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(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Nov. 3: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Earlier, MIAA said travelers should get a confirmation of their flights, noting that only those with the confirmation will be allowed entry into the airport premises. On Monday, flight operations resumed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport after operations were suspended for a day due to “Rolly.”
(Eagle News) — Tropical storm “ROLLY” (international name Goni) is “no longer affecting the country” as it moves to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) this morning, Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the country’s weather bureau, PAGASA. At 3 a.m. today, the center of Tropical Storm ROLLY {GONI} was estimated based on all available data at 450 km West of Iba, Zambales (15.0°N, 115.8°E) with maximum sustained winds of 65 km/h near the […]
by Jastinder KHERA VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Two people including one attacker were killed in central Vienna on Monday evening in what Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz described as a “repulsive terror attack”. Police said there was “one deceased person” and several injured, including one police officer. Meanwhile, one suspect was “shot and killed by police officers,” Vienna police said on their Twitter account. The attack had been carried out by “several suspects armed with rifles”, […]
by Mikhail FLORES Agence France Presse The most powerful typhoon to hit the Philippines this year destroyed tens of thousands of homes and killed at least 20 people, officials said Monday, as communications to the worst-hit areas remained cut off. Catanduanes Island and nearby Albay province on the most populous island of Luzon bore the brunt of Typhoon Goni which was packing maximum sustained wind speeds of 225 kilometres (140 miles) per hour when it […]
by Luana SARMINI-BUONACCORSI BAYRAKLI, Turkey (AFP) — Rescuers pulled two children from the rubble in a town in Turkey on Monday, providing hope nearly three days after a major earthquake hit the Aegean, killing 94 people and damaging or destroying dozens of buildings. Three-year-old Elif Perincek was rescued 65 hours after the 7.0-magnitude quake left a trail of destruction in western Turkey and eastern Greece on Friday, Turkey’s AFAD emergency authority said. Local media showed […]
JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — More than 60 percent of Israelis believe a victory for Donald Trump in the US presidential election would be preferable for the Jewish state, an opinion poll indicated on Monday. According to the poll, commissioned by the Jerusalem-based think-tank the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI), and released on the eve of the US vote, 63 percent of Israelis, including 70 percent of Jews, think a Trump win is in Israel’s interests. However, […]
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Austrian Interior Minster Karl Nehammer said late Monday that the shooting in central Vienna near a major synagogue appeared to be a terrorist attack and was ongoing. “It appears to be a terror attack” with several people injured and several attackers involved, Nehammer told public broadcaster ORF. Frequent sirens could be heard in central Vienna as emergency services responded to the incident. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Nov. 2, designated Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. as the sole negotiator for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines in the country. In assigning the role to Galvez, who is also the country’s COVID-19 national action plan chief implementer, the President noted he had “good faith” in Galvez that he would “really come up with the solutions to the problem.” “Ang pagbili ng bakuna, negotiate, manufacture, production o distribution is binigay […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Zamboanga del Norte today, Nov. 2. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 2:29 p.m., had its epicenter 86 kilometers northwest of Labason. It had a depth of 32 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte conducted an aerial inspection of Catanduanes and Albay in the Bicol region which were severely hit by super typhoon Rolly (Goni) on Monday, Nov. 2, a day after the typhoon pummeled Bicol and other parts of Luzon. Duterte was accompanied by Sen. Christopher Bong Go. The President’s chopper also landed in Guinobatan. Albay where he met with some of the residents affected by the onslaught of the super typhoon. […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 385,000 mark on Monday, Nov. 2, after the Department of Health reported 2298 additional cases. The DOH said of the 385400 total cases, 29301 cases or 7.6 percent were active. Of these, 82.5 percent were mild, 9.6 percent asymptomatic, 5 percent critical, and 2.8 percent severe. Of the 2298 additional cases, 1057 tested positive today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Benguet with […]
154 provincial buses allowed to ply the routes (Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has allowed over 100 provincial buses to ply routes going to Region 8 from Laguna and vice versa starting today. The LTFRB said the 154 provincial buses can start plying the following routes, based on Memorandum Circular No. 2020-051-B released on Oct. 30: 1. Ormoc City, Leyte – Sta. Rosa Integrated Terminal in Laguna 2. Palompon, Leyte – Sta. […]
