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(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, January 1, 2021. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region and Kalayaan Islands will have cloudy skies with scattered to widespread rains and thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a frontal system affecting Southern Luzon. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to heavy rains are possible. Southern Quezon, the rest of MIMAROPA, Caraga and Davao Region, […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, January 1, 2021: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA 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. The government has temporarily banned flights from the United Kingdom and 19 other countries to the Philippines […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo reported over 1,300 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, a daily record, as officials warned that a state of emergency might be needed to tackle spiking cases. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga held emergency talks with ministers late Thursday but did not immediately outline plans for any new measures. “The trend is clearly increasing. I regard this as very serious,” Suga told reporters, as he urged people to wear masks, wash […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than 3,900 people died of Covid-19 in the US Wednesday, according to a count released by Johns Hopkins University, a new daily record for fatalities from the virus. The Baltimore-based university said 3,927 people had died of the coronavirus in the 24 hours before 8.30 pm (0130 GMT Thursday) in the US, the worst-hit country in the world, while 189,671 new cases had been recorded. That brought the […]
(Eagle News) — Over one million health workers have benefited from the Department of Transportation’s free rides for health workers. The DOTr said of the 1,985,381 who took advantage of the program, 551,601 were from the National Capital Region-Greater Manila area, while 1,433,780 came from other regions. The free rides are also available in Regions 1, 2, 3, 4A, 4B, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, CAR and CARAGA. On December 29, the […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has granted “conditional” market approval to a Sinopharm vaccine with a reported 79 percent efficacy rate against Covid-19, health authorities said Thursday, a major stride towards inoculating the world’s largest population. The Sinopharm jab, which has surged ahead of a raft of Chinese competitors during Phase 3 trials, could signal a breakthrough in the battle to squash the pandemic in Asia. Around 4.5 million doses of largely unproven emergency […]
(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been raised over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over portions of Bukidnon, Davao del Sur, Sarangani and South Cotabato. These conditions are being experienced in Davao Oriental (Boston, Cateel, Gov. Generoso), Davao de Oro (Monkayo, Laak), and Davao Occidental. PAGASA said these may affect nearby areas which may persist […]
(Eagle News) — Two people were killed and another was injured in an encounter between policemen and motorcycle riders who turned out to be drug suspects, in Caloocan, the Philippine National Police said. The PNP identified the fatalities as Police Corporal Dexter Rey Teves and Mark Gil Toreda. Teves’ companion, Police Corporal Rex Abraham Abigan was also shot in the foot. According to the PNP, Abigan and Teves stopped Toreda and his companion, Clark Castillo, […]
(Eagle News) — Another Filipino abroad has recovered from COVID-19. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional recovery, the total COVID-19 recoveries among overseas Filipinos rose to 8387. One additional COVID-19 case, however, pushed the total to 12876. No additional death was reported among overseas Filipinos, which means the death toll remains at 911. The Middle East and Africa regions still have the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among overseas Filipinos, with […]
by Jitendra JOSHI with Dave CLARK in Brussels Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain and the EU signed a post-Brexit trade deal on Wednesday, sealing their drawn-out divorce in the closing hours before the UK definitively ends its half-century European experiment. Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the heads of the European Commission and European Council, smiled at a brief televised ceremony to put their names to the 1,246-page Trade […]
by Mohamed Abdelhakim with Fawaz Al Haidari in Abu Dhabi Agence France Presse Aden, Yemen (AFP) — At least 26 people were killed when explosions rocked Yemen’s Aden airport moments after a new unity government flew in, in what some officials charged was a “cowardly” attack by Iran-backed Huthi rebels. Although all government ministers were reported to be unharmed in Wednesday’s attack, more than 50 people were wounded, medical and government sources told AFP […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs has repatriated over 200 overseas Filipinos from Bahrain, Lebanon and Syria in time for the new year. In a statement, the DFA said of the 285 repatriated on December 29, 29 were from Bahrain, 253 from Beirut, and three from Syria. The department said the Filipinos arrived via a chartered flight. The repatriation was made possible under the assisted repatriation program of the Philippine embassies in Manama, […]
