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The Medical City denies reports of novel coronavirus case

(Eagle News)–The Medical City has denied  it had persons under investigation for the novel coronavirus. The Pasig-based hospital issued the statement following online reports a patient with the virus had been confined there. “We need to exercise caution when sharing unvalidated statements as these will only cause unnecessary anxiety,” the hospital said. It added that it “exercises the highest standards of infection control and hospital protocols in dealing with patients suspected of being infected with […]

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DFA urges Filipinos abroad to take necessary precautions vs novel coronavirus

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has advised Filipinos abroad to take the necessary precautions against the novel coronavirus. The DFA issued the statement as Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers’ Affairs Sarah Lou Arriola prepared to convene  an emergency meeting today, January 27, to discuss strategies to properly respond to the health emergency. The DFA said based on a report from the  Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai, it was already in touch with around […]

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Manila gov’t denies reports of novel coronavirus case in Binondo hospital

(Eagle News)–The Manila government has denied any case of novel coronavirus in the city. In a statement, Manila Health Officer Dr. Arnold Pangan said the Chinese national who was confined in the Metropolitan Hospital last January 25 due to fever and cough had been diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia. The Chinese national, a Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations worker who resides in the boundary of Parañaque and Pasay, had arrived in the country on Jan. 8. He […]

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‘Tonight is for Kobe’: Lizzo dedicates Grammys to late NBA legend

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Top nominee Lizzo kicked off the 2020 Grammys on Sunday with a tribute to the late basketball legend Kobe Bryant, before launching into a rousing medley of her hits. “Tonight is for Kobe,” shouted the 31-year-old, who has already won two awards in the pre-gala event that led into music’s marquee night. Bryant — a hero for Los Angeles who played for the Lakers in the Staples Center, where […]

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Locusts the latest curse of East Africa weather extremes

NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) – Fran BLANDY Billions of locusts swarming through East Africa are the result of extreme weather swings and could prove catastrophic for a region still reeling from drought and deadly floods, experts said Friday. Dense clouds of the ravenous insects have spread from Ethiopia and Somalia into Kenya, in the region’s worse infestation in decades. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimated one swarm in Kenya at around 2,400 square kilometres […]

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WHO chief heads to China for virus talks

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The head of the World Health Organization headed to China on Sunday to discuss how to contain a virus outbreak that has killed 56 people and infected over 2,000 worldwide. “I am on my way to Beijing, to meet with the government and health experts supporting the #coronavirus response,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Twitter. “My WHO colleagues and I would like to understand the latest developments and strengthen […]

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Alert level 3 still hoisted over Taal as it emits white steam-laden plumes 50 to 800 meters high

(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 remains hoisted over Taal as it continues to have a weak to moderate emission  of white steam-laden plumes 50 to 800 meters high. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said sulfur dioxide (SO2) emission was measured at an average of 87 tons per day. The Taal Volcano Network, PHIVOLCS said, recorded 170 volcanic earthquakes including four low-frequency earthquakes. PHIVOLCS reminded the public that “sudden steam-driven and even weak phreatomagmatic […]

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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL today

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today, Jan. 27. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region and Cagayan Valley will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated light rains due to the northeast monsoon. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers as the easterlies affect Visayas and Mindanao, and due […]

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Jordan mourns death of ‘little brother’ Bryant

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Michael Jordan mourned the death of Kobe Bryant on Sunday, saying the Los Angeles Lakers icon was “like a little brother” to him. Six-time NBA champion Jordan said in a statement Bryant would be remembered as one of basketball’s greatest players. Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna died on Sunday along with seven other people when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed into a rugged hillside in suburban […]

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‘Let’s go Kobe’: fans gather outside Staples Center

by Javier TOVAR LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Hundreds of fans gathered Sunday near the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles following the death of NBA superstar Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash that stunned the sports world and beyond. “This dude is everything to me man, it makes no sense,” said Bobby Jimenez, sobbing as he stood outside the venue where Bryant wowed fans for two decades. Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and […]

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China virus death toll leaps to 80, more than 2,700 cases confirmed

WUHAN, China (AFP) — China said on Monday that the death toll from a deadly viral outbreak spiked to 80 as the hard-hit epicenter province of Hubei suffered 24 new fatalities, while total confirmed cases nationwide rose sharply to 2,744. While there were no new deaths confirmed outside of Hubei, the national tally of verified infections rose by 769, around half of them in Hubei, the National Health Commission said. It said 461 of those […]

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At least one wounded in US embassy rocket attack: Iraqi official

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — At least one person was wounded when three rockets hit the US embassy in Baghdad on Sunday, a senior Iraqi official told AFP on condition of anonymity. One of the rockets hit an embassy cafeteria at dinner time, a security source told AFP, while two others landed nearby. The US embassy did not respond to requests for comment and it was not immediately clear whether the injured person was an American […]

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