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(Eagle News)–A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Sunday, July 17. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 6:46 a.m. The epicenter was 40 kilometers northeast of Burgos. The depth of focus was three kilometers. The quake was tectonic in origin. No damage to property nor aftershocks were reported.
(Eagle News)–The southwest monsoon is affecting the western section of Luzon. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Mimaropa, Western Visayas, and Zamboanga Peninsula, as a result, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flashfloods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country, meanwhile, will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain showers and thunderstorms. […]
Metro Manila with 9294 new COVID-19 cases in last 14 days (Eagle News)–The Philippines logged over 2000 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, July 16. According to the Department of Health, the 2578 additional cases pushed the total COVID-19 cases to 3730545. Of these, 18990 were active. Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases of the regions in the last 14 days, with 9294 new cases. It was followed by Calabarzon with 5057, […]
(Eagle News) – The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has raised Alert Level 2 or a “restriction phase” on Sri Lanka due to the security situation in that country. In an advisory, the DFA said that “there will be no new deployment of overseas Filipino workers to Sri Lanka, and only those with existing employment contracts are allowed to return to the country.” Citing reports from the Embassy, the DFA said that there […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States, which is forecasting an increase in monkeypox cases in the coming weeks, does not currently have enough vaccines to meet demand, a top health official said Friday. Concern has grown especially in New York, the epicenter of the US outbreak of the virus, with nearly 390 cases counted as of July 14. The United States has seen a total of 1,470 cases. The illness is characterized […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Ivana Trump, the first wife of the former US president, died of “blunt impact injuries” to the torso in an accident, New York’s chief medical examiner said on Friday. The statement did not specify the circumstances, but US media reported that police had been investigating whether the 73-year-old died falling down the stairs at her Manhattan home. A spokesperson for the New York Police Department told AFP in […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China on Saturday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases since May, with millions in lockdown this weekend as authorities persist with their zero-Covid policy. Using snap lockdowns, long quarantines and mass testing, China is the last major economy still pursuing the goal of eliminating outbreaks, even as the strategy takes a heavy toll on the economy. China reported 450 local infections on Saturday, up from 432 a day earlier. […]
(Eagle News)–A retired member of the Philippine National Police was arrested in Cebu over charges of frustrated murder, the Philippine National Police said. According to the PNP, Leoncio Masocol Salubre Jr. was nabbed on Thursday by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Regional Trial Court Branch 10 Cebu City Judge Soliver Calumba Peras. No bail was recommended for the suspect, which the PNP said was the top wanted person at the provincial level. […]
(Eagle News) — Twenty volcanic earthquakes were monitored in Kanlaon in the last 24 hours. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, apart from the quakes, also monitored at the volcano was sulfur dioxide flux measuring 151 tons/day. A cloud covering the volcano was also detected. PHIVOLCS reminded the public about the ban on the entry into the 4-kilometer radius permanent danger zone. It also cautioned pilots against flying close to the volcano. […]
Western section of N. Luzon affected by southwest monsoon (Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting the southern section of Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the southwest monsoon is also affecting the western section of Northern Luzon. As a result, PAGASA said cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are expected over Davao Region and SOCCSKSARGEN. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times […]
Metro Manila logs 8,971 new COVID-19 cases in last 14 days (Eagle News) — The Philippines logged over 2,000 more COVID-19 cases on Friday, July 15. According to the Department of Health, the additional 2588 cases pushed the total cases to 3727970. Of these, 18090 were active. Of the regions, Metro Manila logged the highest number of new COVID-19 cases in the last 14 days, with 8971. Calabarzon followed suit with 4640 new cases, Central […]
by Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg Agence France Presse The first stunning images from the James Webb Space Telescope were revealed this week, but its journey of cosmic discovery has only just begun. Here is a look at two early projects that will take advantage of the orbiting observatory’s powerful instruments. – The first stars and galaxies – One of the great promises of the telescope is its ability to study the earliest phase […]
