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(Eagle News)–The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority urged motorists to use alternate routes with several roads scheduled to undergo a reblocking, repair and maintenance over the weekend. The MMDA said work on the following roads began on Friday, March 6, at 11 p.m., and will end on Monday, March 9, at 5 a.m.: Southbound 1. A. Bonifacio Ave. Sgt. Rivera St. to Bansalangin St. (1st lane from sidewalk) 2. EDSA Guzent to Bansalangin St. (3rd lane […]
(Eagle News)–Visayas, Caraga and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said this was due to the Low Pressure Area estimated 30 kilometers west northwest of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur. Bicol Region, Quezon, Marinduque, and Romblon will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the tail end of a cold front. Batanes and Babuyan Group of Islands will […]
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain registered its fifth victim from the deadly coronavirus epidemic on Friday as the number of people infected with the virus jumped to 365, health officials said. So far, all of the victims have been people in high-risk categories, elderly or suffering from a pre-existing condition, said Fernando Simon, the health ministry’s chief coordinator for emergencies. Since Thursday evening, 102 new cases have been confirmed in the biggest single-day jump since […]
VILNIUS, Slovakia (AFP) — Slovakia reported its first case of the novel coronavirus on Friday, after a man whose son visited Venice in COVID-19 hotspot Italy, tested positive. “Today, a 52-year-old patient was confirmed to be infected,” Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini told journalist Friday. He said the man, who has not been named, is currently hospitalized in Bratislava. “The patient did not travel anywhere recently but his son returned from Venice a couple of weeks […]
https://youtu.be/sGYFfVRJb-k Ni Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Pinangunahan ni Deputy Chief for Operations Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar na tumatayong commander ng Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) “Bell 429” ang ocular inspection sa crash site sa Laperal Compound sa San Pedro Laguna. Kasama nya si Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management (DIDM) director Police Major Gen. Elmo Francis Sarona mga imbestigador ng Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG), at Aviation Security […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Egypt detected 12 new cases Friday of the novel coronavirus among workers aboard a Nile cruise boat heading from Aswan to Luxor, a healthy ministry statement said. “Twelve new cases tested positive for the coronavirus among Egyptian staff on the cruise boat without showing any symptoms,” the joint statement with the World Health Organization said. Authorities were alerted after it was found that a Taiwanese tourist who traveled on the ship […]
The Catholic Church’s Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of French Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, whose conviction for shielding an alleged child-molesting priest was overturned on appeal last month, the Catholic church in Lyon said Friday. Barbarin, who will now step down as Archbishop of Lyon, was given a six-month suspended jail sentence last March for not reporting a priest in his diocese who had allegedly abused dozens of boy scouts in the 1980s and 1990s. […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) — An attacker targeted the US embassy in the Tunisian capital on Friday, causing an explosion and injuries among police before being killed, police said. The assailant tried to enter the embassy but was prevented by police who guarded the diplomatic mission in the Berges du Lac district, a police official said. Several police were wounded in the attack, the official added, without giving further details. “The operation was doomed to fail,” […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — World oil prices, already slumping on coronavirus fears, extended losses to more than 5.0 percent Friday on reports Russia wants to delay deeper output cuts recommended by its OPEC allies. In London morning deals, Brent North Sea crude dived to $47.02 per barrel, the lowest levels since July 2017. WTI tumbled to $43.28 — the lowest since late 2018. Prices recovered some of the losses, although Brent was still down […]
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Governments using lockdowns and quarantines to fight the deadly new coronavirus must ensure people’s rights are respected and avoid unintended consequences, the UN rights chief said Friday. Michelle Bachelet said the response to the COVID-19 disease caused by the virus must place human dignity and rights at its center. Her office said lockdowns, quarantines, and similar measures “should always be carried out in strict accordance with human rights standards and in […]
TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Iran on Friday announced 17 more deaths from the novel coronavirus, raising the total number of people killed to 124, as the overall number of cases soared. “We have confirmed 1,234 new cases, which is a record in the past few days,” health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour told a news conference, raising the total number of infections to 4,747. The new cases “are probably those who had been infected with the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan has been forced to scrap plans to involve children in the Olympic torch handover and arrival ceremonies because of fears over the new coronavirus, Tokyo 2020’s chief organizer said on Friday. Organizing committee head Yoshiro Mori called it a “heartbreaking decision” to cancel a performance of 140 children at the handover ceremony in Athens. The announcement comes after organizers said they may have to scale back the torch relay and […]
