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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, July 30

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, July 30:   Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Travelers were advised to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled, noting that only those with the confirmation will be allowed inside airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed provided there is approval from the local government unit concerned. International non-essential travel by Filipinos is […]

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Tropical storm warning issued for Puerto Rico as cyclone approaches

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A tropical storm warning was issued for Puerto Rico as still-forming Tropical Storm Isaias approached the Caribbean island, meteorologists said Tuesday. The storm is expected to touch down in Puerto Rico on Wednesday. The cyclone system is packing winds of 40 miles (65 kilometers) per hour, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC), which has not officially named the storm yet and has identified it as “Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine.” […]

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India reopens further as virus cases hit 1.5 million

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India will reopen gyms and end a nighttime curfew from August, but cinemas, bars and schools will remain closed in the vast South Asian nation as the number of coronavirus cases passed 1.5 million and deaths neared 35,000 on Wednesday. The country of 1.3 billion people — the world’s third-most infected nation — has gradually eased its virus restrictions imposed since late March to boost the flagging economy. But the […]

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Train derails in Arizona causing massive fire

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — A freight train derailed and caught fire on a bridge in Arizona on Wednesday, but there were no reports of injuries in what a witness described as a “scene from hell.” The accident near Phoenix took place at around 6:15 a.m., prompting a massive fire visible for miles and sending some 100 firefighters, police and paramedics to the scene. Tim McMahan, a spokesman for Union Pacific, told AFP that […]

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Japan court recognizes more Hiroshima bomb survivors

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A Hiroshima court issued a rare ruling Wednesday expanding the designation of atomic bomb survivors to include more people hit by radioactive “black rain”, 75 years after the US nuclear attack on Japan at the end of World War II. The Hiroshima District Court said all 84 plaintiffs, aged from their 70s through 90s, should be granted medical benefits given to the victims of the attack, known locally as “hibakusha”. After […]

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Italy extends coronavirus state of emergency

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy’s parliament on Wednesday gave the go-ahead to extend the country’s state of emergency until October 15, allowing the government more flexibility to fight the lingering coronavirus pandemic. The state of emergency serves primarily to cut red tape and accelerate decision-making for the government when faced with disasters such as earthquakes, floods and other catastrophes. Italy was the first European country to be hit by the coronavirus crisis and a more […]

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India uses arrival of new fighter jets to warn China

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — The first five Rafale fighter jets bought from France in a multi-billion-dollar deal landed in India on Wednesday and the defense minister used their arrival to launch a veiled warning to neighboring China over territorial tensions. A water-cannon guard of honor greeted the five jets when they landed at the Ambala air base in Haryana state. An intense nationwide spotlight on the combat jets has been sharpened by a deadly […]

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EU orders 30,000 remdesivir coronavirus treatments

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Commission has ordered 30,000 treatment doses of the antiviral medication remdesivir from US drugs giant Gilead, it announced Wednesday. Sold under the brand name Veklury, remdesivir is the first medicine to be approved by the EU to treat victims of the COVID-19 pandemic in EU member states and Britain. It is hoped the drug will shorten recovery times for patients with severe infections and it will be made available […]

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Army commanding general Gilbert Gapay is next AFP chief of staff

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Lt. General Gilbert Gapay as the country’s next Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff. In a letter to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, President Duterte said Gapay will assume the helm of the AFP on Aug. 3. He will replace General Felimon Santos Jr., who is slated to reach the mandatory age of retirement of 56. Santos and the AFP Board of Generals had recommended Gapay to […]

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Remembering World War 1: The first war where chemical gases were used as weapons

(Eagle News) – World War 1 which started on July 27, 1914, also known as the “Great War,” lasted for more than four years, during which time more than 20 million died and another 21 million were injured. World War 1 lasted until November 1918, and by accounts, some eight to nine million soldiers died in the “war to end all wars” as it was described then.  On the other hand, about 13 million civilians […]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 85,486 with 1874 newly-announced cases

(Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country breached the 85,000 mark on Wednesday, July 29, after the Department of Health reported 1874 cases on the same day. The DOH said of the 85486 total COVID-19 cases, 56528 were active cases. Of the active cases, 90.1 percent were mild, 9 percent asymptomatic, 0.5 percent severe, and 0.4 percent critical. The 1874 newly-announced COVID-19 cases were from tests done by 83 […]

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PHL Ambassador to the US greets Iglesia Ni Cristo on 106th anniversary

  (Eagle News) — Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez sent his greetings to the Iglesia Ni Cristo on the occasion of the Church’s 106th anniversary. In his video greetings, Ambassador Romualdez notes how the Church had fostered “a sense of connectedness that empowers and gives hope during this time of crisis” among its members, and thanked the Church for the help it had extended to various communities around the world amid […]

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