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(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines have climbed to 1332832 after the Department of Health reported 5414 additional cases. According to DOH data released on Wednesday, June 16, of the total cases, 56170 were active. Of these, 91.4 percent were mild, 4 percent asymptomatic, 1.3 percent critical, 1.9 percent severe, and 1.36 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 1253541 including the additional 7637 recoveries. The death toll has climbed to 23120, including the […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean authorities are failing to properly tackle the country’s widespread digital sex crimes against women, which have a devastating impact on victims, a Human Rights Watch (HRW) report said Wednesday. South Korea is the world’s 12th largest economy and a leading technological power, but remains a male-dominated society with a poor record on women’s rights. Digital sex crimes, or the sharing of intimate pictures or video without permission, […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe0wR5PgFn4 The NBA playoffs are living up to fans’ expectations. E-Jay Gonzales gives us an update on the series between the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers and the LA Clippers versus the Utah Jazz. He’ll also fill us in on the latest NBA Awards news in this Eagle News America episode. (Eagle News Service)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1XUG6_Q3eo Los Angeles County is in celebratory mode as California State fully reopens. In North Hills, Maricar Borja shares with us county’s health officials’ reminders for Angelenos and how residents feel about this milestone in this Eagle News America episode on June 15. (Eagle News Service)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LcnLWp-BAo It’s official, the Golden State has fully reopened. What does this mean? In Sacramento, bureau chief Angel Membrere has this report in this Eagle News America episode. There’s no need anymore for social distancing, and those fully vaccinated are no longer required to wear masks in California. “Today is the day to celebrate. Today is the day to reconnect,” California Gov. Gavin Newsom said. He also said that people still have to […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 more COVID-19 cases were reported among police personnel. According to recent Philippine National Police data, the additional 124 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 26182. Of these, 1878 were active. Recoveries rose to 24233 including the additional 188 ones. The PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 71, with no additional deaths. President Rodrigo Duterte has said the police and the military should be among the priorities in the country’s […]
https://youtu.be/FnPFoIXH1NI In Canada, the various waiting lists for those awaiting priority surgery have grown long because of the pandemic’s impact. In Alberta, Canada bureau chief Thomas Likness reports in the Eagle News America episode on Wednesday, June 16, 2021. He also talks about the latest vaccination updates in Canada as the country leads the world in the percentage of the population having their first dose of the vaccine. Latest data showed that close to […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning. The shallow quake hit at 1:43 pm local time (0443 GMT) in the Banda Sea about 70 kilometres (44 miles) southeast of Amahai on the island of Seram. Shallow quakes tend to do more damage than deep ones, but there were no immediate reports […]
(Eagle News) — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday, June 16, said the Philippine economy was “gradually recovering” following the pandemic-induced economic downturn in 2020. In a statement, the IMF said real Gross Domestic Product was projected to grow by 5.4 percent this year. While slower than the IMF’s earlier forecast of 6.9 percent in April, the IMF said the policy support in the country was working and “mitigated the hardship suffered by affected families […]
by Julie CAPELLE THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Britain’s Karim Khan starts Wednesday as prosecutor of the International Criminal Court with a daunting caseload including a probe into Israel and the Palestinians, the most politically fraught file in the tribunal’s history. Khan replaces Gambia’s Fatou Bensouda, who dramatically extended the ICC’s reach during her nine-year tenure but suffered a series of high-profile failures, including the acquittal of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo. The 51-year-old […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant finished with 49 points as the Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 17-point deficit to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 114-108 in game five of their Eastern Conference series on Tuesday. Durant, who played every minute of the contest, also had 17 rebounds and 10 assists as the Nets seized a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. He took over in the second half for the Nets, who were […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Kim Jong Un has admitted that North Korea’s food situation is “tense”, state media reported Wednesday, sounding the alarm in a country that suffered a devastating famine in the 1990s in which hundreds of thousands died. The impoverished country, which is under multiple sets of international sanctions over its nuclear weapons and ballistic missile programmes, has long struggled to feed itself, suffering chronic food shortages. And last year the coronavirus […]
