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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Nov. 23

(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority  has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday , Nov. 23: Flight schedules may  be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day  they  are supposed to be scheduled. The government has eased restrictions on travel, with domestic flights allowed but subject to travel requirements. Outbound non-essential travel by  Filipinos is now allowed. Foreigners with select investor visas are […]

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DFA says total repatriated oversease Filipinos affected by pandemic has reached 265,111

  (Eagle News) — The total number of repatriated Filipinos has reached 265,111 since February 2020, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). The DFA said that it “continues in its ceaseless efforts to repatriate overseas Filipinos (OFs) affected by the pandemic” and reported the arrival of an additional 10,326 last week. So far, of the total repatriated Filipinas, 83,866 are seafarers (31.63%) while 181,245 (68.37%) are land-based OFs. The DFA said it mounted […]

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World’s deepest diving pool opens in Poland

  MSZCZONOW, Poland (AFP) — A 45.5-metre (150-foot) deep diving pool with artificial underwater caves and Mayan ruins, the world’s deepest such structure, opened near Warsaw this weekend. The complex, named Deepspot, even includes a small wreck for scuba and free divers to explore. It has 8,000 cubic metres of water — more than 20 times the amount in an ordinary 25-metre pool. Unlike regular swimming pools, Deepspot can open despite coronavirus restrictions in Poland […]

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Dutch cull 190,000 chickens after bird flu outbreaks

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — Dutch authorities have culled some 190,000 chickens after a highly-contagious strain of bird flu broke out at at least two poultry farms, the agriculture ministry said Sunday. Health workers slaughtered around 100,000 hens at a poultry farm at Hekendorp outside Gouda while 90,000 chicks were culled at Witmarsum, in northern Friesland. In both cases “a highly-contagious strain of the H5 variant” was suspected, the ministry said in a statement. There […]

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Total active COVID cases in PHL dwindle down to 24,209 as total recoveries reach 386,486

Total cases reach 418,818   (Eagle News) – The number of active COVID-19 cases in the country has dwindled down to only 24,209 as at least 386,486 have already recovered as of Sunday, Nov. 22, according to the Department of Health. The total COVID-19 cases in the country has reached 418,818, which already included the the more than 386,000 number of recoveries. The new cases added were 1,968, while the new recoveries added were 10,957. […]

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US approves Covid therapy, G20 pushes for global vaccine access

  by Agence France Presse bureaus WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US drug regulators gave emergency approval to a Covid-19 antibody therapy on Saturday and G20 nations pushed for global access to vaccines as the pandemic led to further closures in parts of the world. With cases surpassing 12 million in the United States, the highest in the world, many Americans were nonetheless heading to airports to travel for next week’s Thanksgiving holiday despite health […]

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Globe myBusiness supports local SMEs through #GiftLocal campaign

Globe myBusiness supports SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises) with the #GiftLocal campaign that aims to encourage Filipino consumers to purchase their gifts for family and friends from local small businesses. “We have always rallied the Filipino consumers to patronize local establishments and help Filipino SMEs,” said Globe myBusiness Strategy and Marketing Head Maridol Ylanan. “This year’s Gift Local campaign will serve an even greater purpose, as we feature the products of our SME partners that […]

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Pfizer/BioNTech seek first vaccine approval in US

  by Ivan Couronne with Yann Schreiber in Mainz Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US biotech giant Pfizer and German partner BioNTech sought approval Friday to roll out their coronavirus vaccine early, a first step towards relief as surging infections prompt a return to shutdowns that traumatized nations and the global economy earlier this year. The world is looking to scientists for salvation from the global pandemic. The US Food and Drug […]

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One dead, at least four hurt after steel girder from Skyway project falls on vehicles in Muntinlupa

  (Eagle News) –One person died and four others were injured after a steel girder from a part of the Skyway project fell on vehicles in Muntinlupa City on Saturday. Skyway contractor EEI Corporation said the incident took place in Barangay Cupang at 8:50 a.m. The contractor said the girder, which spanned the two posts of the north-bound Skyway extension project, fell after it was hit by a crane that tilted as it was being […]

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Growing antimicrobial resistance as dangerous as pandemic: WHO

by Robin MILLARD Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization warned Friday that growing antimicrobial resistance is every bit as dangerous as the coronavirus pandemic — and threatens to reverse a century of medical progress. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called the issue “one of the greatest health threats of our time”. Resistance is when bugs become immune to existing drugs — antibiotic, antiviral or antifungal treatments — rendering minor injuries […]

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Trump’s son Don Jr positive for Covid-19: spokesman

  by Jerome Cartillier Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump’s eldest son Donald Trump Jr has tested positive for Covid-19 and is quarantining without symptoms, the latest in a long list of infections among those with links to the White House. “Don tested positive at the start of the week and has been quarantining out at his cabin since the result,” his spokesman said. “He’s been completely asymptomatic so […]

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New Chinese submersible reaches Earth’s deepest ocean trench

BEIJING, China (AFP) — China livestreamed footage of its new manned submersible parked at the bottom of the ocean Friday, the latest foray by the country’s scientists into the Earth’s deepest ocean trench. The vessel “Fendouzhe”, or “Striver”, descended more than 10,000 metres into the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench with three researchers on board, state broadcaster CCTV said. Video footage shot and relayed by a deep-sea camera showed the green-and-white submersible moving through dark water […]

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