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ITCZ affecting Mindanao

Extreme Northern Luzon affected by northeasterly surface windflow (Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeasterly surface windflow is also affecting extreme Northern Luzon. As a result,Caraga and Davao Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains. Ilocos Norte, Apayao, Batanes, and Cagayan including Babuyan Islands, on the other hand, will have […]

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France locks down, Germany closes down, as virus cases hit record

by Adam Plowright with Hui Min Neo in Berlin and AFP bureaus PARIS, France (AFP) — France announced a new month-long national lockdown and Germany imposed drastic new curbs on people’s daily lives as the EU’s biggest countries admitted that hospitals would soon be overwhelmed by patients suffering from coronavirus. The dramatic lockdown decision from French President Emmanuel Macron came after weeks of exponentially rising new infections across Europe that have forced governments across the […]

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Hurricane Zeta slams into Louisiana coast

by Mike Smith NEW ORLEANS, United States (AFP) — Hurricane Zeta slammed into the southern United States as a Category 2 storm on Wednesday, bringing dangerous winds and surging ocean waves to Louisiana, which has been hit repeatedly during a busy hurricane season. Zeta, packing sustained winds of 110 miles (175 kilometers) an hour, strengthened and moved onto land near Cocodrie in remote in southeastern Louisiana on Wednesday afternoon. It was expected to sweep through […]

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Tail-end of frontal system affecting extreme N. Luzon

(Eagle News)–The tail-end of a frontal system is affecting extreme Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said cloudy skies with light to moderate rains and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over the provinces of Batanes and Babuyan Islands as a result. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, on the other hand, are expected over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Abra, Kalinga, Apayao, Ifugao, Mountain […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Oct. 29

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Oct. 29: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA advised passengers to secure 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 premises. Some restrictions on international travel have been eased, with foreigners with investor visas now allowed entry into […]

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Ombudsman orders preventive suspension of 8 PhilHealth officials over release of P2.7 billion worth of IRM funds

(Eagle News)–The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the suspension of eight PhilHealth officials over the alleged anomalous release of P2.7 billion worth of PhilHealth funds under the Interim Reimbursement Mechanism policy. Ordered suspended for six months without pay were Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer  Arnel de Jesus, PhilHealth COO for Fund Management Sector Renato Limsiaco, PhilHealth Senior Vice President Dr. Israel Paragas of Health Finance Policy Sector and five others. The suspension […]

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Rebel alliance: Bangkok’s motortaxi drivers aid Thai protesters

  by Pitcha DANGPRASITH Agence France Presse BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Orange-vested drivers of motorbike taxis have become allies to Thailand’s pro-democracy protesters gathering across traffic-snarled Bangkok, offering lifts and keeping an eye out for trouble. When authorities shut down train lines this month in an effort to curb daily rallies, drivers of the capital’s motortaxis came to the rescue, ferrying stranded protesters to demonstration sites. But they have long waited on the sidelines of […]

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Microsoft rides cloud to higher earnings

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Microsoft on Tuesday said its profit in the recently ended quarter continued to soar as the pandemic boosted a trend toward business being taken care of in the internet cloud. The US technology titan’s profit rose to $13.9 billion, up 30 percent from the same quarter last year, according to earnings figures. Revenue in the quarter climbed 12 percent to $37.2 billion. “Demand for our cloud offerings drove a […]

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France fears new lockdown to contain virus flare-up

  by Mariëtte Le Roux Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — France was preparing Wednesday for tough new restrictions to halt a flare-up in Covid-19 cases that has alarmed doctors, with a second lockdown widely mooted as hospitals battle an influx of patients. President Emmanuel Macron is to announce more measures in a televised address to the nation Wednesday evening, a day after officials announced coronavirus 523 deaths in 24 hours — the highest […]

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Women on 10 flights from Qatar invasively examined: Australia

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Female passengers on 10 planes flying out of Doha were forced to endure invasive physical examinations, Australia’s foreign minister said Wednesday, greatly expanding the number of women previously thought affected. It was revealed on Sunday that women were removed from a Sydney-bound Qatar Airways flight in Doha earlier this month and forced to undergo vaginal inspections after a newborn baby was found abandoned in an airport bathroom. Australian Foreign Minister […]

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Millions queue to vote as India state election gets under way

  by Prakash Singh and Archana Thiyagarajan Agence France Presse PATNA, India (AFP) — Millions of Indians turned out to cast ballots in a state election Wednesday in the world’s biggest vote since the coronavirus emerged, with booths packed out and many ignoring government advice on wearing masks and social distancing. Some 70 million people are eligible to vote in Bihar, an impoverished eastern state governed by an alliance that includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 375,180; recoveries at 329,111

(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country reached 375, 180 on Wednesday, Oct. 28, after the Department of Health reported 2053 new cases. The DOH said of the 375,180, 38955 or 10.4 percent were active. Of these, 83 percent were mild, 11.1. percent asymptomatic, 3.8 percent critical, and 2.2 percent severe. Of the 2053 additional cases, 1673 were confirmed cases today. The areas with the most COVID-19 cases reported today were Caloocan with 108, Quezon City […]

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