NO ACRIMONY AT J&K TALKS: POLLS FIRST, STATEHOOD LATER, SAYS PM In his first direct engagement with leaders of Jammu and Kashmir in almost two years, many of whom were detained for long spells following the stripping of the erstwhile state’s special status and its divi
US HAS AGREED TO LIFT OIL SANCTIONS: IRAN Iran said on Wednesday the United States had agreed to remove all sanctions on Iran's oil and shipping, although Germany cautioned that major issues remained at talks between Tehran and world powers to revive a 2015 nuclear deal.
ANOTHER BATCH OF 2 MILLION SINOVAC VACCINE DOSES ARRIVE IN PH MANILA — The Philippines received another batch of 2 million Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses on Thursday. A Cebu Pacific flight that transported the vaccines from Beijing arrived at Ninoy Aquino Internatio
CONGRESS SLAMS DIP IN VACCINATIONS, CALLS MONDAY’S START A 'PR EVENT' The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government over the dip in vaccination numbers after a record high earlier this week with former party chief Rahul Gandhi saying the country is not safe unless vacc
UN AFGHAN ENVOY DEBORAH LYONS ALARMED AT TALIBAN GAINS Taliban fighters have seized dozens of districts in Afghanistan as they step up attacks during the final withdrawal by foreign troops, the UN has warned.
FAST-TRACK VACCINES TO PROVINCES – DUTERTE MANILA — President Duterte has ordered government agencies to fast-track the deployment of vaccines to the provinces as the number of COVID-19 infections in Mindanao continues to rise. During a meeting of the governme
DELTA PLUS IS NOW ‘VARIANT OF CONCERN’, 3 STATES TOLD TO KEEP A WATCH The Union Health Ministry on Tuesday categorised the Delta Plus variant of the novel coronavirus, so far detected in three states in the country, as a ‘variant of concern’ and directed
NO NEED FOR NUKES ONCE KASHMIR ISSUE IS RESOLVED: PAKISTAN'S PM IMRAN KHAN Prime Minister Imran Khan said that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is "merely a deterrent" to protect the country, and will be rendered obsolete once the Kashmir issue is resolved. He said, if the Americans h
PALACE CONFIRMS P18.4 BILLION BAYANIHAN 2 FUNDS UNOBLIGATED MANILA — Malacañang yesterday confirmed that more than P18 billion under the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act or Bayanihan 2 remains unobligated but it is unsure whether President Duterte would call for a sp
83 LAKH JABBED IN ONE DAY AS NEW PHASE OF VACCINATION KICKS IN As India returned to centralised procurement and distribution of Covid-19 vaccines, it reported 82.70 lakh vaccinations on Monday, a daily record by far.
