DELTA AS INFECTIOUS AS CHICKENPOX: CDC REPORT The Delta variant of the coronavirus spreads as easily as chickenpox and it can be passed on by vaccinated people as readily as it is spread by unvaccinated people, according to an internal document of America’s top health agen
7.8 MILLION FILIPINOS FULLY VACCINATED VS COVID-19: PALACE MANILA — At least 7.8 million Filipinos are now fully vaccinated against the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said on Friday, as authorities raced to curb the spread of the highly infectious Delta COVID-19 vari
INDIA REMAINS ON RED LIST EVEN AS UK LIFTS QUARANTINE FOR VACCINATED EU, US TRAVELLERS Fully vaccinated travellers from the US and European Union (EU) countries will be able to avoid a 10-day compulsory quarantine when they arrive in England from next Monday, the UK govt said on
CHINA-TALIBAN TIES WARMING AHEAD OF US WITHDRAWAL A Taliban delegation, led by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, on Wednesday made a surprise visit to China and held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, during which the Taliban leader termed Beijing as a “trustworthy fri
DUTERTE: JAPAN ‘UNRIVALED’ AS PHILIPPINES’S VALUED PARTNER MANILA — President Duterte has described as “extraordinary” the Philippines’ ties with Japan and has expressed optimism that the relationship between the two countries would beco
CLIMATE SCIENCE REPORT ‘CRITICAL FOR SUCCESS’ OF COP26: UN Nearly 200 nations started online negotiations on Monday to validate a UN science report that will anchor autumn summits charged with preventing climate catastrophe on a planetary scale.
US SAYS CHINA'S SEA CLAIMS HAVE 'NO BASIS' IN INTERNATIONAL LAW SINGAPORE - Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said Tuesday that Beijing's expansive claims in the South China Sea have "no basis in international law", taking aim at China's growing assertiveness in the hotly contested wa
DUTERTE DELIVERS LAST SONA President Rodrigo Duterte delivered his sixth and last State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday afternoon, July 26. This was Duterte's second SONA to be done hybrid, with some guests physically present, and some joining through video calls.
DELTA VARIANT IS CAUSING A SURGE IN COVID CASES GLOBALLY The Delta variant of Covid-19 has now been detected in 124 territories worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) says. It is expected to become the dominant variant globally in the coming months, with the WHO p
DUTERTE TO DELIVER FINAL SONA AS PANDEMIC, POVERTY STALK FILIPINOS MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte, whose 6-year term ends in June next year, will deliver his final State of the Nation Address on Monday, as the Philippines struggles to stop one of Asia's worst COVID-19
