ALL AVAILABLE ASTRAZENECA SHOTS WILL NOW BE USED AS FIRST DOSE FOR HEALTHCARE WORKERS MANILA — President Rodrigo Duterte approved Friday the recommendation to use all available doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to be given as a first dose to frontline healthcar
US DEFENCE SECY MEETS PM MODI US Secretary of Defence Lloyd J Austin, who arrived in New Delhi on Friday, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and conveyed Washington’s “strong desire” to further enhance the strategic partnership for peace, stability and prospe
VLADIMIR PUTIN WILL ‘PAY A PRICE’ FOR MEDDLING: JOE BIDEN Russia called its US ambassador back to Moscow for consultations on Wednesday after Joe Biden described Vladimir Putin as a "killer" who would "pay a price" for election meddling, prompting the first major
PH LIKELY TO SIGN COVID-19 JAB SUPPLY DEAL WITH JOHNSON & JOHNSON SOON MANILA - The Philippines and Johnson and Johnson will likely sign a COVID-19 vaccine supply agreement "this coming week," the country's inoculation czar said Thursday.
MAHARASHTRA REPORTS 23K CASES, BUT THE SILVER LINING IS FEWER DEATHS Maharashtra on Wednesday reported this year’s record high of 23,179 Covid-19 cases, accounting for over 60 per cent of new cases diagnosed in India. This is close to the peak of 24,886 that the state
VACCINE TRACKER TO BE LAUNCHED THIS WEEK – PALACE MANILA — The government is expected to launch this week a vaccine tracker that will trace the progress of its COVID-19 inoculation program, Malacañang said yesterday. “On Wednesday, we will l
GOVT IN DELHI MEANS THE NOMINATED L-G: CENTRE BRINGS BILL IN LOK SABHA The Centre on Monday introduced a Bill in Lok Sabha to bring amendments to the Act that decides the roles of the elected government and the nominated Lieutenant Governor in Delhi. Delhi Deputy Ch
AMID SAFETY FEARS, GERMANY, ITALY, FRANCE SUSPEND ASTRAZENECA SHOTS Germany, France and Italy said on Monday they would hit pause on AstraZeneca COVID-19 shots after several countries reported possible serious side-effects, throwing Europe’s already struggling vaccinat
CHINA TO ALLOW INDIAN TRAVELLERS ONLY IF THEY TAKE CHINESE VACCINES In what left many flummoxed here, the Chinese embassy announced, apparently for the purpose of resuming people-to-people exchanges in an orderly manner, that it will restart normal visa services for people w
PTV TO DISCIPLINE SOCIAL MEDIA TEAM OVER 'ERRONEOUS' #DUTERTEPALPAK TWEET MANILA, Philippines — State-run broadcaster People’s Television said Wednesday it will sanction members of its social media team who were behind an “erroneous” tweet which used
