MASSIVE REPATRIATION NOT NECESSARY AS US, IRAN STEP BACK FROM WAR: EX-LABOR OFFICIAL MANILA - A massive repatriation of Filipino migrant workers in Iraq may not be needed as the US pulled back from the brink of war with Iran early Thursday, a former labor official said.
KEY MEETING REAFFIRMS PARTY LEADERSHIP ROLE A key meeting presided over by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday reaffirmed the importance of upholding Party leadership over work in all areas and aspects.
IRAN LAUNCHES MISSILE ATTACK ON IRAQ BASE HOUSING U.S. TROOPS Iran on Wednesday launched a missile attack on an Iraqi airbase where U.S. forces are based, threatening "more crushing responses" if Washington carried out further strikes, Iranian state media said.
IRAN LAUNCHES MISSILE ATTACK ON US BASES IN IRAQ On Wednesday morning, Philippine time, Iran claimed responsibility for the launch of missile attack on an Iraqi airbase where US forces are based.
BHARAT BANDH TODAY, CALLED BY 10 TRADE UNIONS Ten central trade unions have called for Bharat Bandh, a nationwide strike, today, against government's "disinvestment, privatisation and labour reform policies". According to the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), which is affilia
XI URGES BRI EFFORTS WITH KIRIBATI President Xi Jinping called for joint efforts with the Pacific island nation of Kiribati to build the Belt and Road and expand practical cooperation on Monday.
IRAN SOLEIMANI KILLING: US DENIES IRAQ PULLOUT AMID LETTER CONFUSION The U.S. military on Monday told the Iraqi government American troops were preparing to pull out of the country but a top U.S. general in Washington said the message was sent by "mistake".
DUTERTE SIGNS 2020 NATIONAL BUDGET INTO LAW MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday signed into law the 2020 national budget, averting a repeat of last year's delay that slowed economic growth.
CAMPUSES ACROSS NATION RALLY BEHIND JNU STUDENTS AMID POLITICAL SLUGFEST Campuses across India yesterday united behind the JNU community that was at the receiving end Sunday evening of an unprecedented mob attack of which no clues were forthcoming yesterday.
YANGTZE PROTECTION EFFORTS BEAR FRUIT As the weather turned cold, most plants near Xiliang Lake withered. Little green remained around the fog-shrouded body of water in Xianning, Hubei province, in the Yangtze River Basin.
