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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Half of the US population is now fully vaccinated against Covid-19, the White House said Friday, as inoculations rise in response to the surging Delta variant of the coronavirus. “50% of Americans (all ages) are now fully vaccinated. Keep going!” Cyrus Shahpar, the White House’s Covid-19 data director, tweeted. That means more than 165 million people have received either the two-dose Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, or the one-and-done Johnson & […]
by Gerard Martinez MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Greater numbers of American children are being swept up in a wave of coronavirus infections driven by the Delta variant, causing renewed anxiety for parents and a bitter political fight as schools prepare to reopen within weeks. Much of the surge is concentrated in the southeastern state of Florida, where some school districts are defying an order by the Republican governor forbidding mask mandates, in the latest […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s state of New South Wales reported another record day of Covid-19 cases Saturday, as authorities in the country’s second city of Melbourne rushed to trace the source of its outbreaks. Australia’s three largest cities were in lockdown on Saturday, as New South Wales recorded 319 community cases of the virus and five more deaths — a third straight day of record case numbers. With the virus continuing to spread through […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Jeremy Lin has tested positive for Covid-19 and is receiving treatment in Shanghai, the former NBA guard and first Asian-American to win an NBA title said in a social media post Saturday. Lin announced in June he was rejoining the Chinese Basketball Association’s Beijing Ducks after a failed NBA comeback. He tested positive for coronavirus on his third day in quarantine after flying to Shanghai from San Francisco, the 32-year-old posted […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — More than a thousand homes were damaged and about 5,000 people evacuated in North Korea after flooding caused by heavy rains, the country’s state broadcaster reported, with swathes of farmland also inundated by the deluge. The TV report comes as the impoverished North in June admitted it was tackling a food crisis, sounding the alarm in a country with a moribund agricultural sector that has long struggled to feed itself. […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Britain’s Galal Yafai defeated Carlo Paalam to win the Olympic flyweight title on Saturday, denying the Philippines a first boxing gold medal in the country’s history. The men’s middleweight final produced a shock as Ukrainian top seed Oleksandr Khyzhniak was knocked out in the third round of his bout by Brazil’s Hebert Sousa. The 28-year-old Yafai, a former car-factory worker, won on split points in an enthralling contest against Paalam […]
(Eagle News) — Filipino boxer Carlo Paalam won the country’s second Olympic silver in the Tokyo Olympics after a split decision win by Great Britain’s Galal Yafai in the men’s flyweight division. Yafai, 28, started strong in the first round that he won the first round after he was able to knock down the 23-year old Paalam. It was a very close fight in the next two rounds, as Paalam tried to […]
Two others found dead on rescued boat, PCG says (Eagle News) — Two Chinese fishermen whose rescue boat reportedly drifted off-course were rescued off Palawan waters, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Saturday, Aug. 7. The PCG said two other Chinese nationals on board the boat, however, were found dead when 51-year-old fisherman Mario Mabuhay towed the boat towards the shoreline of Barangay Canipaan after spotting them while he was fishing. The PCG said the […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sultan Kudarat early Saturday, Aug. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 12:08 a.m. It had its epicenter 192 kilometers southwest of Palimbang. The depth of focus was 622 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional 158 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases among policemen to 31238. Of these, the PNP said 1498 were active. Recoveries also climbed to 29655 including the additional 47 ones. No additional death was reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 85. The Philippines’ COVID-19 vaccination is ongoing, with members across the A1 […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration said its unit at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport was on “heightened alert” for the duration of the enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila. Immigration chief Jaime Morente said the bureau will continue to operate at full capacity there to “ensure that our services are not hampered and adequate manpower is available to serve passengers arriving and departing at our premiere port.” Airport personnel, according to Morente, are […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered a more thorough probe into the killing of the Sulu provincial chief. In a statement, the PNP said Eleazar instructed Police Brigadier General Eden Ugale, PNP Regional Director for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region (BAR) to constitute a Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) at the regional level that will coordinate all efforts of PNP units as they investigate the shooting of Police Colonel Michael Bawayan […]
