Search on for 11 trapped in illegal goldmine in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) -- Rescuers were working against the clock to rescue 11 people trapped in a flooded illegal goldmine…
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Brazil’s Bolsonaro overhauls cabinet amid Covid surge
by Jordi MIRO BASILIA, Brazil (AFP) -- Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro overhauled his government Monday, changing six cabinet members including…
5 years ago
France tries to avoid another national lockdown
by Adam PLOWRIGHT PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government has vowed to do everything possible to avoid a third…
5 years ago
22.9 million affected by ECQ to be given aid in kind as Pres. Duterte signs Supplemental Amelioration Program
DBM says P22.9-B funding came from various Bureau of Treasury certified sources (Eagle News) – At least 22.9 million…
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Pres. Duterte announces more areas under community quarantine as daily cases hit over 10k new record high
(Eagle News) – More areas are placed under community quarantine protocols with restrictions in the country as the number…
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QC Mayor Belmonte again tests positive for COVID-19
(Eagle News) -- Quezon City mayor Joy Belmonte again tested posiitve for COVID-19. In a statement on Monday, March…
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In photos: President Duterte welcomes arrival of another batch of 1 million Sinovac doses in PHL
Total vaccine doses already in the PHL now at more than 2.5 million (Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte on…
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Rights expert Agnes Callamard named new Amnesty chief
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- Amnesty International announced on Monday it had appointed global human rights expert Agnes Callamard as…
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WHO warns against widening gap in vaccine distribution
The World Health Organization warned Monday against a widening gap between numbers of coronavirus vaccines in wealthy countries and…
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French pharma firm guilty of fraud, manslaughter over weight loss pill: court
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A French court on Monday found pharma giant Servier guilty of "aggravated fraud" and "involuntary manslaughter"…
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