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(Eagle News) — The World Health Organization said that a “record number of people” were also affected by measles even in Europe last year, even as it noted increased vaccination of children that year. In a report, WHO is urging European countries to address the “immunization gaps” by targeted interventions as it noted that measles killed 72 children and adults in the European Region last year, and the virus infected more than 82,000 people in […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — The number of people using European airports set a record last year but growth slowed compared with 2017, the Airports Council International Europe (ACI) said Wednesday. The total number of passengers at European airports reached 2.34 billion according to the group, which represents more than 500 airports in 45 countries. The number of passengers grew by 6.1 percent, down from an 8.5-percent rise in 2017, a statement said. Europe’s five biggest […]
(Eagle News) — Libu-libong manggagawang Pilipino ang kinakailangan sa ilang bansa sa Asya at Europa. Ayon sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA), sa bansang Saudi ay nasa isang libong women specialist nurses ang kanilang kailangan; 150 emergency medical technicians naman sa Abu Dhabi ; 400 nurses naman sa Germany at isang libong skilled at non-skilled workers sa bansang Poland. Paalala ng POEA sa mga interesadong aplikante na sa POEA-licensed at accredited recruitment agencies lamang ang […]
An unusual set of celestial circumstances comes together Sunday for skywatchers in Europe, Africa and the Americas, where a total lunar eclipse may be glimpsed, offering a view of a large, red Moon. The full Moon will appear bigger than normal because it is closer to the Earth — about 222,000 miles (358,000 kilometers) away — which earns it the nickname “super Moon.” Other monikers include a “Wolf Moon,” a traditional way of coining an […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s 97-year-old husband Prince Philip emerged unscathed after a vehicle he was driving was involved in a traffic accident that injured two people on Thursday, according to Buckingham Palace and police. A palace spokeswoman told AFP that the duke was driving near the monarch’s Sandringham Estate when the crash occurred but declined to confirm that it overturned in the incident. “The Duke of Edinburgh was involved in a […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — Several thousand people marched in Rome Saturday in protest at Italy’s tough new anti-migrant law which makes it easier to expel new arrivals. The protesters waved flags and donned yellow vests emblazoned with the slogan “Get up! Stand Up! for your right” in a reference to the famous Bob Marley song. The new law would “only increase the number of people without papers in Italy and force people underground”, protester […]
The charity-run migrant rescue ship Aquarius will end its missions in the Mediterranean, with humanitarian group MSF blaming Italy and other European states for smearing and obstructing its work. The vessel, chartered by SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF), has been stranded in Marseille, in the south of France, since October after Panama revoked the right to fly its flag following a request from Italy’s far-right, anti-establishment government. The ship became a symbol of the […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Europe should not spend higher defense budgets on US-made weapons, French President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview due to air Sunday, after a defense row with President Donald Trump. One of dozens of world leaders attending World War I commemorations in France this weekend, Trump tweeted after landing in Paris that Macron’s call for a “real European army” was “insulting”. In an interview recorded on Saturday with CNN after talks […]
ROME, Italy (AFP) — The death toll from fierce storms battering Italy has risen to nine, civil protection authorities said Tuesday, as wild weather swept parts of Europe, leaving motorists and tourists stranded. Road were blocked and thousands of people were left without power in southern and central Europe, as rains and violent winds sparked flooding, tore trees from their roots and whipped debris into the air. Thick snow has also cloaked French and […]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — Air pollution is slowly easing in EU countries but still causes nearly half a million early deaths each year, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in its annual report published Monday. Although pollution levels dropped slightly in 2015, they remain far higher than standards set by both the European Union and the World Health Organization, the report said. The findings come just weeks after an EU watchdog said most member states […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — French police said Fridaythey were probing the disappearance of the Chinese head of Interpol, who has reportedly been detained for questioning in his home country. Meng Hongwei, 64, was last seen leaving for China from the international police organisation’s headquarters in Lyon, southeast France, in late September, a source close to the enquiry told AFP. His wife has since reported him missing. “He did not disappear in France” where he […]
By Malou Francisco EBC Europe correspondent, Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — Even in the world’s famous art and cultural center in Paris, the University of the Philippines Singing Ambassadors (UPSA) has won recognition from music enthusiasts and has captured their hearts fulfilling the group’s motto of “Sing from the heart to bring joy and peace through music.” Winner of numerous grand prizes and top prizes in their European tours, the UPSA held their […]
