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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Feb. 26

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Feb. 26: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The government has imposed some restrictions on entry into the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with only Filipinos and foreigners with selected visas allowed inside. President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected proposals to place the entire Philippines under a modified general community quarantine, the lowest form of community […]

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4.4-magnitude quake hits Sarangani early Friday

(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Sarangani early Friday, Feb. 26. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:45 a.m. It had its epicenter 27 kilometers southeast of Glan. It had a depth of 18 kilometers. The following instrumental intensity was reported: Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – General Santos City; Alabel and Kiamba, Sarangani No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.

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Easterlies affecting S. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

(Eagle News) — The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers as a result. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Meanwhile, PAGASA said localized thunderstorms are affecting Northern Luzon. PAGASA said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers will be experienced […]

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Filipinos in US told to exercise “utmost caution” amid rise in hate crimes vs Asians

(Eagle News) — The Philippine Embassy in Washington on Friday, Feb. 26, advised Filipinos to exercise “utmost caution” amid what it said was the rise in attacks on Asian Americans in various parts of the United States. The embassy and the consulates general both expressed appreciation for the “swift action” taken by a number of local authorities to apprehend perpetrators of the attacks, but also called on federal, state, and other local authorities to “further […]

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US strikes ‘Iranian-backed militant infrastructure’ in Syria: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US military launched a strike on facilities in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed militia Thursday, in retaliation for recent rocket attacks on US troop locations in Iraq, the Pentagon said. “At President Biden’s direction, US military forces earlier this evening conducted airstrikes against infrastructure utilized by Iranian-backed militant groups in eastern Syria,” said spokesman John Kirby in a statement. “These strikes were authorized in response to recent attacks against […]

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Facebook restores news for Australian users after media bargaining deal

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Facebook on Friday restored access to news for its Australian users after reaching agreement with the government on a landmark law requiring it and other tech firms to pay for journalistic content. The Facebook pages of Australian news outlets were able to update from early Friday morning for the first time in a week, since the social media slapped a ban on news content being seen Down Under in a dispute […]

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US approves Pfizer vaccine storage at normal freezer temperature

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Frozen vials of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine may be stored at temperatures commonly found in pharmaceutical freezers for a period of up to two weeks, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. The move loosens a previous requirement that the vaccine should be stored at ultra-low temperatures, between -112 and -76 degrees Fahrenheit (-80 to -60 degrees Celsius). “The alternative temperature for transportation and storage will help ease the burden […]

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Biden says US Covid vaccinations ‘weeks ahead of schedule’

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday celebrated 50 million Covid-19 vaccines administered since he took office, saying the rollout is “weeks ahead of schedule,” but warning Americans to keep masking up. Biden came into office promising 100 million shots administered in his first 100 days, something critics said was an insufficiently ambitious target, but the White House says it is now on track easily to exceed. “We’re moving in the right […]

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Brazil’s Covid-19 death toll passes 250,000: health ministry

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) –Brazil’s death toll from Covid-19 surpassed a quarter-million Thursday, a year after the first case was confirmed in the country, which is struggling with vaccine shortages and a devastating second wave. The new coronavirus has now killed 251,498 people in Brazil, according to health ministry figures — the second-highest toll worldwide, after the United States, where the number passed half a million Monday. This has been the deadliest week yet […]

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Long-term Covid should be ‘clear priority’ for authorities: WHO

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) — A senior World Health Organization official on Thursday urged national authorities to make a priority of understanding the long-term consequences of coronavirus infections as some people show worrying symptoms months later. “It’s a clear priority for WHO, and of the utmost importance. It should be for every health authority,” Hans Kluge, regional director for WHO Europe, told a press conference. While some studies are beginning to shed light on the illness, […]

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Australia passes landmark law requiring tech firms to pay for news

  by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Facebook and Google will be forced to pay for Australian news under legislation passed Thursday that is being closely watched globally for precedents in the battle between Big Tech and media companies. The world-first law passed easily after the Australian government agreed to water down elements most fiercely opposed by the tech giants, in return for both agreeing to negotiate paid deals with local […]

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PHL COVID-19 cases reach 568,680; 738 more recover

(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 568,680 after the Department of Health reported 2269 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 32437 or 5.7 percent were active. Of these, 88.5 percent were mild, 6.1 percent asymptomatic, 2.4 percent critical, 2.3 percent severe, and 0.78 percent were moderate. Over 700, or 738 more recoveries, were reported, bringing the total COVID-19 recoveries in the Philippines to 524,042. Seventy-two additional deaths pushed the […]

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