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Tokyo Olympics to go on, but fans not guaranteed

Tokyo—Olympics organizers are “unwavering” on holding the coronavirus-delayed Games this year but can’t rule out staging it without spectators, Tokyo 2020 CEO Toshiro Muto...

Vaccine drive expands as COVID probe criticises global response

Countries around the world stepped up their coronavirus vaccine campaigns Monday, with Russia offering jabs to all citizens, while an independent probe found fault...

Interfaith prayers for South African COVID patients, hospital staff

Muslims and Christians stand side by side, hands open to the sky or pressed together as they pray for coronavirus patients and healthcare workers...

Russia offers vaccines to all as UK quarantines travellers

Russia on Monday began offering its coronavirus vaccine to any citizen that wants one, while Britain enforced a quarantine on incoming travellers as it...

Japan’s PM pledges to tackle COVID-19 cases

Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged Monday to tackle surging coronavirus cases and restore normal life “as soon as possible” as polls showed plunging...

Olympics to cut back on athletes in opener

Tokyo—Tokyo Olympics organizers said Monday they will slash the number of athletes at the opening and closing ceremonies of this year’s coronavirus-delayed Games, as...

CES 2021: Bosch puts its faith in AI, connectivity

Stuttgart, Germany/Detroit, USA—To improve people’s health and to protect our planet, Bosch is counting on AIoT, taking advantage of the possibilities offered by data,...

Guinea president Conde receives vaccine jab

The 82-year-old president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, has received his first dose of a vaccine against the coronavirus, part of a scheme mainly involving...

Agents seize P1.5-million illegal Chinese COVID medicines

Government agents seized P1.5 million worth of Chinese medicines during a raid at a facility in Pasay City believed being used for the treatment...

Travel ban now covers UAE, Hungary, extended until Jan. 31

The Philippines has extended the travel ban on countries with confirmed cases of the UK variant of the coronavirus until the end of January...

World Roundup: 30 million infected with COVID in Europe

More than 30 million coronavirus cases have been officially recorded in Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official health statistics on Friday. The...

PH races to stop new strain

The government scrambled to stop the spread of the more transmissible UK variant of the coronavirus after a Filipino worker arrived in the country...

Government secures 137 million doses of vaccine in deals for 7 global brands

The Philippines has secured 137 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine and could get 42 million doses more from the global COVAX facility in...

Military, public, private sectors in vax logistics

Cabinet officials assured President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday they are ready to roll out vaccines for the coronavirus to the countryside once they arrive...
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