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Former Maldives president wounded in ‘assassination attempt’

MALE, Maldives (AFP) — Former Maldives president and current parliamentary speaker Mohamed Nasheed was recovering in hospital Friday after an assassination attempt left him with shrapnel wounds. The Indian Ocean archipelago’s first democratically elected leader was hurt when a device attached to a motorcycle was detonated as he got into a car late Thursday, an official said. “Nasheed escaped an assassination attempt,” a Maldivian government official told AFP. “He is injured, but his condition is […]

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PNP’s 58th COVID-19 fatality is 47-year-old police officer assigned in Maguindanao

(Eagle News) — The number of COVID-19 deaths among police personnel rose to 58 after the Philippine National Police reported another death, this time from Mindanao. According to PNP data, the latest COVID-19 fatality among its ranks was a 47-year-old police officer assigned in Maguindanao. The PNP said the police officer, who was immuno-compromised due to diabetes, was rushed to the hospital for fever and cough on May 3. He underwent an RT-PCR test which […]

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Japan to extend emergency virus measures as Olympics approach

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan will prolong a virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other regions and impose restrictions in more areas on Friday as cases surge less than three months before the Olympics. The emergency measures, less strict than the blanket lockdowns seen in other countries, focus on limiting commercial activity with malls closed and bars and restaurants told to shut or stop serving alcohol. They were imposed in Tokyo, Osaka and two […]

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PNP: 2 cops hurt in attack in Zamboanga City; gunman, two others escape

(Eagle News) — Two police officers were injured after they were shot at by the father of two drug suspects they arrested earlier. The Philippine National Police said Police Corporal Nicolo Leon Luna III and Police Staff Sergeant Bobby Judan, both members of Regional Drug Enforcement Unit 9, had just brought Jonar Jul-Asri and Moner Jul-Asri to the hospital for mandatory medical examination following their arrest in a buy-bust operation when they were attacked by […]

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MARINA: Two of 12 COVID-19-positive crew members of ship allowed to dock in Manila from India in critical condition

(Eagle News) — Two of the 12 COVID-19-positive crew members of the ship that was allowed to dock in Manila from India are in critical condition. In a statement, the Maritime Industry Authority said the two from MV Athens Bridge have been safely evacuated and brought to a medical facility for treatment, after assessment by doctors from the Bureau of Quarantine who boarded the vessel. MARINA said the rest of the crew members remain in […]

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4.1-magnitude quake hits Sarangani

(Eagle News) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani early Friday, May 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 4:07 a.m. It had its epicenter 21 kilometers southwest of Maitum. The quake’s depth was 532 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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US sends more reinforcements for Afghan pullout: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US military has deployed more heavy bombers and fighter jets to protect withdrawing American and coalition troops from Afghanistan, which have so far sustained no direct attacks, the Pentagon said Thursday. “Less than one week in, the drawdown is going according to plan,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told reporters. Pentagon Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley said that to defend the departing troops, six B-52 long range bombers and 12 […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, May 7

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, May 7: MIAA said only those with the confirmation of their flights will be allowed entry into the airport premises. It added flight schedules are also subject to changes. The NCR Plus area is under a modified enhanced community quarantine, the second most-stringent community quarantine in the country. The MECQ is expected to last until May 14. […]

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Denmark eases more Covid restrictions with new ‘corona pass’

by Camille BAS-WOHLERT COPENHAGEN, Germany (AFP) — Gyms, theatres and cinemas on Thursday welcomed Danes back thanks to a new round of Covid-19 restriction easing and a reliance on a “corona pass”. Armed with the pass people in Denmark can already visit restaurants, museums or the hairdresser. Now the new certificate — confirming that they have either tested negative in the past 72 hours, been vaccinated, or recently recovered from Covid-19 — will also give […]

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ITCZ affecting Mindanao

(Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected in that island group. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers, this time due […]

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Death toll in Indonesian power plant landslide rises to 10

MEDAN, Indonesia (AFP) — The death toll from a landslide at a hydroelectric dam project on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has risen to 10, an official said Thursday, as authorities called off a week-long search for victims. A landslide triggered by heavy rains struck the Chinese-backed Batang Toru hydropower plant on Thursday last week, burying an estimated 13 people. Employees were checking on the area over concerns that heavy rains could trigger landslides when the disaster […]

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Novavax firms up deal with Covax for first 350 mn jabs

by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Novavax has inked a deal for the first 350 million of its Covid-19 vaccine doses bound for the Covax global vaccine-sharing facility, the US biotech firm said Thursday. Novavax, which signed a memorandum of understanding in February to provide 1.1 billion doses in total, penned an advance purchase agreement with Covax for the first tranche. They will be supplied, subject to regulatory approval, from the third quarter of […]

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