PRESIDENT XI ASKS CHINESE MEDIA, DIPLOMATS TO TONE DOWN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH President Xi Jinping has called for better international communication, urging the bellicose official Chinese media and “wolf warrior” diplomats to adopt a tone that displays openness and con
FILIPINOS CAN STILL GET 2ND DOSE OF COVID-19 JAB EVEN AFTER MISSING UP TO 2 WEEKS MANILA - Filipinos may still get their second dose of COVID-19 vaccine even after missing their schedule by one or two weeks, an epidemiology and data analytics expert working with government said
GREECE, GERMANY KICK OFF EU VACCINATION TRAVEL CERTIFICATES Greece, Germany and five other European Union nations introduced a vaccination certificate system for travelers on Tuesday, weeks ahead of the July 1 rollout of the program across the 27-nation bloc. The other co
PHILIPPINES ASKS US FOR AT LEAST 3M DOSES FROM VACCINE SURPLUS MANILA — The Philippines has requested at least three million doses of the United States’ excess coronavirus vaccines, the official in charge of the government’s vaccine strategy said Wednesday. &nb
NSA SPYING ROW: US AND DENMARK PRESSED OVER ALLEGATIONS French President Emmanuel Macron urged the U.S. to clarify media reports that American intelligence monitored German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other European politicians with the help of Denmark.
LAB LEAK THEORY ‘FEASIBLE’, FEELS BRITISH INTEL The controversy around the possible leak of the Sars-CoV-2 virus from the Chinese city of Wuhan has received another boost. According to a Sunday Times report, British intelligence officials believe it is “feasibl
GOV'T URGED : CREATE OWN MAP TO AFFIRM WEST PHILIPPINE SEA CLAIM MANILA - The Philippines should conduct oil exploration in its maritime waters and create its own map staking its claim in the West Philippine Sea following increased Chinese incursions, Senate President Vicente So
EUROPEAN REGULATOR OKAYS PFIZER VACCINE FOR TEENS The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Friday recommended that the use of the coronavirus vaccine made by Pfizer and BioNTech be expanded to children ages 12 to 15, a decision that offers younger and less at-risk populations acro
PHILIPPINES FILES FRESH PROTEST VS CHINA'S 'INCESSANT' PRESENCE IN WEST PH SEA MANILA— The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China over its "incessant" presence around the Pag-Asa Islands in the West Philippine Sea, the foreign office said Saturday, the la
INDIA SKIPS UNHRC RESOLUTION TO PROBE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION IN GAZA India has abstained on a resolution at the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to set up a Commission of Inquiry on human rights violations during violence blamed on Israel in Palestinian territory, said a diplomat
