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https://youtu.be/jpTLTdIcoDA (Eagle News) –After several months of delay, the Department of Health said that the clinical trial for the anti-flu drug Avigan as a possible treatment for COVID-19 could start this week Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that there are just a few documents being finalized before the actual clinical trial starts. Vergeire said that the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on the Avigan trial for UP Manila has already been signed, and that the […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — The world’s sea floor is littered with an estimated 14 million tons of microplastics, broken down from the masses of rubbish entering the oceans every year, according to Australia’s national science agency. The quantity of the tiny pollutants was 25 times greater than previous localised studies had shown, the agency said, calling it the first global estimate of sea-floor microplastics. Researchers at the agency, known as CSIRO, used a robotic […]
(Eagle News) – A new witness has come out in the open and pointed to former Immigration Deputy Commissioner Marc Red Mariñas as the mastermind in the so-called “pastillas” scheme at the Bureau of Immigration, and how this corruption scheme is continuing up to now. Immigration officer 2, Jeffrey Dale Ignacio, said he was a member of the pastillas group which collects money from tourists, particularly Chinese nationals who frequent the country, during a hearing […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a severe tropical storm outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said it is also monitoring a low pessure area 230 km east southeast of Daet, Camarines Norte or 85 km east of Virac, Catanduanes. PAGASA said Severe Tropical Storm “Chan-Hom” is not expected to enter PAR. So far, it is estimated based 1,515 km east northeast of extreme Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained […]
by Álvaro VILLALOBOS MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Facing resurgent virus infections, Spain’s government will on Wednesday unveil a recovery plan aimed at yanking the country out of its worst economic slump in decades. The pandemic has pulverized Spain’s tourism-dependent economy, with the government warning Tuesday that GDP would fall by 11.2 percent this year, down from a previous prediction in May for a 9.2 percent decline. It sees the jobless rate jumping to 17.1 percent […]
by Alejandro Castro with Natalia Cano in Mexico City CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) — An “extremely dangerous” hurricane bore down on Mexico’s Caribbean coast Tuesday, triggering the mobilization of thousands of soldiers and the evacuation of residents and tourists in a string of top beach resorts. Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified in the Caribbean to reach Category 4 status, the second-highest, and was on course to hit the Yucatan Peninsula by early Wednesday, US forecasters said. Delta […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported three additional COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos. With the additional cases, the tally rose to 10,843. There were no new recoveries, which means the total was still at 6903. The death toll rose to 799 including the additional death. The DFA said the Middle East and Africa still had the most COVID-19 cases, recoveries and deaths among the other regions The Middle East and Africa so far […]
by Francesco Gilioli with Ella Ide in Rome PALESTRO, Italy (AFP) — With a deafening roar, the swollen Sesia river swept down the Alpine valley in northern Italy to engulf the plains below, drowning the country’s so-called “golden triangle” of rice paddies in mud. Storms at the weekend, when the region was lashed by half the yearly average rainfall in just one day, dealt a severe blow to Europe’s biggest rice producer, flooding the marshy […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Wednesday, Oct. 7. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 6:40 a.m., had its epicenter 67 kilometers southeast of General Luna. It had a depth of one kilometer and was tectonic in origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks.
(Eagle News)–Branch 33 of the Calbiga, Samar Regional Trial Court is physically closed until October 20. A memo from Judge Janet Cabalona said this was after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 based on the staff member herself and on swab test results done by the rural health unit. The temporary closure, which started on Oct. 6, was also to pave the way for a disinfection of the entire court before it opens on […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York’s governor announced Tuesday tough new restrictions in several areas recording high infection rates to try to ward off a second coronavirus wave. Andrew Cuomo ordered non-essential businesses, including gyms and restaurants, closed in parts of Brooklyn and Queens in New York City. The governor also banned mass gatherings and capped at ten the number of people allowed in places of worship in the so-called red zones witnessing […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Oct. 7: Flight schedules are subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements imposed by the local government unit covering the area of destination. The Philippine National Police has also suspended the issuance of travel authority for those going to Negros Occidental until Oct. 9. Restrictions on international travel remain.
