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BUENOS AIRES, Argentine (AFP) — Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez, who has been vaccinated against Covid-19, announced late Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. “At the end of today, after presenting a fever of 37.3 and a slight headache, I performed an antigen test, which was positive,” he tweeted, adding he was waiting for the results of a PCR test to confirm the diagnosis. The president, who turned 62 on Friday, was in […]
by Sean Chang, with Amber Wang in Taipei HUALIEN, Taiwan (AFP) — Salvage teams began removing mangled train carriages on Saturday after Taiwan’s worst rail disaster in decades killed at least 50 people, as flags flew half-mast across an island plunged into mourning. Officials said Friday’s devastating collision was caused when a parked railway maintenance vehicle slipped down an embankment and onto the tracks. A train packed with as many as 500 people at the […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs urged Filipinos in the United States to remain vigilant and immediately report any hate crimes against members of the Filipino community there to the Philippine Embassy or to the Consulates General. The DFA made the call as it welcomed the arrest of the suspect in the brutal beating of a 65-year-old Filipino-American in New York on Monday, March 29. Media reports said Brandon Elliot, 38, was nabbed […]
(Eagle News) — Over 100 volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the 125 quakes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 2, included 7 episodes of volcanic tremor with durations of one to 1.5 minutes, 114 low-frequency volcanic earthquakes, three hybrid earthquakes, and one volcano-tectonic earthquake. PHIVOLCS said also monitored at the main crater was a weak emission of steam-laden plumes. Sulfur dioxide […]
by Shaun Tandon with AFP bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States reaped the fruits Friday of its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 as it became the first nation to reach 100 million people, but Europe’s rollout faced fresh impediments and South America tightened restrictions in the face of Brazil’s soaring infections. The United States reported surging job growth and loosened travel curbs as it reached around half of its adult population with at […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police has reported over 200 additional COVID-19 cases. According to PNP data released on Friday night, the additional 239 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 15329. Of these, 2489 were active cases. Eighty-nine additional recoveries also pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 12801. One additional death, however, led to an increase in the deaths due to COVID-19 among police personnel, now at 39. The PNP recently announced […]
(Eagle News) — Authorities on Wednesday, March 31, foiled a Communist bombing plan in Agusan del Norte, the Philippine National Police said on Friday night. According to the PNP, joint police and military personnel at a checkpoint intercepted two motorcycles loaded with explosives for the New People’s Army in Barangay Poblacion 2, Santiago town, based on a tip by concerned citizens. The PNP said the motorcycles driven by Darnel B. Jaudian, 24; and Raymund M. […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kevin Durant was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Friday over a slew of expletive-laden social media messages including misogynistic and homophobic language. The league said in a statement the Brooklyn Nets forward was fined for “using offensive and derogatory language on social media”, noting that Durant, who had apologized for his remarks, had “acknowledged that his actions were inappropriate.” The 32-year-old superstar said late Thursday he was sorry […]
LPA in PAR now west northwest of Zamboanga City (Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting Visayas and the rest of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the low pressure area inside the Philippine Area of Responsibility was also located 195 km west northwest of Zamboanga City. As a result, Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, and Zamboanga City will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, April 3: Flight schedules may change any given time. MIAA advised passengers to secure confirmation of their flights as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. On March 28, the Palace said NCR Plus, which covers Metro Manila, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, and Rizal, would revert to an enhanced community quarantine, the strictest form […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Thirty cases of rare blood clotting have been recorded in Britain among more than 18 million people who have had the AstraZeneca vaccination, the national medicines regulator said Friday. “The benefits of the vaccines against Covid-19 continue to outweigh any risks,” the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said, urging the public to keep taking the vaccine. Up to 24 March, 22 reports of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) […]
(Eagle News) — EBC Films’ “Guerrero Dos: Tuloy ang Laban (The Fight Continues)” bagged the Award of Excellence for Best Feature film at this year’s SoCal Film awards in the United States. This is the film’s first win in a foreign filmfest. It also came after “Guerrero Dos” became the Philippines’ official entry for Foreign Language Film at the 78th Golden Globe Awards. It also reached the official selection level at the 2020 Montreal […]
