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HK employs ‘ambush’ lockdown vs virus

Hong Kong has begun using “ambush lockdowns” to suddenly close off and test everyone inside neighbourhoods where coronavirus cases have spiked, as a spate...

Mexico to get 24 million Russian Sputnik V virus vaccine doses

Mexico on Monday agreed to acquire 24 million doses of Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said after talking with...

Spain health minister to quit as virus cases soar

Spain's Health Minister Salvador Illa will step down on Tuesday to stand in Catalonia's regional election, the government said, as a resurgence of coronavirus...

Nations tighten border curbs as COVID curfew spills over

Washington—Border restrictions were being tightened around the world Monday in the face of an unrelenting coronavirus threat, after a weekend in which anger at...

HK lifts 1st neighborhood coronavirus lockdown after testing some 7,000 residents

Hong Kong lifted its first neighborhood coronavirus lockdown on Monday morning after testing some 7,000 people and finding just a handful of cases as...

Spain defence chief resigns for getting vaccine before allowed

Spain's chief of the defence staff resigned on Saturday, the armed forces said, after a row over him getting the coronavirus vaccination despite not...

Banaue bars travel to Bontoc

The town of Banaue in Ifugao on Saturday prohibited all non-essential travel to neighboring Bontoc in Mountain Province after 12 cases of the more...

Dinagyang motorcade

Devotees of the Child Jesus brave the coronavirus and the crowds on Friday as they line the streets of Iloilo City, where Mayor Jerry...

Wuhan nightlife back with a vengeance

Glow-in-the-dark rabbit ears, pulsating beats, and a flexible attitude to masks: nightlife in China’s Wuhan is back with a vengeance almost a year after...

Pass stimulus bill, solon urges

A lawmaker from Bicol appealed Friday to the Senate to help boost economic-stimulus spending by passing a House-approved measure anchored on much higher infrastructure...

EU leaders discourage travel, eye tougher rules

EU leaders on Thursday “strongly discouraged” Europeans from non-essential travel and warned tougher restrictions on trips could come within days if efforts to curb...

Japan PM determined to hold Olympics despite cancellation report

Japan's prime minister said he was "determined" to hold the Tokyo Olympics as organisers on Friday brushed off a report claiming officials think cancellation...

Biden moves to restore US to Paris accord, WHO

Washington—US President-elect Joe Biden plans to kick off his new administration Wednesday with orders to restore the United States to the Paris climate accord...

4 QC areas under special lockdown

The Quezon City government has placed four new areas under special concern lockdown, following an increase in the number of cases after the holiday...
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