‘HISTORIC DAY’: WHO GO-AHEAD FOR BROAD USE OF FIRST-EVER MALARIA VACCINE FOR CHILDREN IN AFRICA The first vaccine for malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills about 400,000 people each year, is set to be deployed more widely after more than three decades of wor
LENI ROBREDO ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL BID MANILA — Vice President Leni Robredo’s lengthy process of discernment is over and she has come to a decision: She is running for president in the 2022 elections, which she believes is crucial to ending President Rodrigo Duterte
UP GOVT RELENTS, ALLOWS OPPN LEADERS TO MEET AFFECTED FAMILIES Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday met the family members of farmers killed in the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri and promised them all assistance. They arrived in Lakhimpur after the UP g
UP GOVT RELENTS, ALLOWS OPPN LEADERS TO MEET AFFECTED FAMILIES Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Wednesday met the family members of farmers killed in the violence in Lakhimpur Kheri and promised them all assistance. They arrived in Lakhimpur after the UP g
TAIWAN ‘ON ALERT’ AFTER RECORD 56 CHINESE PLANES ENTER ADIZ Taiwan said on it was “on alert” over China’s “over the top” military manoeuvres, after Beijing flew a record 56 fighter planes towards the self-governing island in a third day
ROBREDO TO MAKE 'IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT' A DAY BEFORE CANDIDACY FILING CLOSES MANILA — Vice President Leni Robredo will make an "important announcement" on Oct. 7, a day before the filing of candidacies for the 2022 elections closes, her office said on Tuesday. &nbs
POLITICAL FAULTLINES SHARPEN OVER LAKHIMPUR KHERI DEATHS Political faultlines sharpened and the blame game accentuated on Tuesday following the Lakhimpur Kheri incident—where eight people died after a car owned by Union MoS Home Ajay Mishra Teni allegedly ran over protesting farmers, tr
WORLD LEADERS DENY WRONGDOING AFTER DUMP OF PURPORTED SECRETS Several world leaders have denied any wrongdoing after a huge leak of documents revealed the secret financial dealings of the global elite. The Pandora Papers investigation, which involved a consortium of some
‘TIME FOR A NEW SET OF LEADERS’: DUTERTE EXPLAINS DECISION TO ‘RETIRE FROM POLITICS’ MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte said he will be retiring from politics after his term as president to "give way to a new set of leaders". Duterte, who fir
LAKHIMPUR VIOLENCE: UP GOVT, FARM LEADERS REACH AGREEMENT ON RELIEF, PROBE In signs of truce between the UP govt and farmers over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence that left eight people, including four farmers, dead on Sunday, the state police announced an ex gratia of Rs 45 lakh fo
