GREECE MIGRANT CRISIS: REFUGEE CENTRE ABLAZE AS TENSIONS RISEA fire has ripped through a refugee shelter on the Greek island of Lesbos astensions over a surge in migration from Turkey continue to rise.
PHILIPPINE EPASSPORT SECURE - DFAMANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday assured thepublic that the country's ePassport system is secured amid reports that someChinese tourists are using Philippine passports.
GOVT REVOKES BAN ON TWO NEWS CHANNELS, BLAMES MINISTRY OFFICIALSRevoking the 48-hour ban imposed on Friday evening on two Malayalam newschannels - Asianet News and Media One News - for their coverage of the Delhiriots, the government said on Saturday that it "values press freedom" andindic
BIDEN RACKS UP MORE ENDORSEMENTS AS SANDERS GOES ON THE ATTACK IN U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACETwo former presidential rivals endorsed Joe Biden on Friday in the latestsign that the Democratic establishment is coalescing around the former vicepresident to stop the candidacy of Bernie Sanders, who ratc
VENKAIAH NAIDU SUGGESTS GOVT-OPPN TALKS TO END PARL STALEMATERajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu on Friday suggested to the governmentand the Opposition to talk to resolve the raging stalemate in the Housebefore he adjourned it till March 11.
PALACE: NTC CAN’T GRANT ABS-CBN PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY TO OPERATE WITHOUT FRANCHISEDOJ says NTC ‘not legally compelled’ to grant provisional authority tooperateMANILA - It might be illegal for the National Telecommunications Commission(NTC) to issue provisional authority for AB
PALACE ADMITS: REFUSAL OF AID FROM DRUG WAR INQUIRY BACKERS AN ‘OUTRAGE REACTION’MANILA - Malacañang admitted Thursday that the Philippines' decision to shunaid and loans from countries who supported a resolution seeking a report onPresident Rodrigo Duterte’s
ISRAEL'S NETANYAHU FALLS SHORT OF PARLIAMENTARY MAJORITYThe final results from Israel's election have confirmed that Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has again fallen short of a parliamentary majority withhis hard-line allies.
GLOBAL GROWTH TO 'DIP BELOW' LAST YEAR'S RATE: IMF CHIEFThe new coronavirus epidemic poses a "serious threat" and will slow growthin the world economy to below the 2.9 per cent posted last year, IMF chiefKristalina Georgieva said Wednesday.
SENATE PASSES RESOLUTION FOR ABS-CBNMANILA - The Senate adopted yesterday a resolution expressing the opinion ofthe chamber to allow ABS-CBN and its subsidiaries to continue operating withthe issuance of a provisional permit by the National TelecommunicationsCommission (NTC) until Congress decides o
