WHO WARNS WORLD CREATING 'TOXIC' RECIPE FOR NEW VARIANTS GENEVA, Switzerland — The WHO warned Wednesday that the world was creating toxic conditions for new Covid-19 variants like Omicron to emerge and then spread around the globe.
OMICRON SCARE GROUNDS INDIA’S INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS RESUMPTION PLAN The government on Wednesday decided not to resume scheduled international flights from December 15, less than a week after announcing the decision in the wake of rising concerns over the COVID variant Omic
OMICRON VARIANT SHUTS BORDERS ACROSS THE GLOBE The WHO said on Monday the Omicron coronavirus variant carried a very high risk of infection surges as more countries closed their borders and reported cases of the new strain.
BONG GO DROPS OUT OF PRESIDENTIAL RACE MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte's anointed successor Sen. Christopher "Bong" Go said on Tuesday he was withdrawing his candidacy in the 2022 elections.
BILL TO REPEAL THREE FARM LAWS PASSED IN BOTH HOUSES Parliament on Monday passed the Farm Laws Repeal Bill, to repeal the three contentious agri laws against which farmers have been protesting for over a year, with its passage in Rajya Sabha.
PH WIDENS RED LIST, BARS TRAVEL FROM 7 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES AMID OMICRON THREAT MANILA - The government body tasked with controlling the COVID-19 pandemic has banned travelers from 7 European countries, in addition to the 7 African nations it earlier placed under the travel Red Li
MORE OMICRON CASES POP UP AS WORLD RUSHES TO LEARN MORE Cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in countries on opposite sides of the world Sunday and many governments rushed to close their borders even as scientists cautioned that it's not clear if the new var
OMICRON: GOVT TO REVIEW DECISION ON RESTARTING INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS As concerns mounted over the spread of potentially more contagious coronavirus variant Omicron to many countries, the Centre on Sunday decided to review the resumption of international flights and issued a slew
OMICRON: GOVT TO REVIEW DECISION ON RESTARTING INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS As concerns mounted over the spread of potentially more contagious coronavirus variant Omicron to many countries, the Centre on Sunday decided to review the resumption of international flights and issued a slew
CHANNEL DEATHS FUEL U.K.- FRANCE TENSIONS The deaths of at least 27 people in the English Channel is fuelling tensions between the U.K. and France over how to stop migrants from crossing the world’s busiest waterway in small boats.