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by Chris Stein WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The key US government jobs report Friday is expected to show American businesses added hundreds of thousands of jobs last month as vaccines helped the economy return to normal — but with Covid-19 still keeping some people away from the workplace, strong rehiring is no sure thing. Economists expect the Labor Department data will show the world’s largest economy added 720,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked […]
by Layal Abou Rahal QSAYBEH, Lebanon (AFP) — The scenic region of Mount Lebanon has long produced pine seed, a regional delicacy, but harvests have collapsed amid an exotic insect infestation experts say is accelerated by climate change. Lebanon, wedged between the mountains and the Mediterranean Sea, is best known for the iconic cedar tree depicted on its national flag — but it also has pine trees that make up nearly 10 percent of total […]
General Santos under GCQ starting June 5 (Eagle News) — Davao City will be under a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine from June 5 to 30. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was after the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved the local government’s proposal for the same following an increase in COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, General Santos City will be under a a general community quarantine starting June 5. The […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Phoenix Suns, fueled by 47 points from Devin Booker, beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113-100 Thursday to eliminate the reigning NBA champions in the first round of the playoffs. Superstar LeBron James scored 29 points to lead the Lakers, but they were unable to dig themselves out of a 29-point first-half hole and lost the best-of-seven Western Conference series four games to two. © Agence France-Presse
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Serbian center Nikola Jokic scored 36 points and the Denver Nuggets advanced to the second round of the NBA playoffs Thursday by defeating the Portland Trail Blazers 126-115. The 7-footer went 13-of-22 from the field and added eight rebounds and six assists for the visiting Nuggets, who won the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series four games to two. Denver will face either the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers or […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The US Air Force’s Pacific commander condemned Chinese military flights off Malaysia and Taiwan, describing them on Friday as “escalatory” and “destabilizing.” This week, 16 Chinese military aircraft flew over hotly contested waters off of Borneo prompting Malaysia’s air force to scramble its jets. General Kenneth Wilsbach said these activities and an increased number of incursions into Taiwan’s air defence zone “adds to the list” of Chinese “destabilizing activities and also […]
by Joe JACKSON LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Sea ice in the Arctic’s coastal regions may be thinning up to twice as fast as previously thought, according to a new study, with worrying implications for climate change. The analysis, led by researchers at Britain’s University College London (UCL), concluded the ice in the coastal regions was thinning at a rate 70 to 100 percent faster than the established consensus. The dramatic reassessment comes after the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo is donating more than one million doses of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines to Taiwan, Japan’s foreign minister announced Friday, as Taipei struggles to secure jabs, accusing China of interference. The move is likely to stir controversy with Beijing, which views democratic and self-ruled Taiwan as its own territory and works to keep the island diplomatically isolated. “We have received requests from various countries and areas for the provision of vaccines,” […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs has seized P20 million worth of smuggled luxury vehicles. In a statement, the bureau said the Ferrari F430 Scuderia, Mercedes Benz SLK 55 AMG and Mercedes Benz E220 were discovered after a physical examination of a shipment that had been declared as used truck parts. The shipment from Japan was consigned to JLFDM Consumer Goods Trading. According to the bureau, 33 bales of used clothes were used to […]
(Eagle News) — Inflation remained at 4.5 percent in May, the country’s recorded level of inflation since March 2021. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the flat inflation rate was due to mixed movements in the annual growth rates in the indices of the commodity groups. The PSA said the annual growth rates in the indices of clothing and footwear; housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels; furnishing, household equipment and routine maintenance of the […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar is “seriously considering” proposals to subject police personnel to regular neuro-psychiatric tests. Eleazar made the statement following a policeman’s killing of 52-year-old Lilybeth Valdez in Quezon City. The PNP has said Police Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan is facing criminal and administrative charges for the crime, which was caught on video now disseminated by some media outlets. The incident came only months after Jonel Nuezca, then also […]
(Eagle News)– More than 80 percent of Filipinos are worried about catching COVID-19, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. According to the survey conducted from April 28 to May 2, the 89 percent of adults who are worried is two points below the record-high 91 percent recorded in November 2020, but still higher than the 85 percent recorded in September 2020 and July 2020. “Compared to past SWS surveys, worry about catching Covid-19 is […]
