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MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spanish pharmaceutical company Reig Jofre said Tuesday it had reached an agreement with Johnson & Johnson to produce the US drugmaker’s giant’s Covid-19 vaccine at its plant in Barcelona. Under the terms of the agreement, Reig Jofre said it will be responsible for the formulation, filling and packaging of the vaccine once it get regulatory approval, while J&J’s Belgian subsidiary Janssen will handle distribution. Reig Jofre in 2018 invested 30 […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday congratulated Joe Biden on winning the US presidential election in November, saying he hoped the countries could set aside their differences to promote global security. Putin wished the US president-elect every success and said that, “for my part, I am ready for collaboration and contacts with you,” according to a Kremlin statement. The Russian president was one of the last remaining leaders of major world countries […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 451,000 mark on Tuesday, December 15, after the Department of Health reported 1135 additional cases. The DOH said of the 451,839 total cases, 24160 or 5.3 percent were active. Of these, 84.7 percent were mild, 6.4 percent asymptomatic, 5.7 percent critical, 2.9 percent severe, and 0.3 percent moderate. The DOH said the areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Rizal with 117, Bulacan […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — Dependence on fossil fuels has an impact on the assessment of human progress, according to a report published Tuesday by the United Nations Development Programme that takes carbon footprints into account for the first time. The report presents world leaders with a choice: take “bold steps to reduce the immense pressure that is being exerted on the environment and the natural world,” or risk stalling humanity’s progress, said a […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Fire erupted in a retirement home in central Russia overnight, killing 11 people who were trapped as the blaze swept through the small wooden building, investigators said Tuesday. Russia’s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it had opened a criminal investigation into possible negligence over the blaze at the home in the Bashkortostan region. “At the time the fire started, there were 15 people in the room, four of whom […]
by Ludovic EHRET PINGTANG, China (AFP) — Nestled among the mountains in southwest China, the world’s largest radio telescope signals Beijing’s ambitions as a global centre for scientific research. The Five-hundred-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) — the only significant instrument of its kind after the collapse of another telescope in Puerto Rico this month — is about to open its doors for foreign astronomers to use, hoping to attract the world’s top scientific talent. The […]
(Eagle News) — Isabela province is now back under the stricter general community quarantine. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said the entire province, except for Santiago City, which is an independent component city, was downgraded to the quarantine status which will be in effect until December 31 following a spike in COVID-19 infections. The province was under a modified general community quarantine–the least stringent of all the lockdown classifications in the country–until the Inter-Agency Task Force […]
(Eagle News) — Two volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Kanlaon in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, were sulfur dioxide and steam emissions. PHIVOLCS said the emission of white steam-laden plumes was moderate. Sulfur dioxide emission was at an average of 336 tons on November 24. PHIVOLCS said a slight inflation of the lower and mid slopes since June 2020, […]
KOROR, Palau (AFP) — An illegal Chinese fishing vessel and its 28 crew have been detained in Palau, authorities said, creating a delicate diplomatic situation for the tiny Pacific nation, which is allied with Beijing’s rival Taiwan. The boat was intercepted by a patrol boat at Helen Reef, in Palau’s territorial waters, and escorted to the main island of Koror, the Division of Marine Law and Enforcement (DMLE) said. “They did have sea cucumber on […]
by Peter HUTCHISON with Agence France Presse bureaus NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The United States kicked off a mass vaccination drive Monday hoping to turn the tide on the world’s biggest coronavirus outbreak, as the nation’s death toll passed a staggering 300,000. The start of the desperately awaited vaccine program coincided with several European countries announcing new lockdowns amid spiraling infections, highlighting the long road to ending the global pandemic. New York […]
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada on Monday announced a Can$458 million ($380 million) aid package to help developing countries fight the coronavirus pandemic. Of that amount, Can$230 million will go to the UN children’s agency UNICEF to buy approximately three million treatments based on new therapeutic antibodies, once clinical trials are complete and approvals received, according to international development minister Karina Gould. “The faster we can get tests, treatments and vaccines out to people, […]
Concepcion says they hope to get 2.6M additional doses or more of vaccine, translating to 5.2M total doses (Eagle News) — The private business initiative to get more COVID-19 vaccines got a boost after the pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca agreed to give additional COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Philippines, aside from the earlier 2.6 million doses it had agreed to give. Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said that AstraZeneca agreed to a “part 2” […]
