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by Carlos MANDUJANO Agence France-Presse CARAL, Peru (AFP) — Having survived for 5,000 years, the oldest archeological site in the Americas is under threat from squatters claiming the coronavirus pandemic has left them with no other option but to occupy the sacred city. The situation has become so bad that archeologist Ruth Shady, who discovered the Caral site in Peru, has been threatened with death if she doesn’t abandon investigating its treasures. Archeologists told an […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte said he would be conferring the Order of Lapu-Lapu on members of Philippine security forces who died in a helicopter crash in Bukidnon over the weekend, as he expressed his deepest condolences to their families. Those who died in the crash on Saturday, Jan. 16, were on a Philippine Air Force UH-1H helicopter, which was on a supply mission from Malaybalay City, Bukidnon to a patrol base. All […]
(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration said it arrested 55 foreign fugitives in the country in 2020. In a statement, immigration bureau chief Jaime Morente said the 55 was far lower than the 420 nabbed by Fugitive Search Unit operatives in 2019. “Despite the challenges that the pandemic has brought to us, we still managed to apprehend high profile fugitives wanted for serious offenses by authorities in their home countries,” he said. The BI-FSU […]
(Eagle News) — Tuguegarao City in Cagayan is now under an enhanced community quarantine. The Cagayan Public Information Office said this was after the Regional Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases approved Mayor Jefferson Soriano’s request for the same following the surge in COVID-19 cases in the city. The PIO said at one point, Tuguegarao recorded a high of 246 cases. According to the PIO, the ECQ started today at 12:01 a.m. […]
(Eagle News) — Three barangay officials were kidnapped by New People’s Army members in Masbate on Tuesday, but one managed to escape, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP said barangay chair Aniano Capinig of Cabas-an, Aroroy has already informed his family he managed to flee after he, Barangay Kagawad Victorino Piorado and Barangay Tanod Arnel Refanan were forcibly taken at gunpoint by some 30 NPA members who arrived in the village at 4 a.m. […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte today, Jan. 20. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit 70 kilometers northeast of Burgos at 8:14 a.m. It had a depth of seven kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Jan. 20: Flight schedules may change at any given time. MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry. The Philippines has so far imposed travel restrictions on over 30 countries, following reports of the United Kingdom and South African […]
BELGRADE, Serbia (AFP) — Serbia launched on Tuesday a mass Covid-19 vaccination campaign and became the first European country to use the Chinese-made Sinopharm jab. “It is the only way to return to normal life,” said Health Minister Zlatibor Loncar, the first who received the vaccine. “These are all very safe vaccines,” Loncar said as the state-run RTS television carried his vaccination live at the virology institute in Belgrade. There is no reason for concern […]
Northeast monsoon affecting N. Luzon (Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, Camarines Sur, and Catanduanes will have cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms due to the low pressure area 20 km northeast of Romblon, and the tail-end of a frontal system affecting the eastern section of Central Luzon. […]
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — The Israeli government decided Tuesday to extend the country’s coronavirus lockdown to the end of the month after a spike in infections, despite an intensive vaccination campaign. Israel began its third lockdown in late December and tightened it on January 8, with officials saying at the time it would be lifted after two weeks if the daily caseload decreased sufficiently. Since the rollout of vaccinations one month ago, the Jewish state […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than 400,000 people have died from Covid-19 in the United States since the pandemic began, according to Johns Hopkins University on Tuesday, the eve of the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden, who has made the fight against the coronavirus a priority of his first term. The bleak threshold was reached only about a month after the US recorded its 300,000th death from the disease, in mid-December, and nearly a […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving returned to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday after missing the NBA club’s past seven games, saying he “just needed a pause” due to personal issues. Irving practiced with the Nets on Tuesday and coach Steve Nash said he expect him to play when Brooklyn visits Cleveland on Wednesday. The 28-year-old American guard spoke generally about family matters and mental health issues in his first comments since the […]
