ISRAEL INTENSIFIES ATTACKS IN GAZA, KILL JIHAD COMMANDER IN AIR STRIKE An Israeli air strike in Gaza has killed Hussam Abu Harbeed, an Islamic Jihad leader, the armed group said. The killing, on Monday, was likely to draw a fierce response from the group that is fighting
CYCLONE TAUKTAE MOVES INTO GUJARAT, AFTER MUMBAI BATTLES HIGH WINDS, HEAVY RAIN A very severe cyclonic storm with winds gusting up to 185 km per hour began making landfall on the Gujarat coast Monday night, after dumping heavy rains on Mumbai, forcing the evacuation of over 1.5
ISRAEL, GAZA MILITANTS ANNOUNCE CEASEFIRE Israel and the two main armed groups in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday aimed at ending end 11 days of deadly violence. A statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said the security cabinet had "unan
PALACE: DUTERTE MULLS MEETING WITH EX-PRESIDENTS OVER WEST PHILIPPINE SEA MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte is mulling over consulting his predecessors on China's incursions in the West Philippine Sea instead of convening the National Security Council (NSC), Malacañ
CASE POSITIVITY DECLINE REPORTED SINCE LAST 2 WEEKS: GOVT After a consistent increase in Covid-19 case positivity for 10 weeks, a decline has been reported since the last two weeks, the government said on Thursday.
U.S. ALLOWS FULLY VACCINATED PEOPLE TO FORGO MASKS INDOORS In the biggest indication that the United States is fast returning to pre-pandemic life, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said fully vaccinated people are no longer required to wear masks.
DUTERTE: MANY WILL DIE FROM WEST PH SEA 'KUNSUMISYON', BUT NOT ME President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday that he would not die from "kunsumisyon" or exasperation over the West Philippine Sea, a flashpoint in relations between Manila and Beijing.
EID MUBARAK, DEAR READERS GOVT UNVEILS ROADMAP FOR VACCINE FOR ALMOST ALL BY YEAR END As states grapple with a shortage of coronavirus vaccines, the Centre Thursday said over two billion doses will be made available in the country in five months between August and Decembe
PANDEMIC PANEL SAYS WORLD COULD HAVE PREVENTED COVID CATASTROPHE A global panel of experts has said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 an emergency very late and the catastrophe caused by the deadly virus across the globe could have been prevented. &n
MORE THAN 3.3 MILLION DEAD, 159 MILLION INFECTED WITH COVID-19 WORLDWIDE The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,319,512 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1000 GMT (6 p.m. Philippine tim
