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(Eagle News)–The Metro Rail Transit-3 has deployed 22 train sets to its main line, reportedly a first in its history. The MRT-3 said with the deployment of the trains, it broke its own record it set on Sept. 16, when it fielded 21 trains. “The increase of running train sets is a main priority of the DOTr and MRT-3 to give our passengers the best and most efficient service they can experience,” MRT-3 Director for […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — More than 60 wealthy nations have joined a WHO-backed programme to facilitate poor countries’ access to coronavirus vaccines, but the US and China are not on the list published Monday. The World Health Organization has in coordination with the global vaccine alliance group Gavi and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) created a mechanism aimed at ensuring a more equitable distribution of any future Covid-19 vaccines. But the mechanism, known […]
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over parts of the country due to the low pressure area off Northern Samar. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said these conditions are expected in Visayas, Palawan including the Kalayaan Group of Islands, and Occidental Mindoro with the LPA so far situated 55 kilometers west northwest of Catarman. The same conditions, PAGASA said, will prevail over Bicol Region, Northern Samar, Oriental Mindoro, […]
by Ivan Couronne with Pia Ohlin in Stockholm WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Arctic summer sea ice melted in 2020 to the second smallest size since records began 42 years ago, US scientists announced Monday, offering further stark evidence of the impact of global warming. Arctic sea ice melts in summer and reforms in winter, but precise satellite imagery taken regularly since 1979 documented how the cycle has been shrinking significantly. The year’s minimum was […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Sept. 22: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA said passengers should get confirmation of 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. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the requirements of the local government unit that has jurisdiction over […]
by Rob Lever WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A deal to restructure ownership of the popular video app TikTok was thrown into doubt Monday when President Donald Trump vowed to block any deal that allows its Chinese parent firm to retain any control. The comments raised fresh concerns over a weekend deal that appeared to avert a US-ordered ban of TikTok, which the Trump administration has called a national security risk and has threatened to […]
by Ivan Couronne and Issam Ahmed Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States edged close to registering 200,000 Covid-19 deaths on Monday, the latest grim milestone for the country just weeks before voters decide if President Donald Trump stays in office. According to a rolling tally by Johns Hopkins University, 199,531 Americans have died and 6.8 million have been confirmed infected. The US has had the world’s highest official death […]
HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AFP) — Two bomb disposal experts from Britain and Australia died in the Solomon Islands when World War II ordnance they were helping to clear exploded, officials said Monday. Police said the pair — who worked for the charity Norwegian People’s Aid — were storing munitions without permission in a residential area of the capital Honiara when the blast occurred on Sunday afternoon. Norwegian People’s Aid named the pair as Briton […]
(Eagle News)–COVID-19 cases in the country breached the 290,000 mark on Monday, Sept. 21, after the Department of Health reported 3475 additional cases. According to the DOH, of the 290,190 total cases, 54958 were active. Of these, 86.6 percent were mild, 8.9 percent asymptomatic, 1.4 percent severe, and 3.1 percent critical. Of the 3475 additional COVID-19 cases reported today, 2648 or 76 percent, occurred within the last 14 days. Metro Manila had 1543 of the […]
MARSEILLE, France (AFP) — One person was reported missing on Saturday and hundreds evacuated from their homes after torrential rains swept southern France, authorities said. The Gard region, where firefighters reported the missing person, was on red alert after as much as 350 millimetres (13.5 inches) of rain fell in parts of the Cevennes mountain range on the edge of the Massif Central. A similar amount cut off 10 departmental roads in the Gard, among […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will address the United Nations for the first time since he assumed the presidency. This is according to chief of presidential protocol Roberto Borje, who said the President himself will speak at the General Debate of the UN General Assembly. He said the President, who had previously sent foreign secretaries to the event, is expected to be among the first set of speakers, and will address the body virtually […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Donald Trump on Sunday spoke to Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, to congratulate him on taking office and to discuss a “free and open Indo-Pacific” region, which is increasingly dominated by China. Beijing’s expanding military presence in the region has worried several of its neighbors, and Washington has vowed to stand up against its territorial claims. China is locked in disputes with neighbors including Japan and […]
