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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Republican senators proposed legislation Tuesday that would empower President Donald Trump to slap sanctions on China if Beijing does not give a “full accounting” for the coronavirus outbreak. “The Chinese Communist Party must be held accountable for the detrimental role they played in this pandemic,” said Senator Jim Inhofe, one of the sponsors of the “COVID-19 Accountability Act.” “Their outright deception of the origin and spread of the virus […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies can be seen in Motiong, Samar in the Eastern Visayas region in the Philippines at around 7 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2020. At 4 a.m. today, the center of Tropical Storm “AMBO” was estimated based on all available data at 410 kilometers East of Borongan City, Eastern Samar (11.7 °N, 129.2 °E ) The country’s weather bureau, PAGASA, said scattered light to moderate with at times heavy rainshowers during thunderstorms […]
In this weather photo taken by Eagle News Service correspondent Cesar Sotto in Ormoc, Leyte, partly cloudy skies can be seen with fairly good weather as of 6:18 a.m, Wednesday, May 13, as Tropical Storm “Ambo” approaches Eastern Visayas region. At 3 a.m. today, Wednesday, May 13, the center of Tropical Storm “AMBO” {VONGFONG} was estimated based on all available data at 385 km East of Guiuan, Eastern Samar or 410 km East of […]
Says country cannot afford a long ECQ (Eagle News) – The Philippine government is implementing “gradual” easing of restrictions in a “phased manner” which takes in consideration the precautionary measures given by the World Health Organization. This was according to Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the country’s national action plan against COVID-19. He said that the WHO recommendations on easing of quarantine restrictions have been incorporated in the Philippine government’s plan on […]
WUHAN, China (AFP) — Wuhan plans to conduct coronavirus tests on the Chinese city’s entire population after new cases emerged for the first time in weeks in the cradle of the global pandemic, state media reported Tuesday. Officials have been ordered to submit by noon on Tuesday plans to administer nucleic acid tests on all residents in the city of 11 million people, according to an official notice carried by news outlets. “Each district should […]
by Bhuvan Bagga and Abhaya Srivastava Agence France Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) — India’s enormous railway network tentatively ground back to life Tuesday as a gradual lifting of the world’s biggest coronavirus lockdown gathered pace even as new cases surged. The country of 1.3 billion imposed a strict shutdown in late March, which Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has credited with keeping cases to a modest 70,000, with around 2,300 deaths. But the lockdown, […]
(Eagle News) — “Ambo” intensified into a tropical storm Tuesday night and is expected to “bring moderate to heavy rains over Eastern Visayas, Catanduanes, Albay, Sorsogon, and Masbate,” according to PAGASA’s 11 p.m. weather bulletin on May 12. The country’s weather bureau said that Tropical Storm Ambo (international name VONGFONG) may even “further intensify as it approaches the Eastern Visayas-Bicol Region area.” PAGASA issued a “heavy rainfall warning” last night, amd said that the […]
by Andrea GRAELLS TEMPEL et Maryam EL HAMMOUCHI avec les bureaux de l’AFP en région Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Thousands of schools reopened throughout France on Tuesday as the government eases its coronavirus lockdown rules despite some fears of a second waves of infections. According to official figures there were 348 new COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday, bringing the national total to 26,991. Primary and nursery schools reopened however, with teachers wearing face […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a $3 trillion coronavirus response package, the largest yet, to fund efforts to fight the pandemic and provide emergency payments to millions of American households. The Heroes Act was introduced in the House of Representatives and could be voted on in the Democratic-led chamber as early as this week. But the 1,815-page measure faced immediate opposition in the Republican-controlled Senate, where leaders have said a […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Norte on Tuesday, May 12. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 10:29 p.m., had its epicenter 23 kilometers northeast of San Isidro. It had a depth of 11 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
by Michael Mainville with AFP bureaux Agence France Presse World powers including Russia and India pushed on with easing coronavirus restrictions on Tuesday, despite upsurges in infections in parts of the world and warnings of a second wave epidemic. Chinese authorities, meanwhile, moved to test the entire 11-million strong population of the city of Wuhan, cradle of the global pandemic, after new cases were reported there. In Russia, the government began to gradually ease […]
by Nina LARSON GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The World Health Organization on Monday hailed dwindling COVID-19 infection rates and deaths in some countries, but called on nations to show “extreme vigilance” as they begin loosening their restrictions. Swathes of Europe began the long process of reopening from coronavirus lockdowns on Monday, with officials in countries like France and Spain emboldened by declining death rates. “The good news is that there has been a great deal […]
