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Says Delta variant now in 132 countries by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The Delta variant of Covid-19 is a warning to the world to suppress the virus quickly before it mutates again into something even worse, the WHO said Friday. The highly-transmissible variant, first detected in India, has now surfaced in 132 countries and territories, the World Health Organization said. “Delta is a warning: it’s a warning that the virus […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s worst coronavirus outbreak in months has spread to two more parts of the country, health authorities said Saturday, including a sprawling megacity of 31 million people. The National Health Commission reported 55 new cases in areas including Fujian province and Chongqing municipality, in addition to the four provinces and Beijing where outbreaks of the Delta variant had already been reported. More than 200 infections nationwide have been linked to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The wife of Haiti’s murdered president, seriously wounded in the very attack that killed her husband, listened in terror as the gunmen ransacked their home, she said in her first interview since the assassination. The killers eventually found what they were looking for in president Jovenel Moise’s residence, and made cursory efforts on their way out to see if first lady Martine Moise was still alive. “When they left, […]
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) — Monsoon floods and landslides have cut off more than 300,000 people in villages across southeast Bangladesh and killed at least 20 people including six Rohingya refugees, officials said Friday. The region along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border where nearly one million Rohingya refugees from Myanmar are in camps has been battered by torrential rain since Monday. “The floods have stranded some 306,000 people in Cox’s Bazar district. At least 70 villages […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty-three earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quakes at the volcano, which is on alert level 2, were tremor events that lasted for one to 26 minutes. A low background tremor was also monitored. Sulfur dioxide emissions, meanwhile, were at 3397 tons on July 30. A weak steam plume rising 50 meters was also monitored. PHIVOLCS reiterated its recommendation for the […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities foiled an attempt to export P5.2 million worth of shabu in three separate packages, the Bureau of Customs said. The bureau said the suspicious content was found during a routine Customs X-ray by Ninoy Aquino International Airport personnel. A physical examination yielded the 763 grams of illegal drugs concealed in a birdhouse, shuttlecock casing, and figure trimmer twister twist. The shipments were supposed to be exported to Bahrain, United Kingdom and […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more police personnel have tested positive for COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the 106 additional cases pushed the total to 30434. Of these, 1,144 were active. Forty-nine more recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 29206. The PNP COVID-19 death toll is now at 84, with the additional two more deaths. COVID-19 vaccination of PNP personnel is ongoing. President Rodrigo Duterte has said the police and the military should […]
DFA-ASEANA applicants with confirmed appointments to be entertained in Parañaque (Eagle News) — All Department of Foreign Affairs consular offices and Temporary Off-Site Passport Services (TOPS) in the National Capital Region will be closed from August 6 to 20 during the re-imposed enhanced community quarantine. Applicants with appointments for apostille and authentication services at consular offices in NCR, particularly in Ali Mall Cubao, SM Manila, SM Megamall, and Metro Gaisano Alabang, from August 6 to […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police said the crime rate in the Philippines has dropped by 64 percent in the last five years. In making the announcement, PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar said crime prevention and the efficiency in solving crime serve as the barometer of the success and failure of the police in accomplishing its mandate of maintaining peace and order. He noted the PNP’s Crime Solution Efficiency increased by 85.94 percent while Crime […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Saturday, July 31. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 1:52 a.m. It had its epicenter 304 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. The depth of focus was 191 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said Ilocos Region, Abra, Benguet, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Zambales, Bataan, and Occidental Mindoro will experience occasional rains as the southwest monsoon continues to affect the country. Flooding and rain-induced landslides due to scattered to widespread moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, CALABARZON, rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, rest […]
(Eagle News)– The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, July 31: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights prior to the scheduled travel. The Philippines has extended the travel ban on India and nine other countries amid the threat of the Delta variant. On Friday, July 30, the Philippines announced Metro Manila was under a general community quarantine with heightened and additional restrictions starting that […]
