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BEIJING, China (AFP) — Two years into the pandemic, China’s resurgent Covid-19 outbreak has revived questions about how the country counts deaths from the virus, with persistently low fatalities despite rising cases. Shanghai, China’s largest city, has logged 190 deaths among more than 520,000 infections in nearly two months — a fraction of the rate in outbreaks fuelled by the Omicron variant in other parts of the world. The figures have been trumpeted by […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines has added three crew change hubs in the country to help facilitate the movement of seafarers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Department of Transportation (DOTr), with the Zamboanga, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa, Palawan crew change hubs now operational, the Philippines already has a total of nine change crew hubs. Prior to the activation of the Zamboanga, Iloilo and Puerto Princesa hubs, the Manila South Harbor, Port Capinpin in […]
Comelec to probe Impact Hub-Sofitel transaction; decides to run pre-taped interviews of bets in lieu of debates (Eagle News) – Malacanang said that the “latest decision of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) to no longer hold Vice Presidential and Presidential Town Hall Debates is unfortunate.” In a statement, the Palace expressed its dissatisfaction with the recent turn of events where the Comelec has been mired in controversy regarding the failure of its private partner to […]
Rest of PHL affected by easterlies (Eagle News) — The Intertropical Convergence Zone is affecting Mindanao. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, the easterlies are also affecting the rest of the country. As a result, Eastern Visayas, Caraga, and Davao Oriental will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, meanwhile, will have partly […]
by Joshua Melvin with Sylvie Lanteaume in Ramstein © Agence France-Presse KYIV, Ukraine (AFP) — Russia has warned of the “real” threat of World War III breaking out, ahead of a Tuesday meeting between the United States and allies over sending further arms to war-torn Ukraine. Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor has triggered an outburst of support from Western nations that has seen weapons pour into the country to help it wage war against […]
by Sam Reeves © Agence France-Presse SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — British tycoon Richard Branson on Tuesday urged Singapore to spare the life of a mentally disabled Malaysian facing execution, telling AFP the death penalty was a “horrible blotch” on the city-state’s reputation. Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam, convicted of trafficking a small amount of heroin into Singapore, is due to be hanged on Wednesday after more than a decade on death row. The planned execution has […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Beijing on Tuesday launched mass coronavirus testing for nearly all its 21 million residents, as fears grew that the Chinese capital may be placed under a strict lockdown like Shanghai. China is trying to contain a wave of infections in Shanghai — its biggest city — which has been almost entirely locked down for weeks and reported 52 new Covid deaths on Tuesday. Beijing authorities have ordered people in 12 central […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States was “deeply troubled” by the conviction Monday of a leading Turkish activist, calling his life sentence on controversial charges of trying to topple the government “unjust,” the State Department said. “The United States is deeply troubled and disappointed by the court’s decision to convict Osman Kavala,” a critic of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who had already been jailed without a conviction for more than four years, State […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Oil prices tumbled Monday along with equities in Europe and Asia on worries over a worsening Covid-19 outbreak in China, while US stocks finished a volatile session higher as Elon Musk sealed a deal to acquire Twitter. Crude prices dove more than three percent on growing concerns over Chinese lockdowns in response to its latest Covid-19 wave. Dollar-denominated oil has also been pressured by the higher dollar. Officials in […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Sometimes it feels like it’s Elon Musk’s world and we just live in it. The endlessly innovative, endlessly eccentric billionaire has struck a deal to buy Twitter — giving him control of the social media network on which the world debates, mobilizes and bickers. It is just the latest conquest for Musk, who has revolutionized the car industry, sent his own rocket to space, built the world’s biggest […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, struck a deal Monday to buy Twitter for $44 billion, capping a saga complete with hostile takeover threats before delivering him personal control of one of the most influential social media platforms on the planet. Twitter famously served as a megaphone for former US president Donald Trump before the platform banned him, and Musk — a self-proclaimed “free-speech absolutist” — has […]
by Paul HANDLEY Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The push by the United States to send artillery to Ukraine aims to degrade Russian forces — not only on the immediate battlefield but over the longer term, according to US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and military experts. The United States, France, Czech Republic and other allies are sending scores of the long-range howitzers to help Ukraine blunt Russia’s mounting offensive in the eastern […]
