DEATH TOLL FROM TYPHOON ‘ODETTE’ CLIMBS TO 208; 1.8M PEOPLE AFFECTED MANILA — The number of affected persons due to Typhoon Odette has risen to 1.8 million, the latest report from the Department of Social Welfare and Development showed.
ROW OVER EC’S MEET: CENTRE SAYS LETTER WAS FOR SECRETARY, NOT CEC Amid a controversy over a government communication reportedly calling the Chief Election Commissioner to a meeting, the law ministry Saturday said the letter was meant for a secretary of the poll panel or a
C.D.C. RECOMMENDS OTHER COVID VACCINES OVER J.&J.’S SHOTS The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended Americans choose to receive one of two other authorised COVID-19 vaccines over Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) shot, due to rare but so
C.D.C. RECOMMENDS OTHER COVID VACCINES OVER J.&J.’S SHOTS The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended Americans choose to receive one of two other authorised COVID-19 vaccines over Johnson & Johnson's (JNJ.N) shot, due to rare but so
1 DEAD AS TYPHOON ODETTE BATTERS THE PHILIPPINES MANILA—The strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year uprooted trees, toppled power lines and flooded villages as it barreled across the archipelago Friday, leaving at least 1 person dead.
PM MODI RECALLS VALOUR, SACRIFICE OF BANGLADESHI FREEDOM FIGHTERS, INDIA'S FORCES ON VIJAY DIWAS Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tributes to the valour and sacrifices of Bangladeshi freedom fighters and Indian armed forces on the 50th anniversary of Vijay Diwas, wh
PUTIN, XI AFFIRM RUSSIAN-CHINESE COOPERATION TO COUNTER WESTERN PRESSURE Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin held a video summit on Wednesday, lauding bilateral ties as a pillar of multilateralism and hoping to boost economic engagement in a s
PHILIPPINES REPORTS FIRST TWO CASES OF OMICRON VARIANT MANILA — The Philippines reported Wednesday its first two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which has been classified as being “of concern” by the World Health Organization. The Department of
PRESIDENT RAM NATH KOVIND MARKS BANGLADESH LIBERATION IN DHAKA Prime Minister Narendra Modi will today lead the nation in commemorating 50 years of India’s victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war and the formation of Bangladesh even as President Ram Nath Kovind reached Dhaka
COVID: OMICRON SPREADING AT UNPRECEDENTED RATE, WHO SAYS The new coronavirus variant Omicron is spreading across the globe at an unprecedented rate, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned
