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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Congress gavelled back into session late Wednesday to resume the process of certifying Joe Biden’s presidential election victory, after a mob protesting Donald Trump’s defeat violently invaded the US Capitol and plunged Washington into chaos. “As we reconvene in this chamber, the world will again witness the resilience and strength of our democracy,” Vice President Mike Pence said as he reopened the Senate session. “To those who wreaked havoc in […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the PNP COVID-19 recovery total rose to 8800. Fifteen additional cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 tally to 9159. Of these, 331 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the COVID-19 death toll among police personnel remains at 28. The government has said it was targeting COVID-19 vaccination of 50 to 60 percent […]
28-year-old source of illegal drugs of one of the employees to be charged, too, PNP says (Eagle News) — Charges are set to be filed against two Philippine National Police Academy employees and a 28-year-old man over illegal drugs. In a statement, the PNP identified those to be charged as employees Zepther G. Samonte and Diosdado Reyes, and Noel Miranda. The PNP said Samonte, a contractual worker, tested positive for illegal drugs in a recent […]
Luzon affected by northeast monsoon, PAGASA says (Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. As a result, Caraga, Davao Region, and SOCCSKSARGEN will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. So far, moderate to heavy rains are affecting Surigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Norte (Santiago, Kitcharao, Jabonga), Agusan del Sur (Sibagat, Bayugan, […]
by Shaun Tandon and Camille Camdessus with Elodie Cuzin in Atlanta WASHINGTON, United States (AFP ) — Donald Trump’s supporters stormed a session of Congress held Wednesday to certify Joe Biden’s election win, triggering unprecedented chaos and violence at the heart of American democracy and accusations the president was attempting a coup. Moments after an extraordinary rally by Trump seeking to overturn the election, a flag-waving mob broke down barricades outside the Capitol and swarmed […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, January 7: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The Philippines has temporarily banned foreigners from 27 countries following reports of the COVID-19 virus variant first recorded in the United Kingdom. These countries are: Portugal India Finland Norway Jordan Brazil Denmark Ireland Japan Australia Israel The Netherlands Hong Kong Switzerland France Germany Iceland Italy Lebanon Singapore […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has added six countries to its list of countries subject to travel restrictions following reports of the more infectious COVID-19 variant there. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said foreign travelers coming from or who have been to Portugal, India, Finland, Norway, Jordan, and Brazil within 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines will be refused entry to the Philippines starting 12:01 a.m. of January 8. Foreigners who arrive before January 8 […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — The premier of Quebec, Francois Legault, on Wednesday ordered the first pandemic curfew in Canada, as part of new lockdown measures to slow the spread of a second wave of Covid-19. The lockdown and 8:00 pm to 5:00 am (0100 to 1000 GMT) curfew will take effect starting Saturday and last four weeks, Legault told a news conference. © Agence France-Presse
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Nuclear-armed North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un vowed to strengthen its military capabilities at a key ruling party meeting, state media reported Thursday, just weeks before Joe Biden’s inauguration as US president. In his work report to the Workers’ Party congress Kim pledged to place “the state defense capabilities on a much higher level, and put forth goals for realizing it”, the official Korean Central News Agency said. After an […]
(Eagle News) — National Action Plan against COVID-19 chief implementer Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., said that the Philippine government will close a deal within the month with at least seven manufacturers of vaccines against COVID-19. “We are now on the advance stages on negotiations with Novavax, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Johnsons & Johnsons, Sinovac at Gamaleya. We hope to close the deal with these companies this month,” Secretary Galvez said in a press briefing on Wednesday, […]
BANYUWANGI, Indonesia (AFP) — Newly hatched, dozens of baby turtles flipped and flopped their way down a beach towards the crashing waves of the Indian Ocean, under the watchful gaze of conservationists at an Indonesian national park. Small enough to fit into the palm of a hand, some ended up on their backs, wriggling their tiny flippers helplessly as they tried to get back on track. But the conservationists did not interfere, as they wanted […]
KAMPUNG SEMENTEH, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysian villagers were evacuated in an excavator while others swam through deep waters Wednesday as the number forced from their homes by floods rose to more than 28,000 with at least four dead. Flooding hits the country’s east coast during the rainy season annually and regularly results in mass evacuations, but people in some areas say this year’s are the worst in decades. The worst-hit state is Pahang, where over […]
