IRAN SWEARS IN NEW HARD-LINE PRESIDENT AMID REGIONAL TENSION The protege of Iran's supreme leader, Ebrahim Raisi, was sworn in as the country's new president during a ceremony in parliament on Thursday, an inauguration that completes hard-liners’ dominance of all branches
US FIRM NOVAVAX APPLIES FOR EMERGENCY COVID-19 VACCINE USE IN PHILIPPINES MANILA — American pharmaceutical firm Novavax has filed an application for Emergency Use Authorization in the Philippines for its COVID-19 vaccine, the country’s Food and Drug Administration sa
GOVT BURIES RETRO TAXES; BRINGS BILL IN LOK SABHA TO WITHDRAW TAX DEMANDS In a bid to bury the ghost of retrospective taxation, the government on Thursday brought a bill in the Lok Sabha to withdraw all back tax demands on companies such as Cairn Energy and Vodafone and said it
COVID R-NUMBER RISING IN EIGHT STATES AND UTS, CAUTIONS GOVT Sounding a Covid-19 alarm all over again, the Centre said Tuesday the fact that the reproduction number, a key metric measuring how fast the pandemic is spreading, has risen beyond 1 in eight states and Union Territori
MV ASPHALT PRINCESS' SUSPECTED HIJACKERS HAVE ABANDONED VESSEL OFF UAE: BRITISH NAVY The hijackers who seized a vessel off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in the Gulf of Oman left the targeted ship on Wednesday, the British navy reported, without elaborating.
INOCULATION MILESTONE: PALACE SAYS 10 MILLION FULLY VACCINATED VS COVID-19 MANILA — The Philippines has fully immunized at least 10 million individuals against the novel coronavirus, Malacañang said on Thursday, the eve of Metro Manila's return to the strictest lock
PEGASUS STALLS PARLIAMENT AGAIN, COMES UP IN SUPREME COURT TODAY There was no let-up in the Opposition’s pressure on the Govt in Parliament Wednesday seeking a structured discussion in both Houses on the Pegasus affair. The standoff disrupted both Houses even as the Suprem
POTENTIAL HIJACK' UNDERWAY OFF UAE COAST: UK MARITIME TRADE AGENCY A "potential hijack" was unfolding off the coast of the United Arab Emirates' Fujairah region on Tuesday, Britain's maritime trade agency reported, without giving details on the vessel or vessels involved.
US DONATES 3 MILLION MORE COVID-19 VACCINE SHOTS TO PH; DUTERTE HAILS 'STRONG, DEEP FRIENDSHIP' MANILA — The United States on Tuesday donated 3 million more COVID-19 shots to the Philippines, prompting President Rodrigo Duterte to tout the "strong and deep friendship" betw
DUTERTE BLASTS HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS ANEW, SAYS COUNTRY BENEFITS FROM KILLED DRUG SUSPECTS MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday lashed out against human rights groups anew, and said the country benefits from his war on drugs.
