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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Confidence among Japan’s biggest manufacturers plunged to the worst level since 2009, a key survey showed Wednesday as the coronavirus pandemic hits global demand and disrupts production. The Bank of Japan’s June Tankan business survey — a quarterly poll of about 10,000 companies — showed a reading of minus 34 among major manufacturers, the lowest level since June 2009 when the global financial crisis hit the world’s third-largest economy. The shock […]
(Eagle News) — The Antipolo New Public Market has been placed under a 14-day lockdown. According to the city government, the lockdown, which started on Tuesday, June 30, was after 18 tenants and vendors tested positive for COVID-19. The results were based on confirmatory tests done on 48 people from the market who previously tested positive for the IgM antibody generated in response to a COVID-19 infection in rapid tests, and who exhibited symptoms at […]
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Temperatures in Britain could exceed 40 degrees Celsius every three or four years by 2100 if greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated, research published Tuesday has found, as climate change increases the likelihood of scorching heat waves. The modelling study by Britain’s Meteorological Office found that emissions are dramatically increasing the likelihood of extremely warm days in the UK, particularly in the southeast. Without climate change, a […]
(Eagle News)–Over 600 Filipinos were recently repatriated from the United Arab Emirates amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the 648 Filipinos arrived at the Clark airport and Ninoy Aquino International Airport on board two special commercial flights from Dubai. The flights, the DFA said, were made possible in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates’ government, the Philippine Embassy in Abu Dhabi and the Philippine Consulate General in Dubai. “All repatriates underwent […]
(Eagle News)–The interim operations of the Edsa Busway start today, July 1. The Department of Transportation said buses from Monumento to Quezon Avenue will be using the following bus stops located on the curbside for the meantime to pick up and/or unload passengers: Bagong Barrio LRT Balintawak Kaingin Road LRT Muñoz Station MRT North Avenue Station (Southbound-Loading only, Northbound-Unloading Only) MRT Quezon Avenue Station (Southbound-Loading only, Northbound-Unloading Only) According to the DOTr, buses will “shift […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Nepal is offering farmers cash rewards for catching desert locusts to limit the damage caused by the destructive swarms that have ravaged harvests in India and Pakistan. South Asia is experiencing its worst infestation in decades, with the plague of locusts devastating agricultural heartlands and are now entering Nepal. “Our decision is aimed at encouraging people to catch the insects instead of using pesticides which might be harmful to the environment,” […]
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Northern Luzon. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers and thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds will prevail over Palawan and Occidental Mindoro and over the Visayas, which will have slight to moderate seas. Localized thunderstorms, on the other hand, are affecting Mindanao, which will have […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The number of COVID-19 cases has exploded in one of California’s oldest prisons, San Quentin, as more than 1,000 inmates have tested positive for the virus, authorities in the US state announced Tuesday. “That is our deep area of focus and concern right now,” said Governor Gavin Newsom, noting that 42 percent of the some 3,500 inmates at San Quentin, near San Francisco, are considered “medically vulnerable.” Unlike other […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump has approved a plan to slash the US military presence in Germany by 9,500 troops, the Defense Department said Tuesday. Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said the move, which has sparked concerns in Berlin and in the NATO alliance, is to redeploy the troops and will “enhance Russian deterrence, strengthen NATO, (and) reassure allies,” as well as improving US strategic flexibility. The move will cut the current troop […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — A powerful explosion at a clinic in northern Tehran killed at least 19 people on Tuesday, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency reported. The blast at Sina At’har health center caused damage to buildings in the vicinity and sent a plume of thick black smoke into the night sky, state television reported. “An explosion was reported at 20:56 (1626 GMT) followed by a fire at Sina At’har clinic. Medical units were dispatched […]
(Eagle News) — The Land Transportation Office will not accept applications for student permits starting Wednesday, July 1, to Aug. 2. The LTO said the suspension was in preparation for the implementation of the new requirement for student permits to be processed starting Aug. 3: driving course completion certificates issued by the LTO-accredited driving school, its authorized driving school instructors / administrators, and by the LTO-Driver Education Centers (DECs) in LTO offices that are “electronically […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Wednesday, July 1: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Travelers were advised to confirm their flights on the day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. Domestic flight operations are allowed for as long as there is […]
