Biden lauds Pacific Island nations in tackling ongoing challenges of pandemic, climate change
by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) - At the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting on Friday, August 6,…
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COVID 19
Fully vaccinated one-third as likely to get Covid: England study
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Fully vaccinated people in England were one-third as likely to test positive for Covid-19, according…
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Chinese cities test millions as virus cases surge
Chinese cities rolled out mass testing of millions of people and imposed fresh travel restrictions as health authorities battled Sunday…
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Sumatran tigers infected with coronavirus at Indonesian zoo
Two Sumatran tigers were recovering at a Jakarta zoo after being infected with coronavirus, Indonesian officials said Sunday, as they…
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YouTube suspends Sky News Australia channel
YouTube said Sunday it had barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about Covid-19…
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Robredo says she had to self-quarantine after exposure to COVID-19-positive patient
(Eagle News) -- Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, Aug. 1, disclosed she had to self-quarantine after getting exposed to…
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Nearly 2,000 cardboard beds set up for Thailand airport Covid hospital
Workers prepare mattresses and blankets for 1800 cardboard beds at a field hospital at a warehouse in Don Muang International…
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DepEd hails teachers, students, parents for persevering as school year 2020-2021 comes to a close
(Eagle News) -- Education Secretary Leonor Briones hailed the country's teachers, students, and parents as school year 2020 to 2021…
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PHL military mobilizes all assets to transport COVID jabs; military hospitals to help in vaccine rollout
11 military ships with refrigeration capacity, planes ready to transport vaccines (Eagle News) – The Philippine military assured President…
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COVID vaccines in the PHL top 17.45M doses with recent arrival of Moderna, Sinovac jabs
PHL get first shipment of nearly 249,600 Moderna doses; Sinovac deliveries reach total of 12M doses (Eagle News) --…
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US announces $3.2 billion plan to develop Covid antiviral treatments
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The administration of US President Joe Biden announced plans on Thursday to spend $3.2 billion…
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Waiting lists for priority surgery in Canada grow due to pandemic
https://youtu.be/FnPFoIXH1NI In Canada, the various waiting lists for those awaiting priority surgery have grown long because of the pandemic’s…
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