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ASSEMBLY Supporters, employees and talents of ABS-CBN stage a march from the Commission on Human Rights to the House of Representatives in Quezon City, as they protest other related issues being raised against the Duterte administration. —INQUIRER/NIÑO JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Thursday downplayed the Philippines’ decline in ranking in the 2021 World Press Freedom Index, saying the country’s two-notch fall does not really mean anything. The Philippines placed at 138th from 136th last year in the Paris-based Reporters Sans Frontière (RSF) or Reporters Without Borders. “Unang-una, dalawang position lang po yan. Two positions lower. De minimis po yan, walang masyadong ibig sabihin,” presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said in an online briefing. (First, that’s only two notches. Two positions lower. That’s de minimis, not much significance.) Roque noted that the Philippines is still at the fourth spot among Southeast Asian countries and ahead of Myanmar, ... » Learn More about Palace downplays PH’s decline in World Press Freedom ranking

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India recorded the world's highest daily tally of 314,835 COVID-19 infections on Thursday as a second wave of the pandemic raised new fears about the ability of crumbling health services to cope. Health officials across northern and western India, including the capital, New Delhi, said they were in crisis, with most hospitals full and running out of oxygen. Some doctors advised patients to stay at home, while a crematorium in the eastern city of Muzaffarpur said it was being overwhelmed with bodies, and grieving families had to wait their turn. A crematorium east of Delhi built funeral pyres in its parking lot. "Right now there are no beds, no oxygen. Everything else is secondary," said Shahid Jameel, a virologist and director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University. "The infrastructure is crumbling." Six hospitals in New Delhi had run out of oxygen, according to a tally shared by the city government, and the city's deputy chief ... » Learn More about India posts world record COVID cases with oxygen running out

BENGALURU: India recorded the world's highest daily tally of 314,835 COVID-19 infections on Thursday (Apr 22) as a second wave of the pandemic raised new fears about the ability of crumbling health services to cope. Health officials across northern and western India including the capital, New Delhi, said they were in crisis, with most hospitals full and running out of oxygen. Doctors in some places were advising patients to stay at home while a crematorium in the eastern city of Muzaffarpur said it was being overwhelmed with bodies and grieving families had to wait their turn. "Right now there are no beds, no oxygen. Everything else is secondary," Shahid Jameel, a virologist and director of the Trivedi School of Biosciences at Ashoka University, told Reuters. "The infrastructure is crumbling." Krutika Kuppalli, assistant professor at the Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina in the United States, said on Twitter the crisis was leading to a ... » Learn More about India records world’s biggest single-day rise in COVID-19 cases

JAMMU: Toxic air that chokes Indian cities and kills hundreds of thousands of people also carries a grim economic burden for the country’s companies of around $95 billion a year, according to researchers who urged firms to lead the drive against pollution. Air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average and causes millions of premature deaths annually. India is one of the worst affected countries with many regions often cloaked in a smog of hazardous particles. The Lancet’s Global Burden of Disease study estimated pollution caused some 1.7 million premature deaths in India in 2019 — nearly 18 percent of all deaths in the country. Building on this, a new analysis by consultancy firm Dalberg Advisors found that pollution-related absenteeism, productivity loss, reduced consumer and tourist spending all add up to cost Indian businesses $95 billion a year, roughly 3 percent of the country’s gross domestic product. “Clean air is a precondition for businesses ... » Learn More about Pollution costs India $95B/yr

AMMAN: Jordan will mark 100 years of survival Sunday as a resource-poor country in a war-ravaged neighborhood, but the worst palace crisis in decades and the coronavirus pandemic threaten to overshadow any celebrations. “Nobody would have bet a dinar on the survival of the state, created in the desert and with almost no natural resources,” said Jalal al-Husseini, a researcher at the French Middle Eastern studies institute IFPO in Amman. On April 11, 1921, Abdullah became ruler of the newly created Emirate of Transjordan. The territory accorded him by colonial power Britain had little oil and severely lacked water, and it has since seen repeated wars on its borders, prompting three waves of refugees — yet has managed to survive. But there was palace turmoil barely a week before the anniversary, as a former heir to the throne was suddenly confined to his palace, accused of plotting to “undermine the security” of the kingdom. Days later, under family pressure, Prince Hamzah ... » Learn More about Jordan sets sober centennial fest

Motorcycle operators wait for transportation work as donkeys transporting goods walk past in the old town of Lamu on March 16, 2021, that is a United Nations’ Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, (UNESCO) heritage site. AFP LAMU, Kenya — In the old town of Lamu, a historic Swahili trading outpost, a motorbike taxi weaves through a crush of donkeys, market hawkers and wooden handcarts. A decade ago, there were only two vehicles on the sleepy island: a motorcycle for the electricity company, and the district commissioner’s 4×4. However in the past two years there has been an explosion in the number of noisy motorbike taxis known as “boda bodas”, with the two-wheelers clogging ancient narrow lanes and threatening Lamu’s coveted World Heritage status. “(Their) numbers are surging. Now we have almost 400 boda bodas,” said Abdulhakim Aboud, the deputy governor of Lamu County. The bikes in February were banned from the waterfront and 16-hectares ringing the ... » Learn More about Paradise lost? Motorbikes threaten historic Kenyan isle

KUALA LUMPUR: Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has congratulated Malaysia’s infectious disease expert Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman (pic) for her appointment as a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Science Council. The King also expressed his joy and pride in the appointment as the council is a high-level scientific advisory group comprising world-renowned academics, hence making Malaysia one of the forces to be reckoned with in the global arena. Sultan Abdullah described Dr Adeeba’s appointment as not only a recognition for her as a high-performance individual but also for Malaysia as a whole. “It proves that Malaysia is capable of producing high-quality, credible and world-class experts, ” His Majesty said in a statement posted on Istana Negara’s official Facebook page yesterday. His Majesty said he also hoped that the success would inspire all Malaysians to work harder and strive for success in their respective fields. ... » Learn More about King hails Adeeba’s WHO council appointment

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s very own Prof Datuk Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman has been appointed as a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Science Council. The WHO Science Council is a high-level Scientific Advisory Group that will act as the voice of scientific leadership and will advise on advances in science and technology that could directly impact global health, Universiti Malaya (UM) said in a Facebook post congratulating her. The former UM medical faculty dean and Professor of Infectious Diseases is also the International AIDS Society president-elect and Malaysian AIDS Foundation chairman. She also heads the UM Urological Cancer Trust Fund, which is spearheading the campaign that kicks off the Men’s Health Awareness Month to be held every November from 2020 until 2024. ... » Learn More about Dr Adeeba Kamarulzaman appointed WHO Science Council member

ROME: Italy reported 360 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday (Apr 22) against 364 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections rose to 16,232 from 13,844. Italy has registered 118,357 deaths linked to COVID-19 since its outbreak emerged in February last year, the second-highest toll in Europe after Britain and the seventh-highest in the world. The country has reported 3.9 million cases to date. Patients in hospital with COVID-19 - not including those in intensive care - stood at 22,094 on Thursday, slightly down from 22,784 a day earlier. There were 174 new admissions to intensive care units, marginally up from 155 on Tuesday. The total number of intensive care patients edged down to 3,021 from a previous 3,076 . Some 364,804 tests for COVID-19 were carried out in the past day, compared with a previous 350,034, the health ministry said. BOOKMARK THIS: Our comprehensive coverage of the coronavirus outbreak and its developments ... » Learn More about Italy reports 360 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, 16,232 new cases

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg accuses politicians and global leaders of "ignoring" the climate crisis. WASHINGTON - Environmental champion Greta Thunberg assailed powerful politicians on Thursday for "ignoring" climate change, as she demanded an end to fossil fuel subsidies and implored the current generation of leaders to take the crisis more seriously. Speaking as world leaders gathered at a climate summit hosted by US President Joe Biden, 18-year-old Thunberg warned that powerful interests and lawmakers were contributing to the "destruction" of living conditions around the globe. "How long do you honestly believe people in power like you will get away with it?" the Swedish activist said via videolink in a biting rebuke to a US House panel. "How long do you think you can continue ignoring the climate crisis, the global aspect of equity and historic emissions without being held accountable?" she asked. "You get away with it now, but sooner or later people are ... » Learn More about Greta Thunberg blasts politicians for ‘ignoring’ climate crisis