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(Eagle News) – A popular fast food chain temporarily closed one of its franchise stores in Bonifacio Global City-Taguig over a now viral video on a complaint of one of its customers who got a “fried towel” instead of a fried chicken. “This concerns the customer complaint on food ordered late evening of June 1 from a franchised store in Bonifacio Global City. We are deeply concerned about this matter and have conducted a […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized over P1 million worth of shabu from a high-value drug suspect in Tagbilaran City, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Palawan Macaorog, 51, was nabbed on CPG North Ave. in Barangay Taloto, after 150 grams of shabu were found in his possession as members of the PNP and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency implemented a search warrant The drugs had an estimated value of P1,020,000, the PNP […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, June 4: The NCR Plus area, which covers Metro Manila, Bulacan, Rizal, Cavite, and Laguna, are under a general community quarantine with restrictions until June 15. The government has also extended the ban on travelers from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Oman and the United Arab Emirates. The ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Saudi Arabia […]
(Eagle News) – Tropical storm “Dante” (international name Choi-wan) has left the country, but could re-enter this afternoon before heading straight to Taiwan where it is forecast to landfall tonight In its latest advisory at 5 a.m., the country’s weather bureau PAGASA said that “Dante” as of 4 a.m. is already outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR). It was estimated at 285 kilometers northwest of Laoag City, Ilocos Norte. The storm made its […]
by Amal JAYASINGHE COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka was preparing Thursday for a possible major oil leak from the burnt-out cargo ship sinking off Colombo’s main harbour, as worsening weather stalled salvage efforts. The Marine Environment Protection Authority readied oil dispersants and skimmers in case of a leak from the MV X-Press Pearl, which had 350 tonnes of fuel oil on board when it caught fire two weeks ago. The vessel, which burned […]
by Laurence BENHAMOU MARTEL, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that he planned to make “difficult” decisions this summer and again refused to confirm he will seek another five-year term in what is expected to be a hotly contested election next year. “I can’t manage this summer taking it easy,” Macron told a group of pensioners in the southern French village of Martel as part of a nationwide tour. “I’m going to […]
by Paul Ricard, Brigitte Castelnau and AFP in Geneva PARIS, France (AFP) — China revealed the first human case of H10N3 bird flu on Tuesday, an announcement that has so far raised no alarm among world health authorities. Here is what we know. What was found? The case of H10N3 bird flu announced by China on Tuesday is the first of its strain observed in humans. “The patient is a 41-year-old male from Jiangsu Province, […]
KARACHI, Pakistan (AFP) — The head of a Pakistani province ordered Thursday that government employees who refuse to be vaccinated against Covid-19 would not be paid from next month. Sindh chief minister Murad Ali Shah announced the move after meeting with health officials to discuss the first cases of the delta variant detected in the province, which includes the megacity of Karachi. “Any government employee who is not vaccinated should have their salary stopped from […]
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The UN’s health agency on Thursday said it had detected a surge late last month in coronavirus cases in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo. “An exponential rise in the spread of SARS-Cov-2 virus has been recorded in Kinshasa,” the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a weekly report, as a DRC health ministry official confirmed “the third wave of Covid-19 is already there — it’s the […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — A major fire that tore through an oil refinery in the Iranian capital had been brought under control on Thursday, but was still not completely extinguished. “The fire at the refinery has been brought under control and will be completely extinguished by noon,” the official IRNA news agency said, citing Shaker Khafai, spokesman for Tehran Oil Refining Company. A column of black smoke was still visible over the site of the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — More than two billion Covid-19 vaccines have been given across the world, according to an AFP tally Thursday drawn from official sources. The milestone comes six months after the first vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 began. At least 2,109,696,022 shots have been given in 215 countries and territories, according to the count from an AFP database taken at 0915 GMT. Israel, which has led the race from the start, is still out […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s remote Maluku islands Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The strong quake hit at a relatively shallow depth of 31 kilometers (20 miles), about 127 kilometres southwest of the city of Ternate. There were no immediate reports of casualties or major damage. Indonesia experiences frequent quakes due to its position on the Pacific “Ring […]
