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by Jalees ANDRABI TAPOVAN, India (AFP) — Indian rescue workers battled through tonnes of rock and mud Tuesday searching for survivors in a choked Himalayan tunnel after a deadly flood — apparently triggered by a glacial burst — smashed through two mountain dam projects. More than 170 people were still missing, two days after a wall of water and debris hurtled down a valley in the northern state of Uttarakhand, destroying bridges and roads, hitting […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck Cagayan on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said in an afternoon advisory that the quake struck at 10:51 a.m. It had an epicenter of seven kilometers northwest of Dalupiri Island. It had a depth of 12 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensities: Intensity III – Calayan Island, Cagayan Intensity I – Sta. Praxedes, Cagayan Instrumental Intensity: Intensity I – […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran began its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 on Tuesday to fight the Middle East’s deadliest outbreak of the illness, images broadcast by state television showed. “We begin our national vaccination against the Covid-19 virus… (in) memory of the martyrdom of health workers,” Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani said at a ceremony at a Tehran hospital, referring to medical personnel who have died from the disease. Iran’s inoculation effort for its 80-million-plus population […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James scored a 28-point triple-double as the injury-depleted Los Angeles Lakers bagged a fifth consecutive win on Monday in a 119-112 overtime defeat of the Oklahoma City Thunder. For a second straight game, James and the Lakers were forced to dig deep in overtime, overturning a double-digit deficit early in the fourth quarter to grind out their 19th win of the season. With the Lakers missing Anthony Davis […]
PEKALONGAN, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian village was inundated by crimson-coloured water after flooding hit a fabric dyeing centre in central Java, sparking a social media frenzy. Residents of Jenggot, near the town of Pekalongan, were seen wading through blood-red water on Saturday and many shared images of the rare phenomenon online. Officials later confirmed the unique color came from harmless fabric dye used by several batik factories in the area. Pekalongan itself is well […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand announced the suspension of high-level military and political contacts with Myanmar Tuesday, the first major international move to isolate the country’s ruling junta following a coup. Unveiling the measures, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called for the international community to “strongly condemn what we’re seeing happen in Myanmar”. “After years of working hard to build a democracy in Myanmar, I think every New Zealander would be devastated to see […]
(Eagle News) — Kalinga Governor Ferdinand Tubban has tested positive for COVID-19, The Kalinga provincial government made the announcement in a Facebook post on Tuesday, Feb. 9. According to the provincial government, he tested positive based on results of a RT-PCR test the day before. Tubban requests all persons he might have had contact with in the past week “to observe for signs/symptoms of COVID-19, and to consult a health worker if these signs/symptoms are […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Police in Myanmar’s capital fired water cannon against anti-coup protesters on Tuesday, according to a live feed posted on Facebook. But the protesters in Naypyidaw were undeterred despite the powerful spray of the cannon, while chanting “End the military dictatorship!” AFP reporters on the ground confirmed the police action. © Agence France-Presse
TAIYUAN, China (AFP) –The CEO and founder of Chinese telecom giant Huawei called Tuesday for an open approach from new US President Joe Biden, after the firm was battered by sanctions imposed by Donald Trump’s administration. Ren Zhengfei said his “confidence in Huawei’s ability to survive has grown” despite its travails across much of the western world where it is maligned as a potential security threat. After saying the firm’s “production capacity can be expanded”, […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-eight more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional cases pushed the COVID-19 recoveries among police personnel to 9936. Thirty-eight additional cases, however, also pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 10519. Of these, 553 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the PNP COVID-19 death toll remains at 30. The government has said uniformed personnel, including policemen, were among the priorities in a COVID-19 […]
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) — At least 24 people died after heavy rain flooded an illegal underground textile workshop at a private house in the Moroccan port city of Tangiers, the state news agency reported Monday. Rescue workers recovered 24 bodies from the basement of the property and rescued 10 survivors, who were taken to hospital, the MAP agency said, citing local authorities. A search of the premises in the northern city was ongoing. One […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar’s army chief on Monday insisted military rule would be different this time, as martial law was declared across swathes of the country after massive protests against the new junta. Orders covering parts of Yangon, Mandalay and other areas banned people from protesting or gathering in groups of more than five, and imposing an 8:00 pm to 4:00 am curfew. New junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing, wearing a green military […]
