DIGITAL HEALTH IDS FOR ALL; MEDICAL FILES TO BE PASSÉ Decks were cleared for the generation of digital health IDs of all Indians with PM Narendra Modi launching the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission yesterday. The initiative would facilitate maintenance of patients’ r
GERMAN ELECTIONS: CENTRE LEFT TAKE NARROW LEAD IN TIGHT VOTE Germany's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) are edging towards election victory, as projected results look increasingly bleak for the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel.
PSG DENIES PROTECTING EX-DUTERTE ADVISER MANILA — The Presidential Security Group (PSG) yesterday denied rumors that it is protecting Chinese businessman Michael Yang at the Dusit Hotel in Davao City. “Personally, I do not know Michael Yang. I do not know his
ENSURE NONE IS LEFT OUT OF VACCINE SAFETY CIRCLE: PM ON MANN KI BAAT Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to keep following Covid protocol and ensure that no one is left out of vaccination’s “circle of safety”. In his monthly “Mann K
AUKUS PACT: FRANCE AND US SEEK TO MEND RIFT President Joe Biden spoke for the first time Wednesday with French President Emmanuel Macron after a major diplomatic crisis exploded between the two longtime allies over a deal to equip Australia with nuclear-powered submarines.  
DUTERTE THREATENS TO FILE RAPS VS GORDON FOR SBMA, PDAF FUNDS MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday continued his attack against Senator Richard Gordon, this time threatening to file malversation charges against the senator for allegedly misused funds while he was stil
PM MODI LEAVES FOR U.S. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday left for his visit to the United States that he described would be an “occasion to strengthen Indo-US ties”. “At the invitation of Joe Biden, I am visiting the USA to continue our dialogue, and e
TRUDEAU PARTY WINS BUT FALLS SHORT OF MAJORITY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal Party secured victory in parliamentary elections but failed to get the majority he wanted in a vote that focused on the coronavirus pandemic but that many Canadians saw as unnecessary.
DUTERTE’S ‘DRUG WAR’ REVIEW ORDER BEFORE UN ONLY REITERATION OF ONGOING DOJ-LED EVALUATION MANILA — In the face of an investigation by the International Criminal Court, President Rodrigo Duterte told state leaders at the United Nations that he ordered a r
MODI-BIDEN BILATERAL ON SEPT 24 TO FOCUS ON AFGHAN CRISIS, TERROR, TRADE Developments in Afghanistan, ways to stem radicalism, extremism and cross-border terrorism and further expansion of India-US global partnership will figure prominently in the bilateral talks between Prime Minister