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A severe earthquake shook the Philippines on Wednesday. Numerous buildings were destroyed in the northern province of Abra by the violent earth tremors, and a hospital partially collapsed and had to be evacuated. Landslides also occurred during the quake, which reached a magnitude of 7.2, according to the European Earthquake Observatory. The epicenter was in the town of Lagangilang. The Abra Provincial Public Relations Office posted photos of collapsed houses and badly damaged buildings with deep cracks on its Facebook page. It initially remained unclear if any dead or injured…

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Because of the falling Corona case numbers, Germany’s Health Minister Karl Lauterbach wants to relax the rules for entry into the Federal Republic over the summer months. “Until the end of August, we will suspend the 3G rule on entry,” the SPD politician told the Funke Mediengruppe newspapers. From June 1, travel returnees and other entrants thus no longer have to prove that they are vaccinated, recovered, or tested. The currently valid Corona entry regulation still requires 3G proof for all persons over twelve years of age until May 31.…

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Since the CoV pandemic, more than one million people have died in the USA after being infected with the virus. This is according to data from Johns Hopkins University (JHU). No country has recorded more deaths related to the coronavirus in absolute numbers than the United States, which is home to about 330 million people. U.S. President Joe Biden had already lamented the painful milestone last week at an international video summit and ordered flags on all public buildings in the U.S. to be flown at half-mast for several days…

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The son of the former Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is far ahead in the Philippines after the election. He also has young people to thank for his success. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos was 28 years old when his family was flown out of the Philippine presidential palace by helicopter in 1986. When millions of demonstrators during the People Power revolution chased his father out of office: Ferdinand Marcos Senior, who had ruled the Philippines  for years Thirty-six years later, on Monday evening, the day of the presidential election in the…

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According to preliminary unofficial figures, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has won the presidential election in the Philippines. In the Philippines, the family of former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. is poised for a comeback. According to several news agencies, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, known as “Bongbong,” is likely to have won the election – that’s what preliminary figures suggest. According to unofficial results Tuesday, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. got more than twice as many votes as his fiercest rival, opposition leader Leni Robredo, after counting 96.55 percent of the votes cast. In third…

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Sixty-seven million people have voted for a successor to outgoing President Rodrigo Duterte. Ferdinand, „Bongbong“ Marcos Jr., leads the election with more than twice as many votes as his rival. According to an unofficial live count by election authorities, Marcos has more than 28 million votes, (as of May 10, 2022 – 01.08 Hours) more than double the 9.49 million cast by rival Leni Robredo. Sixty-one percent of the eligible ballots have been counted. In the Philippines, the presidential election officially ended on Monday evening (local time). Some 67 million…

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NATO has called on Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to immediately cease hostilities in Ukraine on “Victory Day” over Hitler’s Germany. “I once again call on President Putin on May 9 to end the war immediately, withdraw his troops from Ukraine and start peace negotiations,” Stoltenberg told the German daily Welt. “We stand firmly by Ukraine’s side and will continue to help the country assert its right to self-defense.” Stoltenberg expects “Putin to again spread lies about NATO and the West on May 9 this year.” Putin also plans to address…

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The Czech Republic has ended the epidemic emergency due to the coronavirus pandemic. The last remaining measures, such as mandatory masking in health and care facilities, no longer apply. “The incidence is falling and falling,” Health Minister Vlastimil Valek said in Prague. According to current figures, there were 77 new infections per 100,000 inhabitants within seven days. Health insurers now pay for PCR tests only if a doctor prescribes them. According to official figures, since the pandemic began more than two years ago, 40,194 people have died in the Czech…

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According to the United Nations (UN), more than 5.5 million people have fled Ukraine since the war started on Feb. 24. The number is based on various information, the UN refugee agency UNHCR says. It mainly refers to counts made by the authorities at official border crossings. Russia records significant losses. The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) expects 8.3 million people to flee Ukraine this year. A UNHCR spokeswoman said last week in Geneva. source: k.at/picture:pixabay.com

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