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(Eagle News)–No Bureau of Immigration personnel assigned in selected ports nationwide can go on leave starting next month. Immigration commissioner Jaime Morente said the ban on the filing of applications for vacation leave will take effect on Dec. 1 and end on Jan. 15, 2021. Candy Tan, bureau port operations division chief, said during the 45-day period, no application for leave or authority to travel abroad by any of the bureau port employees will be […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed three additional COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. The DFA said with the additional cases, the total rose to 11545. One new recovery pushed the recovery tally to 7468. One new fatality also pushed the death toll to 833. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa region still had the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, with 7530, 4652, and 548, respectively. The Americas had the least […]
by Agnès PEDRERO Agence France-Presse VERBIER, Switzerland (AFP) — The coronavirus crisis shuttered Switzerland’s ski resorts in the spring, but they are banking on tighter precautions and the Swiss love of the mountains to save them as the winter season kicks off. A cable car ride to the top of the slopes at Verbier, where staff wear plastic face shields, reveals the extent to which the pandemic has impacted even the furthest reaches of the […]
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — To find out whether experimental Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective, researchers design clinical trials involving thousands of volunteers, divided into groups that receive either the drug under investigation or a placebo. Data from such trials have shown that two vaccines — one developed by Pfizer and BioNtech, the other by Moderna and the US National Institutes of Health — are about 95 […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan is on “maximum alert” after logging a record number of daily coronavirus infections, the prime minister said Thursday, though no immediate restrictions are planned. More than 2,000 cases were recorded nationwide on Wednesday, with nearly 500 in the capital Tokyo alone. While small compared to figures seen in some other countries, the numbers represent a sharp rise in cases for Japan, where testing is often less wide-scale than in other […]
by Anuj Chopra RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia hosts the G20 summit Saturday in a first for an Arab nation, but the scaled-down virtual format could limit debate on a resurgent coronavirus pandemic and crippling economic crisis. The two-day meeting of the world’s wealthiest nations follows a bitter US election the results of which remain disputed by President Donald Trump and comes amid criticism of what campaigners call the group’s inadequate response to […]
by Joe JACKSON Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Britain will ban petrol and diesel vehicle sales from 2030 as part of a 10-point plan for a “green industrial revolution” to be unveiled Wednesday by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The British premier has earmarked £12 billion (13.4 billion euros, $15.9 billion) for the wide-ranging plans, which he hopes will secure up to 250,000 jobs and help meet a target for the UK to become […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves made University of Georgia standout Anthony Edwards the first overall selection in the 2020 NBA draft on Wednesday. The Timberwolves, who finished 19-45 in the coronavirus-disrupted 2020 season, opted for Edwards, who averaged 19 points per game as a freshman, to bolster a roster that includes young stars Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell. The 2020 draft comes barely four weeks after LeBron James and the Los […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson suffered a leg injury during a workout on Wednesday, the NBA team confirmed without elaborating. News that Thompson was hurt trickled out in US sports media, with few details available apart from the fact that it was a lower leg injury. “We will provide further updates as appropriate,” the Warriors said in a brief statement. Thompson, 30, was scheduled to return in the […]
APIA, Samoa (AFP) — Samoa announced its first case of Covid-19 on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic continued to spread to previously untouched Pacific island nations. Prime Minister Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi called for calm in the nation of 200,000 after confirming a man who flew into the country last Friday tested positive while in managed isolation. “We now have one case and will be added to the countries of the world that have […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has reported 45 additional COVID-19 recoveries. The PNP said with the new recoveries, the recovery total rose to 7338. Twenty-four additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the PNP COVID-19 total to 7758. Of these, 395 were active. One new death was reported, pushing the death toll to 25. The PNP has vowed to ensure the protection of its personnel, who remain among the country’s frontliners. It has inked an agreement with […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated over 90 Filipinos from Laos and Myanmar. The DFA said the 46 Filipinos arrived in Manila from Vientiane, Laos on November 16, via Myanmar National Airlines. They were accompanied by three foreign nationals. Forty-eight Filipinos, on the other hand, were repatriated from Yangon, Myanmar on the same day. This was the eleventh repatriation flight from Myanmar since the start of the pandemic. The DFA said many […]
