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(Eagle News) — An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal as it continues to spew steam-laden plumes 500 to 700 meters tall. In its bulletin on Friday, Jan. 31, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said although sulfur dioxide was below instrumental detection, the Philippine Seismic Network plotted 763 volcanic earthquakes since 1 p.m. of Jan. 12, when the phreatic eruption took place. Over 100, or 177 of these registered at magnitudes 1.2 […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — The Chinese government is to send charter planes to bring citizens from virus-hit Hubei province who are overseas back “as soon as possible”, the foreign ministry said Friday. This is in view of “practical difficulties that Hubei citizens, especially those from Wuhan, have faced overseas”, said the ministry of foreign affairs spokeswoman Hua Chunying. The ministry’s comments come as a number of airlines announced they were halting or reducing flights to […]
by Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US senators wrapped up two days of exhaustive questioning of House prosecutors and White House lawyers at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, setting the stage for a showdown vote on Friday on Democratic demands for new witnesses. Chief Democratic prosecutor Adam Schiff, in a last-ditch bid to win over Republican senators wary of a drawn-out process, proposed a one-week time frame to secure new witness testimony. “Let’s […]
(Eagle News)– The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. will cover those who will be classified as persons under investigation for the novel coronavirus, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said. In an interview over ANC on Friday, Jan. 31, Duque said the special package includes foreigners who are members of PhilHealth. He said under the package, the hospital that takes care of the PUI will receive P1000 per day. He said this was agreed upon on Wednesday, […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Markets rose in Asia on Friday after the World Health Organization declared a global health emergency over the deadly new virus sweeping China. After saying last week they needed more information, the WHO invoked the rarely used designation that experts hope will lead to better international co-ordination to combat a disease that has already killed 200 people, and sickened thousands more. But the Geneva-based body stopped short of recommending trade […]
(Eagle News) — The novel coronavirus thrives better in areas with low temperature and low humidity, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Friday, Jan. 31. According to Duque, who gave an interview over ANC, this was why China, Japan, Korea, the United States, Germany and France were the first ones to report cases of the 2019-nCoV. He said the virus was relatively easier to control in a tropical country like the Philippines. “I believe […]
by Sonia Logre with Ella Ide in Rome CIVITAVECCHIA, Italy (AFP) — Thousands of stranded tourists were free to disembark from a cruise ship at an Italian port after authorities said two Chinese passengers feared to have the coronavirus tested negative Thursday. Italy’s Institute for infectious diseases examined samples taken from a Chinese woman ill with a fever, as well as her traveling companion, and both were negative for coronavirus, the health ministry said. Italian […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Authorities in Canberra on Friday declared the first state of emergency in almost two decades as a bushfire bore down on the Australian capital. Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory Andrew Barr said the measure was “effective now and will be in place for as long as Canberra is at risk”. The measures come ahead of heatwave conditions expected over the coming days and as forecasts predicted fires could hit […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Oklahoma City’s Chris Paul and Houston’s Russell Westbrook, who were traded for each other in the offseason, highlight the reserves for the 2020 NBA All-Star Game next month in Chicago. Paul will be making his 10th appearance and Westbrook his ninth as they are two of seven reserves added from the Western Conference, the league announced on Thursday. They are joined by Portland’s Damian Lillard, who is making his […]
by Sébastien RICCI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) — The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported Friday the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly 10,000 infections. The UN health agency based in Geneva had initially downplayed the threat posed by the disease, but revised its risk assessment after crisis talks. “Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries […]
WUHAN, China (AFP) — A jet carrying around 200 French citizens flew out of the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan on Friday, according to AFP journalists on board the flight. The French military aircraft is bound for southern France, where the passengers will undergo a 14-day quarantine, in case they are carrying the new coronavirus. The United States and Japan have already carried out airlifts from Wuhan for their citizens. A second US flight is […]
(Eagle News)–Employers should not hesitate to send home workers who show symptoms of the flu but continue to report to work, Senator Joel Villanueva said. According to Villanueva, employers should, after all, consider the occupational health and safety of their entire organization. Villanueva at the same time urged the Department of Labor and Employment to issue a labor advisory reminding private companies of their obligations to comply with labor standards particularly the Occupational Safety and […]
