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NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AFP) — A fire that enveloped a Covid isolation unit in southern Iraq killed 64 people, a medical source told AFP in an updated toll on Tuesday. “Sixty-four (bodies) were retrieved and 39 identified and handed over to their families,” the source at the Dhi Qar Forensic Science Department said. The deadly Monday evening blaze at Al-Hussein Hospital in the provincial capital Nasiriyah, which medics said was fuelled by the explosion of oxygen […]
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) — Authorities in Kyrgyzstan said Tuesday the bodies of six people had been recovered and two children were missing after landslides swept rural areas of the poor Central Asian country. Fatal landsides affect mountainous Central Asia every year around springtime, blocking roads in a region lacking transport infrastructure and forcing families to rebuild homes from scratch. On Monday, landslides swept through the Aksy district in the west of the mountainous country, the […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration on Tuesday, July 13, warned foreign vloggers in the country against engaging in any activity violating the conditions of their stay. In a statement, Immigration Chief Jaime Morente said that while vlogging per se wasn’t prohibited, foreign vloggers are not allowed to accept endorsements or use their platforms to sell products if they are holding a temporary visitors’ visa. According to Morente, this was a “deportable offense.” He […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean mega-hit “Gangnam Style” may be taken off gym playlists in the great Seoul region — but K-pop giants BTS can stay — under new rules aimed at stemming a rising tide of coronavirus infections. The regulations, aimed at stopping gym-goers breathing too hard or splashing sweat on others, ban gyms from playing music with a faster tempo than 120 beats per minute during group exercises like zumba and […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police chief Guillermo Eleazar has ordered the Special Action Force to check what the Commission on Audit said were “unmet contracts” in its 2020 report. In a statement, Eleazar said he, in particular, ordered the SAF leadership to “immediately report to me why some of these procurement contracts have not materialized.” “I have also tasked the SAF to report the current status of the contracts,” he added. The COA had […]
by Natsuko FUKUE TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Even under ordinary circumstances, feeding an Olympic Village is a mammoth task, with chefs preparing tens of thousands of meals a day for elite athletes from around the world. But at Tokyo 2020, there’s an added pressure: strict coronavirus rules forbid athletes from eating at local restaurants, so it’s their only chance to sample Japan’s famous cuisine. “I feel it’s a lot of responsibility for us,” admitted Tsutomu […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Food and Drug Administration updated its warning labels Monday for the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine to include information about an observed “increased risk” of a rare neurological disorder called Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS). The news is a further blow for the company, which was granted an emergency use authorization for its shot in February but has played a minor role in America’s coronavirus immunization campaign. Based on analysis […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Rescuers have pulled another seven survivors out of the rubble of a small budget hotel that collapsed in the eastern China city of Suzhou, state media said Tuesday. The Siji Kaiyuan hotel collapsed on Monday afternoon, with authorities initially saying one person had died. The latest figures bring to 14 the number of those rescued, according to the People’s Daily. No further information was given on the number of people still […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 171 earthquakes in the volcano, which remains on alert level 3, included 157 tremors that lasted for one minute to 97 minutes and a low background tremor. A steam plume rising up to 1500 meters was also monitored. Sulfur dioxide emissions were pegged at 6134 tons on July 12. PHIVOLCS said the […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AFP) — Israel on Monday began administering a third shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to patients with compromised immune systems, as cases in the country rise, the health ministry said. Those immediately eligible for a third shot include people who have had heart, lung and kidney transplants and some cancer patients. “There is accumulating evidence that patients with immunosuppression do not develop an adequate antibody response after two doses of the […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Several people reportedly taking selfies near a historical fort in northern India were among nearly 80 killed by lightning strikes during the early stages of the annual monsoon season, officials said Monday. Deadly lightning strikes are common in the vast Asian nation during the June-September deluge, which bring respite from the summer heat across the northern Indian plains. Of the 76 killed, at least 23 people died in the mostly […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms, […]
