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by Leila MACOR MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Emergency crews in central Florida were working Sunday to prevent an environmental catastrophe at a leaking reservoir that risked sending millions of gallons of contaminated wastewater toward nearby homes and into the Tampa Bay. More than 300 homes near the site of an abandoned phosphate mine and fertilizer-production facility in Manatee County were under mandatory evacuation orders, and Governor Ron DeSantis on Saturday declared a state of […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — A railway maintenance worker whose truck rolled onto the tracks and sparked Taiwan’s worst train disaster in recent decades made a tearful apology on Sunday, saying he would cooperate with investigators. At least 50 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in Friday’s crash, which sent a packed eight-car train hurtling into the sides of a narrow tunnel near the eastern coastal city of Hualien. Investigators say the Taroko […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — At least 44 people were killed after flash floods and landslides swept an island in Indonesia’s easternmost province Sunday morning, rescue officials said, adding they expected the toll to rise. “There are 44 people dead with nine injured” in East Flores regency, and “many (…) are still under the mud”, National Disaster Mitigation Agency spokesperson Raditya Jati told AFP. Hours before people woke to celebrate a holiday, torrential rain unleashed flash […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee said she “didn’t know what had just happened” after qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics medley relay on Sunday, just two years after being diagnosed with leukaemia. Ikee, who only resumed training in March last year after being hospitalised for around 10 months, won the 100-meter butterfly race at Japan’s Olympic trials in Tokyo in a time of 57.77 seconds. That was not enough to earn her an […]
(Eagle News)–Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 795051 on Sunday, April 4, after the Department of Health reported 11028 additional cases. According to DOH data, of the total cases, 135526 were active. Of these, 97.4 percent were mild, 1 percent asymptomatic, 0.6 percent severe, 0.6 percent critical, and 0.36 percent moderate. Recoveries rose to 646100, including the 41205 additional ones. The death toll also rose to 13425, including the two additional ones. The Philippines is dealing with […]
MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Bollywood star Akshay Kumar said Sunday he has tested positive for Covid-19, becoming the latest Indian celebrity to contract the virus as the vast nation battles a new wave of cases. India reported 93,249 new daily infections on Sunday, according to health ministry data, the highest increase since September, taking the total known cases to almost 12.5 million. “I wish to inform everyone that, earlier this morning, I have tested positive […]
by Adam PLOWRIGHT PARIS, France (AFP) — In the Covid-19 intensive care unit of the Antony Private Hospital south of Paris, no bed stays free for long and medics wonder when their workload will finally peak. As one recovered elderly patient is being wheeled out of the ward, smiling weakly, boss Jean-Pierre Deyme is on the phone arranging the next arrival and calling out instructions to staff. Louisa Pinto, a nurse of nearly 20 years’ […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Rescuers were searching for 17 missing fishermen after two boats collided in waters off Indonesia’s West Java province, officials said Sunday. A fishing ship hit a larger cargo vessel on Saturday evening off Indramayu regency, flipping the wooden boat’s 32 crew members into the water, said Bandung rescue agency spokeswoman Seni Wulandari. “Some 15 survivors have been evacuated to the cargo vessel but the team is still searching for 17 other […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 meters below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world’s deepest shipwreck dive, an American exploration team said. A crewed submersible filmed, photographed and surveyed the wreckage of the USS Johnston off Samar Island during two eight-hour dives completed late last month, Texas-based undersea technology company Caladan Oceanic said. The 115-metre-long ship was sunk on […]
(Eagle News) — The Supreme Court has extended the physical closure of courts in the NCR Plus area. The SC also extended the period for the filing of pleadings and other court submissions in courts in the area covered by Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal with the issuance of Administrative Circular No. 15-2021, in line with the extension of the enhanced community quarantine in those areas. According to the High Court, instead of […]
(Eagle News) — Seven more overseas Filipinos have tested positive for COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad to 16,405. Twelve additional recoveries also pushed the recovery total to 10060. No additional deaths were reported, which means deaths among overseas Filipinos due to COVID-19 remain at 1049. “Compared to last week’s percentages, the total number of COVID-19 fatalities and recoveries saw a slight decrease to […]
Don’t be the cause of the spread of COVID-19, Tugade tells “colorum” vehicle operators (Eagle News) — Transportation Secretary Art Tugade warned operators of “colorum” vehicles to stop violating laws and community quarantine restrictions in place and to not be the cause of the spread of COVID-19. Tugade gave the warning after authorities stopped 12 “colorum” vehicles that had tried to enter different municipalities in Bicol region. According to the Bicol Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction […]
