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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden signed a hate crimes law Thursday aimed at protecting Asian Americans who have suffered a surge in attacks during the Covid-19 pandemic. Racism, Biden told Asian American politicians and senior members of Congress in a packed room at the White House, is “an ugly poison that has long plagued our nation.” Reeling off a list of violent incidents, which took place against a backdrop of anti-Chinese […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities seized P2.9 million worth of shabu in a buy-bust operation in Cebu on Thursday, May 21, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, also arrested was Johnrey Gelbolingo Jabagat, 30, a “high-value individual” in the province. The PNP did not say how the police operation came about in Sitio Tinabangay, Alaska-Mambaling. It said, however, that the operation was witnessed by Roseller Salvador, a councilor of Barangay Mambaling and a […]
Rest of Luzon affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the rest of Luzon. PAGASA said as a result, Bicol Region, MIMAROPA, Visayas, and Mindanao will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and […]
(Eagle News) — A quiet emission of a steam plume was monitored at Taal. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the emission at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, “began intermittently” at 11p.m. on May 20 with the onset of rains. PHIVOLCS said, however, that “no volcanic quakes nor infrasound from Taal’s activity have been recorded since 12:36 PM of 20 May 2021.” In the past 24 hours, PHIVOLCS said ten […]
by Will VASSILOPOULOS ALEPOCHORI, Greece (AFP) — More than a dozen Greek villages were evacuated Thursday as firefighters battled the country’s first major blaze of the year on a mountain range overlooking the Gulf of Corinth. No injuries were reported, but “it will be a hard night… we’re fighting in difficult conditions,” junior civil protection minister Nikos Hardalias said. People were evacuated before dawn from the first of 17 villages and hamlets affected after the […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, May 21: 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 NCR Plus area is still under a general community quarantine but with heightened restrictions. Non-essential […]
by Sakher Abou El Oun with Ben Simon in Jerusalem JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist movement which controls the Gaza Strip, came into force early Friday after 11 days of deadly fighting that pounded the Palestinian enclave and forced countless Israelis to seek shelter from rockets. Celebrations were heard on Gaza streets in the minutes after the truce began as cars honked their horns and some guns were […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The Eiffel Tower will reopen on July 16 after several months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Paris landmark’s operator said on Thursday. Visitor numbers will be limited to 10,000 a day to meet social distancing requirements, fewer than half of their pre-Covid levels, operator Sete told AFP. All floors of the monument will be accessible to visitors, except some areas where renovation work is ongoing. Only 50 percent […]
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) — Bangladesh authorities on Thursday imposed a lockdown in five Rohingya refugee camps in the country’s southeast after a spike in coronavirus cases in recent days, officials said. The restrictions barred gatherings and movement between camps, which are home to more than 100,000 Rohingya refugees, Bangladesh’s deputy refugee commissioner Shamsud Douza told AFP. “We imposed the restrictions from today after sudden spikes in coronavirus cases in the five camps,” he said, […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil has detected its first six cases of the so-called Indian variant of the Covid-19 virus, in crew members who arrived aboard a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship, officials said Thursday. Tests “identified the B.1.617.2 variant of the Covid-19 virus in samples taken from crew of the MV Shandong Da Zhi,” which arrived from South Africa, the health ministry for the northeastern state of Maranhao said in a statement. “In […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State star Stephen Curry vowed the Warriors will “come out swinging” against the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday in a duel for the final NBA Western Conference playoff berth. Curry admitted a last-gasp loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday in their first attempt to punch a playoff ticket via the play-in tournament was a “tough one.” But the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player said they’ll be ready […]
Total Sinovac doses delivered as of May 20 reach 5.5 million (Eagle News) – An additional 500,000 doses of Sinovac vaccines under the brand name CoronaVac arrived in the country on Thursday morning, May 20. This brought the total Sinovac vaccine doses delivered so far at 5.5 million, and over-all total of COVID vaccine doses of 8.2 million. The new vaccine doses will be delivered to Metro Manila and other regions and provinces with […]
