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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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,…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago
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…
6 years ago