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by Leon LORD SUVA, Fiji (AFP) — Fijians were warned Thursday that no part of the Pacific island nation would escape the wrath of approaching super cyclone Yasa, expected to bring flash floods, huge waves and widespread destruction. Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama blamed the unfolding emergency on climate change and told islanders that the storm could be worse than a cyclone four years ago that killed dozens. The top-of-the-scale category five storm continued to gather […]
(Eagle News) — Eighty-four more COVID-19 cases have been reported among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said with the additional cases, the total rose to 12530. It said the increase was “due to belated reports and privacy considerations in one country in the Middle East.” “To date, the total number of countries and territories with confirmed cases among Filipinos remains at 82,” the DFA said. Two more recoveries pushed the recovery total among […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — An unmanned Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the Moon returned safely to Earth early Thursday in the first mission in four decades to collect lunar samples, the Xinhua news agency said. The return module of the space probe known as Chang’e-5 landed in northern China’s Inner Mongolia region, Xinhua said, quoting the China National Space Administration. Beijing is looking to catch up with the US and Russia after taking […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British legal first was made on Wednesday when a coroner ruled that air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old girl with severe asthma who lived by a busy road. Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 after a serious asthma attack. In the previous three years, she had been taken to hospital nearly 30 times with breathing difficulties. The young girl lived in southeast London just 30 metres […]
(Eagle News) — The Metro Rail Transit-3 resumed full operations on Thursday, December 17. The MRT-3 said this was after it went on provisional service from North Avenue station to Shaw Blvd station, with only seven trains running on Wednesday, December 16 at 8:58 p.m. The MRT-3 said a northbound train approaching Boni station also stopped due to a technical glitch at 7:20 p.m. on the same day. Over 3,000, or 3,559 passengers, were affected […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The Americas reported some five million new Covid-19 infections in a week, mostly in the United States and Canada, the Pan American Health Organization said Wednesday. Since the start of the pandemic the Americas region has recorded some 31 million cases and 787,000 deaths, which is roughly half the known infections and fatalities worldwide. “In the last week alone, there were nearly five million new COVID-19 infections reported – most […]
(Eagle News) — Thirty more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the additional recoveries, the total rose to 8198. Twenty-six additional cases, however, pushed the total to 8637. Of these, 412 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 27. The police are among the country’s frontliners amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The government has said they are among the first in line to […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Twitter said on Wednesday that it would crack down on false posts about Covid-19 vaccines beginning next week, following in the footsteps of Facebook and YouTube. The social media platform already targets posts containing false information on how the virus spreads and the efficacy of public health measures such as mask-wearing. “We will prioritize the removal of the most harmful misleading information, and… begin to label tweets that contain […]
Northeast monsoon affects Luzon (Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area off Davao City. PAGASA said the LPA was so far situated 820 kilometers east of the area. The northeast monsoon is also affecting Luzon. As a result, cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over Northern Samar. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains will be experienced over Bicol region, […]
(Eagle News) — Two 4.1-magnitude quakes hit the Davao region early Thursday, December 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the first quake hit 15 kilometers southwest of Sarangani, Davao Occidental at 4:51 a.m. The quake, which had a depth of 12 kilometers, was an aftershock of the 6.2-magnitude earthquake that hit the area on Wednesday, December 17. The second earthquake, PHIVOLCS said, took place at 112 kilometers southeast of Governor Generoso in […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, December 17: Flight schedules may be subject to changes at any given time. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements set by the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of destination. The Department of Tourism has said it was eyeing shouldering half of the cost of swab tests of travelers to boost […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — France will receive around 1.16 million Covid-19 vaccine doses by year end, Prime Minister Jean Castex said Wednesday, adding another 2.3 million will arrive in the next two months. The delivery of some 3.5 million doses will innoculate around 1.7 million people, with priority given to the elderly, the vulnerable and carers. Covid vaccines are administered in two doses over several weeks. The government will “be much more transparent in this […]
