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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Milwaukee Bucks, who have the NBA’s best record, continued their drive to clinch home-court advantage in the playoffs with a 126-106 win over the struggling Detroit Pistons on Thursday. Reigning league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 33 points and 16 rebounds as the visiting Bucks disposed of their Central Division rivals for the 11th straight time. Khris Middleton tallied 28 points and eight rebounds for the Bucks, who […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Two Australians evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus on their return home, despite being cleared in Japan, authorities said Friday. “We have two people who are positive for the COVID-19 virus. Those two people have mild illness,” said Dianne Stephens, acting chief health officer for the Northern Territories. Health officials in Canberra told AFP all 164 Australians who returned home earlier this week “were tested […]
(Eagle News) — If needed, the Philippine government should charter a plane to bring home the Filipinos quarantined in a Japan cruise ship amid the novel coronavirus threat. This is according to Senator Ralph Recto, who issued the statement as the quarantine of those on board the Diamond Princess comes to an end. There are 538 Filipinos on board the ship that was quarantined off Yokohama after one of its passengers who joined a bus […]
by Sunghee Hwang SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s self-imposed isolation in the face of the coronavirus epidemic raging in neighboring China is its only method of protection from an outbreak that would wreak havoc given its crumbling health system, analysts say. The country was among the first to seal its border with China — its main provider of trade and aid — and has since suspended flights and train services, banned tourists, and […]
by Issam AHMED Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) US President Donald Trump’s longtime ally Roger Stone was sentenced Thursday to 40 months in prison for impeding a congressional investigation, in a case that ignited a firestorm over the US president’s political interference in the justice system. Stone, a veteran Republican operative and one of the president’s oldest confidants, was convicted in November of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing […]
(Eagle News) — Several flights were cancelled on Friday, Feb. 21, due to bad weather. Below is a list: 5J 504: Manila – Tuguegarao 5J 505: Tuguegarao – Manila The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the northeast monsoon is affecting Luzon and Visayas.
(Eagle News) — The immigration officer who blew the whistle on corruption among some of his colleagues in connection with the so-called “pastillas” scheme is now under government protective custody. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said Allision Chiong, immigration officer 1, has been admitted to the Witness Protection Program upon the request of Senate President Tito Sotto and Senator Risa Hontiveros, chair of the Senate panel probing the scheme involving the escort of Chinese nationals into […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea confirmed 52 more cases of novel coronavirus on Friday, taking its overall figure to 156 and making it the worst-infected country outside China. Altogether 39 of the new cases were linked to the Shincheonji Church of Jesus in the southern city of Daegu, the Korean Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said. More than 80 members of Shincheonji have now been infected, starting with a 61-year-old woman who […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Richard Gordon believes Bureau of Corrections legal officer Fredric Santos was killed due to either one of two things. He knew a lot about the Good Conduct Time Allowance mess or he made promises that were broken. “Siyempre marami siyang nalalaman. Tandaan mo lahat ng papel ng mga preso siya ang nagnonotaryo. Malapit siya sa mga preso,” Gordon said in a radio interview on Friday, Feb. 21. According to Gordon, it was also […]
(Eagle News)–An alert level 2 is maintained over Taal, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said on Friday, Feb. 21. In its latest bulletin, PHIVOLCS said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 meters high. The Taal Volcano Network, PHIVOLCS said, recorded 29 volcanic earthquakes that “are associated with rock fracturing processes beneath and around the edifice.” PHIVOLCS reminded the […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Two Australians evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship have tested positive for coronavirus, authorities said Friday, raising questions about Japan’s policy of allowing evacuees to return home after testing negative. “We have two people who are positive for the COVID-19 virus. Those two people have a mild illness,” said Dianne Stephens, acting chief health officer for the Northern Territories. Hundreds of people have been allowed to leave the ship after […]
(Eagle News)–A 3.6-magnitude earthquake struck Davao Oriental on Friday, Feb. 21 The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 7:59 a.m., had its epicenter 14 kilometers southwest of Mati. It had a depth of focus of 42 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
