Filipinos abroad with COVID-19 now at 9,893
The Department of Foreign Affairs said Sunday the number of Filipinos abroad who had tested positive for the coronavirus disease ...
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Deadly under-the-radar heatwaves ravaging Africa
The impacts of extreme heatwaves amplified by climate change are going unrecorded in sub-Saharan Africa, making it nearly impossible to ...
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Hungary bars travel from South America, Africa, most of Asia over virus
Hungary's government said Sunday it was barring travel from South America, Africa, most of Asia, and restricting entry from several ...
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Bill Gates conspiracy theories echo through Africa
As the novel coronavirus wreaks global havoc, Bill Gates is the new bete noire for conspiracy theorists worldwide including in ...
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Surge in child mortality forecast in pandemic-hit developing countries
Deaths from preventable disease in children under five could rise by almost 45 percent over the next six months as ...
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Top aide to DR Congo president goes on trial for corruption
The powerful top aide to DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi goes on trial for corruption on Monday in a case ...
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World Roundup
• Virus in semen • Blood thinners • Tsunami of hate Yet another warning from Chinese researchers on the possibility ...
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DFA repatriates 19,407 OFWs
The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the government has repatriated 19,407 overseas Filipino workers, with the arrival ...
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DTI seeks to expand Middle East market
The Department of Trade and Industry-Export Marketing Bureau and the Philippine Trade and Investment Center-Middle East and Africa are conducting ...
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Singer Akon signs tourism deal in Senegal homeland
Senegalese-American singer and songwriter Akon has pledged to invest in tourism in his native Senegal, industry and government officials said Thursday. Akon ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.