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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Former US presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are volunteering to take a coronavirus vaccine on camera if it will help promote public confidence. Obama, in an interview with SiriusXM radio, said he would be inoculated if top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci signs off on a Covid-19 vaccine. “If Anthony Fauci tells me this vaccine is safe, and can vaccinate, you know, immunize you from […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced new statewide bans on gatherings and “non-essential” activities, as hospitals in the nation’s most populous state face being overwhelmed by record Covid-19 cases. The limits will come into effect once capacity in intensive care units hits 15 percent or lower — a development expected in four of California’s five regions “as early as the next day or two.” “We are announcing and […]
(Eagle News) –Move It riders can now resume their operations. This was after the Motorcycle Taxi Technical Working Group on Thursday, Dec. 3, approved the issuance of a provisional authority to operate to the motorcycle-riding company. With the provisional authority, the Department of Transportation said the company can operate under the extended Motorcycle Taxi Pilot Program. The DOTr said the provisional authority is valid from December 3 to 8, pending approval of the company’s enhanced/modified […]
Rest of N. Luzon affected by northeast monsoon (Eagle News) — The tail-end of a frontal system is affecting the eastern section of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is also affecting the rest of Northern Luzon. PAGASA said as a result, Visayas, Occidental Mindoro, and Palawan including Kalayaan Group of Islands will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. According to PAGASA, moderate to […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 435,000 mark on Thursday, Dec. 3, after the Department of Health reported 1061 more cases. The DOH said of the 435,413 total cases, 85.2 percent were mild, 6.9 percent asymptomatic, 5 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.28 percent moderate. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Davao City and Quezon City with 92 each, Rizal with 50, Pampanga with 44, and […]
by Robin MILLARD Agence France-Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — This year is on course to be one of the three warmest ever recorded, the United Nations said Wednesday, as the UN chief warned the world was on the brink of “climate catastrophe”. The past six years, 2015 to 2020, are set to make up all six of the hottest years since modern records began in 1850, the UN’s World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its provisional […]
by Mihaela RODINA and Ionut IORDACHESCU Agence France-Presse PETROSANI, Romania (AFP) — In the large, dark locker room of southern Romania’s Lonea coal mine, 20-year-old Liviu dons his uniform and helmet before embarking on a six-hour shift in a vanishing industry. “I found this job interesting because you retire faster, when you reach 45 years old,” Liviu tells AFP before descending 400 metres underground in an elevator dubbed “the birdcage” by his fellow miners. But whether […]
by Jitendra JOSHI with AFP bureaus Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain on Wednesday became the first western country to approve a Covid-19 vaccine for general use, while Japan and Italy pledged free inoculations for all even as the global death toll rose towards 1.5 million. The news came as the UN convenes a special two-day summit on the pandemic Thursday, with European leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron and […]
Special Session to hone collective response of various countries on virus pandemic (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to reiterate his call for equal access to safe and effective vaccines for “rich and poor nations alike” on Dec. 3 when he delivers the Philippine statement on the 31st special session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic. The special session will happen via video conference […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will address a special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the COVID-19 pandemic, the Palace said on Thursday, Dec. 3. The Palace said the President is expected to deliver the Philippine statement on December 3, New York time. “Of particular concern for President Duterte are universal access to anti-COVID-19 technologies and products and the need for global efforts to ensure availability of safe and effective vaccines to […]
by Guillaume Bonnet and Joseph Schmid Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — After two months of trekking across France, a French-British duo have completed their campaign to stop mask litter during the coronavirus crisis, having picked up every discarded face covering they spotted while walking to Paris from the Mediterranean city of Marseille. Edmund Platt, a British environmental activist, and his French friend Frederic Munsch set off on October 1 to follow the high-speed TGV […]
Five NPA members killed in encounter in South Cotabato, PNP says (Eagle News) — The daughter of slain Anakpawis chair Randall Echanis was arrested in Cagayan on Wednesday, the Philippine National Police said on Thursday, Dec. 3. PNP Chief Debold Sinas said Amanda Socorro Echanis was nabbed in Barangay Carupian, Baggao at 8:30 a.m. following a raid by agents of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group and Police Regional Office-2. The raid, he said, was […]
