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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan called Monday for Myanmar’s military to release Aung San Suu Kyi and restore democracy, saying it was opposed to moves that pushed the country “backwards”. “We request the release of stakeholders including state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi who was detained today,” Japan’s foreign ministry said in a statement, urging the army “to quickly restore the democratic political system in Myanmar”. The ministry said Japan had been “strongly supporting the […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 527,272 after the Department of Health reported 1,658 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 5.5 percent or 28,891 cases were active. Of these, 88.5 percent were mild, 5.3 percent asymptomatic, 3 percent critical, 2.7 percent severe, and 0.56 percent were moderate. Twenty-seven additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total to 487,574. Fifty-eight additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 10,807 for a […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The mayor of Chicago has said the US city’s public schools are “safe” and will reopen Monday, despite teachers union calls for them to continue remote work due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “We expect all of our teachers who have not received a specific accommodation to come to school tomorrow,” Lori Lightfoot said during a press conference. “Those who do not report to work, and I hate to even […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — EU chief Charles Michel on Monday strongly condemned the coup by Myanmar’s military and demanded the release of all those wrongly detained in the crackdown. “I strongly condemn the coup in Myanmar and call on the military to release all who have been unlawfully detained in raids across the country,” the president of the European Council tweeted. “The outcome of the elections has to be respected and democratic process needs […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — Myanmar’s de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi issued a pre-emptive call for people to reject any coup, before she was detained by the military on Monday, her party said. Suu Kyi called on people “not to accept a coup”, according to a post on the official Facebook page of the chair of the National League for Democracy. Myanmar’s military has put the country under a state of emergency for a year. […]
(Eagle News) — Eighty-nine close contacts of the COVID-19 cases with the United Kingdom variant in the Mt. Province and in Benguet have tested positive for COVID-19. Health Undersecretary Ma. Rosario Vergeire said of the 89, 83 were from Bontoc while six were from La Trinidad. She said the 83 from Bontoc tested positive for COVID-19 out of the 410 identified as close contacts of the 12 UK variant cases first identified there. Of the […]
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AFP) — At least five people were killed in an hours-long Al-Shabaab attack on a Mogadishu hotel which ended around midnight on Sunday, Somali police said. The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadists detonated a car bomb at the entrance to the Hotel Afrik at a busy junction near the airport before gunmen stormed the hotel, exchanging fire with security personnel. Somali police spokesman Sadik Dudishe told a press conference that four attackers had also died. “Among […]
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — The Myanmar military’s seizure of power on Monday follows weeks of tensions with civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her government. Suu Kyi and other top civilian leaders were taken into custody by soldiers on the same day as the first new parliamentary session was due to be held since a national election last November. Here’s what we know so far: – How did the crisis begin? – Suu […]
(Eagle News) — Myanmar Vice-President Myint Swe, a former general who ran the powerful Yangon military command, was declared the Acting President after a military coup staged on February 1, 2021 in Myanmar where the country’s de facto leader and State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi and the country’s president Win Myint had been detained. Acting President Myint Swe then issued a statement transferring legislative, administrative and judicial power to Myanmar General Min Aung Hlaing, […]
(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao and Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate to at times heavy rains are affecting portions of Tawi-tawi and Dinagat Islands (Loreto, Tubajon, Libjo). PAGASA said the same conditions are being experienced over Lanuza in Surigao del Sur. Light to moderate rains are also being experienced over Casiguran, Dinalungan,Maria Aurora, Dipaculao, San Luis and Baler in […]
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia’s health minister warned Sunday that new coronavirus restrictions could be imposed amid an uptick in infections, as the kingdom slows the rollout of vaccines due to supply delays. “We have seen in recent days a noticeable and continuous rise in coronavirus infections,” Tawfiq al-Rabiah said in a video message, blaming “gatherings and lax enforcement of preventative measures”. “The lack of compliance will undoubtedly force us to introduce measures […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed a 60-day price ceiling on chicken and pork products in Metro Manila. Senator Bong Go made the announcement, as he hailed the President for the issuance of Executive Order No. 124. “Kailangan natin itong solusyonan (increase in pork and chicken product prices) lalong-lalo na sa panahon ngayon na marami pong mga kababayan natin ang nawalan ng trabaho,” he said. Go said the 60-day period may be extended […]
