New US jobless claims drop below 700,000, 1st time since pandemic: govt
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- New filings for regular unemployment benefits in the United States dropped to 684,000 last week,…
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Suez Canal suspends traffic as bid to refloat grounded ship hits trouble
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) -- The owners of a giant container vessel blocking the Suez Canal said Thursday they were facing…
5 years ago
Bangladesh police fire tear gas, rubber bullets at anti-Modi protesters
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Bangladesh police Thursday fired rubber bullets and tear gas at hundreds of mainly student demonstrators who…
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Virginia first southern US state to abolish death penalty
by Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Virginia on Wednesday became the first southern US…
5 years ago
PHL reports new record-high 8,773 additional cases; active COVID-19 cases at 99,891
(Eagle News) -- Philippine COVID-19 cases reached 693,048 on Thursday, March 25, after the Department of Health reported an all-time…
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Pres. Duterte asks DOH to probe cases of non-health workers who jumped the line to get COVID jabs
Makes appeal to follow priority list so as not to imperil COVAX Facility vaccine deliveries (Eagle News) – President…
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Australia begins long clean-up as floodwaters recede
RICHMOND, Australia (AFP) -- Flood-stricken residents along Australia's east coast began a massive clean up effort on Thursday as waters…
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PGH warns public about fake COVID-19 test results using PGH forms
(Eagle News) -- The Philippine General Hospital has warned the public to be wary of suspicious-looking RT-PCR reports. The PGH…
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North Korea launches suspected ballistic missiles
by Kang Jin-kyu SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired two suspected ballistic missiles into the sea Thursday, in…
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AstraZeneca says vaccine 76% effective in updated US trial data
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- British-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca on Wednesday revised down by three percentage points the effectiveness of its…
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