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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States has set a third straight daily record for new Covid-19 infections, notching more than 127,000 cases, John Hopkins University reported Friday. And the death toll as of 8:30 pm (0130 GMT) over the past 24 hours was 1,149, the Baltimore-based university said. The outbreak has been surging for weeks across the country, with the Midwest worst-hit even as the number of new diagnoses were approaching springtime […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Three days after polls closed, the United States and the world still do not have final results from the presidential election, although Democrat Joe Biden was on the brink of unseating Donald Trump. The wait has fueled tension across the polarized nation, with Trump alleging without evidence that Democrats are engineering fraud. But the delay was widely expected, often for reasons specific to individual states, which under the US […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Twitter on Friday flagged as premature posts referring to Joe Biden as “president-elect,” as the vote count continued in the knife-edge US election with the Democrat leading Donald Trump in several key states. Tweets referring to the former vice president with the victor’s title and his running mate Kamala Harris as “vice president-elect” were tagged with messages saying counts were not yet final. “Official sources may not have […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US Supreme Court justice on Friday denied a request by Pennsylvania’s Republicans to immediately halt the counting of ballots arriving after Election Day — referring the challenge to the full court for a ruling on Saturday. Samuel Alito ordered Pennsylvania in the meantime to continue keeping the late-arriving ballots separate, affirming a decision already made by the state’s top elections official. The last-ditch petition for an emergency injunction […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has recently repatriated 17 Filipinos from Myanmar. In a statement, the DFA said the Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport on Nov. 3 via a special relief flight from Yangon to Manila. The flight, which departed Yangon at on Nov. 2, was organized by the Philippine Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar in coordination with Myanmar Airways International. The DFA said this was the tenth relief flight facilitated by […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s initiative to abolish the Kafala system. The DFA also acknowledged “recent developments in Qatar as the first country in the Arab Gulf region to allow all migrant workers to change jobs before the end of their contracts without first obtaining their employer’s consent.” The DFA said under Saudi’s “New Labor Initiative,” foreign workers are allowed to change jobs before the end of their contracts by […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Sur early Saturday, Nov. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 1:36 a.m., had its epicenter 42 kilometers southeast of Bayabas. It had a depth of 15 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
Seven more COVID-19 cases reported (Eagle News)–There has been no additional COVID-19 fatality among overseas Filipinos. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the COVID-19 death toll among Filipinos abroad therefore remains at 828. Seven additional COVID-19 cases, however, pushed the total to 11417. Recoveries remain at 7364 as no additional recovery has been reported. The Middle East and Africa region still has the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths, at 7492, 4617, and 543, respectively. […]
(Eagle News)–Severe Tropical Storm “Siony” is now outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said no tropical cyclone wind signals are in effect with the center of “Siony” located 295 km northwest of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 95 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 115 kph as it moves northwest at 10 kph. In the next 24 hours, though, moderate […]
(Eagle News)–Forty more police personnel have recovered from COVID-19. The Philippine National Police said with the recoveries, the total rose to 6936 as of Friday night. Seventy-four more cases, however, pushed the COVID-19 tally to 7419. Of these, 460 were active. No additional death was reported, which means the death toll remains at 23. PNP Chief Camilo Cascolan has said all policemen on modified enhanced community quarantine and enhanced community quarantine duty were entitled to […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Saturday, Nov. 7: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Travelers should get confirmation of their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled. MIAA said only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements of the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area […]
by Sebastian Smith and Shaun Tandon with Peter Hutchison in Wilmington Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump launched a tirade of unsubstantiated claims that he had been cheated out of winning the US election, as vote counting across battleground states early Friday showed Democrat Joe Biden closing in on victory. Biden’s momentum towards the White House built further with major media outlets reporting he had overtaken Trump by a […]
