487,200 DOSES OF ASTRAZENECA COVID-19 VACCINES FROM COVAX FACILITY ARRIVE IN PH MANILA — The Philippines on Thursday received its first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine supply from the global vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX Facility, a boost in its immunization d
DELHI REACHES OUT TO DHAKA FOR TIES BEYOND ‘STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP’ Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh later this month, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made a strong outreach to Dhaka Thursday on his bilateral visit, describi
BIDEN BUDGET PICK TANDEN DROPS OUT OF NOMINATION In the first major setback to US President Joe Biden, Indian-American policy expert Neera Tanden has withdrawn her nomination as his top White House budget official after she faced strong opposition from both Democratic and Re
NEARLY 40 PEOPLE KILLED IN MYANMAR AS SECURITY FORCES QUELL ANTI-COUP PROTESTS: UN ENVOY "It's a massacre", says protester Thirty-eight people were killed in Myanmar on Wednesday as the military quelled protests in several towns and cities, the United Nations said,
COVAXIN EFFICACY 81%, CAN FIGHT MUTANTS In a positive development for India’s self-reliance push, the first indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin has shown 81 per cent efficacy in interim results of the phase 3 trials. Developed jointly by Bharat Biotech and Indian Counc
CENTRE EXTENDS REACH OF VACCINATION With over 50 lakh beneficiaries registering for Covid-19 vaccination since the second phase of the inoculation drive began on Monday, and with overcrowding being reported in several parts of the country, the Centre on Tuesday directed stat
US IMPOSES SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA OVER POISONING OF CRITIC NAVALNY The Biden administration announced sanctions against Russia over the poisoning and jailing of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The penalties -- like those adopted by the European Union -- target senior
PH EYES DISTRIBUTION OF ALL 600,000 SINOVAC VACCINES WITHIN FIRST WEEK OF MARCH MANILA - The government is planning to deploy all 600,000 Sinovac vaccine doses to different hospitals across the country within the first week of March, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr., said Wed
EU DECRIES VIOLENCE AGAINST CIVILIANS IN MYANMAR The EU foreign policy chief on Saturday called on Myanmar’s military junta to end violence against civilians. “The military authorities must immediately stop the use of force against civilians and allow th
PHILIPPINES BEGINS COVID-19 VACCINATION DRIVE MANILA - The Philippines began Monday its immunization program against COVID-19, with healthworkers getting the first jabs of China's Sinovac vaccine as the country neared 600,000 virus cases. The country, which has the
