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SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — The official Twitter accounts of Apple, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and others were hijacked on Wednesday by scammers trying to dupe people into sending cryptocurrency bitcoin, in a massive hack of the social media platform. The list of accounts commandeered simultaneously grew rapidly to include Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Uber, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, bitcoin specialty firms and many others. Posts, which were largely deleted, were fired off from […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila may revert to a modified enhanced community quarantine area. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said this was if, after two weeks, there is no slowdown in COVID-19 transmission. Roque made the announcement, noting that President Rodrigo Duterte had initially agreed to place the National Capital Region under the stricter form of community quarantine, the MECQ, as recommended by a group of University of the Philippines researchers. “Pero nag-apela ang chief implementer […]
(Eagle News) — There should be no playgrounds or buffets in schools to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Secretary Carlito Galvez, chief implementer of the national action plan against COVID-19, made the suggestion on Wednesday night, during President Rodrigo Duterte’s meeting with members of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and other resource persons to discuss the country’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the new normal. The […]
(Eagle News)– A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Wednesday, July 15. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 11:13 p.m., had its epicenter 100 kilometers southeast of Tarragona. Depth of focus was 49 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
Metro Manila still under GCQ, Cebu City under MECQ (Eagle News)– The Palace on Wednesday night announced the quarantine classifications for different parts of the country starting tomorrow, July 16, to July 31. According to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, only Cebu City shall remain under a modified enhanced community quarantine. He said this means residents can only go out to purchase necessities and for work if that industry is allowed to operate. Public gatherings are […]
MAKASAR, Indonesia (AFP) — The death toll from floods on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island has risen to at least 21, authorities said Wednesday as residents tried to salvage a few belongings from their inundated homes. The flash floods in North Luwu regency left hundreds of houses buried in mud after three rivers burst their banks due to torrential rains which started on Monday. Nearly 1,600 people were taking refuge in temporary shelters, the Search and Rescue […]
by Qasim Nauman, with AFP Bureaus Agence France Presse Millions of people faced new coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday as infections surge, but in one sign of hope, an American firm said it would soon start final-stage human trials for a possible vaccine. Countries around the world re-imposed lockdowns and curbs to contain new outbreaks, as global cases surged past 13.2 million with more than 576,000 deaths. Parts of the Asia-Pacific region, which had been […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday the United States will ban visas to some employees of Chinese telecom giant Huawei, which Washington is seeking to isolate. “The State Department will impose visa restrictions on certain employees of the Chinese technology companies like Huawei that provide material support to regimes engaging in human rights violations and abuses,” Pompeo told a news conference. © Agence France-Presse
ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AFP) — A 15-year-old boy has died from the bubonic plague in Mongolia, health authorities said Tuesday, one of a handful of cases that recently emerged in the country and neighbouring China. The boy, who lived in the remote southwest province of Gobi-Altai, caught the rare bacterial illness after hunting and eating a marmot, according to the health ministry. “We quarantined the first 15 people who came into contact with the deceased and […]
MARNE-LA-VALLEE, France (AFP) — Disneyland Paris, Europe’s biggest private tourist attraction, reopened its gates Wednesday after four months of coronavirus lockdown, albeit with limited access and a ban on hugging the famous characters. As festive music played, Mickey, Pluto and other Disney characters greeted the first visitors — all sporting face masks and some the trademark Mickey Mouse ears — while keeping a safe distance from the guests. Despite the merry mood, things at Disneyland […]
Imelda Papin, Marco Sison, and Vina Morales to select Final Five, with the Grand Winners to be chosen by the public via online and text votes By Caesar Vallejos, OPEN FOR BUSINESS Tagisan Ng Galing’s (TNG) panel of judges recently announced the Top 15 contestants in NET25’s biggest talent competition as the Part 1 of the nationwide search for the country’s best performing acts nears its grand finale. TOP 15 Imelda Papin, Marco Sison, and […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo is on its highest coronavirus alert level after a spike in new cases, the city’s governor warned Wednesday, as experts said the rising infections were a clear “red flag”. However, the move to a “red” alert does not mean the city will ask businesses to close or events to be postponed. Even during a national state of emergency in April, there was no “lockdown” in Japan of the type seen […]
