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NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India added a record 200,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, official data showed Thursday, as the country’s huge second wave accelerates. The number of new infections in a day has more than doubled since early April, with a cumulative total 14.1 million cases. India also added 1,038 deaths in the past day, taking the total to almost 175,000, the health ministry data showed, although on a per […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse US President Joe Biden announced Wednesday it’s “time to end” America’s longest war with the unconditional withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan, where they have spent two decades in a bloody, increasingly futile battle against the Taliban. Dubbed the “forever war,” the US military onslaught in Afghanistan began in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks against the United States. Now, 20 years later — after almost 2,400 US […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The developer of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine said Wednesday its jab did not cause blood clots, a potential side effect that has disrupted rollouts in several Western countries. The United States has recommended pausing its rollout of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after one person out of nearly seven million Americans died from a rare type of clot in the brain following inoculation . Denmark on Wednesday became the […]
by Camille BAS-WOHLERT Agence France Presse Copenhagen, Denmark (AFP) — Denmark on Wednesday announced it would stop using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine altogether, becoming the first European country to do so over suspected rare but serious side effects. “Denmark’s vaccination campaign will go ahead without the AstraZeneca vaccine,” Danish Health Authority director Soren Brostrom told journalists, despite recommendations from the World Health Organization and Europe’s medicines watchdog to keep using it. “There is a […]
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Opening windows and ventilating spaces should be at the heart of efforts to prevent the spread of Covid-19, a group of experts said Thursday, arguing that confusion over airborne transmission meant this simple measure was being overlooked. Mounting evidence convinced many places to adopt mask-wearing recommendations and health authorities have for months said that crowded, badly ventilated indoor spaces are a particular risk. The virus […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse Researchers on Thursday reported the first clinical evidence that drug-resistant mutations of the parasite responsible for malaria are gaining ground in Africa. Experts have long worried about the emergence of drug resistance across the continent, which accounted for more than 90 percent of malaria deaths worldwide in 2019. A new study published in The Lancet appears to confirm those fears. In clinical trials, the disease lingered longer in […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte early Thursday, April 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 12:39 a.m. It had its epicenter 51 kilometers northeast of Burgos. According to PHIVOLCS, the earthquake had a depth of six kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Presence of China’s warships contributing to militarization of area, says NTF-WPS (Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs filed another diplomatic protest against China for the continuing presence of its ships in the West Philippine Sea, as the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) reported not only the presence of Chinese militia ships, but more disturbingly Chinese warships as well. The NTF-WPS again demanded the immediate withdrawal of Chinese ships and […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 174 quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 120 episodes of volcanic tremor with durations of one to 19 minutes, 53 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes, one hybrid earthquake, and low-level background tremor that started at 9:05 a.m. on April 8. A weak emission of steam-laden plumes was also monitored at […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has arrested a South Korean national wanted for swindling in his country. The bureau said 49-year-old Kim Dong Woo was nabbed by operatives from the Bureau’s Fugitive Search Unit on Monday in Las Pinas City. The South Korean national had fled to the Philippines in 2018, two years after learning a criminal complaint had been filed against him over his failure to return his compatriot’s money amounting to […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Customs in Zamboanga City has destroyed P50 million worth of smuggled cigarettes. In a statement, the bureau said the 1,278 master cases and 513 reams were seized in separate anti-smuggling operations since December 2020. This is the first condemnation activity of the bureau’s Zamboanga port in 2021, after the three condemnation activities in 2020. The previous year’s condemnation activities resulted in the destruction and disposal of P254 million worth […]
(Eagle News) –The number of COVID-19 cases among police personnel breached the 18,000 mark after the Philippine National Police reported 162 more COVID-19 cases on Thursday, April 15. According to the PNP data, of the 18073 total cases, 2472 were active. Over 100, or 171, more recoveries were reported. The additional recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 15554. No additional fatalities were reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 47. […]
