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Ghost town

A street in Bontoc—the center of commerce, education, transportation, business, and seat of government for the Mountain Province—is at a virtual standstill due to...

Congress panel approves bill to lower corporate income tax

A joint congressional panel approved on Monday a bill that will reduce the rate of corporate income tax in a bid to attract more...

Steady upward momentum must precede recovery

"Month after month, quarter after quarter"     As the new year goes into its second month, economists and business analysts are coming forward with statements of...

Virus a big concern for stars in Olympics

Melbourne—Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka, Novak Djokovic, and Rafael Nadal said Sunday they remain keen to compete in the delayed Tokyo Olympics, and would be...

MLB proposes shorter, later season over COVID-19 woes

Los Angeles—Major League Baseball has proposed postponing the start of the 2021 season and reducing the number of games, ESPN and other US media...

Kittens, puppies: bizarre tennis quarantine requests

Melbourn—Tennis players forced into 14 days of coronavirus quarantine ahead of the Australian Open made some bizarre requests to get through their ordeal, including...

Protesters disrupt coronavirus vaccination site in Los Angeles

Protesters briefly disrupted a coronavirus vaccination distribution center at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, US media reported Saturday. Several dozen people carrying signs demanding the...

Osaka commits to Olympics but admits virus is a big concern

Japanese sensation Naomi Osaka on Sunday said she was committed to competing in the delayed Tokyo Olympics, but believed public approval was crucial for...

China factory activity slows slightly on new COVID-19 wave

Factory activity in China slowed slightly in January, official data showed Sunday, as the country rushed to stamp out a recent coronavirus wave in...

Germany threatens legal action over vaccine delays

Germany's government on Sunday threatened legal action against laboratories failing to deliver coronavirus vaccines to the European Union on schedule, amid tension over delays...

Countries tighten borders against virus as US orders mask-wearing

A number of countries tightened their borders against a surge in variant strains of the deadly coronavirus as the United States on Saturday ordered...

UK expects vaccine arrangements to be honoured: minister

Britain expects its contractual arrangements on coronavirus vaccines to be honoured following disagreements with the EU over supplies of the shot, Cabinet Office Minister...

Portugal parliament mulls ‘medically-assisted euthanasia’

Portugal’s parliament is on Friday expected to pass a law allowing medically assisted dying, making the Catholic-majority country the fourth in Europe to legalise...

UK sets strict quarantine vs returning citizens

British citizens returning home from roughly 30 countries deemed at “high risk” from new coronavirus variants could soon have to quarantine in hotels, reports...
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