Shortages hamper mass virus testing goals
by Paul RICARD PARIS, France (AFP) -- "Test, test, test". The World Health Organisation's prescription for success in wrestling the…
6 years ago
Singapore GDP shrinks most since financial crisis amid pandemic
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Singapore's economy, a bellwether for trade-reliant Asian countries, suffered its worst contraction since the global financial…
6 years ago
Senator Imee Marcos: Bongbong arrived from Spain feeling “unwell,” underwent test for COVID-19
(Eagle News)--Former Senator Bongbong Marcos has undergone the coronavirus disease 2019 test after feeling "unwell" upon his arrival in the…
6 years ago
Who will feed us?’: viral shutdown hits N. Africa’s precarious workers
by Sophie Pons with Algiers, Rabat and Tunis bureaux RABAT, Morocco (AFP) -- In Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco, workers in…
6 years ago
Pimentel apologizes over breach of Makati hospital safety protocol
(Eagle News)--Senator Koko Pimentel on Thursday, March 26, apologized to the Makati Medical Center for breaching the hospital safety protocol…
6 years ago
Two weeks after NBA shutdown, US sports landscape barren
by Jim SLATER WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Imagine a Masters with fall foliage instead of spring flowers, an NBA…
6 years ago
Jobless benefits spat snags Senate’s huge US relief package
by Michael Mathes WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- Republican opposition to expanding certain unemployment benefits was delaying Senate passage Wednesday…
6 years ago
Cloudy skies, isolated rainshowers expected in parts of N. Luzon
(Eagle News)--The easterlies are affecting Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao today. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said…
6 years ago
Coronavirus could become seasonal: top US scientist
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior…
6 years ago
Peru saves bats blamed for coronavirus
LIMA, Peru (AFP) -- Authorities called Wednesday for worried Peruvians to stop killing bats after rescuing 200 that was going…
6 years ago