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Ireland to lift Covid lockdown on October 22

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Ireland on Tuesday announced that it will fully reopen on October 22 after 18 months of rolling lockdowns introduced to limit coronavirus infections. “The time is now right to begin the move from regulation and widespread restrictions on people’s personal freedom, to an approach primarily defined by public health advice, personal behaviour, judgement and responsibility,” prime minister Micheal Martin said in a televised broadcast. From September 6, there will be […]

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PM Johnson says UK owes ‘huge debt’ to Afghan refugees

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said Britain owed “an immense debt” to Afghans who worked with NATO forces as he announced “vital support” for those resettling in the UK. But his government is coming under fire after thousands of Afghans who helped NATO and are eligible to move to Britain under the “Relocations and Assistance Policy” were believed to be have been left stranded in Afghanistan, where they are […]

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Thirty-two die as bus plunges off cliff in Peru

LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Thirty-two passengers died, including two children, and more than 20 were injured when a bus plummeted from a cliff in Peru early Tuesday, officials said, in the country’s third multiple-victim transport accident in four days. The accident happened on a narrow stretch of the Carretera Central road some 37 miles (60 kilometers) east of the capital Lima. “Unfortunately, at the moment, there are 32 dead,” said police commander Cesar Cervantes. A […]

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New York charges ‘AntiVaxMomma’ over $200 fake vaccine cards

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York prosecutors on Tuesday charged 15 people in a fake vaccination card conspiracy masterminded by a woman known as “AntiVaxMomma” — a case that highlights the black market for false proofs of inoculation against Covid-19. Jasmine Clifford, a 31-year-old from New Jersey, is accused of selling approximately 250 forged cards through her Instagram account @AntiVaxMomma, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said in a statement. Starting in May this […]

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Biden declares end to ‘forever wars’ in Afghan exit

by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden made a forceful defense Tuesday of his “wise” decision to leave Afghanistan, telling Americans he refuses to send another generation to fight in a “forever war.” The traumatic departure from Afghanistan, completed Monday after 20 years of war against the Taliban, was “a wise decision and the best decision for America,” Biden said in an address to the nation. After coming under fire from […]

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Ida death toll edges upward as US South surveys damage

by Daxia ROJAS NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) — Louisiana and Mississippi took stock Tuesday of the disaster inflicted by powerful Hurricane Ida, as receding floodwaters began to reveal the full extent of the damage along the US Gulf Coast and the death toll rose to four. New Orleans was still mostly without power nearly two days after Ida slammed into the Louisiana coast as a Category 4 storm, exactly 16 years after devastating Hurricane […]

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‘No evidence’ woman in Ivory Coast had Ebola: WHO

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AFP) — There is “no evidence” that a Guinean woman who tested positive for Ebola after arriving in neighbouring Ivory Coast had the disease, the WHO said on Tuesday citing a new analysis from a lab in France. Her diagnosis in mid-August was thought to be the first confirmed case of Ebola in the west African country since 1994. The diagnoses sparked a huge contact-tracing operation by the World Health Organization and […]

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Israel registers record daily coronavirus cases

  JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel on Tuesday recorded its highly daily coronavirus case tally of nearly 11,000 new infections, amid a surge caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant as schools prepare to re-open. The previous high came on January 18, with 10,118 cases. Despite Tuesday’s 10,947 confirmed cases, Israel is pressing ahead with plans to fully open its school system on Wednesday as it tries to boost vaccination rates. Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, a […]

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Interview with DOST Sec. Fortunato Dela Peña on launch of first PHL-built satellites, advances on genome sequencing

    (Eagle News) — The NET25-Radyo Agila program Balitalakayan interviews Department of Science and Technology Secretary Fortunato dela Peña who gives an update on the first-Philippine university built cube satellites — Maya 3 and Maya 4 — which were launched into space on Aug. 28. The DOST Secretary explains their objectives for the launch of the Maya 3 and Maya 4 which were the first cube satellites made entirely in the country, specifically in […]

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WATCH: Interview with PDP-Laban Sec. Gen Atty. Melvin Matibag – Balitalakayan

  (Eagle News) — In this interview by Balitalakayan, the ruling PDP-Laban party secretary general Atty. Melvin Matibag explains that the PDP Laban party does not recognize the moves of Senators Manny Pacquiao and Aqulino Pimentel III to oust the party chair, President Rodrigo Duterte. He says that Pacquiao and Pimentel’s faction also does not have the numbers to say that they represent the real PDP-Laban party, and that the two senators and their allies […]

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DOH reports 13,827 more COVID-19 cases

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,989,8557 after the Department of Health reported 13,827 more COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, Aug. 31. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 145562 were active. Of these, 95.9 percent were mild, 1.4 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent critical, 1.1 percent were severe, and 0.99 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1810847 including the additional 16759 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll is now at 33448, including […]

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4.2-magnitude quake strikes off Negros Occidental

(Eagle News) — A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Negros Occidental on Tuesday, Aug. 31. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 1:12 p.m. It had its epicenter 54 kilometers southwest of Hiinoba-an. The depth of focus was 33 kilometers. The following instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Sipalay City, Negros Occidental Intensity I – Bago City, Negros Occidental No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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