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4.7-magnitude quake hits Sarangani early Tuesday, May 25

(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani early Tuesday, May 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake hit at 3:46 a.m. It had its epicenter eight kilometers southeast of Maasim. The depth of focus was 38 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Reported Intensities: Intensity IV – Maasim, Alabel, and Glan, Sarangani; General Santos City; Tampakan, South Cotabato Instrumental Intensity: Intensity IV – General Santos City; Kiamba, […]

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Easterlies affecting PHL today

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines today. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Caraga and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, PAGASA said, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, May 25

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, May 25: MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. It added flight schedules may change at any given time, so passengers should consult with their airlines. The Philippines has, however, temporarily banned travelers from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bangladesh from […]

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China rejects claim of illness at Wuhan lab in late 2019

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Monday dismissed as “totally untrue” reports that three researchers in Wuhan went to hospital with an illness shortly before the coronavirus emerged in the city and spread around the globe. Since infecting its first victims in the central Chinese city in late 2019, the pathogen has afflicted almost every country in the world, killing more than 3.4 million people and pummelling national economies. Beijing has always fiercely fought the […]

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More than 200 injured in Malaysia metro train crash

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — More than 200 passengers were injured in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Monday when two metro trains collided in a tunnel, police said. The accident happened just before 9:00 pm (1300 GMT), when a packed train collided with a second that was empty and heading in the opposite direction. Pictures circulating on social media showed injured passengers sprawled on the floor of a carriage, which was covered in glass. […]

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Spain urges border respect as 1,000 minors still in Ceuta

MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain sent a clear message to Morocco Monday, insisting on respect for its shared borders a week after over 8,000 migrants entered its Ceuta enclave, with 1,000 minors still there. Speaking in Brussels during an EU summit, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said the crisis had “triggered a crisis unprecedented in recent years between the European Union and Morocco”. Spain’s two tiny enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla have Europe’s only land border […]

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Cloudy skies, isolated rains expected today

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with isolated rains are expected in parts of the Philippines today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, in particular, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers. The rest of the Philippines will experience the same conditions. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Palawan will have moderate winds and moderate coastal waters. Visayas, the rest of Luzon, […]

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Panama temporarily closes land, sea, and river borders with Colombia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjNBkdnIM2A     (Eagle News) — In Central America, Panama has closed the door to travelers trying to enter the country from Colombia. The Panama national government, through a statement released by its foreign ministry, said it had to “temporarily suspend the entry into the national territory by land, sea and river routes of any person coming from the border with the Republic of Colombia, as of May 20, 2021.” Panama only has a total […]

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Number of new cases rise to 4,973, but percentage of total active cases dip to 4.1 percent

Percentage of total active cases at 4.1 percent, the lowest so far this year   (Eagle News) – The Department of Health (DOH) announced the addition of 4,973 new COVID-19 cases in the country on Monday, May 24, bringing to 1,184,706 the total COVID cases in the country. The number of new cases was higher than Sunday’s 3,083 reported cases. But the total active cases in the country dropped to only 48,917 cases (from Sunday’s […]

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British woman dies in Cyprus after AstraZeneca jab

  NICOSIA, Cyprus (AFP) — A 39-year-old British woman died in a Cypriot hospital after a blood clotting incident after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, the official Cyprus News Agency said Monday. Charalambos Charilaou, the spokesperson for the state health services, told CNA that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) would investigate the death. The woman, treated at Nicosia General Hospital’s intensive care unit, received the first dose of the vaccine on May 6 in the […]

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QC Mayor Belmonte gets first Sinovac dose, urges more city residents to get vaccinated

Belmonte, who got COVID twice, says “the best vaccine is the one readily available”   (Eagle News) – Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte said she was just got her first COVID-19 vaccine shot on Monday, May 24. She said she got the Sinovac dose. Belmonte, in a post at the Quezon City government’s Facebook page, explained that she booked for a vaccine shot through the EZConsult website so she would experience the whole process of […]

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Japan premium melons go for $24,800 after virus slump

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — In what might be the unlikeliest indicator of a post-pandemic recovery, a pair of premium Japanese melons have sold for $24,800 at auction, over 22 times more than last year’s virus-hit price. The 2.7 million yen price tag at the season’s first auction for the famed Yubari melons is still a snip compared to records for the prized produce. “This year’s recovery in price can be seen as a result of […]

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