US 'CONCERNED' OVER ABS-CBN SHUTDOWN WASHINGTON - The United States on Thursday voiced concern over the Philippine government-ordered shutdown of the country's top broadcaster ABS-CBN, which has been targeted by President Rodrigo Duterte. "We are concerned by the situation regarding ABS-
GAS LEAK AT CHEMICAL PLANT IN ANDHRA PRADESH, 11 DEAD, 1,000 AFFECTED Toxic gas leak in a multinational chemical plant in Andhra Pradesh has resulted in the death of 11 people and impacted about 1,000, many collapsing to the ground as they tried to escape the toxic vapours. Hundreds of pe
XI: NATION CANNOT AFFORD COMPLACENCY A key Party meeting on Wednesday stressed the need to reform China's disease prevention and control system and bolster its monitoring and early warning capacities for outbreaks in a bid to close the gaps and strengthen weak areas exposed in the COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS | WHO WARNS OF NEW LOCKDOWNS IF TRANSITION NOT MANAGED CAREFULLY The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned of the risks of returning to lockdown if countries emerging from pandemic restrictions do not manage transitions “extremely carefully and in
FIRST SINCE 1998: PHILIPPINES GDP SHRINKS DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC MANILA - The Philippine economy shrank in the January to March period, for the first time since 1998, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown, officials said Thursday.
LOCKDOWN SEVERELY TIGHTENED IN AHMEDABAD Chaos reigned on AhmedabadÂ’s streets Wednesday, after the newly appointed team of bureaucrats placed in charge of the city decided to lock it down completely for a week from today, allowing only milk and medicine shops to remain open.
LONG MARCH 5B ROCKET MAKES MAIDEN FLIGHT China's Long March 5B carrier rocket made its first flight on Tuesday evening at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan province, marking a new chapter in the country's manned space program, according to the China Manned Space Agency.
US HAS FLATTENED CORONAVIRUS CURVE, NOW IN NEXT STAGE OF BATTLE, SAYS TRUMP Amid the rising coronavirus COVID-19 cases in the US, President Donald Trump on Tuesday (May 5) said that the US had managed to flattened the curve of the deadly virus mainly due to the profound commitment of its
ABS-CBN ORDERED TO GO OFF AIR AS FRANCHISE LAPSES MANILA — Regulators ordered ABS-CBN Corp. to stop airing on Tuesday, a day after its legislative franchise expired, putting at risk over 11,000 jobs in the country's biggest network as millions of Filipinos get displaced by the corona
ALL SET FOR EVACUATION OF INDIANS STRANDED OVERSEAS In one of the largest evacuation exercises, the govt will operate 64 flights from May 7 to 13 to bring home thousands of Indian nationals stranded abroad due to the coronavirus lockdown. Named "Vande Bharat Mission", Minister of Externa
