WTO’s big conference postponed due to new Covid variant
by Agnès PEDRERO Next week's World Trade Organization ministerial conference, the global trade body's biggest gathering in four years, was…
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Omicron variant poses ‘high to very high’ risk to Europe: EU health agency
The new Covid variant, dubbed Omicron and originally detected in South Africa, poses a "high to very high" risk to…
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Three killed in Solomon Islands unrest
The bodies of three people have been discovered in a burnt-out building in the Solomon Islands capital Honiara, police said…
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B.1.1.529 declared Covid ‘variant of concern’, renamed Omicron
https://youtu.be/Nf_0F1bGvXc The World Health Organization on Friday declared the recently-discovered B.1.1.529 strain of Covid-19, first detected in southern Africa,…
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BOQ to locate travelers from S. Africa, other countries who may have arrived in PHL prior to temporary ban
(Eagle News) -- The Bureau of Quarantine has been directed to locate travelers from South Africa, Botswana, and other countries…
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4.1-magnitude quake strikes off Surigao del Norte
(Eagle News) -- A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Surigao del Norte on Saturday, Nov. 27. According to the Philippine Institute…
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Cloudy skies, rains expected in parts of PHL
(Eagle News) -- Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country on Saturday, Nov. 27. According to…
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PHL temporarily bans travelers from S. Africa, Botswana, others over new COVID-19 variant
(Eagle News) -- The Philippines has temporarily banned inbound international flights from South Africa and other countries with reported cases of…
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PHL reports 863 new COVID cases, 2nd lowest number of single-day new cases this month
Total active cases at 17,853 or 0.6 percent of total COVID cases (Eagle News) – The Philippines reported 863…
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Israel finds case of Covid strain first detected in South Africa
JERUSALEM, Israel (AFP) --- Israel has identified a case of a Covid-19 variant with a large number of mutations first…
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