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Rainfall advisory raised over parts of N. Luzon

(Eagle News)– A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasionally heavy rains are being experienced over Santa Ana, Cagayan. Meanwhile, light to moderate rains are being experienced over Apayao (Calanasan, Kabugao, Luna, Pudtol and Santa Marcela), other parts of Cagayan (Abulug, Allacapan, Alcala, Amulung, Aparri, Baggao, Ballesteros, Buguey, Camalanuigan, Enrile, Gattaran, Gonzaga, Iguig, Lallo, Penablanca, Santa Teresita, Solana and Tuguegarao […]

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Immigration bureau: Fugitive in Korea nabbed in Pampanga

(Eagle News) — Authorities arrested on Wednesday a Korean national wanted in his country, the Bureau of Immigration said. According to bureau commissioner Jaime Morente, Seo Jungnam, 41, was nabbed in Amor Riverside Anunas, Angeles City, Pampanga by operatives of the bureau’s Fugitive Search Unit. The operation was organized upon receipt of information that Seo was the subject of an Interpol Seoul Notice issued this December. Bureau FSU Chief Bobby Raquepo said Seo was a […]

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61 more Filipinos abroad recover from COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Sixty-one more overseas Filipinos have recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the additional recoveries pushed the COVID-19 recovery total among Filipinos abroad to 8745. Nineteen additional COVID-19 cases pushed the COVID-19 total to 13624. The COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos abroad is now at 944, with the addition of three fatalities. Based on DFA data, the Middle East and Africa are still the regions with the most COVID-19 cases, […]

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10 volcanic quakes, steam and sulfur dioxide emissions monitored at Mayon; PHIVOLCS says no magmatic eruption imminent

(Eagle News)– Ten volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Mayon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were a faint crater glow and steam and sulfur dioxide emissions. PHIVOLCS said the emission of white steam-laden plumes was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission was last measured at an average of 676 tons on December 29. “Overall, the Mayon edifice is still inflated with […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Jan. 21

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Jan. 21: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. It said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry. So far, travel restrictions are in effect over 30 countries following reports of the United Kingdom and South African COVID-19 […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected today

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Central Luzon, Quezon, and Rizal will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the in tail-end of a frontal system affecting the eastern sections of Northern and Central Luzon. PAGASA said flash floods or landslides due to moderate with at times […]

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No crowds, intense security mark scaled-down Biden inauguration

  by Michael Mathes Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Two weeks after pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol, America reclaimed its citadel of democracy Wednesday with the latest transition of power — but Joe Biden’s inauguration, coming amid unprecedented security threats and pandemic woe, was unlike any other. For one, his twice-impeached predecessor Donald Trump was absent, having fled Washington hours earlier, leaving Vice President Mike Pence to represent the White House in […]

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Biden becomes 46th president, calls for unity across America

    by Michael Mathes and Shaun Tandon Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Joe Biden on Wednesday became the 46th president of the United States with a call to unity, vowing to bridge deep divides and defeat domestic extremism two weeks after a mob attack tried to undo his election victory. On a frigid but sunny day at the very Capitol building that was assaulted on January 6, Biden swore the oath […]

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Biden sworn in as 46th US president

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Democrat Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, ending the tumultuous four-year term in the White House of Republican Donald Trump. Biden, 78, took the oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts at a solemn ceremony at the US Capitol which was snubbed by the outgoing president and took place in the shadow of a raging coronavirus pandemic. © […]

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Kamala Harris sworn in as US vice president

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former California senator Kamala Harris was sworn in as vice president of the United States on Wednesday, the first woman ever to hold the post. Harris, 56, took the oath of office from Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a ceremony at the US Capitol. She is the first Black woman and the first woman of South Asian descent to become US vice president. © Agence France-Presse

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Three dead as gas blast rocks Madrid building

by Thomas PERROTEAU MADRID, Spain (AFP) — At least three people were killed on Wednesday when a huge explosion ripped through a building in Madrid, with officials confirming it was caused by a gas leak. Images from the scene showed the walls on the top four or five storeys of the residential building in the heart of the La Latina neighbourhood had been blown out, with debris littered far and wide. Government representative Jose Manuel […]

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UK registers daily record of 1,820 coronavirus deaths: govt

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Wednesday announced 1,820 fatalities from Covid-19 in a 24-hour period, breaking the previous day’s record toll and taking its total death toll to 93,290. Recent weeks have seen the UK register the highest tallies of daily deaths since the pandemic began, as a virus variant believed to be more contagious has swept the country and threatened to overwhelm hospitals. © Agence France-Presse

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