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SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — K-pop sensation BTS have been granted diplomatic passports ahead of the United Nations General Assembly as they embark on their new roles as presidential special envoys, South Korea’s presidential office said. The trailblazing septet have reached global superstardom, with their single “Dynamite” entering the Billboard Hot 100 at number one last year, making them the first South Korean act to top the US chart. They are credited with generating billions […]
by Lucie AUBOURG Can four people who’ve never been to space before spend three days spinning around Earth after only a few months of training? That’s the challenge SpaceX has set for itself when it launches its first tourism mission on Wednesday, the first time a crew of exclusively private citizens will orbit our planet. A five-hour launch window for “Inspiration4” opens from 8:02 pm (0002 GMT Thursday). A Falcon 9 rocket, with a Dragon […]
STRASBOURG, France (AFP) — The European Union is to donate another 200 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to low-income countries, more than doubling its present pledge, the bloc’s chief said on Wednesday. The extra doses announced by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen come on top of 250 million shots the EU has already promised to give to other countries, particularly ones in Africa. “I can announce today that the commission will add a new […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Wednesday, the presidential Blue House said, becoming only the seventh country in the world with the advanced technology. A missile was fired underwater from the newly-commissioned submarine Ahn Chang-ho, and flew the planned distance before hitting its target, the Blue House said. President Moon Jae-in supervised the test. South Korea has been advancing its military capabilities as it seeks to counter […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 2,283,011 on Wednesday, Sept. 15, after the Department of Health reported 16,989 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 85.4 percent were mild cases, 9.8 percent asymptomatic, 0.7 percent were critical, 1.4 percent were severe, and 2.77 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2,076,823 with the addition of 24,123 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 35,742, with the addition of […]
by Roland JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British annual inflation spiked in August to a nine-year peak on the reopening economy, but last year’s figure had been skewed by a restaurant discount scheme, official data showed Wednesday. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) soared to 3.2 percent, the highest level since March 2012, the Office for National Statistics said in a statement. That marked a record acceleration from 2.0 percent in July, but the ONS […]
by Clare BYRNE PARIS, France (AFP) — The French government faces a stand-off with tens of thousands of health workers and carers Wednesday over a new rule requiring them to receive a Covid-19 vaccine or face suspension without pay. Starting Wednesday, hospital staff, ambulance drivers, retirement home workers, private doctors, fire service members and people caring for the elderly or infirm in their homes — some 2.7 million people in total — must be able […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Sydney authorities moved to lift curfews for coronavirus hotpots Wednesday, as infection numbers stabilised and vaccination rates surged. Almost three months after activity in Australia’s largest city was frozen by lockdown orders, state authorities announced easing restrictions for the worst-hit areas. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the 9 pm to 5 am curfew for virus hotspots would be lifted from Wednesday, in what Sydneysiders hope signals the beginning of […]
30 percent capacity for outdoor religious services also allowed under alert level 4 (Eagle News) – The pilot implementation of Alert Level 4 in Metro Manila will start on Thursday, Sept. 16, with an allowed capacity of 10 percent for indoor religious services but only for the fully vaccinated. This was clarified by Malacanang as the start of the alert level 4 implementation in the National Capital Region begins Thursday, Sept. 16, initially for […]
by Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea fired two ballistic missiles into the sea on Wednesday, according to the South’s military, as China’s foreign minister visited Seoul — Pyongyang’s second launch in less than a week. Analysts said the timing was an unmistakable signal to Beijing, the North’s key diplomatic ally and main partner for trade and aid — although at times their relationship has been deeply strained. Pyongyang is under a […]
(Eagle News) – Moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected in Metro Manila, Zambales, Bulacan, Rizal, Quezon and Batangas within the next two hours, PAGASA said at 12:41 p.m. today, Wednesday, Sept. 15. In a thunderstorm advisory, PAGASA advised those affected to “take precautionary measures” against possible flashfloods and landslides due to these heavy rains that will last for two hours. In another thunderstorm advisory, however, issued at 1:33 p.m., […]
PINGTUNG, Taiwan (AFP) — Fighter jets practised landing on a highway in southern Taiwan on Wednesday as part of an annual live-fire military exercise that simulates defending the island against an invasion by China. Democratic Taiwan lives under constant threat of invasion by Beijing, which claims the island as part of its territory and has vowed to one day seize it, by force if necessary. Military tensions have risen to their highest in decades under […]
