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BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — Floods caused by a particularly intense rainy season have killed at least five people and left six others missing in northwestern Colombia, authorities said Wednesday. A ravine near the city of Cucuta had overflowed and caused flooding “that devastated everything in its path,” the South American country’s disaster risk agency said. More than 200 nearby homes, mostly in poor neighborhoods, were damaged. The flooding brings the death toll from more than […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Environment and Natural Resources will lead a task force to expedite rehabilitation and recovery efforts in areas hit by the series of storms in recent weeks. The Department of Public Works and Highways, on the other hand, shall serve as co-chair, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said. He said the small change in who shall lead the Build Back Better Task Force was after the government decided to consider a “science-based approach” […]
(Eagle News)–The northeast monsoon is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the easterlies are also affecting the eastern section of the country. As a result, isolated rains are expected over Batanes and the Babuyan Group of Islands. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon are expected to have generally good weather, with partly cloudy to cloudy skies. Only isolated rains are possible in the afternoon or evening. PAGASA […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck off Masbate early Thursday, Nov. 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 3:56 a.m., had its epicenter 15 kilometers northeast of Dimasalang. It had a depth of 27 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Nov. 19: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA advised passengers to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. The government has eased restrictions on travel with domestic flights now allowed. Foreigners with select investor visas are allowed […]
by AFP bureaus SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AFP) — Storm Iota killed at least ten people as it smashed homes, uprooted trees and swamped roads during its destructive advance across Central America, authorities said, just two weeks after Hurricane Eta devastated parts of the region. Iota, which made landfall in Nicaragua as a “catastrophic” Category 5 hurricane Monday, left six dead in the country, including two children who were trying to cross a river in […]
by Issam Ahmed WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Pfizer and BioNTech said Wednesday a completed analysis of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine found it protected 95 percent of people against the disease and announced they were applying for US emergency approval “within days.” The news from the US pharmaceutical company and its German partner brought further hope to a world upended by the coronavirus pandemic, and follows an announcement last week in which they said a […]
KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — The Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday declared the end of the country’s latest Ebola epidemic, after the outbreak killed 55 people over the past five months. “I am happy to solemnly declare the end of the 11th epidemic of the Ebola virus in Equateur province” in the vast country’s northwest, Health Minister Eteni Longondo told journalists. The World Health Organization said the latest outbreak had killed 55 people […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 412,000 mark on Wednesday, Nov. 18, after the Department of Health reported 1383 additional cases. The DOH said of the 412,097 total cases, 7.2 percent or 29474 were active. Of these, 83.8 percent were mild, 8.3 percent asymptomatic, 4.9 percent critical, 2.7 percent severe, and 0.22 percent moderate. Over 1000, or 1258, cases were confirmed today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Cavite […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte fumed at Vice-President Leni Robredo for allegedly hinting at his absence during her visit to typhoon-hit areas ahead of Duterte who was busy attending the ASEAN Summit that day. Duterte “cautioned” Robredo for making him appear that he was not doing anything, and for allegedly asking where he was as she did the rounds of those affected by typhoon Ulysses. Duterte was apparently reacting to comments made by […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board opened on Wednesday, Nov. 18, seven additional routes for provincial buses. The LTFRB said the routes from Laguna to Region VI and vice versa based on Memorandum Circular No. 2020-051-C are the following: 1. Kalibo, Aklan – Sta. Rosa Integrated Terminal, Laguna 2. Malay, Aklan – Sta. Rosa Integrated Terminal, Laguna 3. San Jose, Antique – Sta. Rosa Integrated Terminal, Laguna 4. Roxas City, Capiz – Sta. Rosa […]
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan has grounded all of its F16 fighter jets for safety checks as rescuers continue to search for one that went missing during a training exercise, authorities said Wednesday. The decision removes around 150 planes from Taiwan’s skies, leaving the democratic island relying on an even more limited fleet to warn off Chinese jets that have been buzzing it at an unprecedented rate in recent months. The air force said a […]
