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Honolulu launches program to check customers for COVID-19 vaccination or testing before entering businesses

by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) – Starting on September 13, customers on Oahu Island will need to show proof of either a full vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter restaurants, gyms, movie theaters, museums, arcades, and other similar establishments. According to Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi, the Safe Access Oahu program was developed in collaboration with business and restaurant leaders as part of a collective effort to aggressively counteract […]

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Hurricane Ida could become costliest weather disaster: UN

  GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Hurricane Ida, which slammed into the US Gulf Coast at the weekend, could become the costliest weather disaster on record, the UN said Wednesday, hailing though that prevention measures had dramatically limited casualties. Louisiana and Mississippi are still taking stock of the disaster inflicted by the powerful Category 4 storm that hit exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina made landfall and devastated the area. Ida is known to have killed […]

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Weather, climate disasters surge fivefold in 50 years: UN

  by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse Weather-related disasters have skyrocketed over the past half-century, causing far more damage even as better warning systems have meant fewer deaths, the UN said Wednesday. A report from the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) examined mortality and economic losses from weather, climate and water extremes between 1970 and 2019. It found that such disasters have increased fivefold during that period, driven largely by a warming planet, and warned […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL breach 2 million mark

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines breached the two million mark on Wednesday, Sept. 1, after the Department of Health reported 14216 more COVID-19 cases. According to the DOH data, of the total 2003955 cases, 140949 were active. Of these, 96.1 percent were mild cases, 1.1 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent critical, 1.2 percent severe, and 1.03 percent were moderate cases. Recoveries are now at 1829473 with the addition of 18754 recoveries. The COVID-19 […]

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Asian markets fluctuate as traders weigh recovery against Delta

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets were mixed Wednesday as investors tried to assess whether the global recovery will be resilient enough to withstand the fast-spreading Delta Covid variant, with optimism being tested by the stuttering rollout of vaccines and a spike in infections in some countries. China’s drive to tighten its grip on the world’s number two economy with a swathe of new regulations for private enterprises is also weighing on sentiment, while […]

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WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named ‘Mu’

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as “Mu”, which was first identified in Colombia in January. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a “variant of interest”, the global health body said Tuesday in its weekly pandemic bulletin. The WHO said the variant has mutations that indicate a risk of resistance to vaccines and stressed that further studies were needed to […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected over parts of Luzon, Visayas as ITCZ affects PHL

(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting the country. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, CALABARZON, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, Central Visayas, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. The rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. The entire country will have […]

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Sri Lanka reports rare birth of elephant twins

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka’s main elephant orphanage recorded a rare twin birth Tuesday as a 25-year-old named Surangi delivered healthy male calves. They are the first elephant twins born in captivity in Sri Lanka since 1941, according to elephant expert Jayantha Jayewardene. “Both the calves and the mother are doing fine,” Renuka Bandaranaike, head of the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage, told AFP. “The babies are relatively small, but they are healthy.” She said […]

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DFA reports 193 more COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad

(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. According to Department of Foreign Affairs data, the 193 additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos outside the country to 22906. Over 100, or 120, more recoveries were reported, pushing the recovery total 12928. COVID-19 deaths among Filipinos abroad are now at 1369 with the addition of two deaths. “Compared to last week’s figures, the total number of COVID-19 […]

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Eleazar orders thorough probe into killing of anti-drugs cop in Bacolod

(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a thorough probe into the killing of a policeman assigned to the anti-drugs unit of Bacolod City over the weekend. Eleazar said he directed the Bacolod City Police and the Western Visayas Police Regional Office to look into all possible motives behind the shooting of SSG Joseph Nepomuceno. The PNP chief also urged witnesses to come forward and help authorities bring the perpetrators to […]

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4.0-magnitude quake hits Davao del Sur

(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 6:26 a.m. It had its epicenter 9 kilometers northeast of Davao. The depth of focus was 17 kilometers. The following intensity and instrumental intensity were reported: Intensity: Intensity II – Davao City Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – Kidapawan City No damage to property nor aftershocks were monitored.

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Travel ban covering 10 countries extended until Sept. 5

(Eagle News) — The Philippines has extended the travel ban covering 10 countries amid the Delta variant threat. In a statement, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the ban on India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia has been extended to Sept. 5. The ban was supposed to lapse on Aug. 31. “These travel restrictions form part of the proactive measures to slow down the rising number of COVID-19 […]

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