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Great Barrier Reef suffers worst-ever coral bleaching: scientists

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has suffered its most widespread coral bleaching on record, scientists said Tuesday in a dire warning about the threat posed by climate change to the world’s largest living organism. James Cook University professor Terry Hughes said a comprehensive survey last month found record sea temperatures had caused the third mass bleaching of the 2,300-kilometre (1,400-mile) reef system in just five years. Bleaching occurs when healthy corals become […]

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March 2020 among hottest on record: EU

PARIS, France (AFP) — Temperatures last month were among the hottest on record for March, the European Union’s satellite monitoring service said Monday, with particularly extreme warm weather over Russia, home to much of Earth’s permafrost. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said March 2020 was 0.68 degrees Celsius warmer than the average March from 1981 to 2010, and on par with March 2017 and 2019 — currently the second hottest on record after March […]

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Wall Street opens higher on global recovery signs

NEW YORK, United states (AFP) — Wall Street opened higher on Monday as traders took heart from news of falling coronavirus death rates in hard-hit countries even as US cases were poised to spike. The IMF noted early signs of a recovery in the world’s second-largest economy China, including rising pollution levels, but news that a meeting of top oil producers had been delayed sent oil prices slumping. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up […]

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Stocks surge on hopes for easing virus crisis

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Global equity markets strongly rebounded Monday as some of the world’s worst-hit countries reported falling coronavirus death rates, while oil prices sank after a meeting of top producers was delayed. “Global equities are soaring higher as early signs suggest curve flattening is happening in Europe and that US could be a couple weeks behind them,” said Edward Moya, an analyst at OANDA. Key eurozone markets were five percent or more […]

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UK companies team up to tackle coronavirus

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British pharmaceutical group GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with US peer Vir Biotechnology to find antibodies to help fight COVID-19 and “likely” future outbreaks, the pair announced Monday. It comes as UK defence engineering group Babcock said it was collaborating to make 10,000 ventilators, which are in short supply across the country that has seen more than 5,000 deaths from coronavirus. “GlaxoSmithKline plc and Vir Biotechnology, Inc. today announced they have […]

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Italy’s virus deaths jump to 636 after big drop

ROME, Italy (AFP) — Italy’s coronavirus death toll shot up on Monday from its lowest level in more than two weeks and officials sounded a more cautious note than earlier about a possibly easing of restrictions. The civil protection service said the daily number of official COVID-19 deaths rose to 636 on Monday from 525 the day before. Sunday’s toll was the lowest since March 19. It also represented a drop of 23 percent from […]

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New York governor extends shutdown to April 29

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday extended a shutdown in the epicenter of America’s deadly coronavirus pandemic until near the end of the month. Cuomo said the COVID-19 death rate in the state was “effectively flat” for the past two days but announced that schools and non-essential businesses must stay shut until April 29. “Now is not the time to be lax,” he told reporters, adding that fines […]

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Pres. Duterte: “We are inclined to extend the lockdown until April 30”; appeals for patience, cooperation

  (Eagle News) –  President Rodrigo Duterte said that the Philippine government is “inclined to extend the lockdown” in the country until April 30. “We are inclined to extend the lockdown up to April 30,” he said.  “Tingnan natin after that.” Appearing on national television again on Monday night, April 6, the visibly tired 75-year old Philippine leader appealed to Filipinos for patience as he called on those who have the money – the private […]

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France heading for worst recession since WWII: minister

  PARIS, France (AFP) — France is facing its deepest recession since the end of World War II because of the widespread lockdown to stem the coronavirus crisis, Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire warned Monday. “The worst growth figure in France since 1945 was -2.2 percent in 2009, after the financial crisis of 2008. We will probably be very far beyond -2.2 percent” this year, Le Maire told a Senate panel. That figure was subsequently […]

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Coronavirus threatens nearly 20 million African jobs: study

  ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AFP) — Millions of lost jobs, mounting debt woes and plunging remittances are among the economic hardships African countries can expect because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the African Union said in a study published Monday. “Nearly 20 million jobs, both in the formal and informal sectors, are threatened with destruction on the continent if the situation continues,” said the study, which noted that countries relying heavily on tourism and oil production […]

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Thunderstorm advisory hoisted over parts of N. Luzon

(Eagle News) — A thunderstorm advisory has been hoisted over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers with lightning and strong winds are expected over Quezon in Isabela and Paracelis in Mountain Province. PAGASA said this was due to localized thunderstorms. Moderate to occasionally heavy rainshowers are so far being experienced in Tineg in Abra and in Tabuk in Kalinga. PAGASA said these may persist […]

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PHL confirms 414 new COVID-19 cases, bringing total to 3660

11 new deaths, nine new recoveries recorded (Eagle News) — The Department of Health on Monday, April 6, reported 414 new cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 in the country, bringing the total to 3660. According to the DOH, nine new patients have recovered while 11 others have died. The number of recoveries so far was at 73, while deaths were at 163. President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed an enhanced community quarantine in Luzon to […]

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