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The United States expresses concern over China's "efforts to restrict and manipulate" the UN Human Rights chief's visit to the Xinjiang region, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. "The United States remains concerned about the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet and her team's visit to the People's Republic of China (PRC) and PRC efforts to restrict and manipulate her visit," Blinken says in a statement. "We are concerned the conditions Beijing authorities imposed on the visit did not enable a complete and independent assessment of the human rights environment in the PRC, including in Xinjiang, where genocide and crimes against humanity are ongoing." — AFP

4 hours ago

Jerusalem is bracing for a controversial "flag march" by Israelis on Sunday that has sparked warnings of a new escalation from Palestinian factions. The "March of the Flags" threatens to exacerbate weeks of tensions between Israelis and Palestinians, and comes as Israel marks "Jerusalem Day", commemorating the city's unification following the capture of east Jerusalem in 1967. Some 3,000 policemen are to be deployed ahead of the march, due to begin at 4:00 pm (1300 GMT). — AFP

5 hours ago

Health officials in Mexico confirms Saturday the country's first known case of monkeypox, in a 50-year-old US resident being treated in Mexico City.  The man, a permanent resident of New York City, "was probably infected in the Netherlands," Hugo Lopez-Gatell, an undersecretary of health, says on Twitter. "Fortunately, he is stable and in preventive isolation," Lopez-Gatell says. "We hope he will recover without complications." — AFP

21 hours ago

The Bureau of Animal Industry declares Zamboanga City under red zone category or an outbreak zone after several areas in at least five barangays were affected by the African Swine Fever (ASF). The BAI issued the declaration earlier this week citing the Department of Agriculture administrative circular No. 12 series of 2019 creating the national zoning and movement for the protection and control of ASF. The declaration was also issued after the confirmatory test of the blood samples of the infected pigs turned positive of the ASF, a highly contagious viral disease affecting domestic pigs. — The STAR/Roel Pareño

22 hours ago

Officials on Saturday urge political camps in their provinces to end their deep-seated rivalries and regroup to sustain the gains of Malacañang’s Mindanao peace process. “The elections are over. It is time for us to cooperate now on programs that can bring us peace and sustainable development,” Basilan Gov. Jim Salliman, just reelected to a third term, says. He tells reporters via online Messenger that his administration is reassuring the Bangsamoro government of its commitment to its peace initiatives in Basilan. — The STAR/John Unson  

24 hours ago

Authorities say at least seven individuals were hurt and one of them is in critical condition in two separate accidents in Ilocos Sur dawn Saturday. At around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, a motorcycle collided with a car at Barangay Pangada, Sta. Catalina, Ilocos Sur where the driver of the motorcycle and his backrider suffered multiple injuries.   The latter, who is reportedly in critical condition, was brought to a private hospital because of serious head injury. The rider was identified as Roland Gemmo Gomez Dela, 38 a resident of San Manuel, Pangasinan while his backrider is Robin Pajinag Semilla, 30, from Barangay Badio, Pinili, Ilocos Norte. The driver of the car was named as Anthony Gamboa Llandela, 38, from Barangay Namnama, Sinait, Ilocos Sur and his passenger was identified as Richard Gallo Ferrer from Barangay 3, Vigan City, Ilocos Sur.  They also sustained body injuries and were rushed to another private hospital. — The STAR/Artemio Dumlao

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