RAIDS WORLDWIDE AS POLICE REVEAL VAST HACK OF CRIMINAL ENCRYPTION PLATFORM International law enforcement agencies on Tuesday revealed a vast three-year global operation to infiltrate an encryption platform popular among criminal groups, resulting in hundreds of arrests worldwide
DUTERTE SAYS 'NO ONE DESERVING' TO REPLACE HIM IN 2022 MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said there's no one yet fit to replace him when his term ends in 2022. "Wala ako nakikita na deserving (I don't see anyone deserving)," he said during an interview with Pa
GLOBAL COVID INFECTIONS DROP TO SLOWEST PACE SINCE MARCH Fresh Covid-19 cases for the week ended June 6 were the lowest since mid-March, at 3 million, according to data from Johns Hopkins. Weekly cases worldwide have been declining for six weeks as the outbreak in India wanes an
PHILIPPINES 'READY' IF US INCREASES INTEREST RATES: CENTRAL BANK MANILA - The Philippines is ready should the United States increase its interest rates though it is likely to maintain current levels, the central bank said Tuesday.
DUTERTE SEES MASS COVID-19 VACCINATIONS AS ‘LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL’ As more Filipinos get inoculated against Covid-19, President Rodrigo Duterte said the Philippines is seeing “the light at the end of the tunnel.” In a video message during
TRUMP BACK ON STAGE, CALLS FOR CHINA TO PAY $10TN REPARATIONS Former US president Donald Trump has returned to public limelight with a speech in North Carolina in which he exhorted Republicans to gear up for the 2022 midterm elections, repeated allegations over his election loss
UK APPROVES PFIZER JAB FOR 12 TO 15-YEAR-OLDS Britain's medicines regulator said on Friday it had approved the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech for use on 12- to 15-year-olds, following similar clearances in the US and the EU.
1 MILLION MORE SINOVAC COVID-19 SHOTS TO ARRIVE IN PH SUNDAY MANILA — Another batch of 1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China's Sinovac is set to arrive in Manila on Sunday, boosting the country's supply amid efforts to speed up inoculations.
FRAGILE ISRAELI COALITION TO OUST NETANYAHU AND LEAD ISRAEL Through three inconclusive Israeli elections in 2019 and 2020, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to keep his opponents at bay and remain in office. He clung to power by exacerbating divisions within the ideologi
INFLATION STEADIES ANEW IN MAY BUT SUPPLY WOES PERSIST MANILA — Inflation was unchanged in May from April, marking a second straight month of stability although some supply problems driving up consumer prices were still there.
