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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand’s economy shrank at a record rate of 2.9 percent in 2020 due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, official data released Thursday showed. Statistics New Zealand said the economy contracted just one percent in the final quarter of 2020 but a coronavirus-induced recession earlier in the year meant the annual fall was the highest on record. “The decline in annual gross domestic product is largely due to […]
ALGIERS, Algeria (AFP) — A shallow 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the Algerian coast on Thursday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake hit 20 kilometres north-east of the city of Bejaia at 1:04 am local time (0004 GMT), at a depth of 10 kilometres, according to the US monitoring service. Bejaia, which has a population of roughly 164,000, endured moderate shaking, USGS said. The capital city Algiers also felt some light shaking. In the aftermath […]
(Eagle News) — A police corporal assigned in Parañaque is facing dismissal after he tested positive for the use of illegal drugs, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Police Corporal Christian Cerado was disarmed and placed under restrictive custody after his urine specimen showed the presence of methamphetamine. The specimen was collected as part of a random drug testing conducted on 82 personnel of the Parañaque City Police Station. The drug testing was […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine National Police on Thursday, March 18, reported over 100 more additional COVID-19 cases. According to PNP data, the additional 121 cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 12,631. Of these, 1,105 were active. Sixty-three additional recoveries pushed the PNP recovery total to 11,492. No additional PNP deaths were reported, pushing the PNP COVID-19 death toll to 34. The PNP announced on Wednesday it was implementing a modified work arrangement for […]
by Danny KEMP THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte claimed an “overwhelming” victory in elections on Wednesday, vowing to use his fourth term in office to rebuild the country after the coronavirus pandemic. Already one of Europe’s longest serving leaders after ten years in office, exit polls showed Rutte’s liberal party clearly winning the most seats in parliament after the socially distanced three-day vote. The pro-EU D66 party, which has challenged […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Transportation and the Philippine Ports Authority will inaugurate on Friday, March 18, three seaport projects in Palawan. In a statement, the DOTr said the inauguration of the Port of San Fernando in El Nido, Port of Bataraza in Barangay Buliluyan, Bataraza, and Borac Port in Barangay Borac in Coron also signals the start of their operations. The DOTr said the completed work at the Port of San Fernando includes […]
(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting the Philippines today. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers or thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. PAGASA said the same conditions are expected over Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque and Romblon. Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Aurora, Apayao, Kalinga, Mountain Province, Ifugao, […]
(Eagle News) — House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Romualdez, the representative of Leyte, said he received the results of the RT-PCR test he took on Wednesday, March 17. “I am scheduled to undergo a second test tomorrow to rule out a false positive result,” Romualdez said. He said he was currently in isolation and was “coping.” Prior to Romualdez, Negros Oriental Rep. Jocelyn Sy Limkaichong and Anakalusugan […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives is under a four-day lockdown amid what it said was the “alarming” increase in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila. The House’s public affairs office said the lockdown starts today, March 18. It will end on Sunday, March 21. According to the public affairs office, the complex’s media center will also be closed. Plenary sessions, committee meetings, public hearings and other events will be held via Zoom and other […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France recorded its highest daily number of coronavirus cases in nearly four months on Wednesday, with the hard-hit Paris region bracing for a possible weekend lockdown to stem the rising tide of cases. In the past 24 hours, 38,501 new infections were registered, up from 29,975 the day before, and the highest number since November, the public health authority said. The “positivity” rate — the proportion of positive results compared to […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea said Thursday it will ignore attempts by the US to contact it, the South’s Yonhap news agency reported, hours before President Joe Biden’s top envoys were to hold talks in Seoul. “No US-DPRK contact nor dialogue can take place until the US withdraws its hostile DPRK policy,” Yonhap cited senior North Korean minister Choe Son Hui as saying in a statement carried by state media. “Therefore, we will […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan will lift a virus state of emergency in the Tokyo area, the prime minister said Wednesday, less than five months before the postponed Tokyo Olympics are due to begin. Yoshihide Suga said the measure would not be extended past Sunday, when it is due to end, because indicators including daily new cases and hospital bed occupancy “pointed towards lifting the state of emergency”. The official decision to end the state […]
