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Maldives to reopen tourist resorts from mid-July after virus closures

MALE, Maldives (AFP) — The Maldives will reopen its tourist resorts from mid-July after a months-long virus-enforced shutdown, the country’s president said Tuesday, adding that international travellers would be welcomed to the Indian Ocean holiday hotspot. Tourism is a major earner for the Maldives, a tropical island paradise popular with honeymooners and celebrities. “The country will reopen its borders for international travel, and the government will allow resorts to welcome visitors from July 15,” President […]

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Magnitude 7.4 quake strikes southern Mexico, tsunami warning issued

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A powerful 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico on Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning along Central America’s Pacific coast and as far south as Ecuador. The epicenter was near Crucecita, in the southeastern state of Oaxaca, but the shock wave was felt as far away as Mexico City, some 700 kilometers (430 miles) distant, where it sent frightened residents rushing into the streets. The US Geological Survey reported that the […]

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Saudi coalition says intercepts Huthi missile on Riyadh

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — The Saudi-led military coalition said Tuesday it had intercepted and destroyed drones and ballistic missiles launched into the kingdom by Yemen’s Huthi rebels, including one fired towards Riyadh. Witnesses told AFP that they heard blasts at dawn from their homes in the capital. Coalition forces “managed… to intercept and destroy a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Huthi militia from Sanaa towards Riyadh in a deliberate hostile operation,” coalition spokesman […]

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Two-meter social distancing rule to be cut in England

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The two-metre social distancing rule to curb the spread of the coronavirus will be cut in England from July 4, after complaints from companies that keeping it made business impossible. “Where it is possible to keep two metres apart, people should. But where it is not, we will advise people to keep a social distance of one metre plus,” said Prime Minister Boris Johnson. © Agence France-Presse

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S. Africa to start Africa’s first coronavirus vaccine pilot

by Sofia CHRISTENSEN JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (AFP) — South Africa will roll out the continent’s first coronavirus vaccine trial this week, the university leading the pilot said Tuesday, as the country grapples with the highest number of cases in Africa. The vaccine, developed by the Oxford Jenner Institute, is already being evaluated in Britain, where 4,000 participants have signed up for the trial. South Africa has set out to vaccinate 2,000 people with the vaccine […]

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Novak Djokovic, Grand Slam superstar but never the people’s champion

by Dave JAMES PARIS, France (AFP) — From growing up with NATO bombs raining down on Serbia to securing his place amongst the Grand Slam greats, Novak Djokovic never fails to both divide and unite. The 33-year-old world number one has seemingly everything he needs. Seventeen Grand Slam titles is just three behind the all-time record of Roger Federer who is five years older. He boasts $143 million in prize money alone. Despite his achievements, […]

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Franchise renewal hearing sa Kamara ipinagpaliban upang makumpleto ng ABSCBN ang mga hinihinging dokumento

  Ni Eden Santos Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Ipinagpaliban muna ng Kongreso ang mga nakatakdang hearing nito ukol sa ABSCBN franchise renewal ngayong linggo upang mabigyan ng sapat na panahon ang management ng media network na maisumite ang kumpletong mga dokumento na hinihingi ng mga kongresista. Hindi natuloy ang nakatakdang pagdining ngayong araw, Martes, Hunyo 23, maging ang nakatakdang pagdinig bukas, Miyerkules, Hunyo 24. Isasagawa na lamang ang susunod na pagdinig sa Lunes, […]

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Sa ika-100 araw ng quarantine ng PHL, DOH sinabing marami pang dapat husayin sa kanilang sistema

https://youtu.be/DFO9E6bgRLg   Ni Madelyn Villar Moratillo Eagle News Service   (Eagle News) — Sa pagsapit sa ika-100 araw ng umiiral na community quarantine sa bansa, aminado ang Department of Health na marami pa silang dapat na paghusayin pagdating sa pagtugon sa COVID-19. Ayon kay Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire, marami rin silang nakitang mga kahinaan sa kanilang pinatutupad na sistema. Binanggit din nya na ang virus situation ay nananatiling “evolving” kaya’t marami pa rin ang […]

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Strong quake jolts Indonesia’s Sulawesi island

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there was no tsunami warning or immediate reports of damage. The strong offshore quake struck at a relatively deep 102 kilometres (63 miles). The epicentre was some 97.5 kilometres east south-east of Gorontalo city in North Sulawesi, according to USGS. Shallow quakes tend to cause more damage than deeper ones. The Southeast Asian […]

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Kyrgyzstan ex-leader sentenced to 11 years in crime boss case

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) — Kyrgyzstan’s former president was sentenced to 11 years in jail Tuesday over the illegal release of a crime boss, in a case that caused a power struggle with his successor to turn violent. The presiding judge at a court in the capital Bishkek handed Almazbek Atambayev the sentence of 11 years and two months and ruled the ex-leader be stripped of all-state honors as well as his homes and businesses. Atambayev, […]

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Thunderstorm advisory raised over parts of Mindanao

(Eagle News)–A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Iligan City, Lanao del Norte (Munai, Nunungan, Tangcal), South Cotabato (Lake Sebu), and Zamboanga del Norte (Baliguian, Siocon), within the next one to two hours. PAGASA said this was due to thunderstorms. These conditions, the weather bureau said, are being experienced in Bukidnon […]

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China, India agree to reduce tensions after deadly clash

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — China and India have agreed to reduce tensions a week after clashes on their disputed Himalayan border left 20 Indian troops dead in brutal hand-to-hand fighting. The June 15 battle, reportedly fought with fists, clubs and rocks, was the first time troops have been killed on their border since 1975 and marked a major deterioration in ties between the two Asian giants. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that […]

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