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Zamboanga City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nagpadala na ng epidemiologist ang Department of Health sa Zamboanga City para imbestigahan ang posibleng pinanggalingan ng Norovirus. Nagpadala na rin ang DOH ng mga gamot gaya ng IV fluids at oresol sa mga ospital at health center sa nasabing lugar. Apat na ang naiulat na nasawi dahil sa virus na sinasabing pinalala ng nararanasang El Niño phenomenon. Ilan sa sintomas ng virus ay diarrhea, pagsusuka at lagnat.
QUEZON City, Philippines — Kasado na ang cloud seeding operations sa Cebu at Bohol para maibsan ang matinding epekto ng El Niño phenomenon. Pangungunahan ng Department of Agriculture (DA) ang pagkakaroon ng artificial rain matapos bumaba sa halos 50 porsyento ang supply ng agricultural products dahil sa matinding tagtuyot. Ayon sa Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, pumapalo na sa 200 million pesos ang kabuuang pinsala ng El Niño sa mga lalawigan ng Bohol […]
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) — Adidas, the German maker of sportswear and equipment, said Wednesday that it is raising its full-year forecasts after notching up better-than-expected growth in the first three months. “In light of the strong brand momentum, which is reflected in the better than expected first quarter performance, the group has increased its 2016 financial outlook,” Adidas said in a statement. “Management now projects sales to grow at a rate of around 15 percent […]
Time magazine’s annual “100 most influential people” gala brought out a mix of public figures from rappers to presidential candidates. The list included Republican presidential nomination, front-runner Donald Trump and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas, along with Democratic candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, in its “leaders” category. “You have everybody. I mean, you have everybody here, so it’s a great honor to be here, it’s a great honor to be one of the […]
Melanoma kills an estimated 10,000 people per year. Researchers are now making a correlation between Melanoma and pregnant women
SYDNEY,Australia (AFP) — Papua New Guinea on Wednesday said a controversial asylum-seeker camp on Manus island will close, throwing Australia’s border protection policy into disarray. It follows a Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday that detaining people at the Australian-funded facility was unconstitutional and illegal. “Respecting this ruling, Papua New Guinea will immediately ask the Australian government to make alternative arrangements for the asylum-seekers currently held at the Regional Processing Centre,” Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said in […]
South Korea’s Unification Ministry said on Wednesday (April 27) that a North Korean nuclear test appeared imminent as the North’s ruling Workers’ Party plans to hold a congress from May 6, the first such conference in 36 years. North Korea’s drive to develop nuclear capabilities has intensified since January, when it conducted its fourth nuclear test and followed that with a string of tests of missiles that could deliver such a weapon. Old rival […]
by Laurent THOMET MEXICO CITY,Mexico (AFP) — The foreign experts came to Mexico in March 2015 with the daunting task of helping investigators solve the mysterious disappearance of 43 students. A year later, the five experts from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights are going home without an answer for the desperate parents of the young men missing since September 2014. But they leave behind a blistering account of the government’s investigation — a report […]
MANILA, Apr. 27 — The Department of Budget and Management’s (DBM) Procurement Service-PhilGEPS signed a General Fares Agreement (GFA) with the Philippine Airlines (PAL) on domestic airline travel for an initial 23 national government agencies. Under the Agreement, all official domestic trips of government officials, employees and personnel will be given 8 percent discount for economy class reservations, 10 percent discount for business class, additional baggage allowance, and waiver of processing fee worth P250 per […]
The Philippine government, through the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC), is hosting this year’s 41st Senior Transport Officials Meeting (STOM). According to the DOTC, around 120 senior transport officials and delegates from the 10-Member States and from the Dialogue Partners will meet until Thursday, 28 April 2016 to discuss the status of various transportation projects and policy measures that will enhance regional cohesion. The transport sector will also embark on new projects and programs […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — The US is looking into whether free Android mobile software is giving an unfair advantage to other Google offerings such as its search engine, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) staffers have met with companies in recent months about concerns that Alphabet-owned Google is abusing the dominant position of Android software for powering smartphones or tablets, according to the Journal. Concerns at issue are similar […]
Billionaire Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday scored a clean sweep in the latest presidential primaries held in five key states: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton won four out of five contests, with her rival Bernie Sanders taking only Rhode Island, according to network projections. Here are the key upcoming political dates, from the final primaries to the national party conventions in July, the presidential debates and the […]
