PH RECEIVES INITIAL DELIVERY OF 249,600 MODERNA COVID-19 JABS MANILA - The Philippines on Sunday received its first shipment of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine containing 249,600 doses, as the country tries to ramp up its vaccination drive. The initial delivery of the US drugm
IMRAN KHAN SEEKS INDIA-U.S.-LIKE TIES WITH WASHINGTON Pakistan is seeking a “civilised” and “even-handed” relationship with Washington like the one that existed between the U.S. and the U.K. or with India “right now”, Prime Minister Imran Khan
PH MUST EDUCATE CITIZENS ON WEST PH SEA ARBITRAL VICTORY: GROUP MANILA - Government should educate its citizens on the country's arbitral victory against China on the South China Sea and internationalize the development, a multi-sectoral group said Sunday.
EU 'ON THIN ICE' AMID DELTA STRAIN: MERKEL Europe is “on thin ice” in its battle against COVID-19, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday as EU leaders agreed that vaccinations should be sped up to fight the highly contagious delta variant.
DUTERTE DECLARES 'PERIOD OF NATIONAL MOURNING' OVER AQUINO'S DEATH MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has declared June 24 to July 3, 2021 as a "period of national mourning" in the Philippines over former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III's death. Duterte on Thursday
US HAS AGREED TO LIFT OIL SANCTIONS: IRAN Iran said on Wednesday the United States had agreed to remove all sanctions on Iran's oil and shipping, although Germany cautioned that major issues remained at talks between Tehran and world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.
ANOTHER BATCH OF 2 MILLION SINOVAC VACCINE DOSES ARRIVE IN PH MANILA — The Philippines received another batch of 2 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday. A Cebu Pacific flight that transported the vaccines from Beijing arrived at Ninoy Aquino Internatio
UN AFGHAN ENVOY DEBORAH LYONS ALARMED AT TALIBAN GAINS Taliban fighters have seized dozens of districts in Afghanistan as they step up attacks during the final withdrawal by foreign troops, the UN has warned.
FAST-TRACK VACCINES TO PROVINCES – DUTERTE MANILA — President Duterte has ordered government agencies to fast-track the deployment of vaccines to the provinces as the number of COVID-19 infections in Mindanao continues to rise. During a meeting of the governme
NO NEED FOR NUKES ONCE KASHMIR ISSUE IS RESOLVED: PAKISTAN'S PM IMRAN KHAN Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is "merely a deterrent" to protect the country, and will be rendered obsolete once the Kashmir issue is resolved. He said, if the Americans h
