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New Zealand says APEC 2021 to be virtual summit

WELLINGTON, United States (AFP) — The annual APEC summit of Asia-Pacific leaders will be virtual next year to avoid travel risks associated with the global coronavirus pandemic, 2021 hosts New Zealand said Tuesday. Foreign Minister Winston Peters said holding the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit online, instead of in Auckland, was a “pragmatic” response to the crisis. “COVID-19 has seriously impacted how we conduct international diplomacy,” he said in a statement. “Given the current global environment, […]

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A vanishing way of life in Danube Delta’s natural paradise

by Mihaela RODINA / Ionut IORDACHESCU Agence France-Presse SFANTU-GHEORGHE, Romania (AFP) — As the “last rower” left in one of the villages dotting Romania’s Danube Delta, Iosif Acsente is all too aware of how the traditions and vistas of the region are slowly disappearing — an issue brought into sharper relief by the coronavirus pandemic. Acsente has been plying the Delta with his wooden boat for more than four decades now from his home village […]

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Cloudy skies, rainshowers expected in parts of N. Luzon

(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with rainshowers are expected in parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said partly cloudy to cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms will be experienced over Pangasinan due to the southwest monsoon affecting the western section of Luzon. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, PAGASA said, is expected over the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Qurino, Aurora, Ilocos Norte, […]

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Environment Chief Cimatu says Cebu City should remain under ECQ

(Eagle News) — Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu wants Cebu City to remain under an enhanced community quarantine even after June 30. Cimatu, who was made the point person in Cebu by President Rodrigo Duterte, said in a television interview on Tuesday, June 30, that this was his recommendation to the national government, which is expected to announce today the new community quarantine levels. Cebu City was the sole city to retain the ECQ status after […]

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Senegal capital fights shoreline developers

by Emmet LIVINGSTONE Agence France-Presse DAKAR, Senegal (AFP) — It took one morning in late May to cut a large chunk from the side of a seaside volcanic hill in Senegal’s capital Dakar, to make way for a hotel. A man had turned up with permits and diggers got to work, according to Mamadou Mignane Diouf, an official from a local campaign group called Forum Social, who fought against the development. “No one should build here,” […]

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US records more than 42,000 new virus cases in 24 hours: tally

  WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States recorded at least 42,000 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tally showed Monday, as the country confronts a rapid surge in the disease. The new infections, concentrated in southern and western states, bring the total number of infections in the US to nearly 2.6 million, according to the Baltimore-based institution at 8:30pm (0030 GMT Tuesday). The number of daily US deaths […]

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15 volcano-tectonic quakes, weak to moderate plume emission monitored at Kanlaon; alert level 1 still raised

(Eagle News)–Fifteen earthquakes and a weak to moderate plume emission were monitored at Kanlaon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Tuesday, June 30. According to PHIVOLCS, the volcano-tectonic quakes were monitored  on the western  flanks of the volcano, which remains on alert level 1. The weak to moderate emission was of  “white steam-laden plumes that rose 100 meters before drifting northwest to northeast.,” PHIVOLCS said. Sulfur dioxide  emission was measured at an […]

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Army says “no provocation” on part of soldiers in Jolo “fatal shooting”

(Eagle News)–The commanding general of the Philippine Army on Tuesday, June 30, said there was “no provocation” on the part of the soldiers who were killed in a “fatal shooting” by policemen in Jolo on Monday, as he called for a “full-blown investigation.” In a statement,  Lt. General Gilbert Gapay said based on eyewitness accounts, no altercation transpired between the two parties either “to warrant such a carnage.” “Furthermore, no agents from the Philippine Drug […]

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Maduro gives EU ambassador 72 hours to leave Venezuela

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Monday gave the head of the European Union mission in Caracas, Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa, 72 hours to leave the country after the bloc announced sanctions against 11 Venezuelan officials. “Who are they to try to impose themselves with threats?” said Maduro. “We will sort it out in 72 hours… she will be given a plane to leave, but we will arrange our things with the European […]

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US records more than 42,000 new virus cases in 24 hours: tally

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States recorded at least 42,000 coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Johns Hopkins University tally showed Monday, as the country confronts a rapid surge in the disease. The new infections, concentrated in southern and western states, bring the total number of infections in the US to nearly 2.6 million, according to the Baltimore-based institution at 8:30pm (0030 GMT Tuesday). The number of daily US deaths in […]

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Iran asks Interpol to help arrest Trump for killing general

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran said Monday it has called for Interpol to help arrest President Donald Trump and 35 other US officials for the January killing of its top general in an American drone strike. Tehran prosecutor Ali Qasi Mehr, quoted by state news agency IRNA, said 36 US political and military officials “involved in the assassination” of General Qasem Soleimani “have been investigated and were ordered to be arrested through Interpol”. “These people […]

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ICT department eyes reduced permits for common towers

(Eagle News)–The Department of Information and Communications Technology has said it was eyeing reducing Common Tower Permitting requirements by 2020. The ICT department’s Assistant Secretary  for Digital Philippines Emmanuel Rey Caintic said in particular, the government was  looking into cutting down “redundant or duplicitous permitting requirements for (independent tower companies) to reduce the number by more than 50 percent, and at the same time, reduce the average processing days.” The department said it started streamlining […]

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