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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern toured flood-hit areas of the country’s South Island on Tuesday, expressing shock at the destruction left when three months’ worth of rain fell in three days. Swollen rivers swept away bridges and landslides blocked highways in the deluge, which finally began to ease on Tuesday after a 72-hour barrage that Ardern described as a once-in-a-century event. “It’s quite devastating, there’s a lot of work […]
(Eagle News) — Over 20 areas are still under storm signals as Tropical Storm “Dante” maintained its strength. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the following areas are under Signal No. 2 with “Dante” estimated 235 km East of Maasin City, Southern Leyte: LUZON Masbate including Ticao and Burias Island, Albay and Sorsogon VISAYAS Eastern Samar, Samar, Northern Samar, Biliran, Leyte, and Southern Leyte MINDANAO Dinagat Islands, Siargao and Bucas Grande Islands […]
Duterte: “It’s our turn also to return the goodwill that they (COVAX) have shown” (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines will be donating $1 million to the COVAX Facility in response to its request for aid, and as a sign of gratitude of its big help in donating millions of doses of vaccines to the country. COVAX which is operating under the World Health Organization has so far donated over 2.5 […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal proved to be too much to handle Monday as the Washington Wizards stayed alive in the NBA playoffs by beating the Philadelphia 76ers 122-114 in game four at Washington. Westbrook finished with 19 points, 21 rebounds and 14 assists, while Beal delivered a game-high 27 points for the Wizards, who avoided being swept in four straight in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference series. Beal scored […]
by M. Jegathesan KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia imposed a tough nationwide lockdown on Tuesday to battle a worsening coronavirus outbreak, as countries across Southeast Asia struggled with a resurgence in cases driven by infectious variants. Much of the region escaped the pandemic’s first wave last year relatively unscathed by rapidly closing borders and introducing curbs. But countries from Thailand to Vietnam are being hammered by fresh surges, with efforts to quell outbreaks hampered […]
DOH chief says NCR “not yet out of the woods” as 8.11 people infected per 100k of population (Eagle News) – The Department of Health reported an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases in Mindanao, while cases in Visayas are slightly increasing. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that the DOH is focusing now on Mindanao as there are more cases reported in Mindanao than in Metro Manila where cases are now decreasing. “Bumibilis din naman […]
(Eagle News) — Murder charges will be filed against the policeman who shot dead a 52-year-old woman in Quezon City on Monday night, Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar said on Tuesday, June 1. Eleazar said Master Sergeant Hensie Zinampan is also facing administrative charges after he was seen shooting the woman in a video during an argument in a store in Barangay Greater Fairview around 9:30 p.m. The woman was later identified as Lilibeth […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Schools in Myanmar will open on Tuesday for the first time since the military seized power, but teachers and students are set to defy the junta’s calls for full classrooms in a show of resistance. Four months of national turmoil have followed the February ouster of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, with more than 800 people killed by security forces and a nationwide strike crippling the economy. Public school teachers […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported its 66th COVID-19 fatality, a 52-year-old police captain assigned in Zamboanga City. In a statement, the PNP said the police official tested positive for COVID-19 on May 1. On May 18, he was transferred to a hospital’s intensive care unit due to difficulty of breathing and was intubated. After 29 days of fighting the virus, he died on May 30 at 5:22 a.m. “Nakakalungkot po na […]
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AFP) — Iceland’s glaciers have lost around 750 square kilometers (290 square miles), or seven percent of their surface, since the turn of the millennium due to global warming, a study published on Monday showed. The glaciers, which cover more than 10 percent of the country’s land mass, shrank in 2019 to 10,400 square kilometers, the study in the Icelandic scientific journal Jokull said. Since 1890, the land covered by glaciers has decreased […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Camarines Norte on Tuesday, June 1. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 7:02 a.m. It had its epicenter 86 kilometers northeast of Tinaga Island. Depth of focus was 16 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
LIMA, Peru (AFP) — Peru on Monday more than doubled its official coronavirus death toll, becoming the country with the highest Covid-19 mortality per capita anywhere in the world. The government said it had raised the count from 69,342 to 180,764 on the advice of a panel of health experts, which found there had been an undercount. With the adjustment, Peru now has the highest coronavirus mortality per capita of any country, with 5,484 […]
