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PAGASA: Four weather disturbances outside PAR to enhance southwest monsoon

(Eagle News) — Four storms outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility are expected to enhance the southwest monsoon, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. According to PAGASA, these weather disturbances are a tropical storm with international name “Lupit,” tropical storm with international name “Mirinae,” a tropical depression, and tropical storm “Nida.” The weather bureau said “Lupit” is so far located 580 kilometers northwest of Itbayat, Batanes; “Mirinae” at 1,080 km northeast of […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Aug. 6

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Aug. 6: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights prior to the travel as only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport. Metro Manila is now under an enhanced community quarantine amid the threat of the Delta variant. The ECQ takes effect until […]

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Wildfire levels historic California town as residents flee blaze

by Josh EDELSON WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The largest wildfire in California has razed a small town, warping street lights and destroying historic buildings hours after residents were ordered to flee. Greenville, an Indian Valley settlement of a few hundred people dating back to the mid-1800s Gold Rush, was engulfed by flames as winds whipped the inferno towards the community, turning the sky orange. “I’d say the majority of downtown Greenville is completely destroyed,” […]

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Moderna says Covid vaccine durable for at least six months

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Moderna said Thursday that protection from its Covid-19 vaccine remained strong for at least six months, and the variant-specific boosters shot it is testing generated a “robust” antibody response to Delta. In a final analysis from its Phase 3, or final stage, clinical trial, Moderna’s Covid vaccine showed 93 percent efficacy at six months following the second dose. The company is also carrying out clinical trials on three different Covid-19 […]

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Laguna, Iloilo City, Cagayan de Oro also placed under ECQ but only until Aug. 15

(Eagle News) — Laguna, Iloilo City and Cagayan de Oro have been placed under Enhanced Commmunity Quarantine (ECQ) starting today, Friday, Aug. 6, until Aug. 15, Malacanang said. Laguna was previously under Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) from Aug. 1 to 15, but this now was revised. Iloilo City and Cagayan de Oro have been under ECQ since before ending supposedly on Aug. 7, but this is extended for another week. This was after President […]

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US seizes record $1.4 billion worth of drugs

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — The US Coast Guard announced Thursday it had seized about $1.4 billion worth of cocaine and cannabis during several operations. “This is the largest illicit drug offload in Coast Guard history,” said Commander Steve Poulin during a press conference in Port Everglades, Florida regarding the nearly 27 tons of cocaine and 1,430 pounds (650 kilograms) of cannabis seized. The seizures were conducted by multiple Coast Guard units, with assistance from […]

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Israel doing world a ‘great service’ with Covid booster shots: PM

by Jonah Mandel JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Thursday that Israel was doing the world a “great service” by administering Covid vaccine booster shots, despite the World Health Organization’s plea for a moratorium. Nearly 60 percent of Israel’s 9.3 million people have had two jabs, mostly of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, with the government recently rolling out a third shot for the over-60s. The WHO has called for a moratorium on booster […]

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Human action blamed for most of Italy’s summer fires

ROME, Italy (AFP) — More than 70 percent of fires that have swept Italy this summer are caused by human action, aided by climate change, a government minister said Thursday. Firefighting planes were deployed again overnight to tackle forest fires in the southern region of Calabria and on the island of Sicily, where flames threatened a nature reserve in the north. They are the latest in hundreds of blazes that have broken out across the […]

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Marcial secures Olympic bronze for PHL as Paalam keeps hope alive for another gold

  (Eagle News) – Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial gave the country its Olympic bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics after his fight in the men’s middleweight division with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak. With Marcial’s bronze, the Philippines now has three medals – 1 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze – at the Tokyo Olympics. A fourth medal is assured for the country as fellow boxer Carlos Paalam advanced to the finals after an earlier win over […]

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China pledges two billion vaccine doses to world: Xi

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China will “strive to provide” two billion Covid-19 vaccine doses to the world this year and donate $100 million to the international vaccine distribution system known as Covax, President Xi Jinping said Thursday. The pledge came in a written message by Xi to a video forum on vaccine cooperation as China battles a fresh outbreak fuelled by the highly contagious Delta variant. Delta has now been detected in parts of China, […]

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Durant-led USA storm back to beat Australia in Olympic basketball semis

SAITAMA, Japan (AFP) — Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Devin Booker added 20 to power three-time defending champions United States past Australia 97-78 Thursday and into an Olympic men’s basketball final against either France or Slovenia. The Americans were 24-18 behind after the first quarter and 45-42 adrift at halfway, but stormed back during a dominant third term to stay on track for a fourth consecutive gold medal. It was revenge for Gregg Popovich’s […]

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