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by Anastasia CLARK MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin will self-isolate after coronavirus cases were detected in his inner circle, the Kremlin said Tuesday, as Russia struggles with stubbornly high Covid infection rates. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that Putin was “absolutely healthy” and had taken a coronavirus test, without specifying the result. Putin had been due to travel to Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe for a regional summit later this week but in a […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases climbed to 2,266,066 on Tuesday, Sept. 14, after the Department of Health reported 18,056 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 177670 were active. Of these, 85.8 percent were mild, 9.5 percent were asymptomatic, 0.6 percent were critical, 1.4 percent were severe, and 2.66 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 2,052,867 with the addition of 20542 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 35529, with the […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among police personnel. The Philippine National Police said the additional 173 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 37356. Of these, 2646 were active. Recoveries rose to 34601, including the additional 212 recoveries. The PNP COVID-19 death toll is at 109, with no additional deaths reported. President Rodrigo Duterte has said uniformed personnel should be among the priorities in the Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination drive. […]
(Eagle News) — Curfew hours in Metro Manila will be adjusted once the alert level system takes effect. According to Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Benhur Abalos, Metro Manila mayors voted to make curfew hours from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. starting Sept. 16. He said the resolution stating the same will be released. At present, curfew hours in Metro Manila are from 8 p.m. to 4 a.m. Abalos made the announcement after the Palace […]
by Akim Rezgui with Francoise Kadri in Tunis EZZAHRA, Tunisia (AFP) — Tahar Jaouebi looks out from a beach south of Tunis remembering the 1990s, when the water was still clean enough to bathe in. “Now I can’t swim any more, and neither can my son,” he says. Jaouebi, 47, is one of hundreds of protesters who formed a human chain over the weekend to highlight the pollution plaguing the coast south of the Tunisian […]
HOUSTON, United States (AFP) — Storm Nicholas strengthened to a hurricane Monday as it tracked up the Texas coast just before its expected landfall, with meteorologists warning of dangerous levels of rainfall. Nicholas was packing maximum sustained winds of 75 miles (120 kilometers) per hour, and was expected to dump up to 18 inches (around 460 millimeters) of rain in the Houston area, weather officials said. Nicholas is bringing “heavy rains, strong winds, and storm […]
by Anne-Sophie THILL LYTTON, Canada (AFP) — On the front lines of global warming, evacuees from Lytton, a western Canadian village destroyed by wildfires in June, are detached and bitter about the upcoming September 20 snap elections. Lytton, located 250 kilometers (155 miles) northeast of Vancouver, gained international attention for setting a new Canadian heat record of 49.6 degrees Celsius (121.3 Fahrenheit) before being ravaged days later by a fire that killed at least two […]
(Eagle News)–Seventy-nine more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to recent Department of Foreign Affairs data, the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos outside the country to 23,115. Recoveries also rose to 13328 with the addition of 113 recoveries. Six more deaths also pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 1382. According to the data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and […]
Police chiefs ordered to update list of priority targets (Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered all chiefs of police to update their list of the priority targets following President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for the police to further step up the campaign against illegal drugs. Eleazar said the President’s order was made through Interior Secretary Eduardo Año. The PNP chief made the announcement of the updating following the confiscation of more […]
(Eagle News) – Metro Manila will be under Alert Level 4 starting Sept 16 which will last until Sept. 30. Under Alert Level 4, granular lockdowns will be implemented in areas with clusters of COVID-19 cases and businesses or activities that would The following will also not be allowed to leave their homes: • persons below 18 years old, • those who are over 65 years of age, • pregnant women • persons with […]
NCR under COVID-19 alert level 4 starting Sept. 16, Roque says (Eagle News) — Metro Manila will be under a COVID-19 alert level 4 starting Sept. 16. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the announcement as he released the guidelines on the new system to be implemented in the region. Under the alert level system, Metro Manila will be subjected to different alert levels depending on the COVID-19 case transmission, hospital bed utilization rate, and intensive […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Virus lockdown rules were relaxed for fully vaccinated people in Sydney on Monday, with small groups allowed to meet for picnics for the first time in months. Families and friends gathered in parks and at beaches, reuniting 11 weeks after an outbreak of the Delta variant brought Australia’s biggest city to a virtual standstill. The rules remain strict, with just five fully vaccinated people allowed to gather outdoors for up to […]
