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PARIS, France (AFP) — Three cases of the coronavirus have been “confirmed” in France, the first in Europe, officials said Friday. The first case involved a patient in hospital in the southwestern city of Bordeaux while the other was in Paris, French Health Minister Agnes Buzyn told reporters. A third person, who is a close relative of one of the other two, has also been confirmed to have the virus, the health ministry said […]
(Eagle News)–A heavy rainfall warning has been hoisted over parts of Mindanao. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said an orange warning level was up over Surigao del Sur and Surigao del Norte, which means flooding is threatening in low-lying areas and landslides are possible in mountainous areas. A yellow warning level, on the other hand, is hoisted over Agusan del Sur and Davao Oriental. Flooding is possible in flood-prone areas in these […]
(Eagle News)–The percentage of Filipino families who experienced involuntary hunger in December 2019 dropped to 8.8 percent, the lowest in 15 years, a Social Weather Stations survey found. The SWS said the December 2019 hunger rate, which translates to 2.1 million families, was lower than the 9.1 percent hunger rate recorded in September of 2019, and lower than the 7.4 percent in March 2004. The December 2019 rate also represented a decline from the rates […]
by Mahmut Bozarslan and Fulya Ozerkan in Istanbul Agence France Presse ELAZIG, Turkey (AFP) –A powerful earthquake has killed at least 21 people and injured more than 1,000 in eastern Turkey, as rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors on Saturday. The Turkish government’s disaster and emergency management agency (AFAD) said in a series of tweets early on Saturday that five people were pulled alive from the rubble in the […]
WUHAN, China (AFP) — The number of confirmed deaths from a deadly viral outbreak in China has risen to 41, with authorities on Saturday reporting 15 new fatalities and more than 1,000 people now infected. All of the new deaths took place in the provincial capital of Wuhan, the city of 11 million where the deadly respiratory contagion first emerged, the Hubei Health Commission said. Wuhan and 13 other cities in the province have […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.2-magnitude quake struck Ilocos Norte on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 5:08 a.m., had its epicenter 15 kilometers northeast of Carasi. It had a depth of focus of one kilometer. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country today as the easterlies affect the eastern section. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Aurora, Quezon, Mindoro Oriental, Bicol Region, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, Davao Region and SOCCSKSARGEN will have cloudy skies with scattered rains and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and CALABARZON, on the other hand, will have cloudy […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Former nuns “abandoned” by the Catholic Church, including some who became prostitutes to survive, have been sheltered at a Vatican residence for more than a year, a Brazilian cardinal said. Cardinal Joao Braz de Aviz confirmed the house’s existence at an undisclosed location in Vatican City during an interview for the February issue of the Vatican’s magazine Women Church World. In the wide-ranging interview about women’s roles in the church, […]
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AFP) — At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rains in the north-west of the island, the government said on Friday. The tropical Indian Ocean nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that often leads to casualties and widespread damage. Flooding in the districts of Mitsinjo and Maevatanana has claimed at least 21 lives since Sunday, and 20 more people are […]
(Eagle News)–The five-year-old boy who arrived from Wuhan, China, in Cebu has tested negative for the 2019 novel coronavirus. This was according to the Department of Health, which made the announcement on Friday, Jan. 24, following the release of the results of the tests on the child’s oropharyngeal and serum specimens. The tests were conducted at the Victorian Infectious Disease Reference Laboratory in Melbourne, Australia. The DOH said the child had yielded “a positive result […]
(Eagle News) — The number of countries with confirmed coronavirus cases grew further on Saturday, Jan. 25, as more confirmed cases were noted in various areas. The death toll due to the infections also climbed from the previous 41 to 54 in China, with at least 1,610 cases mostly in Wuhan, a city which is the epicenter of the highly infectious coronavirus. Chinese authorities had confirmed 887 infection cases as of 5:25 p.m. Friday, […]
(Eagle News) — A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Sarangani on Friday, Jan. 24. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, which struck at 5:44 p.m., had its epicenter 183 kilometers southeast of Sarangani. It had a depth of focus of 21 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.
