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(Eagle News)–The country’s inflation rate accelerated to 2.5 percent after four months of deceleration, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Tuesday, July 7. According to the PSA, with the development, year-to-date inflation for 2020 stands at 2.5 percent. In May, inflation was at 2.1 percent and in June 2019 at 2.7 percent. The PSA said the acceleration in the June inflation was primarily brought about by the 2.3 percent annual increment recorded in the transport […]
(Eagle News)–The 24/7 construction of the Bicol International Airport will start in July. In a statement, the Department of Transportation said this was so the government could meet its target completion date of within the year for priority facilities set by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade. As it is, the Bicol International Airport completion rate stands at 66.1 percent. Plans to construct the airport were started in 1996 (pre feasibility study). The Notice to Proceed was […]
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational flights for Tuesday, July 7: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Travelers were advised to confirm their flights on the same day they are scheduled, noting that 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. But international travel is still restricted, […]
by Charly TRIBALLEAU KUMAMOTO, Japan (AFP) — Torrential rain hampered the efforts of tens of thousands of rescue workers in southwestern Japan Monday as they hunted for survivors from deadly floods and landslides, with more downpours forecast. Around 50 people were feared dead after heavy rain lashed areas of western Japan from early Saturday, causing rivers to burst their banks and flood low-lying regions. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned the weather front was heading across […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting the eastern sections of Visayas and Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the whole of Visayas, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will have partly to mostly cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, but due to localized thunderstorms. The same conditions will be felt mostly in the afternoon or evening over the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, Pangasinan, Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Qurino, Aurora, Abra, […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — US pharmaceutical giant Johnson and Johnson announced Monday an immediate cut in the price of its tuberculosis treatment course — a move NGOs have long been calling for. Bedaquiline, sold under the brand name Sirturo, was approved for medicinal use in the United States in 2012, becoming the first new tuberculosis drug in 40 years to be given the green light. Johnson and Johnson said it would make its bedaquiline tablets […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia’s Java island early Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The strong quake hit at a depth of more than 500 kilometers (300 miles), the USGS said, adding that there was “a low likelihood of casualties and damage”. The quake struck 100 kilometers off the city of Batang around sunrise (2254 GMT Monday). The Southeast Asian archipelago experiences frequent seismic and volcanic […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Hundreds of drones lit up the night sky in Seoul for a spectacular showcase of motivational and awareness messages as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic. Three hundred unmanned aerial vehicles were programmed to form images above the Han river — which runs through the South Korean capital — for the eyecatching flash mob. The show began with messages reminding people of key precautionary measures, including wearing masks, washing hands […]
NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India on Monday became the country with the third-highest coronavirus caseload in the world, as a group of scientists said there was now overwhelming evidence that the disease can be airborne — and for far longer than originally thought. With the globe’s hardest hit nation, the United States, struggling to come to grips with the new normal of social distancing and mask-wearing, officials there warned that some of the country’s […]
KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — A shallow 4.6-magnitude earthquake rocked Kabul on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, sending crowds into the streets of the Afghan capital. The quake shook Kabul at 8:36 pm (1606 GMT) with such violence that some residents at first thought it was a new explosion in the war-torn city. Despite the intensity of the jolt, there were no reports of any injuries or significant damage in the hours afterward. The USGS […]
LILONGWE, Malawi (AFP) — Malawi’s new president Lazarus Chakwera called for national sacrifice to transform his country as he was inaugurated on Monday, completing a remarkable turnaround after losing last year’s election. That vote was annulled by Malawi’s top court over “widespread and systematic” irregularities and a re-run election was held on June 23. Chakwera, 65, comfortably beat Peter Mutharika with 58.5 per cent of the vote, marking the first time in African history that […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Authorities in China’s northern Inner Mongolia region have stepped up precautions after a herdsman was confirmed at the weekend to have the bubonic plague. The man was in stable condition at a hospital in Bayannur, the city health commission said in a statement. The commission has forbidden the hunting and eating animals that could carry plague — particularly marmots — until the end of the year, and urged people to report […]
