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by Glenn CHAPMAN SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Samsung on Tuesday unveiled its second folding smartphone, a “Z Flip” handset with a lofty price tag aimed at “trendsetters.” The smartphone flips open, like a case, opening into a 6.7-inch screen, and fits in a pocket when folded. The ultrathin glass used for the screen can be folded and unfolded more than 200,000 times and resists scratches, according to Samsung. The Galaxy Z Flip will […]
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — Residents of Baghdad rushed to have snowball fights or take photographs Tuesday as the Iraqi capital woke carpeted in white by only its second snowfall in a century. The last recorded snowfall in the city was in 2008, but it was a quick and mostly slushy affair — and prior to that, it had been a century since Baghdad saw any flakes. Iraqis young and old said it was the first […]
by Laurent Thomet and Jing Xuan Teng BEIJING, China (AFP) — Countries have a chance of stopping the global spread of the new coronavirus, the chief of the World Health Organization said Tuesday, urging them to work together against the outbreak. The WHO is holding a conference in Geneva on combatting the virus that Beijing is struggling to contain and which has killed more than 1,000, infected more than 42,000 and reached about 25 countries. […]
(Eagle News) – The total number of persons under investigation (PUIs) for the novel coronavirus-2019 has jumped to 382 in the Philippines, with the number of confirmed cases still at three, according to the Department of Health’s latest data. As of its latest update on Tuesday, Feb. 11, there were 68 new cases added to the previous day’s accumulative total of 314. (https://ncovtracker.doh.gov.ph/) There are also 266 admitted PUIs, with five added from Monday’s […]
(Eagle News) — Taiwan on Tuesday, Feb. 11, said that it would continue to communicate with the Philippine government in hopes of reversing a travel ban that the Philippines had imposed on Taiwan because of the novel coronavirus scare. Taiwan’s foreign ministry said that it was “wrong” for Taiwan to be confused with China after the Philippines included Taiwan on Monday in its travel ban, citing the World Health Organization (WHO) classification on Taiwan […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.0-magnitude earthquake struck Cebu on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which hit at 6:32 p.m., had its epicenter 16 kilometers northeast of Oslob. Depth of focus was 25 kilometers. An instrumental intensity II was felt in Argao City. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A team of British scientists believe they have become the first to start animal testing of a vaccine for the new coronavirus that has killed more than 900 people. Researchers at Imperial College London said their ultimate goal was to have an effective and safe way of halting the SARS-like strain’s spread by the end of the year. “At the moment we have just put the vaccine that we’ve generated […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte will “not entertain” any United States initiative to save the Visiting Forces Agreement. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo added President Duterte will not accept “any official invitation to visit the United States.” Panelo said the President’s decision, after all, was a “consequence of a series of legislative and executive actions by the US government that bordered on assaulting our sovereignty and disrespecting our judicial system.” “In addition, the President believes that […]
(Eagle News) – The United States embassy has acknowledged receiving the Philippine government’s “intent to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA)” describing it as having “significant implications for the US-Philippine alliance.” In a statement, the US embassy said that the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) had already informed them of the Philippines’ decision to terminate the VFA. “This is a serious step with significant implications for the U.S.-Philippines alliance,” its statement said. “We will […]
(Eagle News)–Parts of La Union will experience power interruption on Saturday, Feb. 15. The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines said residents should expect the power interruption from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. It said affected were the LUELCO – Bacnotan and Balaoan substations. According to the NGCP, the power interruptio was due to the “annual preventive maintenance and testing of equipment at Bacnotan Substation, simultaneous with maintenance works along Bacnotan-Bulala 69kV Line.” “NGCP will exert […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, Feb. 11. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its latest bulletin that Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region and the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with light rains due to the northeast monsoon affecting the country. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, on the other hand, will […]
(Eagle News) — AirAsia on Tuesday, Feb. 11, announced the cancellation of its flights between the Philippines and Taiwan. The airline said the cancellation of its flights to and from Kaohsiung and Taipei was “in compliance with the government’s directive imposing travel restrictions” as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. The initial government ban included only mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. AirAsia said it “is making provisions for guests affected by the flight cancellations, […]
