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(Eagle News)–Eight volcanic earthquakes were felt at Kanlaon in the last 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said a moderate emission of white steam-laden plumes and sulfur dioxide emission were also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. PHIVOLCS said the steam rose 200 meters before drifting south-southwest, while the sulfur dioxide emission was observed at an average of 416 tons/day on September 14. PHIVOLCS said the slight inflation […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting Luzon and Visayas. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Mimaropa, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and the provinces of Batangas and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms. PAGASA said flashfloods or landslides due to scattered moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. According to the weather bureau, Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Friday, Sept. 18: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA urged passengers to 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 restrictions imposed by the local government unit covering the area […]
by Kelly MACNAMARA LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — More than half of patients and staff who had Covid-19 at an Irish hospital suffered persistent fatigue in the aftermath of the initial disease, according to a new study Friday highlighting the “significant burden” of lingering symptoms. It comes as patient groups and doctors call for more research into the medium- and long-term effects of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which has sickened more than 29 million people […]
by Ivan Couronne WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US biotech firm Moderna, one of nine companies in the late stages of clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, became the first to publish the complete blueprints of its study following calls for greater transparency. Pfizer, the other American company currently carrying out Phase 3 trials in the US, followed suit a short time later and there is now added pressure for the remainder to do the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has urged leaders of Congress to craft legislation that will address red tape and corruption to help boost business confidence in the country amid the pandemic, his spokesperson said. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that President Duterte had a meeting with the leaders of both the Senate and the Lower House on Wednesday night, Sept. 16, where they talked about the concerns of businessmen and investors regarding doing […]
by Michael Mathes, with Elodie Cuzin in Wilmington Agence France Presse US President Donald Trump expressed renewed confidence Wednesday that a viable Covid-19 vaccine would be ready by October, directly contradicting a top administration health expert and facing fierce criticism from his Democratic election rival Joe Biden. Trump sowed confusion about the issue with an extraordinary public rebuke of one of his top health experts who said masks were a leading weapon for fighting the […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Thursday he could close pubs earlier to “stop the second hump” of coronavirus cases, comparing the country’s trajectory of resurgent transmission to a camel’s profile. His government is set to unveil new restrictions in England, which could also include greater social curbs, later on Thursday, initially targeting the northeast region where Covid-19 cases are surging. It already imposed rules across England on Monday limiting […]
BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australia is notorious for its venomous spiders, snakes and sea creatures, but researchers have now identified “scorpion-like” toxins secreted by a tree that can cause excruciating pain for weeks. Split-second contact with the dendrocnide tree, a rainforest nettle known by its indigenous name gympie-gympie, delivers a sting far more potent than similar plants found in the US or Europe. The tree, which has broad oval- or heart-shaped leaves, is primarily found […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka will file negligence and pollution charges against the Greek skipper of an oil tanker that leaked fuel off the island nation’s coast after a week-long fire, authorities said Wednesday. Some of the 1,700 tonnes of heavy fuel oil aboard the New Diamond poured into the Indian Ocean, prompting a large effort to contain a slick that was roughly two kilometres (1.2 miles) in length. Its 270,000-tonne cargo of […]
GREECE (AFP) — Police on the Greek island of Lesbos on Thursday began an operation to rehouse thousands of homeless migrants at a new site after their camp was destroyed by fire, an AFP journalist said. At around 7am (0400 GMT), officers were waking the migrants in their tents to take them to the temporary camp that was hastily set up after the fire last week. Quietly, with only the sounds of children crying, the […]
BRASILÍA, Brazil (AFP) — An unprecedented coalition of 230 environmental groups and Brazilian agrobusiness companies have sent an open letter to President Jair Bolsonaro urging him to fight deforestation in the Amazon rainforest. The Brazil Climate, Forests and Agriculture Coalition brings together a disparate group of members ranging from the World Wildlife Fund to the world’s biggest meat processing company, JBS, which has itself been accused of contributing to deforestation. The coalition sent Brazil’s far-right […]
