DUTERTE: ASEAN MUST STAND ON ITS OWN IN RECOVERY MANILA — Southeast Asian nations must be able to stand on their own in recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic even with help from external partners, President Duterte said on Tuesday.
PAK PM IMRAN KHAN APPROVES APPOINTMENT OF LT GEN NADEEM ANJUM AS NEW ISI CHIEF Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday approved the appointment of Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum as the new chief of Pakistan's spy agency ISI, putting an end to the ongoing tiff between the government a
PHILIPPINES TO START NATIONWIDE VACCINATION OF MINORS ON NOV 5 MANILA - The Philippines will begin the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination of minors aged 12 to 17 on November 5, the Department of Health said Wednesday. Guidelines are being drafted, said Health Undersecretary
FACEBOOK, YOUTUBE TAKE DOWN BOLSONARO VIDEO OVER FALSE VACCINE CLAIM Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro found himself in social media time-out on Monday (Oct 25) after his video warning of a supposed link between Covid-19 vaccines and Aids triggered action by Facebook and YouTub
DUTERTE TO ATTEND ASEAN SUMMIT VIRTUALLY OCTOBER 26-28 MANILA — President Duterte will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit from Oct. 26 to 28 virtually, Malacañang said yesterday.
COVID CASES IN EASTERN EUROPE SURPASS 20M AS OUTBREAK WORSENS Coronavirus cases in Eastern Europe have surpassed 20 million, according to a Reuters tally on Sunday, as the region grapples with its worst outbreak since the pandemic started and inoculation efforts lag.
PHILIPPINES EYES VACCINE 3RD DOSES, BOOSTER SHOTS BY NOVEMBER, DECEMBER MANILA—The Philippines is looking into providing an additional dose of COVID-19 vaccine to priority groups by November or December should the state regulators amend the emergency use authorization to e
China an aggressor against India and other neighbors, says US envoy-nominee to Beijing A top American diplomat nominated to be Washington’s ambassador to Beijing described China as an aggressor against India and other Indo-Pacific nations at a confirmation hearing where US
DELTA SUBVARIANT NOT YET DETECTED IN PHILIPPINES , DOH SAYS MANILA — The Department of Health has not detected Delta sublineage reported in Europe in its monitoring of COVID-19 cases in the country, the agency said Friday.
In Russia, Indian Officials Meet With Taliban Deputy PM, Offer Humanitarian Aid A delegation of senior Indian diplomats met with Taliban deputy prime minister Abdul Salam Hanafi with an offer to provide humanitarian aid and to take into concern sensitivities of both sides.  
