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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — New Zealand’s fledgling quarantine-free travel arrangement with Western Australia faced disruption for the second time in eight days Saturday following fresh community cases of Covid-19 in Perth. A worker at a managed isolation facility in the city and two people he shares accommodation with have tested positive, authorities said. Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said the state would not go into lockdown “at this point”. But New Zealand health ministry […]
by Sarah Benhaida and Ammar Karim BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) — The death of over 80 people in a Baghdad Covid-19 hospital fire was seen by Iraqis Sunday as more proof of the deadly consequences of mismanagement and corruption. Iraqis, some of whom evacuated the injured themselves, blamed Health Minister Hassan al-Tamimi, who was suspended Sunday, with calls for him to be sacked resounding across social media. The deadly inferno broke out overnight Sunday at Baghdad’s […]
N’DJAMENA, Chad (AFP) — Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has died on the battlefield after three decades in power, the army announced on state television on Tuesday. The shock announcement came only the day after the 68-year-old was proclaimed the winner of a presidential election that had given him a sixth term in office. The army said Deby had been commanding his army at the weekend as it battled against rebels who had launched a […]
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AFP) — Nepal is experiencing its worst fire season in almost a decade, officials said Tuesday, as huge blazes rage across the country’s forests, engulfing the Himalayan nation in a shroud of brownish haze. Air quality in the capital Kathmandu was ranked on Tuesday as the worst in the world, according to monitoring site IQAir, with some international flights delayed as thick smoke blanketed the city. “The highest number of wildfires have been […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Washington’s Russell Westbrook and Brooklyn’s James Harden delivered impressive triple-doubles on Monday, sparking their clubs to NBA victories and making some personal history for themselves. Westbrook unleashed 35 points, a career-best 21 assists and 14 rebounds to power the Wizards over the visiting Indiana Pacers 132-124 for the 162nd triple-double of his career. It was the first triple-double in NBA history with 35 or more points and 20 or more […]
(Eagle News) — Marawi Mayor Majul Gandamra has tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement posted on the city’s Facebook account, Gandamra said this was based on the results of his RT-PCR test released on Sunday night. He urged all those who came into contact with him recently to get tested or be quarantined either in quarantine facilities or their respective homes. He said this was also a “call to action” to “not be afraid […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, Feb. 26, said the National Bureau of Investigation should be the sole agency to probe the shootout between the police and agents of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency on Wednesday, Feb. 24. Senator Bong Go said the President made the remark in his meeting with officials of the Philippine National Police and PDEA to discuss the shootout in Quezon City that left at least five killed. Go said apart […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Feb. 25: Flight schedules may change at any given time. So far, only Filipinos and foreigners with selected visas are allowed inside the Philippines. On Sunday, health authorities confirmed the UK variant had been detected in 18 other COVID-19 cases in the Philippines, bringing the total of UK variant cases to 62. President Rodrigo Duterte has rejected the […]
(Eagle News) — Two tremor episodes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the tremor episodes at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, lasted for 45 to 131 seconds. The emission of white steam-laden plumes from the main crater was weak. “Temperature highs of 77.1°C and pH of 1.59 were last measured from the main crater Lake on 12 February 2021,” PHIVOLCS […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. PAGASA said the weather disturbance was located 1080 kilometers east of Mindanao as of 3 a.m. It is packing maximum sustained winds of 45 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 55 kph, and is moving westward. Meanwhile, Visayas, Caraga, Northern Mindanao, SOCCSKSARGEN and Zamboanga Peninsula will have cloudy skies with scattered […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Wednesday, Feb. 17: Flight schedules may change at any given time. The government has eased restrictions on travel, with some foreigners now allowed entry into the Philippines. Starting Feb. 1, the government said the following from the United Kingdom, Denmark, Ireland, Japan, Australia, Israel, the Netherlands, China, Hong Kong, Switzerland, France, Germany, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Singapore, Sweden, South […]
(Eagle News) — COVID-19 cases in the country reached 552,246 after the Department of Health reported 1391 additional cases. The DOH said of the total cases, 28926 were active. Of these, 87.1 percent were mild, 6.7 percent asymptomatic, 2.7 percent critical, 2.6 percent severe, and 0.85 percent were moderate. Recoveries rose to 511796, with the addition of 45 ones. Seven additional deaths pushed the COVID-19 death toll to 11524. The government is gearing up for […]
