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SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazil has the third-highest number of novel coronavirus cases in the world, according to official figures released Monday, a troubling surge for a country struggling to respond to the pandemic. With 254,220 confirmed cases, Brazil has now surpassed Britain, Spain and Italy in the past 72 hours on the list of total infections, and is behind only the United States (1.5 million) and Russia (290,000). Brazil has registered 16,792 COVID-19 […]
Denies meddling, threat allegations (Eagle News)–Solicitor General Jose Calida has declined to appear before the Senate hearing on ABSCBN’s franchise scheduled today, May 19, as he defended himself against allegations hurled against him. In declining the invitation, a statement from Calida’s office noted that the issues on the alleged violations of ABSCBN of its franchise, and the possible extension of the franchise, which were to be discussed in the Senate hearing, were sub judice, as […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Four people were killed and another 23 injured when an earthquake shook southwestern China’s Yunnan province, local authorities said Tuesday. The shallow quake in Qiaojia county struck late Monday evening, the Yunnan government said in a statement on its social media account. The quake hit near the city of Zhaotong, with a population of over six million, and registered 5.0-magnitude, according to China’s government seismology authority. State news agency Xinhua said […]
by Nina LARSON with Jing Xuan TENG in Beijing Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday Beijing has been “transparent” throughout the coronavirus crisis, and offered to share a vaccine as soon as one was available — as well as $2 billion in aid. Governments including the US and Australia have called in recent weeks for an investigation into the origins of the virus, which has become a flashpoint […]
(Eagle News)–The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases within the Philippine National Police has reached 250. The PNP said the figure was as of May 18, at 6 p.m. Of the number, four have died while 69 have recovered. The PNP also recorded 754 probable cases and 538 suspected cases. The PNP is tasked to guard checkpoints in the country, as all areas remain in a community quarantine amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Metro Manila, in […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Michael Jordan believes the Chicago Bulls 1990s NBA dynasty would have stayed together for at least one more season if team chiefs had backed coach Phil Jackson. The retired legend made his comments in the last chapter of hit documentary “The Last Dance”, saying he would have re-signed a one-year deal had management kept the team together, including Dennis Rodman, Scottie Pippen and Jackson. “If you asked all the […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Tuesday, May 19. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 3:14 a.m., had its epicenter 307 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights. MIAA said the list was for Tuesday, May 19: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. All flight operations are also concentrated at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 in a bid to reduce the risk of airport workers to the COVID-19 virus. Earlier, Cebu Pacific said the cancellation of its flights was extended until May 31 in view of […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — One rocket hit near the US embassy in Baghdad early Tuesday morning, security sources told AFP, the first to land in the high-security zone in weeks. The blast could be heard across the Iraqi capital and triggered security sirens at the US embassy compound but did not cause casualties, the sources confirmed. There was no immediate claim of responsibility. It follows more than two dozen similar attacks against American interests in […]
(Eagle News)–The easterlies are affecting Visayas and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Visayas, Palawan and Occidental Mindoro will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers. The weather bureau said this was due to localized thunderstorms. Light to moderate winds, PAGASA said, will prevail over Palawan and Occidental Mindoro and Visayas. These areas will have slight to moderate seas.
by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US biotech firm Moderna reported promising early results on Monday from the first clinical tests of an experimental vaccine against the novel coronavirus performed on a small number of volunteers. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company said the vaccine candidate, mRNA-1273, appeared to produce an immune response in eight people who received it similar to that seen in people convalescing from the virus. “These interim Phase […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Monday surpassed 90,000 deaths from the novel coronavirus and 1.5 million confirmed cases, according to a running tally from Johns Hopkins University. The Baltimore-based monitor registered 10,000 deaths in just one week. The US has the world’s highest number of deaths and infections but several countries — including Belgium, Spain, Britain, Italy and Sweden — have recorded more fatal cases per capita, according to the statistical […]
