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Japan starts vaccine rollout with healthcare frontliners

Tokyo—Japan began vaccinating healthcare workers against the coronavirus on Wednesday, rolling out a cautious inoculation programme with just over five months until the Tokyo...

Taiwan says China pressure prevents sale of 5 million vaccine doses

An attempt by Taiwan to secure five million doses of coronavirus vaccine failed at the last minute because of “political pressure”, Taipei’s health minister...

Ash Wednesday’s promise of healing

"Humanity has been deeply wounded—physically, mentally, psychologically and economically—by this pandemic."     In March of last year, the world, including our country, had to contend with...

Lebanon receives first COVID vaccines

Lebanon on Saturday received its first vaccines against the coronavirus, a day before an inoculation drive kicks off in the crisis-hit Mediterranean country. A plane...

House leader backs P420 billion stimulus fund

A congressional leader on Saturday backed the proposed P420-billion economic stimulus package under the Bayanihan 3 bill, saying the government needed to ramp up...

Pasay disinfects city hall after mayor gets virus

Workplaces at Pasay City Hall went under sanitation and disinfection to further prevent the spread of coronavirus disease. Mayor Imelda Rubiano made the directive to...

Pasay mayor catches virus, isolates self

Pasay City Mayor Imelda Rubiano has tested positive for coronavirus disease, she announced on her social media account Tuesday. Rubiano said: “An employee of City...

WHO mission to China fails to find source of coronavirus

The WHO mission to China to uncover the origins of the coronavirus has failed to identify the source of the pandemic but the team...

Time to wear a better mask, experts say

As new, more transmissible variants of the coronavirus spread, experts say it's time to consider using a medical-grade respirator or wearing a surgical and...

Pasay: P30k indemnity if jab makes you sick

Pasay City Mayor Imelda Rubiano on Monday assured her constituents they will receive P30,000 indemnification pay if they get sick after getting vaccinated for...

World Roundup: WHO beset by issues on new COVID-19 variants

A World Health Organization chief appealed Friday for European nations and Big Pharma to unite in the struggle to accelerate coronavirus inoculations, expressing concern...

Uncertainty for Japan’s volunteers, games’ fans

Tokyo—Mai Tarumi has been looking forward to volunteering at the Tokyo Olympics for years, but now she’s wondering if the Games will end up...

Japan to extend virus emergency, months before delayed Olympics

Japan's government is set to approve a month-long extension of its coronavirus state of emergency on Tuesday, less than six months before the pandemic-postponed...

Tokyo stocks open higher, extending US rallies

Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street, with worries over the economic impact of Japan's coronavirus-triggered state of emergency offset...
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