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by Jan HENNOP with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse The European Union on Friday approved the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine for use on all adults, as concerns grow around the world over the effectiveness of different jabs against new strains of Covid-19. Brussels’ announcement after a green light from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) marks the third vaccine approved for use in the EU, following the jabs made by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna. The pharma giant’s […]
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest smartphone and memory chip maker reported fourth-quarter net profits up by more than a quarter year-on-year Thursday, with coronavirus-driven working from home boosting demand for devices powered by its chips. But the figures were below market expectations according to Bloomberg News, and the company warned of persisting uncertainties over the pandemic, and lower profits in Q1 2021 due […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US first lady Jill Biden will participate in efforts by her husband’s administration to reunite families split apart by former president Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, the White House said Friday. In line with his campaign promises, President Joe Biden plans to announce on Tuesday “his launch of a task force on reunifying families and children. Something that he is personally committed to, his wife Dr Biden is personally […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-eight more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said the additional COVID-19 recoveries pushed the PNP COVID-19 recovery total to 9467. Forty-five additional cases pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 10087. Of these, 592 were active. No additional deaths were reported, which means the PNP death toll due to COVID-19 remains at 28. The Philippine government has said it was targeting COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 percent […]
Vaccine also prevented 85 percent of severe Covid-19 cases across all regions by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine has an overall efficacy of 66 percent, the company said Friday after a huge multi-continent trial, but the shot does not protect as well against a variant first detected in South Africa. Encouragingly, the vaccine was able to prevent 85 percent of severe Covid-19 cases across all geographical regions however — […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard is probing what it said was the unauthorized presence of a foreign dredging vessel off Bataan. A PCG statement said the Chinese dredger type vessel spotted seven nautical miles southwest off Orion Point on January 27 had its automatic identification system transponder off, a violation of maritime protocols for foreign vessels. It said its two Cambodian crew members also failed to present proper documents. The PCG said the […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty-six more Filipinos abroad have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery tally among overseas Filipinos to 8919. Thirty-three new cases, however, also pushed the total of COVID-19 cases among Filipinos outside the Philippines to 13938. “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos is now at 85, following new reports received from a country in Europe,” the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine appeared not to be effective for people over 65 years of age. Speaking to reporters only hours before the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the vaccine for adults of all ages, Macron also questioned Britain’s decision to delay the second dose of Covid vaccines to inoculate more people. Macron said there was “very little information” available for the vaccine […]
One Army member hurt in NPA ambush hours later, PNP says (Eagle News) — Authorities foiled what it said was an attack by rebels on a police station in Surigao del Norte on Thursday, Jan. 28, but one Army member was wounded in an ambush two hours later by members of the same rebel group. Police Brigadier General Romeo M. Caramat, Jr. said in his report to Camp Crame that policemen assigned to the Sison Municipal […]
(Eagle News) — The police have filed murder charges against against seven individuals over the ambush of a former Jolo police chief in November last year. The Philippine National Police said charged over the death of Police Lieutenant Colonel Walter Annayo on November 21 were Rasul Nahang Radja alias Rasul Asala; Nara Kagatan Asula; and five John Does. Annayo was shot dead while he was on board a white SUV which he was parking on […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains will persist in the country today, Jan. 30, as the northeast monsoon affects the entire archipelago. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Caraga and Davao Region will have these conditions, with flashfloods or landslides during moderate with at times heavy rains possible. Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Bicol Region, Aurora and Quezon, PAGASA said, will have cloudy skies with light rains while Metro Manila […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Jan. 30: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA has advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled, noting that only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. The Philippine government has imposed travel restrictions on over 30 countries following reports of the […]
