IRAN PROMISES 'TO CRUSH' US FORCES IF SHIPS ATTACKED IN GULF <https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/iran-vows-crush-forces-ships-attacked-gulf-200423065439347.html> Iran will destroy U.S. warships if its security is threatened in the Gulf, the head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary
COVID-19 INFECTION RATE IN INDIA HAS SLOWED DOWN: GOVT One month into the national lockdown, the coronavirus outbreak has spread to more than half the total number of districts across the country, but remains concentrated in the same areas, an analysis of official figures show. The figur
DUTERTE EXTENDS PHILIPPINES LOCKDOWN UNTIL MAY 15, CHANGES COVERAGE MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte extended Friday the Philippines' lockdown to May 15 and changed the areas covered by movement restrictions that shuttered businesses for weeks. The so-called enhanced community quar
PRESIDENT CONFIDENT OF ACHIEVING POVERTY RELIEF GOAL Despite the influence of the novel coronavirus pandemic on the country's economy, President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that he was confident of achieving the goal of eliminating poverty in China by the end of this year. While vis
CEBU CITY EXTENDS COVID-19 LOCKDOWN UNTIL MAY 15 MANILA - The lockdown of hundreds of thousands of residents in Cebu City is extended until May 15 to stem the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mayor Edgardo Labella said Thursday. Local officials extended the lockdown after some 123 detain
XI'S TOUR FOCUSES ON POVERTY, ECOLOGY President Xi Jinping inspected poverty alleviation work in Shaanxi province on Tuesday amid the nation's efforts to overcome the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic and improve people's livelihoods.
TRUMP IMMIGRATION BAN TO LAST 60 DAYS, TARGET THOSE SEEKING PERMANENT RESIDENCY President Donald Trump said on April 21 his new U.S. immigration ban would last for 60 days and apply to those seeking "green cards" for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain
NO TOTAL LOCKDOWN; DUTERTE DECIDES ON ECQ TOMORROW MANILA — With the end of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) just eight days away, expect no total lockdown to follow, presidential spokesman Harry Roque said yesterday. He said a total lockdown was not among the preferred scenar
MORE POLICIES ANNOUNCED TO BOOST ECONOMY China announced new debt financing plans and additional rate cuts after the quarterly economic contraction in order to limit the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic and ensure that the economy is better placed to recover, according to officials
US OIL PRICES TURN NEGATIVE AS DEMAND DRIES UP The price of US oil has turned negative for the first time in history. That means oil producers are paying buyers to take the commodity off their hands over fears that storage capacity could run out in May. Demand for oil has all but dried u
