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by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg Agence France Presse After seven months in space, NASA’s Perseverance rover survived a nail-biting landing phase to touch down gently on the surface of Mars on Thursday, ready to embark on its mission to search for the signs of ancient microbial life. “Touchdown confirmed,” said operations lead Swati Mohan at around 3:55 pm Eastern Time (2055 GMT), as mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena erupted […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Joe Biden will pledge $4 billion in US aid to the Covax global Covid-19 vaccination program during his virtual meeting with other G7 leaders on Friday, White House officials said. An initial $2 billion will be released “by the end of this month,” with the rest coming over the next two years, said a senior White House official, who asked not to be identified, on Thursday. Covax is a […]
(Eagle News) — Texans struggle to stay warm as the winter storm leaves millions without power. In Frisco, Texas, Eagle News correspondent Nenita Manaois got some reactions from residents about how they are coping with the situation. Watch this in this Eagle News America report.
(Eagle News) — In Texas, a rare arctic cold front has left Texas buried in snow and enduring frigid temperature. The weather has left millions of people without power. Travel is not being advised. We have details on this major storm from Eagle News correspondent Jane Kathleen Gregorio in San Antonio in this Feb. 16 report on Eagle News America.
by Deborah COLE Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Doctors and public health officials pleaded with Germans Thursday to take up AstraZeneca vaccines against the coronavirus after muddled communication about the efficacy of the British-made jabs hit demand. Despite a raging debate about a sluggish EU rollout of vaccines, German healthcare facilities have reported several hundred thousand AstraZeneca vials sitting unused and rampant no-shows at scheduled appointments. Officials in Italy, Austria and Bulgaria […]
by Martin PARRY Agence France Presse MELBOURNE, Australia (AFP) — Japan’s Naomi Osaka brutally halted Serena Williams’s latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title on Thursday, as Novak Djokovic wrote the final chapter of qualifier Aslan Karatsev’s fairy-tale run. Fans returned after a five-day coronavirus lockdown in time to see an emotional exit from Williams, Jennifer Brady’s win over Karolina Muchova and top-ranked Djokovic preserving his perfect semi-final record at Karatsev’s expense. Triple […]
by Peter Hutchison with Francois Picard in Houston NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — A deadly winter weather system that brought record-busting cold to the southern and central United States, knocking out power for millions in oil-rich Texas, was blanketing the East Coast in snow Thursday, disrupting coronavirus vaccinations. The historic frigid blast has over the past week seen Arctic cold envelope a US heartland unfamiliar with such extremes, leaving dozens of dead in its […]
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — Around half of South Africa’s population may have already been infected by coronavirus, a figure far higher than the documented tally, a study and analysis of death figures suggest. Samples taken from almost 5,000 blood donors across four South African provinces in January showed that between 32 and 63 percent had antibodies to the coronavirus. The figure compares with clinically confirmed case rates of just two to three percent, […]
Investigation underway as “containment measures” put in place (Eagle News) – Health authorities found two new mutations of the COVID-19 virus, SARS-CoV-2, amid an alarming rise in cases in Cebu. The Department of Health regional office in Central Visayas referred to the two mutations as “variants of concern.” Dr, Mary Jean Loreche, the spokesperson of DOG region 7 said the two new mutations were what could be called “variants under investigation.” The DOH regional […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the Philippines reached 555,163 after the Department of Health reported 1,744 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 31115 were active. Of these, 85.6 percent were mild, 8.6 percent asymptomatic, 2.5 percent critical, 2.5 percent severe, and 0.78 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 512,375 including the additional 412 recoveries. The COVID-19 death toll rose to 11673, including the 96 additional ones. The government is gearing up […]
No severe adverse effects reported so far among those given Chinese-made jabs, says PHL ambassador to China (Eagle News) — China’s COVID-19 vaccines developed by Sinovac and state-owned Sinopharm had been given to more than 40 million people in China, including some Filipinos working in the health sector, and there were hardly any reports of severe adverse reaction to the vaccines or deaths after the vaccination. This was according to Philippine Ambassador to China […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong’s government on Thursday approved the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine for emergency use after a panel of experts fast-tracked its recommendation despite the drug’s comparatively low efficacy. “The first batch of one million jabs of Sinovac vaccines will arrive in Hong Kong soon,” the government statement said. Local media reported that the first vaccinations could arrive as soon as Friday, finally kicking off the financial hub’s delayed inoculation […]
