DOH reports 286 recoveries, 42 deaths today (Eagle News) — The number of coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the country is nearing the 53000 mark after the Department of Health reported 1233 cases on Friday, July 10. The DOH said of the total 52914 COVID-19 cases, 38324 were active cases. Of the 1233 cases reported today, 848 were fresh cases, or cases where results were given to the patient within the last three days. The […]

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Fear stalks Haitians as their murdered president is buried and gangs terrorize the capital

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As the West winds down its 'war on terror,' jihadists are filling the vacuum, UN warns

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Australia's cockatoos taught each other to open trash cans for food, study finds

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Olympics: Opening ceremony starts under Covid cloud

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Landslides kill 36 in India, dozens missing

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New Covid variant ‘probable’ this year: top French expert

PARIS, France (AFP) — The French government’s top advisor on Covid-19 warned Friday that a new variant of the disease would “probably” emerge in the winter months this year. The country is currently battling an unprecedented spike in new cases caused by the more infectious Delta variant, which was first recorded in India. “We will probably have another variant arrive during the winter,” Jean-Francois Delfraissy, head of the French government’s scientific council, told the […] [...]

Philippines approves GMO ‘golden rice’ for commercial production

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines became the world’s first country Friday to approve the commercial production of genetically modified “golden rice” that experts hope will combat childhood blindness and save lives in the developing world. A biosafety permit issued by government regulators paves the way for the rice — enriched with the vitamin A-precursor beta-carotene to make it more nutritional — to be grown by farmers across the country, its developers said. “It’s […] [...]

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COVID-19 cases in PHL reach 52,914 with 1233 cases reported today