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Giant tortoise Diego, a hero to his species, is home

QUITO, Ecuador (AFP) — Diego the giant Galapagos tortoise whose tireless efforts are credited with almost single-handedly saving his once-threatened species, was put out to pasture Monday on his native island after decades of breeding in captivity, Ecuador’s environment minister said. Diego was shipped out from the Galapagos National Park’s breeding program on Santa Cruz to remote and uninhabited Espanola. “We are closing an important chapter” in the management of the park, said the minister […]

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DOTr: Participating vehicles in Free Ride Service for Health Workers program to continue to receive fuel subsidy until June 30

(Eagle News)-Participating vehicles in the   Free Ride Service for Health Workers Program will continue  to receive fuel subsidy until June 30. The Department of Transportation said Phoenix Petroleum Philippines Inc., which had partnered with agency to assist with the transportation needs of medical frontliners during the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health crisis, has given the assurance, with President Rodrigo Duterte extending the general community quarantine in some areas, including in Metro Manila. The DOTr […]

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Over 8 million COVID-19 cases worldwide with no vaccine in sight; virus deaths still rising

  (Eagle News) – There are more than 8 million COVID-19 cases worldwide with virus-related deaths continuing to rise at 436,899, according to the latest data from the Johns Hopkins University on COVID-19 dashboard. Total confirmed cases as of 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, are 8,034,461, with the United States still leading in terms of number of cases and deaths. -US has most COVID-19 cases and deaths- The US confirmed COVID-19 cases reached 2,114,026, followed […]

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3.5-magnitude quake hits Antique

(Eagle News)–A 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Antique on Tuesday, June 16. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 12:04 p.m., had its epicenter 36 kilometers northwest of Belison. It had a depth of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were expected.

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Less than 400 US virus deaths in 24 hours for 2nd day: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United State recorded fewer than 400 coronavirus-related deaths in 24 hours for the second day in a row, according to a tally Monday by Johns Hopkins University. There were 385 new deaths at 8:30 pm (0030 Tuesday), the tracker from the Baltimore-based university showed, after a 24-hour toll of 382 the day before. These are the lowest daily death tolls since the end of March, although data tend to […]

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Immigration bureau: Spanish national in Dasma Village incident “perpetually banned” from entering PHL

(Eagle News) — The Spanish national who figured in an altercation with Makati policemen, and that was caught in a viral video is now “perpetually” banned from entering the country, the Bureau of Immigration said on Tuesday, June 16. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente ordered the inclusion of Javier Salvador Parra in the Immigration blacklist after he did not return to face the deportation case against him. The bureau said Parra left the country for Madrid, […]

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North Korean army ‘fully ready’ for action against Seoul: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s army is “fully ready” to take action against the South, state media said Tuesday in the latest verbal sabre-rattling from Pyongyang, days after its leader’s sister threatened military moves against Seoul. Since early June, North Korea has issued a series of vitriolic condemnations of the South over activists sending anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border — something defectors do on a regular basis. Last week, it announced it was […]

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Beijing virus situation ‘extremely severe’ as 27 new cases reported

by Jing Xuan TENG BEIJING, China (AFP) — The coronavirus situation in China’s capital is “extremely severe”, a city official warned Tuesday, as 27 new infections were reported from Beijing where a new cluster has sparked a huge trace-and-test programme. The COVID-19 resurgence — believed to have started at the sprawling Xinfadi wholesale food market in the capital — has sparked alarm as China had largely brought its outbreak under control through mass testing and […]

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PNP: Two Cebu City policemen pass away due to COVID-19

(Eagle News) — Two policemen who tested positive for COVID-19 have recently died, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths in the Philippine National Police at 7. The PNP identified the policemen only by their patient number: PNP-390 and PNP-400. Both were assigned in Cebu City. The PNP said PNP-390 was 46-year-old, and was admitted in the hospital for fever, cough, shortness of breath, diarrhea, dizziness, and nausea on June 4. On June 10, the […]

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De Gaulle statue vandalised in northern France

LILLE, France (AFP) — A bust of France’s wartime resistance leader and later president Charles de Gaulle has been vandalised in northern France, local officials said Monday, prompting outrage from right-wing politicians. The bust of de Gaulle in the northern town of Hautmont near the Belgian border was splashed with bright orange paint and the back of its pedestal daubed with the slogan “slaver”. The act comes as statues are being toppled and removed globally […]

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New Zealand reports first new virus cases in 25 days

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand reported two cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, ending a three-and-a-half week spell without any fresh infections, health authorities said. Both the new patients were recent arrivals from the United Kingdom, the health ministry said. “The ministry can confirm today two new cases of COVID-19 in New Zealand related to the border as a result of recent travel from the UK. Both cases are connected,” it said in a brief […]

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In DR Congo, King Leopold’s statue stoic as protests rage elsewhere

by Samir TOUNSI Agence France-Presse KINSHASA, DR Congo (AFP) — Overlooking Kinshasa from the seclusion of a presidential garden, the statue of Belgian King Leopold II stares over the Congo River far from the protests and rage targetting colonial figures elsewhere. The monument to the Belgian monarch, who made the Congo his personal fiefdom, stands next to his successor, Albert I, and a statue of British explorer Henry Stanley who founded the city that would become […]

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