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PHL embassy in Kuwait suspends on-site ops until July 16 after employee tests positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News) -- The Philippine Embassy in Kuwait has suspended its on-site services after one of its employees tested positive…

India greenlights purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets

NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- India's defence ministry Thursday signed off on the purchase of 33 Russian fighter jets and…

Pentagon: China military exercises will ‘further destabilize’ S. China Sea

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The Pentagon said Thursday it was "concerned" about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago…

Swiss authorize remdesivir for wide use against COVID-19

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- Switzerland announced Thursday that COVID-19 patients beyond those on clinical trials could be given remdesivir, the…

More than 160 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide

HPAKANT, Myanmar (AFP) -- The battered bodies of more than 160 jade miners were pulled from a sea of mud…

Kim hails NKorea’s ‘shining success’ against COVID-19: KCNA

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has praised what he described as his country's "shining success"…

Japan seeks extradition of two who helped Nissan chief Ghosn escape

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- Japan has formally asked the United States to extradite two men who helped former Nissan chief…

Pupils in England to go back to school in Sept: govt

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- All children in England will have to go back to school in September, the government…

US to get latest unemployment figures as virus explodes

by Chris Stein WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The ailing US economy is likely to receive good news Thursday in…

China vows ‘corresponding measures’ if UK extends HK citizenship plan: embassy

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) -- China warned Britain on Thursday it could retaliate with "corresponding measures" for London's decision to…

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