Philippine News

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Bolivia confirms presidential election for October 18

LA PAZ, August 15 ------ Bolivia’s caretaker government on Thursday enacted a law that mandates a delayed presidential election will be h...

16 hours ago

Virus gives Sri Lanka’s threatened elephants a reprieve

COLOMBO, August 15 ------ Sri Lanka’s coronavirus lockdown has helped reduce the death toll from clashes between elephants and humans, co...

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WHO says food safe from coronavirus

Geneva, Switzerland, August 14 ------ The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday urged people not to fear catching the novel coronav...

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Israel, UAE to normalize relations in shift in Mideast politics

DUBAI/JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON, August 14 ------ Israel and the United Arab Emirates announced on Thursday that they will normalize diplomati...

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Global COVID-19 cases reach more than 20.6M

PARIS, France, August 14 ------ The novel coronavirus has killed at least 749,973 people since it emerged in China last December, accordi...

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'We don't need war': Belarus releases detainees in bid to quell protests

MINSK, August 14 ------ The Belarusian leadership began releasing thousands of detainees and issued a rare public apology on Thursday in ...

2 days ago

Pakistan army chief to visit Saudi Arabia in quest to smooth ties

ISLAMABAD/KARACHI, August 13 ------ Pakistan’s army chief will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend, officials said, seeking to calm diplomati...

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China warns US against ‘playing with fire’ over Taiwan visit

TAIPEI, Taiwan, August 13 ------ China warned Washington not to "play with fire" on Wednesday as a US delegation wrapped up a historic tr...

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New Zealand mulls lockdown extension as virus spreads

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, August 13 ------ New Zealand health officials said Wednesday a COVID-19 cluster in Auckland had grown, raising t...

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro calls surging Amazon fires a ‘lie’

BRASILIA, August 13 ------ Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro on Tuesday angrily denied the existence of fires in the Amazon rainforest, c...

3 days ago

New Zealand announces return of COVID-19 after 102 days

WELLINGTON, New Zealand, August 12 ------ New Zealand announced its first locally transmitted coronavirus infections more than 100 days o...

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WHO wants to review Russian vaccine safety data

August 12 ------ The World Health Organization said any WHO stamp of approval on a COVID-19 vaccine candidate would require a rigorous sa...

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Australia suffers deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic, cases rise

SYDNEY, August 12 ------ Australia recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday and the biggest daily rise in infe...

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Pro-democracy media tycoon freed on bail amid Hong Kong crackdown

HONG KONG, China, August 12 ------ Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai walked free on bail Wednesday, over 40 hours after he an...

4 days ago

Global coronavirus infections pass 20 million

PARIS, August 11 ------ More than 20 million coronavirus cases have been now been registered across the world, over half in the Americas,...

4 days ago

Iran nuclear deal at risk as U.N. council prepares to vote on arms embargo

NEW YORK, August 11 ------ The U.N. Security Council is preparing to vote this week on a U.S. proposal to extend an arms embargo on Iran,...

4 days ago

Bolivia protests rattle political truce as military mobilized

LA PAZ, August 11 ------ Bolivia’s government said on Monday it had ordered police and military to protect key installations and the tran...

4 days ago

Bloody clashes in Belarus as West condemns crackdown after election

MINSK, August 11 ------ At least one person died as Belarusian police clashed with protesters on Monday after the opposition accused Pres...

5 days ago

New Zealand reaches 100-day milestone without virus transmission

August 10 ------ New Zealand marked 100 days on Sunday with no recorded cases of the coronavirus in the community but health officials wa...

5 days ago

HK media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under national security law, top aide says

HONG KONG, August 10 ------ Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been arrested over suspected collusion with foreign forces under the new...

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