the suspect had been arrested after fleeing the scene. “One person — a male juvenile — is in police custody,” Newport News Police Department said in a statement after shots were fired at the Heritage High School. Police said a 17-year-old male and a 17-year-old female were […]

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US to end travel bans for vaccinated passengers

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States announced Monday it will lift Covid travel bans on all air passengers in November if they are fully vaccinated and undergo testing and contact tracing. The unprecedented restrictions had kept relatives, friends and business travelers around the world separated for many months as the pandemic grinds on. Jeffrey Zients, coronavirus response coordinator for President Joe Biden, told reporters the new “consistent approach” would take […]

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At least eight dead in Russian campus shooting

A student opened fire on a university campus in central Russia on Monday killing at least eight people, investigators said, in the second mass shooting at an education facility this year. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said several people were also injured in the attack at Perm State University and that the suspect had been wounded while being detained. Investigators previously said that five people were killed and another six wounded. Russia has relatively […]

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