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Chinese vessels fishing illegally in N.Korea waters: study

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — A huge fleet of Chinese fishing boats has been operating illegally in North Korean waters catching hundreds of millions of dollars worth of squid, a study showed Wednesday. The competition from hundreds of larger, better-equipped Chinese vessels was forcing North Korean fishermen to poach in Russian waters, according to a group of international researchers involved in the Global Fishing Watch study. The study combined four satellite technologies to identify widespread […]

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N. Korea declares emergency after ‘runaway’ virus defector returns

SEOUL, SOuth Korea (AFP) — North Korean authorities have imposed a lockdown on the border city of Kaesong after discovering what they called the country’s first suspected case of the novel coronavirus, state media reported Sunday. Leader Kim Jong Un convened an emergency politburo meeting on Saturday to implement a “maximum emergency system and issue a top-class alert” to contain the virus, official news agency KCNA said. If confirmed, it would be the first officially […]

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DOTr reminds public use of bike racks is free, vows to put up more across country

(Eagle News)–The Department of Transportation has reminded commuters the use of bicycle racks in train stations is free. The DOTr issued the reminder as it vowed to install more bicycle racks in public transportation terminals across the country with more people shifting to that mode of transportation amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the DOTr, this is the current status of bike racks  in the following train stations in Metro Manila: Light Rail Transit Line […]

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Makati RTC branch 143 temporarily closed from July 27 to 31 after employee tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–A Makati Regional Trial Court branch will be closed starting Monday, July 27, after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. A memo from Executive Judge Elmo Alameda said the temporary physical closure of Branch 143 will last until July 31, or the last day of the mandatory 14-day quarantine for people who last had contact with the COVID-19-positive employee on July 17. The memo said the temporary physical closure–which was approved by the Supreme […]

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Gov’t helps 300 Filipinos return to PHL from Vietnam

(Eagle News)–The government helped 300 Filipinos from Vietnam return to the Philippines on Saturday, July 25, the Department of Foreign Affairs said. In a statement on Saturday night, the DFA said the  Filipinos arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport via chartered  Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight PR8592. The DFA said the Filipinos were composed of Overseas Filipino Workers who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, seafarers, and stranded PAL ticket holders. There was also […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, July 26

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Sunday, July 26: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flight operations are allowed for as long as there is approval from the local government unit. International travel by Filipinos for non-essential purposes is not allowed again in light of the fact that only one insurance company was willing to provide health and travel insurance coverage to […]

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ITCZ affects S. Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao

(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting  Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said as a result, Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly  cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said these conditions are also due to localized  thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao will have light to moderate winds and slight to […]

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Virus surges worldwide as public loses faith in authorities

  by AFP bureaus A surge in coronavirus cases across the United States and Europe has forced governments to strengthen containment measures as a survey released Saturday showed support for the handling of their pandemics has slipped. The disease has now killed almost 635,000 people around the world and infected more than 15.5 million, according to an AFP tally, with America the hardest-hit nation. For the second straight day on Friday the US reported more […]

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Thunderstorm advisories raised over parts of Luzon, Mindanao

(Eagle News)–Thunderstorm advisories have been raised over parts of Mindanao and Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in Mindanao, moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over portions of Agusan del Norte (Las Nieves, Buenavista), Agusan del Sur (Esperanza, San Luis, La Paz), and Davao de Oro (New Bataan). PAGASA said the same conditions–which are due to thunderstorms– are being experienced in Misamis Oriental, Camiguin, and Bukidnon […]

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Congressman, two House employees test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) — A lawmaker and two House of Representatives employees have tested positive for COVID-19. House secretary-general Jose Luis Montales said apart from Sulu 1st District Rep. Samier Tan, a committee publication staff writer and a consultant have contracted the disease. Montales said Tan, who is asymptomatic, went to the House of Representatives on May 18. The staff writer, on the other hand, reported for work on July 8 and had no known contacts […]

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Greece to ‘prioritize’ virus vaccines for elderly, at-risk

ATHENS, Greece (AFP) — Greece will prioritize giving coronavirus vaccines to the elderly and high-risk groups if and when they become available, the country’s health minister said Saturday. “If and when a vaccine comes, we will prioritize those who must take it above all,” Vassilis Kikilias told Skai TV. “Who is that? Our very aged fellow citizens, the very elderly, high-risk groups…we will protect those in danger.” He added that vaccines will not be compulsory […]

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Australia rejects Beijing’s South China Sea claims, backing US

SYDNEY Australia (AFP) — Australia has rejected Beijing’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea in a formal declaration to the United Nations, aligning itself more closely with Washington in the escalating row. In a statement filed on Thursday, Australia said there was “no legal basis” to several disputed Chinese claims in the sea including those related to the construction of artificial islands on small shoals and reefs. “Australia rejects China’s claim to […]

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