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COVID-19 still kills 1,700 a week — WHO

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 12, 2024

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference organized by Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, at the WHO headquarters in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo GENEVA, Switzerland – COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, […]

66 Chinese aircraft surround Taiwan in biggest sortie of year

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 12, 2024

Fifty-six of the Chinese aircraft crossed the sensitive median line bisecting the Taiwan Strait — a narrow 180-kilometer (110-mile) waterway separating the island from China. REUTERS/ Ann Wang/ File photo TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s defense ministry said Thursday it had detected 66 Chinese military aircraft around the island in a 24-hour window, a record-high this […]

George Clooney says Biden not the man he was in 2020, should drop out

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 11, 2024

“In the last four years, he’s won many of the battles he’s faced. But the one battle he cannot win is the fight against time,” George Clooney said of US President Joe Biden, whom he has supported in the past, including hosting a fundraiser for him just last June. Saul Loeb/ AFP/ File photos LOS […]

Russia lacks munitions, troops for big Ukraine offensive, says NATO official

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 10, 2024

Russian military vehicles, including Yars intercontinental ballistic missile system units, drive along a road before a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 79th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II, in Moscow, Russia, May 9, 2024. REUTERS/ Shamil Zhumatov WASHINGTON — Russia lacks the munitions and troops to start a […]

UN experts say famine has spread in Gaza, condemn Israel”s ‘starvation campaign”

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 10, 2024

Younis Joma, a malnourished Palestinian boy, receives treatment at at Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, July 8, 2024. REUTERS/ Mohammed Salem GENEVA — The recent deaths of several more children from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip indicate that famine has spread throughout the enclave, a group of independent human rights […]

Hurricane Beryl lashes Texas; hundreds of flights cancelled

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 9, 2024

Debris and flood waters from Hurricane Beryl cover the main roadway in Surfside Beach, Texas, July 8, 2024. REUTERS/ Adrees Latif Hurricane Beryl lashed Texas with strong winds and heavy rain on Monday as it churned inland, forcing the closure of oil ports, the cancellation of hundreds of flights and leaving thousands of homes and […]

Heavy rains in India”s Mumbai hit transport, shut schools

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 9, 2024

A man stands at the entrance of a school on a waterlogged street after heavy rains in Mumbai, India, July 8, 2024. REUTERS/ Francis Mascarenhas MUMBAI — Heavy rains flooded roads and railway lines on Monday in India’s financial capital Mumbai, disrupting flights and forcing the closure of schools and colleges. Just ahead of the […]

Democracy is in bad health, Pope Francis says

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 8, 2024

Pope Francis attends a mass at Piazza Unita d’Italia in Trieste, Italy, July 7, 2024. REUTERS/ Alessandro Garofalo TRIESTE, Italy — Democracy is not in good shape, Pope Francis said on Sunday, urging politicians to shun populism and instead work together to build stronger societies and tackle voter apathy. The 87-year-old pope was in the northeastern […]

If Biden bows out, could Kamala Harris beat Trump in US presidential race?

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 8, 2024

WASHINGTON — She worries Republican donors, has name recognition, and Democratic Party heavyweights are beginning to line up behind her. US Vice President Kamala Harris would be President Joe Biden’s natural successor if he bowed to growing pressure and stepped aside as the Democratic candidate in the 2024 election, top Democrats say. Now party donors, […]

Archeologists find ruins of 4,000 year-old temple in Peru

Planet Philippines (Full Attribution Below)July 7, 2024

A team of archeologists have discovered the ruins of what appears to be a 4,000-year-old ceremonial temple buried in a sand dune of northern Peru.(Feed generated with FetchRSS)

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