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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Monday he was considering declaring a state of emergency in the greater Tokyo area over a “very severe” third wave of coronavirus infections. Speaking at a regular new year press conference, Suga also said he hoped vaccinations would begin in Japan in late February, adding that he would be among the first to receive one. He urged people to avoid non-essential outings, and said the […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — The Moscow metro said Sunday it had hired female drivers for the first time in its recent history, following recent changes in controversial Russian legislation prohibiting women from many professions. The Russian capital’s transport system, which oversees the sprawling metro system, said in a statement that “the first female electric train drivers in modern history started working for the Moscow metro.” Built in the Soviet era as a Communist showpiece, the […]
(Eagle News) — A rainfall advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rains are affecting portions of Surigao del Sur, Agusan del Sur, Agusan del Norte, Misamis Oriental (Gingoog City), Davao de Oro (Monkayo, Laak, Montevista), Davao del Norte (Kapalong, San Isidro, Asuncion, New Corella), and Surigao del Norte (Claver) due to the easterlies. PAGASA said these may affect nearby areas and […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — At least 10 people were injured Sunday when an explosion rocked a warehouse storing gas canisters near Lebanon’s border with Syria, the Lebanese Red Cross and the army said. The Red Cross said it dispatched several teams of rescuers to the village of Al-Qasr in the eastern Hermel region where the explosion occurred and rushed the injured to hospitals. “We have responded to an explosion in a warehouse that stores gas […]
by James PHEBY LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday warned the country to expect tougher restrictions to combat spiralling coronavirus cases, as a row flared over whether schools should reopen. “It may be that we need to do things in the next few weeks that will be tougher in many parts of the country,” Johnson told the BBC’s The Andrew Marr Show. “I’m fully, fully reconciled to that.” Britain […]
MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — Canada surpassed the grim milestone of 600,000 coronavirus cases Sunday, two weeks after passing half a million, underscoring the pandemic’s persistence in the country during the end-of-year holiday period. On Sunday afternoon, Canada recorded 601,314 Covid-19 infections since the start of the pandemic and 15,860 deaths, according to data from provinces and territories reported by the public television station CBC. Ontario, Canada’s most populous province, recorded 2,964 new cases in 24 […]
OSLO, Norway (AFP) — Rescue workers have uncovered a seventh body from a landslide that buried homes in a village near Norway’s capital, police said Sunday, with a two-year-old girl and her father among the dead. The tragedy occurred early on Wednesday when houses were destroyed and shifted hundreds of meters under a torrent of mud in the village of Ask, 25 kilometres (15 miles) northeast of Oslo. Police spokesman Bjorn Christian Willersrud told journalists […]
(Eagle News) — Two 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 rockfall events, and steam and sulfur dioxide emissions. PHIVOLCS said there were two rockfall events during the observation period. The emission of white steam-laden plumes was moderate while sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 676 tons on December 29. […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 477,000 mark on Sunday, January 3, after the Department of Health reported 891 additional cases. The DOH said with of the total 477807 total COVID-19 cases, 20292 were active. Of these, 80.9 percent were mild, 8.2 percent asymptomatic, 6.7 percent critical, 3.6 percent severe, and 0.58 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported on Sunday were Davao City with 65, Rizal with […]
One additional death pushes PNP COVID-19 death toll to 28 (Eagle News) — Thirty-three 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 8722 as of Sunday night. Twenty-five additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 9091. Of these, 341 were active. The number of COVID-19 deaths among police personnel rose to 28, with the addition of a […]
(Eagle News) — A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Quezon on Monday, January 4. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 8:04 a.m., had its epicenter 25 kilometers southwest of San Francisco. PHIVOLCS said this was an aftershock of the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the area on December 25. Monday’s earthquake had a depth of two kilometers. Instrumental intensity I was recorded in Gumaca. No damage to property nor aftershocks were […]
Eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The northeast monsoon is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the eastern sections of Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. As a result, PAGASA said Quezon, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Northern Mindanao, Caraga, Davao Region and SOCCSKSARGEN will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides […]
