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(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, June 28: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights with their airlines before proceeding to the airport as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises to curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Metro Manila and Bulacan are under a general community […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran has drones capable of flying 7,000 kilometres (more than 4,000 miles), the commander of its Revolutionary Guard force said Sunday. “We have drones which can fly 7,000 kilometres, without a pilot, and land back at the same spot or anywhere else,” General Hossein Salami said in a speech broadcast by state television. He gave no other details but the new drone would give it a range of 3,500 kilometres, compared […]
by Damian MCCALL PERROS-GUIREC, France (AFP) — French police appealed for witnesses Sunday as they launched a probe into the giant domino-effect pile-up that marred the opening stage at the Tour de France, caused by a spectator who leant into the path of the speeding peloton holding up a sign. The woman held up a sign with ‘Granny and Grandad’ written in German and looked up the road towards the race’s motorbike cameras, crucially, with […]
SURFSIDE, United States (AFP) — The death toll after the collapse of a Florida apartment tower has risen to nine, the local mayor said Sunday, more than three days after the building pancaked as residents slept. “We were able to recover four additional bodies in the rubble… So I am confirming today that the death toll is at nine,” Miami-Dade County mayor Daniella Levine Cava told reporters in Surfside, near Miami Beach, adding that one […]
PRETORIA, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday reimposed restrictions for two weeks to combat a surge in the highly contagious coronavirus Delta variant. The worst-hit country on the continent “is facing a massive resurgence of infection,” the president said in a televised address to the nation. “Our health facilities are stretched to the limit… ICU beds are in short supply,” he said as he placed the country on alert level […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Jason Kidd, who won an NBA title with the Dallas Mavericks as a player in 2011, has agreed to a deal to coach the club, according to multiple media reports on Friday. The Mavericks also hired long-time Nike executive Nico Harrison as general manager, according to The Athletic, ESPN, USA Today and other media, citing unnamed sources. Kidd, who played on US Olympic gold medal squads in 2000 at Sydney […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — At least seven people were killed and another 50 people were injured after a powerful explosion ripped apart a three-storey building in central Dhaka on Sunday, Bangladeshi officials said, citing a gas pipeline as the likely cause. Police said the explosion was so forceful that it broke the windows of at least four moving buses, injuring dozens of passengers on board. Dhaka police chief Shafiqur Rahman said at least seven people […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNaSMfYGBuE By Randy Bernardino The COVID-19 pandemic has tested Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to see if they are future-proof. Some businesses are struggling to survive, while others have shut their doors completely. In spite of the unprecedented disruptions, small business owners have been resilient and resourceful to adapt to the changing times. Globe Business salutes these efforts as it kicks off the campaign #SaludoSMEs with the theme “Tuloy Tayo.” This is in […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the Philippines climbed to 1397992 on Sunday, June 27, after the Department of Health reported 6096 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 52570 were active. Of these, 89.6 percent were mild, 5.6 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent critical, 2.0 percent severe, and 1.48 percent were moderate. Recoveries climbed to 1321050, including the additional 6912 ones. The death toll is now at 24372 , including the additional 128 ones. Metro […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon volcano in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were 1680 tons of sulfur dioxide emissions on June 23. PHIVOLCS a said moderate steam with a height of 400 meters flying northwest was also monitored. The swelling around the volcano remains, it said. According to PHIVOLCS, at alert level 1, sudden steam […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Finance and the Department of Trade and Industry have signed the implementing rules and regulations of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives Enterprises Act, more than two weeks ahead of the July 10 deadline. In a statement, the DOF said the IRR of the law which aims to reduce corporate income tax rates benefitting micro, small, and medium enterprises were signed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez and Trade Secretary […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported its 73rd COVID-19 fatality as COVID-19 vaccination of PNP personnel continues in a bid to protect them from the virus. In a statement, the PNP said the latest COVID-19 death was a 46-year-old police officer assigned in General Santos City. It said on June 24, the police officer went to a nearby hospital due to difficulty of breathing and on and off fever. The hospital conducted […]
