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by Nivrita GANGULY Agence France Presse MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Thirty-six people have been killed in landslides caused by monsoon rains in India, authorities said Friday. As many as 40 other people were missing after the three separate landslides on Thursday in the Raigad district of the western state of Maharashtra. “At least 35 to 40 people are still trapped, we are trying to rescue them,” a local official said, adding that “36 […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The French government’s top advisor on Covid-19 warned Friday that a new variant of the disease would “probably” emerge in the winter months this year. The country is currently battling an unprecedented spike in new cases caused by the more infectious Delta variant, which was first recorded in India. “We will probably have another variant arrive during the winter,” Jean-Francois Delfraissy, head of the French government’s scientific council, told the […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines became the world’s first country Friday to approve the commercial production of genetically modified “golden rice” that experts hope will combat childhood blindness and save lives in the developing world. A biosafety permit issued by government regulators paves the way for the rice — enriched with the vitamin A-precursor beta-carotene to make it more nutritional — to be grown by farmers across the country, its developers said. “It’s […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese Olympic super fan Kyoko Ishikawa celebrates an aerobatic performance by the Japanese air force on the day of the opening ceremony. The 51-year-old businesswoman is determined not to let coronavirus spoil the fun as the Games land in her home city, despite organisers banning fans from most events. She’ll put on her signature high-energy performance, cheering and chanting in a traditional Japanese outfit, as she watches on TV in the […]
Hous before the opening ceremony marks the official start of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the Olympic Torch Relay comes to an end in the Japanese capital source: AFPTV
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police will deploy 15,000 policemen as part of security measures for President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 26. According to PNP Chief Guillermo Eleazar, the PNP took into consideration the COVID-19 pandemic in planning for the SONA, which is Duterte’s last as President of the Philippines. His term will end in 2022. The National Capital Region Police Office has said it will use body-worn […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1,537,097 after the Department of Health reported 6845 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the total cases, 55069 were active. Of these, 93.4 percent were mild, 1.3 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 1.6 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1,455,137 including the additional 2,330 recoveries. The death toll is still at 26891 with no additional deaths reported. On Friday, the […]
Tokyo residents gather outside Tokyo’s Olympic stadium to enjoy the atmosphere on the day of opening ceremony. “It really feels like the Olympics is going to start,” says one Tokyo resident. Agence France Presse https://youtu.be/stZbrEjnn6A
Streets outside the Japan National Stadium are crowded as Tokyo enters the final hours before the official opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. SOURCE: AFPTV https://youtu.be/dTh2du7PGdg
Hours ahead of the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, people take photos with the Olympic rings outside the Olympic Stadium. SOURCE: AFPTV https://youtu.be/CdC5tHJSq1E
(Eagle News) — Batanes and Babuyan Islands are still under Signal No. 1 as Typhoon “Fabian” maintains its strength and moves closer towards the Miyako Islands. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Fabian” will also continue to enhance the southwest monsoon, bringing scattered to widespread monsoon rains over Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, Metro Manila, most of CALABARZON and Central Luzon, and MIMAROPA. “Fabian” is so far estimated 530 km northeast […]
MANILA – Cris Nievarez made the quarterfinal cut in the Tokyo Olympics men’s rowing single sculls event after finishing third in his heat on Friday at the Sea Forest Waterway in the Japanese capital. Nievarez clocked in at seven minutes and 22.97 seconds, making the quarterfinal cut as the top three rowers per heat will qualify to the next round. He will join Croatian Damir Martin, who topped Heat 5 at 7:09.17, and Russian Alexander […]
