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by Lucie AUBOURG Agence France Presse July was the hottest month globally ever recorded, a US scientific agency said Friday, in the latest data to sound the alarm about the climate crisis. “July is typically the world’s warmest month of the year, but July 2021 outdid itself as the hottest July and month ever recorded,” said Rick Spinrad, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “This new record adds to the […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Department of Homeland Security issued a new terrorism threat advisory on Friday ahead of the anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks and amid a resurgence of the coronavirus pandemic. The National Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin said the United States faces a “heightened threat environment” from both domestic terrorists “and those inspired or motivated by foreign terrorists and other malign foreign influences.” It cited increased use of “online […]
(Eagle News)–Over 100 more COVID-19 cases were reported among police personnel. According to Philippine National Police data, the 174 additional cases pushed the total cases to 32239. Of these, 1915 were active. Recoveries rose to 30235 including the additional 100 recoveries. The death toll remains at 89, with no additional deaths reported. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. President Rodrigo Duterte has said uniformed personnel should be among the priorities […]
(Eagle News)–Over 40,000 individuals in Metro Manila violated community quarantine protocols and minimum health and safety standards in the first week of implementation of the enhanced community quarantine. Citing statistical data from Joint Task Force (JTF) Covid Shield, PNP Chief Police General Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar said that from August 6 to 12, 40,314 violators were fined and warned in 34 Quarantine Control Points in Metro Manila. “Since the start of the ECQ implementation in Metro […]
Easterlies affecting eastern section of Mindanao. (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Virac, Catanduanes. PAGASA said the easterlies are also affecting the eastern section of Mindanao. Cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over Eastern Visayas due to the LPA. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Meanwhile, Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]
(Eagle News) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Oriental early Saturday, Aug. 14. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake–an aftershock of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Governor Generoso on Aug. 12–hit at 4:17 a.m. It had its epicenter 170 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. The depth of focus was 35 kilometers. The following intensity was reported: Intensity III – Mati City No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Aug. 14: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to coordinate with their airlines prior to the scheduled travel as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. The Philippines has extended the travel ban on India and several other countries amid the Delta variant threat. Metro Manila is […]
by Elise BLANCHARD Agence France Presse KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — The Taliban seized more major cities on Friday as they raced to take full control of Afghanistan and inched closer to Kabul, with the United States and Britain deploying thousands of troops to evacuate their citizens from the capital. The evacuation orders came as the Taliban took control of Kandahar — the nation’s second-biggest city — in the insurgency’s heartland, leaving only […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines recorded 13,177 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, Aug. 13, the second highest number of virus cases in the country in a single day. Because of this, the active COVID-19 cases in the country reached 96,395, while the total confirmed virus cases reached 1,713,302. New recoveries for Friday were 4,322 while those who died were 299. This death toll is is one of the highest recorded in a single […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — Masks will no longer be required on Danish public transport, the government said on Friday, as the Nordic country lifted the last of its compulsory face-covering regulations. “We are now in a situation… where a large part of the population has been vaccinated and we are returning to a more normal everyday life,” transport minister Benny Engelbrecht said in a statement. From Saturday, “We can say goodbye to masks on buses, […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia on Friday recorded its highest daily coronavirus death toll for a second day running, as a third wave of infections persists despite efforts from authorities to boost vaccinations. A government tally showed 815 fatalities over the past 24 hours and 22,277 new cases. Russia, the fourth worst-hit country in the world in terms of cases, has since mid-June been hit by a new wave of infections driven by the highly […]
by Miodrag SOVILJ PIROT, Serbia (AFP) — Almost twenty years ago, Panta Petrovic made social distancing a lifestyle choice when he moved into a tiny Serbian mountain cave to avoid society. Last year, on one of his visits to town, the dreadlocked man with a long beard found out there was a pandemic raging. After vaccines against Covid-19 became available, he got jabbed and urges everyone to do the same. “It (the virus) does not […]
