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By Yan Zhao HONG KONG (AFP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai walked free on bail Wednesday, over a day after he and other critics of China were rounded up by police as part of a widening …
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August 12, 2020
Army general sets example by donating COVID-19 convalescent plasma
HONOLULU (Eagle News) — COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate against who it infects – e…
August 12, 2020
VP nod the latest in a career of firsts for Kamala Harris
By Chris Lefkow WASHINGTON (AFP) — Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential candidate Joe…
August 12, 2020
Joe Biden chooses Kamala Harris as VP pick
WASHINGTON (Eagle News) — After months of studying potential running mates for the 2020…
August 12, 2020
Pro-democracy media tycoon freed on bail amid Hong Kong crackdown
By Yan Zhao HONG KONG (AFP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai walked free on b…
August 12, 2020
Honolulu City and County offices close as county employees test positive for COVID-19
HONOLULU (Eagle News) – Just two days after serving as a bustling voting center in last Satur…
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Honolulu authorities bring father and son to isolation facility after breaking quarantine
By Ron Hamilton and Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU (Eagle News) – A father and son who recently traveled to Hawaii from Florida were caught and brought to an isolation facility on Tuesday, July 28, for violating the …
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Honolulu’s Emergency Operations Center partially activated ahead of Hurricane Douglas
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Hawaii issues emergency declaration in anticipation of Hurricane Douglas
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Hawaii faces another lawsuit over exercising emergency powers in response to pandemic
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MLB Blue Jays barred from playing games in Toronto
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Aid flows in for devastated Beirut
PARIS, FRANCE (AFP) — Several countries have joined in international efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Lebanon after last week’s devastation of the Beirut port. The UN said some $117 million will be needed over the next three months …
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Several German health offices hit by bomb threats
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UK says ‘Russian actors’ likely tried to disrupt 2019 election
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Sun-seekers spark emergency incident at UK beach
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Italy PM ‘totally calm’ after grilling over pandemic response
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Brazil virus toll surges to third-highest in world
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) — Brazil’s death toll from the novel coronavirus has surged past 34,000 to become the third-highest in the world, surpassing Italy’s, according to official figures released Thursday. The South American country reported a new record …
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18 killed as boat sinks in Brazilian Amazon
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Brazil confirms Latin America’s first coronavirus case
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Death toll in Peru tanker explosion rises to 30
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Hitman for drug lord Pablo Escobar dies in Colombia
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Tom Hanks in hospital after testing positive for coronavirus
GOLD COAST, Australia (AFP) — Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson have tested positive for coronavirus while in Australia for a film project, the Oscar-winning US actor said Thursday. Hanks and Wilson, both 63, were in isolation in hospital …
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New Zealand confirms first coronavirus case
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Two Australian evacuees from Japan ship have coronavirus
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Bushfire crisis hit 75% of Australians: survey
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Floods fail to end Australia’s years-long drought
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Deadly under-the-radar heatwaves ravaging Africa
By Marlowe Hood PARIS, FRANCE (AFP) — The impacts of extreme heatwaves amplified by climate change are going unrecorded in sub-Saharan Africa, making it nearly impossible to detect patterns and set up early warning systems, researchers said Monday. While …
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25 virus cases on Egypt Nile cruise boat test negative
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Suicide attackers hit outside US embassy in Tunis
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Senegal confirms first coronavirus case
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58 quarantined in Nigeria over coronavirus contacts
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Boeing hit with 43 737 MAX cancellations, no new orders in July
NEW YORK (AFP) — Boeing on Tuesday reported another 43 cancelled orders for the troubled 737 MAX in July and, with global aviation in a pandemic-imposed slump, the aerospace giant failed to secure new orders for any aircraft last …
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United Airlines now planning for bigger pilot layoffs
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US airlines report losses as latest COVID-19 spike mars outlook
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Twitter moves to reduce reach of ‘state-affiliated’ media
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) — Twitter on Thursday unveiled new steps to curb the spread of content from “state-affiliated media” used to advance a government’s political agenda. The US social platform said it would add new labels to these accounts …
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Trump says his comments blocked by Facebook were ‘perfect’
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Hawaii high school students discover asteroid passing near Earth
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Army general sets example by donating COVID-19 convalescent plasma
HONOLULU (Eagle News) — COVID-19 doesn’t discriminate against who it infects – even general officers are susceptible. U.S. Army Major General Michael Place, who serves as commander of the 18th Medical Command and the U.S. Army Pacific Surgeon …
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Hawaii reinstates mandatory quarantine for inter-island travelers amid triple-digit surge of new COVID-19 cases
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Novavax reports promising early trial results of COVID-19 vaccine
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American Samoa congresswoman highlights the Great American Outdoors Act
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU (Eagle News) – Earlier this week, President Donald Trump signed into law the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which American Samoa Representative Aumua Amata said will sustain the National Park of American …
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Tumbleweed-like algae recently discovered northwest of Hawaiian Islands, invading marine habitats
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Gifts of walking in nature
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Boeing hit with 43 737 MAX cancellations, no new orders in July
NEW YORK (AFP) — Boeing on Tuesday reported another 43 cancelled orders for the troubled 737 MAX in July and, with global aviation in a pandemic-imposed slump, the aerospace giant failed to secure new orders for any aircraft last …
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Travelers to Hawaii can avoid mandatory quarantine by providing negative COVID-19 test result
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United Airlines now planning for bigger pilot layoffs
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Hawaii on Japan’s list of destinations to resume safe international travel during COVID-19 pandemic
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US airlines report losses as latest COVID-19 spike mars outlook
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American Samoa congresswoman highlights the Great American Outdoors Act
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU (Eagle News) – Earlier this week, President Donald Trump signed into law the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA), which American Samoa Representative Aumua Amata said will sustain the National Park of American …
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Tumbleweed-like algae recently discovered northwest of Hawaiian Islands, invading marine habitats
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Gifts of walking in nature
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Hawaii’s Congressional delegates pursue first national forest for the Aloha State
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Hawaii’s Mauna Loa could lose title as “world’s largest volcano” to another Central Pacific volcano
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Hawaii’s only revolving restaurant closes its doors permanently due to financial hardship during COVID-19 pandemic
By Alfred Acenas EBC Hawaii Bureau HONOLULU (Eagle News) — Despite being allowed to reopen their dining-in services on June 5, some of Hawaii’s restaurants like Top of Waikiki are at the point of no return. Leighton Lau, Chief …
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Hawaii’s annual Filipino Food Week goes online amid COVID-19 concerns
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Emergency nutrition assistance program benefits Hawaii’s qualified households during COVID-19 crisis
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Popular Hawaii restaurant chain pauses expansion plans in Las Vegas due to COVID-19 crisis
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Cargill to open large beef processing plant in Alberta Monday
