NCR PLUS: METRO MANILA, 6 NEIGHBORING PROVINCES STAY UNDER GCQ TILL JULY 15 Metro Manila and the provinces of Rizal and Bulacan should be under general community quarantine (GCQ) "with some restrictions" until the middle of July, the COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) said
RAJNATH IN LADAKH: NEIGHBOURS CAN TALK, NEED PURE INTENTIONS Seeking “resolution of issues” through talks, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Monday that India’s neighbours should also think that “we will remain neighbours” and issues can be settle
PAKISTAN MINISTER DEFENDS PM IMRAN KHAN, SAYS REMARK ON OSAMA BIN LADEN A 'SLIP OF TONGUE' Pakistan Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry came in defense of Imran Khan when he said that the PM’s statement on former al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, calling him a martyr
PH RECEIVES INITIAL DELIVERY OF 249,600 MODERNA COVID-19 JABS MANILA - The Philippines on Sunday received its first shipment of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine containing 249,600 doses, as the country tries to ramp up its vaccination drive. The initial delivery of the US drugm
IN A FIRST, DRONES STRIKE AT IAF STATION IN JAMMU AIRPORT; 2 INJURED In what is the first time terrorists have used drones to strike vital installations, two bombs were dropped at the IAF station in Jammu airport in the early hours of Sunday, officials said.
IMRAN KHAN SEEKS INDIA-U.S.-LIKE TIES WITH WASHINGTON Pakistan is seeking a “civilised” and “even-handed” relationship with Washington like the one that existed between the U.S. and the U.K. or with India “right now”, Prime Minister Imran Khan
PH MUST EDUCATE CITIZENS ON WEST PH SEA ARBITRAL VICTORY: GROUP MANILA - Government should educate its citizens on the country's arbitral victory against China on the South China Sea and internationalize the development, a multi-sectoral group said Sunday.
PLAN TO VACCINATE ALL ADULTS BY END OF THE YEAR: CENTRE TO SC Prodded by the Supreme Court, which held its vaccine pricing policy “irrational” and raised questions of access and equity, the Centre Saturday told the court that until the end of this year, it expected t
EU 'ON THIN ICE' AMID DELTA STRAIN: MERKEL Europe is “on thin ice” in its battle against COVID-19, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday as EU leaders agreed that vaccinations should be sped up to fight the highly contagious delta variant.
DUTERTE DECLARES 'PERIOD OF NATIONAL MOURNING' OVER AQUINO'S DEATH MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte has declared June 24 to July 3, 2021 as a "period of national mourning" in the Philippines over former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III's death. Duterte on Thursday