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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — At least two staff working for the EU administration in Brussels have tested positive for the novel coronavirus and are receiving treatment, European officials said Wednesday. One case, a man working at the European Defence Agency (EDA), had returned from Italy on February 23. The second, who works in security for the European Council, is thought to have been infected in Brussels after having contact with the first man. Meetings at […]
WARSAW, Poland (AFP) — Poland on Wednesday announced its first case of coronavirus while adding that nearly 70 people were being tested for the disease. The man, who had visited Germany, is “not part of a risk group” and his life is not in danger, Health Minister Lukasz Szumowski told a news conference. He indicated the man was not elderly, whose lives are at greater risk. He was hospitalized in the western city of Zielona […]
(Eagle News)–A third Filipino in Hong Kong tested positive for the novel coronavirus. In an advisory, the Hong Kong Consulate General of the Philippines said the news was confirmed by the Hong Kong Health Department. The consulate said the patient, who requested not to be identified, was in isolation and was undergoing treatment in a hospital. She is healthy and is not exhibiting any symptoms, the Consulate General said. The Consulate General said the other […]
by Amir Havasi TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) — Coronavirus has killed 92 people in Iran, officials said Wednesday, as the world’s deadliest outbreak outside China spread to all but one of the country’s provinces. Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani meanwhile dismissed a US offer to help it fight the novel coronavirus outbreak, charging that Washington hides behind a “mask of sympathy” while sanctions are depriving the country of medicine. The Islamic republic reported 15 new deaths from […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The death toll in the United States from the new coronavirus rose to 11 on Wednesday, as lawmakers in Congress reached a deal to provide more than $8 billion to fight the outbreak. Governor Gavin Newsom reported the first fatality in California from the COVID-19 illness while health officials in nearby Washington state said a 10th person had died there. Newsom gave no details about the person who had […]
Ni Vic Somintac Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Ipinagmamalaki ng Malacanang ang assessment ng World Health Organization (WHO) na sa loob ng dalawang linggo ay kontrolado pa rin ng Pilipinas ang pagkalat ng coronavirus disease (COVID- 19) sa bansa. Sa Laging Handa briefing sa Malacanang, sinabi ni Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar na nangunguhulugan lamang na epektibo ang sistema na ipinapatupad ng Inter Agency Task Force on Infectious Disease sa pangunguna ng […]
(Eagle News) — Nagpasya nang kanselahin ang nakatakda sanang Manila concert ng Canadian-French singer-songwriter na si Avril Lavigne dahil sa coronavirus outbreak. Sa social media ni Avril ay ikinalungkot nito ang kanselasyon ng kaniyang Asia tour kabilang na ang Pilipinas na nakatakda sana sa May 20, 2020.
(Eagle News)–A 3.4-magnitude earthquake struck Leyte on Thursday, March 5. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 4:38 a.m., has its epicenter 2 kilometers northeast of Leyte. It had a depth of focus of 7 kilometers. An instrumental intensity II was felt in Naval, Biliran. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms are expected over Mindanao and Eastern Visayas due to the low pressure area off Surigao del Sur. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Bicol Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms due to the tail-end of a cold front. Metro Manila and the rest of Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains, PAGASA said, as the […]
NEW YORK, NY (AFP) — US media tycoon Michael Bloomberg quit the Democratic presidential race and endorsed frontrunner Joe Biden Wednesday after being snubbed by voters on Super Tuesday despite blowing more than half a billion dollars on his campaign. “Three months ago, I entered the race for president to defeat Donald Trump. Today, I am leaving the race for the same reason: to defeat Donald Trump — because it is clear to me that […]
By Julia Benarrous with Sebastian Smith in Washington HOUSTON, TX (AFP) — A resurgent Joe Biden seized the momentum in the race to become the Democratic challenger to President Donald Trump with a string of Super Tuesday victories, including key prize Texas, against rival Bernie Sanders. Sanders, a 78-year-old leftist who wants to reshape America’s economy, had been the clear leader and was looking for a knock-out blow on the most consequential voting day on […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines has lifted the suspension on negotiations and the signing of loan and grant pacts with countries that supported a United Nations probe into the country’s drug war. The lifting was by virtue of a February 27 memorandum signed by Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea. The memorandum, which was released on Wednesday, March 4, said the lifting takes place immediately. According to Medialdea, “all necessary approvals, authorities and clearances, as required by relevant laws, […]
