Philippines News

15 foreign tourists in Palawan test positive for COVID-19: DOH

May 3, 2022

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15 foreign tourists in Palawan test positive for COVID-19: DOH (Eagle News) — Fifteen foreign tourists in Palawan have tested positive for COVID-19, the Department of Health said on Tuesday, May 3. According to the DOH, of the 15, 13 were asymptomatic. The remaining two, it said, started showing mild symptoms on April […]

Hong Kong plummets towards bottom of press freedom ranking

May 3, 2022

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Hong Kong plummets towards bottom of press freedom ranking HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Hong Kong has plummeted down an international press freedom chart as authorities have wielded a draconian new security law to silence critical news outlets and jail journalists, a new report said on Tuesday. For two decades, media rights […]

EU readies for end of Russia gas, warns won’t pay in rubles

May 3, 2022

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EU readies for end of Russia gas, warns won’t pay in rubles by Dave CLARK Agence France Presse The European Union warned member states Monday to prepare for a possible complete breakdown in gas supplies from Russia, insisting it would not cede to Moscow’s demand that imports be paid for in rubles. The […]

Five more areas, including Nueva Vizcaya and Misamis Occidental, placed under Alert Level 1

May 3, 2022

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Five more areas, including Nueva Vizcaya and Misamis Occidental, placed under Alert Level 1 (Eagle News) — Malacanang added more areas under Alert Level 1, including two provinces, Nueva Vizcaya and Misamis Occidental, and three component cities and municipalities. The Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) on Monday, May 2, 2022, approved the recommendations […]

President Duterte: Next PNP chief to be known on Tuesday

May 3, 2022

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President Duterte: Next PNP chief to be known on Tuesday (Eagle News) — The country’s next Philippine National Police will be known on Tuesday, May 3. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte himself, who held his Talk to the Nation on Monday, May 2. According to the President, he will take a […]

Mexican tourist train raises fears for subterranean treasures

May 3, 2022

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Mexican tourist train raises fears for subterranean treasures by Yussel Gonzalez © Agence France-Presse PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico (AFP) — Bulldozers sit idle next to tree stumps along the disputed route of a new Mexican tourist train. Beneath the jungle, environmentalists warn that a magical labyrinth of underground rivers and caves is […]

Ninth survivor rescued from collapsed China building

May 3, 2022

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Ninth survivor rescued from collapsed China building BEIJING, China (AFP) — A woman was pulled out alive Tuesday from the rubble of a building that collapsed four days ago in central China, state media said, calling the rescue a “miracle”. The commercial building in Changsha city, Hunan province — which housed apartments, a […]

4.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental early Tuesday

May 3, 2022

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4.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off Davao Occidental early Tuesday (Eagle News) — A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Tuesday, May 3. According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the quake hit at 5:51 a.m. The epicenter was 403 kilometers southeast of Balut Island. The depth of focus was 14 kilometers. […]

Markets, oil prices fall on weak Chinese data

May 2, 2022

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Markets, oil prices fall on weak Chinese data PARIS, France (AFP) — Stock markets and oil prices fell in holiday-thinned trade Monday as traders digested weak Chinese economic data and a looming US interest rate hike. Equities kicked off the month of May on the wrong foot after Wall Street finished a […]

New Zealand sea level rising more quickly than forecast: data

May 2, 2022

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New Zealand sea level rising more quickly than forecast: data WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — The sea level is rising twice as fast as previously forecast around parts of New Zealand, according to research published Monday, putting the country’s two largest cities at risk decades earlier than expected. Government-backed data amassed from […]