US FIRM NOVAVAX APPLIES FOR EMERGENCY COVID-19 VACCINE USE IN PHILIPPINES MANILA — American pharmaceutical firm Novavax has filed an application for Emergency Use Authorization in the Philippines for its COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s Food and Drug Administration sa
MV ASPHALT PRINCESS' SUSPECTED HIJACKERS HAVE ABANDONED VESSEL OFF UAE: BRITISH NAVY The hijackers who seized a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman left the targeted ship on Wednesday, the British navy reported, without elaborating.
INOCULATION MILESTONE: PALACE SAYS 10 MILLION FULLY VACCINATED VS COVID-19 MANILA — The Philippines has fully immunized at least 10 million individuals against the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said on Thursday, the eve of Metro Manila's return to the strictest lock
POTENTIAL HIJACK' UNDERWAY OFF UAE COAST: UK MARITIME TRADE AGENCY A "potential hijack" was unfolding off the coast of the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah region on Tuesday, Britain's maritime trade agency reported, without giving details on the vessel or vessels involved.
US DONATES 3 MILLION MORE COVID-19 VACCINE SHOTS TO PH; DUTERTE HAILS 'STRONG, DEEP FRIENDSHIP' MANILA — The United States on Tuesday donated 3 million more COVID-19 shots to the Philippines, prompting President Rodrigo Duterte to tout the "strong and deep friendship" betw
DUTERTE BLASTS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS ANEW, SAYS COUNTRY BENEFITS FROM KILLED DRUG SUSPECTS MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday lashed out against human rights groups anew, and said the country benefits from his war on drugs.
Maritime Hydrogen Fuel Cells Advance with ABS and DNV Class Societies Progress is continuing to be made in the efforts to develop new technologies, including hydrogen fuel cells, as a viable carbon-reducing solution on the shipping industry’s path to decarbonization. In the lates
CORONAVIRUS LEAKED FROM CHINA LAB, SAYS REPORT BY US REPUBLICANS A preponderance of evidence proves the virus that caused the Covid-19 pandemic leaked from a Chinese research facility, said a report by US Republicans released on Monday, a conclusion that US intelligence agencies
TALIBAN ROCKETS HIT KANDAHAR AIRPORT IN AFGHANISTAN, FLIGHTS SUSPENDED Taliban fighters struck Kandahar airport in southern Afghanistan with at least three rockets overnight, the insurgent group's spokesman said on Sunday, adding that the aim was to thwart air strikes conducted
LOCSIN TO RAISE SEA ROW, VACCINE ACCESS IN ASEAN MEET MANILA — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. will raise equitable access to vaccines, pandemic recovery and the South China Sea issue at the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AFMM) and Related Meetin
