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BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — A coronavirus outbreak linked to a seafood market in Thailand passed 1,000 cases on Tuesday, as authorities weighed whether to introduce a wider lockdown. Thailand has been on tenterhooks since Thursday following the positive virus test of a 67-year-old prawn seller from Mahachai market, Samut Sakhon province, about 40 minutes southwest of Bangkok. As of early Tuesday morning, there were 1,063 confirmed positive cases out of 6,156 tested — a major […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Hundreds of foreigners in France whose jobs expose them to high Covid-19 risks will be naturalised quickly for their commitment during the health crisis, the interior ministry said Tuesday. The ministry had in September invited people who “actively contributed” to the fight against the novel coronavirus to apply for fast-track naturalization. Of the nearly 3,000 people who responded, 74 had already obtained citizenship and 693 more were in the final stage […]
(Eagle News) — The police chief of Bato, Catanduanes who drew the ire of netizens after saying the lesson from a Paranaque cop’s killing of a mother and son in Paniqui, Tarlac was that people should respect policemen has been sacked from his post. PNP spokesperson Brigadier General Ildebrandi Usana confirmed Police Captain Ariel Buraga had been relieved over his violation of PNP policies on social media. He said Bato, Catanduanes Mayor Juan Rodulfo also […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, in the latest challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region. Guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain “asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the Spratly Islands,” the US Seventh fleet said in a statement. “This freedom of navigation operation… upheld the rights, freedoms, and lawful uses of the sea recognized in […]
BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — The co-founder of BioNTech said Tuesday it was “highly likely” that its vaccine against the coronavirus works against the mutated strain detected in Britain, but it could also adapt the vaccine if necessary in six weeks. “Scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus variant,” said Ugur Sahin. But if needed, “in principle the beauty of the messenger technology is […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 462,000 mark on Tuesday, December 22, after the Department of Health reported 1314 additional cases. The DOH said of the total 462815 total cases, 24375 were active. Of these, 82.6 percent were mild, 8.5 percent asymptomatic, 5.7 percent critical, 2.9 percent severe, and 0.31 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Quezon City with 93, Rizal with 89, Benguet with […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan reported its first local coronavirus transmission Tuesday, blaming a foreign pilot for ending 253 days of being virus-free. Health authorities said a woman in her thirties had tested positive after contact with the pilot, a New Zealander working for a Taiwan airline. Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said the pilot had failed to “truthfully declare” his contacts and activities to authorities once he had been confirmed as a carrier. Authorities […]
by Heather SCOTT WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US lawmakers on Monday approved a $900 billion relief package for the world’s biggest economy that will provide a long-sought boost for millions of Americans and businesses battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Overwhelming approval in the Senate and House of Representatives cleared the way for the legislation to be sent to President Donald Trump to be signed into law. Trump signed a stopgap measure early Tuesday to […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan reported its first local coronavirus transmission Tuesday, ending 253 days of being virus-free in a major blow for an island that has been lauded for its pandemic response. Health authorities said a woman in her thirties had tested positive for the coronavirus after coming into contact with a “foreign pilot” working for a Taiwanese airline who was a carrier. “Health units arranged for her to be tested and she was […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will sign the proposed P4.506-trillion national budget for 2021 on December 28. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, the signing will take place in Davao City, the President’s hometown. Roque said five representatives from the Senate and another five from the House of Representatives will attend the simple ceremony. The presidential spokesperson said the proposed budget to be signed includes the P72.5-billion funding for COVID-19 vaccines for 60 million […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — The father of one of the 39 Vietnamese migrants who suffocated in a truck in Britain said Tuesday he felt sorry for the two men convicted of manslaughter over the deaths. The bodies of the men and women were found inside a sealed container near London in October 2019, after they suffocated in sweltering temperatures. Lorry driver Eamonn Harrison, 24, from Northern Ireland, and Romanian national Gheorghe Nica, 43, were found […]
(Eagle News) — Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta on Tuesday, December 22, condemned the killing of retired Court of Appeals Justice Normandie Pizarro. “The killing and murder of any person is never tolerated by our laws. In fact, our courts will always condemn it,” he said. He urged law enforcement agencies to “press on with their investigation so that the perpetrators of this barbaric act can be caught and brought to justice.” “I also extend my […]
