Latin America and Caribbean record 500,000 virus cases
Latin America and the Caribbean have recorded more than half a million coronavirus infections, according to an AFP tally…
6 years ago
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Spraying disinfectants can be ‘harmful’, says WHO
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Spraying disinfectant on the streets, as practised in some countries, does not eliminate the new…
6 years ago
No beds, packed morgues: Mumbai hospitals near collapse
by Ammu KANNAMPILLY / Vishal MANVE Agence France Presse MUMBAI, India (AFP) -- Packed morgues, bodies in wards, patients forced…
6 years ago
President Duterte returns to Davao City in first few hours of eased quarantine restrictions in NCR, Luzon
Returns to his family after more than two months of not being able to see them (Eagle News) --…
6 years ago
US department store JCPenney files for bankruptcy
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- US department store JCPenney, which has not turned a profit since 2011, on…
6 years ago
WTO chief to step down early as global economic crisis rages
by Nina LARSON Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Trade Organization chief announced Thursday he will…
6 years ago
David Pomeranz to give special performance at EBC’s “Enjoy Music Beyond the Crisis” online concert on May 17
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0fPpP1gmQ8&feature=youtu.be (Eagle News) – Noted American singer-composer David Pomeranz will be singing on Sunday’s (May 17) episode of Eagle…
6 years ago
Typhoon Ambo forces 140,000 from homes in virus-hit Philippines
Over 140,000 people were forced into cramped shelters as a powerful typhoon hammered the Philippines on Friday, compounding the nation's…
6 years ago
Coronavirus vaccine may be ready in a year, says European Medicines Agency
by Danny KEMP Agence France Presse THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) -- A vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be…
6 years ago
Qatar makes face masks mandatory on threat of jail, fines
DOHA, Qatar (AFP) -- Qatar has made wearing a face mask compulsory for everyone who steps outside their home, with…
6 years ago
Face masks declared mandatory in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) --The mayor of Los Angeles ordered face coverings must be worn at all times outside…
6 years ago
Fresh test for Wuhan as cluster sparks mass virus screening
by Lan Lianchao and Hector Retamal Agence France Presse WUHAN, China (AFP) -- Nervous residents of China's pandemic epicentre of…
6 years ago
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