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by Abhaya SRIVASTAVA NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — Coronavirus cases in India passed one million on Friday, official data showed as authorities struggle to check the spread of the deadly pandemic across the world’s second-most populous nation. With over 600 Indians dying daily, lockdowns are being re-imposed across the country of 1.3 billion following an easing of restrictions in recent weeks on hopes the outbreak was under control. Health ministry data released Friday put the […]
by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Florida is the new epicenter of the coronavirus epidemic in the United States and is shaping up as a key battleground in a partisan-tinged fight playing out nationally over reopening schools in the fall. While cities such as Houston, Los Angeles and New York plan to begin the school year virtually or on a restricted basis, Florida governor Ron DeSantis is insisting schools reopen fully in August. […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology has lowered the alert status of Mayon Volcano. The lowering from Alert Level 2 to Alert Level 1 means the volcano now has a low level of unrest, which means that the likelihood of an eruption occurring within the immediate future has decreased, PHIVOLCS said. The move came after a continued decline in the monitored parameters of the volcano in Albay, even as ground deformation […]
(Eagle News) — Foreigners with long-term visas will be allowed entry into the country starting Aug. 1. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Friday, July 17, said, however, that this was subject to certain conditions. They should have valid and existing visas at the time of the entry, not new visas, and should have pre-booked an accredited quarantine facility and a COVID-19 testing provider. “They are likewise subject to the maximum capacity of inbound passengers at […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — A powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Papua New Guinea Friday, rocking residents across the pacific nation, the US Geological Survey reported. The quake struck at a depth of 85 kilometers (51 miles) near the eastern coast around 150 kilometers from the capital, Port Moresby, it said. People scrambled from office buildings in the capital after being jolted by the quake, which hit around 12:50pm local time (0250 GMT). Reports said the […]
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil topped two million coronavirus cases on Thursday, according to official data that put the number of deaths at more than 76,000. Figures published by the health ministry showed there were more than 45,000 new cases over the last 24 hours, and an extra 1,300 deaths. Brazil is the second worst affected country in the world by the coronavirus after the United States. And these figures are considered largely […]
(Eagle News)–The Caloocan City Medical Center (South) will be temporarily closed starting today, July 17, after several of its medical frontliners tested positive for COVID-19. Mayor Oscar Malapitan did not say how many were infected but said they were nurses and medical technologists who have already been quarantined. He said the temporary closure of the hospital, which includes the emergency room, will last until July 23, and will give way to a decontamination of the […]
(Eagle News) — Interior and Local Government Secretary Eduardo Año appealed to the public to cooperate with the government’s Oplan Kalinga program that aims to transfer to isolation centers the COVID-19 infected persons who have no capability to self-isolate inside their homes. He made the appeal amid the spike in virus cases especially in Metro Manila. Ano said that it is the duty of the government to prevent further spread of the virus which […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Serena Williams will make her return to the WTA tour at a new hardcourt tournament in Kentucky in August, organizers said Thursday. The Top Seed Open said 23-time Grand Slam champion Williams and 2017 US Open winner Sloane Stephens will be in the field when play begins on August 10. Williams hasn’t played since representing the United States in the Fed Cup in February, before the WTA tour along […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational flights for Friday, July 17: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. MIAA said all passengers should confirm 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 flight operations are allowed provided there is approval from the local government unit. International flights that are non-essential are […]
(Eagle News)–The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said MIMAROPA, Visayas, and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms as a result. Flash floods or landslides during severe thunderstorms are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. The weather bureau said this was due […]
by Maria ANTONOVA MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Smoke from raging forest fires in Siberia on Thursday filled cities as officials scrambled to prevent the flames reaching homes. More than 100 firefighters and volunteers were trying to douse the flames of a fire outside the city of Yugorsk in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous District, just one of several areas affected. “A fire line has been ploughed around it, so the fire is not a threat, but when […]
