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by Hiroshi HIYAMA Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s economy shrank a record 7.8 percent in the April-June quarter, the worst contraction in the nation’s modern history, data showed Monday, as the coronavirus deepens the country’s economic woes. The contraction from the previous quarter was slightly worse than expectations but is still significantly less severe than declines seen in many other industrial economies. Still, it is the worst economic contraction for Japan […]
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius (AFP) — A ship that has leaked more than 1,000 tonnes of oil in pristine waters off the coast of Mauritius has split in two. The bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef off the southeastern coast of Mauritius on July 25 and began oozing oil more than a week later, threatening a protected marine park boasting mangrove forests and endangered species. Mauritius declared an environmental emergency and […]
DFA extends condolences to Robert Trump’s wife Anne, too (Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has expressed its condolences to US President Donald Trump over the death of his younger brother, Robert. In a short statement, the DFA also said it was extending its “heartfelt sympathies” to Anne Marie Pallan, Robert’s wife. Robert died in a New York hospital on Saturday night. The cause of death, however, was not specified. Robert had reportedly been in […]
(Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Office’s Region 7 has reported a 90 percent compliance with the mandatory wearing of face shields among public commuters on the first day of the policy implementation. In a statement, the LTO Region 7 said this was based on an “on-the-spot inspection” made by LTO Region 7, along with the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) Region 7 and Highway Patrol Group (HPG), on Saturday, Aug. 15. LTO 7 regional […]
(Eagle News)–The low pressure area off Cagayan may develop into a tropical depression in the next 36 hours. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration’s Aldczar Aurelio said so far, the LPA was situated 135 kilometers east of Tuguegarao City. It is expected to pass by the Batanes area, PAGASA said. Meanwhile, the southwest monsoon is still affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Because of the two weather systems, PAGASA said Ilocos Region, Cordillera, […]
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Sudan on Sunday said floods caused by torrential rains have killed 63 people since July, with thousands more forced from their homes by the seasonal storms. Over 14,000 homes and 119 public buildings were destroyed, while more than 16,000 homes have been badly damaged, government civil defence organisations calculate, according to a statement from the interior ministry. Heavy rains usually fall in Sudan from June to October, and Sudan faces […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Monday, Aug. 17: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. The modified enhanced community quarantine in Metro Manila is expected to end on Aug. 18. Under the MECQ, no additional restrictions on international travel have been imposed but domestic flights are not allowed. President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to announce today the quarantine classifications of Metro Manila, and […]
Study says mutation can increase viral rate of transmission but “no definitive evidence” carriers are more infectious than others yet (Eagle News)–A mutated strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID19 has been found in Quezon City. The Philippine Genome Center, which conducted a whole genome and targeted sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the country as part of the validation study of the locally developed SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR kit, said in its first advisory that […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring two low pressure areas in the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In an advisory, PAGASA said one LPA was situated 160 kilometers east of Tuguegarao, Cagayan, and another 135 kilometers west northwest of Dagupan City, Pangasinan. Because of the LPAs, scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected in the Ilocos and CAR regions, Cagayan Valley, and Quezon. PAGASA said the southwest monsoon continues to […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Vietnam’s health ministry is looking to buy a bulk order of Russia’s coronavirus vaccine, state media said on Friday, despite global scepticism over its effectiveness and safety. The communist nation of 95 million people has been widely praised for its effective handling of the pandemic and went nearly 100 days without recording a locally transmitted infection until last month. But an outbreak in the beach resort of Danang has put […]
(Eagle News) — The Cebu City government has released guidelines under its general community quarantine, which is still in place starting Aug. 16. Under the guidelines contained in Executive Order No. 088 signed by Mayor Edgar Labella on Saturday, Aug. 15, the stay-at-home order is maintained, except for those working in permitted industries. The guidelines said the stay-at-home order does not apply to the following: medical practitioners, hospital staff, nurses, and health volunteers for the […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russia said Saturday that it has produced the first batch of its coronavirus vaccine, after President Vladimir Putin announced it had been first in the world to approve a vaccine. Putin’s announcement on Tuesday about the vaccine was met with caution from scientists and the World Health Organization who said it still needed a rigorous safety review.afety review. “The first batch of the novel coronavirus vaccine developed by the Gamaleya research […]
