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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Facebook said Tuesday a new tool allowing users of the social network to view and delete data it collects from third parties is rolling out to the estimated two billion members of the leading social network worldwide. The new feature, part of a stepped-up effort to improve privacy practices, allows users to see and clear “off Facebook activity” used for targeted advertising. Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg said the tool […]
by Sébastien RICCI Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) — Hundreds of Americans and Japanese escaped the quarantined Chinese city at the center of a viral epidemic aboard charter flights on Wednesday, as the death toll soared to 132 and confirmed infections neared 6,000. The scale of the deepening crisis was emphasized with the new infection number on the Chinese mainland exceeding that of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2002-03. SARS, […]
(Eagle News) — Classes on Wednesday, Jan. 29, were suspended in some areas as a precaution against the threat of the novel coronavirus. Below is a list: Philippine Cultural College Hope Christian High School Saint Jude Catholic School St. Stephen’s High School Uno High School The Manila government has denied there was a confirmed case of novel coronavirus in a Binondo hospital. The Department of Health has said, however, that over 20 people are being […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Wednesday, Jan. 29, called on the government to suspend the issuance of all visas from people coming from China, the seat of the novel coronavirus outbreak, as he slammed the government for what he said was the lack of coordination among agencies. “Visa upon arrival lang ang suspended para sa mga Chinese. Yung tours, delegates, at businessmen, tulad nung cruise ships sa Subic, tuloy-tuloy pa. Dapat lahat,” Pangilinan said. According […]
by Caroline Nelly Perrot Agence France-Presse SILIANA, Tunisia (AFP) – Around 40 young Tunisian volunteers gather on a bare hill in the central region of Siliana. Their weekend mission — revive a burned forest by planting Aleppo pine shoots. Hamdi, from the eastern city of Sfax, gets straight to work after travelling 250 kilometres (150 miles) to the marginalised region. A camping and hiking enthusiast, he found out about the initiative on Facebook. “It’s […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — A major 7.7 magnitude quake struck Tuesday in the Caribbean between Jamaica and Cuba, triggering a brief tsunami alert and sending hundreds of people pouring onto the streets of Havana. The tremors were felt as far as the US mainland as police in Miami evacuated some buildings as a precaution. The US Geological Survey said the quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles), at 1910 GMT — […]
(Eagle News)–A rainfall advisory has been hoisted over parts of Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said light to moderate rains are being experienced over Camiguin Island and in Aparri, Buguey, Camalanuigan, Lallo and Santa Ana in Cagayan. PAGASA said these may persist for one to two hours. “All are advised to take precautionary measures against the impacts associated with these hazards,” PAGASA said.
(Eagle News)–The medical furlough of former Ozamiz City vice mayor Nova Princess Parojinog in November 2018 had a Quezon City court’s approval, the Philippine National Police said. In a statement, Brigadier General Bernard Banac said Parojinog’s visit to the clinic of Dr. Louisse Orasa at Room 801 in Medical City Hospital in Pasig City on Nov. 12, 2018 had the “express permission” of Judge Edgardo Bellosillo, presiding judge of Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch […]
by Andrew MARSZAL Agence France Presse Medical examiners identified the body of NBA legend Kobe Bryant after recovering the remains of all nine people who died in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles, officials said Tuesday. Bryant’s body was officially identified along with three others using fingerprints, two days after their helicopter crashed into a rugged hillside northwest of the city. Meanwhile federal investigators finished their inspection of the crash site, handing it over to […]
WUHAN, China (AFP) — The number of confirmed cases in the new virus outbreak in China reached 5,974 on Wednesday, overtaking the number of people infected in the mainland by the SARS epidemic in 2002-3. China’s national health commission reported more than 1,400 confirmed new cases on Wednesday, as the death toll rose to 132. There were 5,327 confirmed cases in mainland China during the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome epidemic. That outbreak killed more than […]
Earthquakes also monitored (Eagle News)-An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal as it continued to spew steam-laden plumes 600 to 800 meters tall, and earthquakes continued to be monitored. In its latest bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said sulfur dioxide emission was at 64 tons per day. The day before, PHIVOLCS said emission was “below instrumental detection.” The Taal Volcano Network, PHIVOLCS said, recorded 123 volcanic earthquakes including three low-frequency events […]
by Patrick GALEY Agence France-Presse Paris, France (AFP) – Hydrocarbon gases bubbling from the bottom of the Red Sea are polluting the atmosphere at a rate equivalent to the emissions of some large fossil fuel exporting countries, researchers said Tuesday. The gases seeping from the waters — which are ringed by the resorts and ports of several countries, including Egypt, Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia — then mix with emissions from industrial shipping and […]
