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BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping told his American counterpart that US policies towards Beijing have caused “serious difficulties” and that putting ties back on track was critical “to the destiny of the world”, state media reported Friday. Ties between Beijing and Washington have been strained in recent years by a bruising trade war and America’s tough stand on China’s human rights track record — while competition over tech dominance and disputes over […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The weather phenomenon La Niña could resurface before the end of 2021, after petering out four months ago, the UN said Thursday, predicting above-average temperatures despite its generally cooling influence. The World Meteorological Organization said that there was now a 40-percent chance that La Niña, which last held the globe in its clutches between August 2020 and May, would reappear again by year-end. “But despite La Niña’s cooling influence, temperatures […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Friday, Sept. 10, announced the suspension of the Order to Leave (OTL) of foreigners who have overstayed their temporary visitor’s visa in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration chief Jaime Morente said the suspension was pursuant to various resolutions from the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Diseases directing the public to exercise social distancing and minimize travel, and “in the interest of […]
Damage to agri at P256M, infrastructure at P30.675M (Eagle News) – Storm Jolina (international name Conson) has left 14 people dead and 20 injured, even as the country braces for another typhoon, Kiko (international name Chanthu) which even intensified as it further approached northern Luzon, according to the country’s disaster and weather agencies. In a situational report, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said there were also seven persons still reported as […]
A super typhoon that rapidly formed in just 48 hours is threatening both the Philippines and Taiwan with destructive winds and torrential rains over the coming days. Chanthu was about 580 kilometres (360 miles) southeast of Taiwan’s southernmost tip on Friday morning, packing gusts of up to 234 kilometres (145 miles) an hour, according to Taiwan’s central weather bureau. The Philippine state weather agency said the typhoon was expected to graze the northeastern tip of […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the start of summary dismissal proceedings against a policeman who was arrested on September 4 for allegedly selling firearms and vehicles with spurious documents in Paranaque City. In a statement, Eleazar said he has directed the Internal Affairs Service to initiate summary dismissal proceedings against Police Staff Sergeant Michael Salinas, who was nabbed along with four others–Edwin Justo, Bern Bryan Pingol, and Arnold Aron—during […]
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) –US President Joe Biden talked with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping for the first time in seven months Thursday, urging they ensure that “competition” between the two powers does not become “conflict,” the White House said. During the call, Biden’s message was that the United States wants to ensure “the dynamic remains competitive and that we don’t have any situation in the future where we veer into unintended […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France has granted citizenship to over 12,000 foreign-born health workers, security guards, checkout assistants and other frontline workers to thank them for their services during the Covid crisis, the government said Thursday. Marlene Schiappa, junior interior minister in charge of citizenship, said over 16,000 people had applied for a French passport over the past year under a special scheme allowing workers in essential services to apply for citizenship after just two […]
“We have not received any visitors at all,” Gentle Hands Inc. executive director says (Eagle News) — The agency managing the orphanage where 111 children tested positive for COVID-19 denied the virus came from an asymptomatic person who visited the orphanage, as claimed in some media reports. Charity Graff, executive director of Gentle Hands Inc., said “we have not received any visitors at all, due to the fact that some of the children are immunocompromised […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Wall Street stocks ended lower again Thursday as markets weighed better employment data against uncertainty over US monetary policy and President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package. US jobless claims dropped for a second straight week, hitting a new pandemic low and getting closer to their level before Covid-19 broke out. Meanwhile, the European Central Bank (ECB) said it would slow the pace of its massive monthly bond purchases and lifted […]
Signal No. 2 and 1 raised over other parts of Luzon (Eagle News) — Tropical cyclone wind signals have been raised over parts of Luzon as Typhoon “Kiko” maintained its strength. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the following areas are under Signal No. 3 with “Kiko” located 235 km east northeast of Casiguran, Aurora: The extreme northeastern portion of Cagayan (Santa Ana) the eastern portion of Babuyan Islands (Babuyan Is., […]
Asks IATF to come up with guidelines and list of allowable industries for fully vaccinated persons in Metro Manila https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3AMy7-o6DA (Eagle News) – The Metro Manila Council (MMC) has agreed on a resolution requesting the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to allow some activities for the fully vaccinated in Metro Manila. This was revealed by San Juan City mayor Francis Zamora in an interview with Balitalakayan on Thursday night, Sept. 9 “Nagkaroon po ng […]
