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Hong Kong, China | AFP At least two Hong Kong dancers were injured on Thursday night after being hit by a falling screen at a concert of the city’s most popular boy band Mirror. Footage of the incident circulated online showed a group of white-clad dancers performing onstage at the Hong Kong Coliseum when a giant overhead video screen fell and crushed a man. The screen then toppled onto at least one other person before […]
Rains expected over western part of Southern Luzon, including Metro Manila, and Visayas: PAGASA (Eagle News) — Tropical Depression “Ester” is forecast to exit the Philippine Area of Responsibility on Saturday afternoon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, so far, “Ester” is over the Philippine Sea off extreme Northern Luzon, packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph near the center and a gustiness of up to 55 kph. It is moving […]
Southwest monsoon enhanced by “Ester,” Tropical Storm “Songda” outside PAR to bring rains to parts of PHL (Eagle News)–Tropical Depression “Ester” has maintained its strength as it moved northwestward over the Philippine Sea. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, “Ester” was so far estimated 800 kilometers east of Itbayat, Batanes. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kph and a gustiness of up to 55 kph. It is moving at […]
(Eagle News)–A 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ilocos Sur on Friday, July 29. The earthquake struck at 9:38 p.m., days after a magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit Abra. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the earthquake’s epicenter was five kilometers southeast of Magsingal. The depth of focus was eight kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Intensity Intensity IV – Bangued, Abra; Bantay, Ilocos Sur Instrumental Intensities: Intensity III – Vigan City and Sinait, […]
Metro Manila with 13461 new COVID-19 cases in last 14 days (Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 4,000 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, July 30. According to the Department of Health, the additional 4127 cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3768474. Of these, 32637 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila registered the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 13461. It was followed by Calabarzon with 8773, Central Luzon […]
(Eagle News) – Vice-President Sara Duterte conveyed her warmest congratulations to the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) on the occasion of its 108th anniversary on Wednesday, July 27. The Vice-President noted how the INC “has guided millions of Filipinos all over the country and abroad into a meaningful life of faith, compassion, and love of God, country and fellowmen.” “We value INC’s immense contributions to the growth and development of our country as we share […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippine death toll due to the strong magnitude 7 quake that shook northern Luzon rose to six, with the number of injured also rising to 136, the country’s disaster agency said. There are still four missing persons as of Friday morning, July 29. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said the affected population by the strong quake and its aftershocks has also reached almost 80,000 coming […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Eight people died in a blaze in a 15-storey building in Moscow overnight, after a fire alarm malfunctioned, officials said Friday. The fire erupted in the building in a southeastern district, an agency investigating criminal acts said, adding that four people were hospitalised. Emergency services said the blaze broke out on the ground floor of the building, adding that the flames were doused soon after midnight and that more than […]
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has directed Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to prioritize the inspection of hospitals and healthcare facilities in Abra following the magnitude 7 earthquake that jolted the province. “Do the inspections first of the public buildings. I think your priority will be… the hospital. Uunahin natin even before the government buildings, ‘yung mga offices, ‘yung mga ganoon. Unahin natin ‘yung ospital,” he said during a situation briefing […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French-Dutch airline Air France-KLM said Friday it flew back into profit the in the second quarter for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, but its performance was hampered by a global shortage of airport staff. “The strong recovery we see this summer is putting the entire aviation industry to the test,” said chief executive Benjamin Smith. “While Air France-KLM had prepared for close to pre-pandemic demand levels, our airlines are […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines has recorded its first case of the monkeypox virus – a 31-year old Filipino who arrived from abroad on July 19, the Department of Health said on Friday, July 29. The patient also had prior travel to countries with confirmed monkeypox cases, according to Health Undersecretary Beverly Ho. The DOH official, however, did not reveal the gender of the Filipino who is now confirmed to be the first monkeypox case […]
by Agnès Pedrero Agence France-Pressec ZURICH, Switzerland (AFP) — A deadly virus has swept through Zurich’s zoo, killing three Asian elephants in a month and leaving experts stumped as to how to stop its spread. The zoo overlooking Switzerland’s largest city now has only five of the majestic creatures roaming its 11,000-square-metre (118,400-square-foot) elephant enclosure. Two-year-old bull Umesh was the first to fall victim to the Elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV) at the end of June, […]
