Californians ordered to wear face masks in public

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) -- California's Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday ordered all Californians to wear face masks in…

China releases 10 Indian soldiers after border battle: reports

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- China has freed 10 Indian soldiers seized in a high-altitude border clash in the Himalayas…

PH COVID-19 recoveries surpass 7,000 as total cases hit 27,799

(Eagle News) – The number of COVID-19 recoveries surpassed 7,000 as the Department of Health reported 270 recoveries on Thursday,…

Iran navy test-fires new cruise missiles

TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran test-fired a "new generation" of cruise missiles Thursday, the navy said, in the first such…

Japan ex-justice minister arrested in vote-buying scandal

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japanese prosecutors on Thursday arrested the country's former justice minister -- a close ally of Prime…

DILG: Disciplinary action recommended vs 20 barangay officials in M. Manila for violation of quarantine protocols

(Eagle News)--The Department of the Interior and Local Government has recommended the imposition of disciplinary action against 20 barangay officials…

Japan urges citizens to install virus-tracking app

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan's government on Thursday urged citizens to install the country's first coronavirus-tracing app when it launches…

ADB to provide additional US$500-M funds thru loan to help 4Ps beneficiaries amid COVID crisis

Funds to be used for education and health grants for poor families   (Eagle News) -- The Philippine government obtained…

Chinese county restricts travel as Beijing races to contain virus

by Jing Xuan Teng and Laurie Chen BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Travel restrictions were placed on nearly half a million…

Kazakh leader Nazarbayev, 79, has coronavirus: official website

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan (AFP) -- Kazakhstan's 79-year-old former president and official 'Leader of the Nation' Nursultan Nazarbayev has tested positive for…

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