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Portuguese president tests positive for coronavirus

Portugal's President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for coronavirus and cancelled all public engagements, his office announced late Monday just two weeks...

BioNTech boosts 2021 vaccine supply forecast to 2 billion doses

German company BioNTech, which developed the first coronavirus vaccine approved in the West, said Monday it expects to produce two billion doses in 2021,...

Pope, Queen Elizabeth join vaccine drive as UK tops 3 million cases

Pope Francis and Britain's Queen Elizabeth became the latest high-profile figures to join the global vaccination campaign against the coronavirus, as the UK reported...

A year after first death in China, coronavirus source still a puzzle

It is the world's most pressing scientific puzzle, but experts warn there may never be conclusive answers over the source of the coronavirus, after...

UK helps raise $1 billion in global vaccine donations

Britain said on Sunday it has helped raise $1 billion (818 million euros) from global donors towards the drive to help "vulnerable countries" access...

COVID worries 9 in 10 Pinoys

At least 91 percent of adult Filipinos are worried that anyone in their immediate family might catch the coronavirus, a Social Weather Station (SWS)...

Devotion amid the pandemic

Today, devotees of the Black Nazarene in Quiapo, Manila will hopefully not make the thick crowds of yore—given the health protocols which police will...

6 dead, nearly 50,000 evacuated in ‘worst’ Malaysia floods

Mentakab, Malaysia—At least six people have died and nearly 50,000 evacuated in Malaysia after monsoon rains pounded the country’s east coast, authorities said Friday,...

Hungary extends partial lockdown to curb virus spread

Hungary has extended partial lockdown measures aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus until February 1, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Friday. The measures...

Tokyo games ‘safe and secure’ despite virus emergency

Tokyo—Tokyo Olympics organizers insisted Friday that the coronavirus-postponed Games will still go ahead despite Japan declaring a state of emergency less than 200 days...

Pasay team to check occupancy in hotels

The Pasay City government has formed a special team to inspect hotels and similar establishments in the city if they are compliant to the...

Danny Lim, MMDA chairman, 65; Palace hails him for public service

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Danilo Lim has passed away Wednesday morning, more than a week after he announced he tested positive for coronavirus...

Denmark bars South African residents

Denmark said it is barring entry to residents of South Africa due to fears over the spread of a new strain of the coronavirus...

Mexico approves AstraZeneca/Oxford coronavirus vaccine

Mexico on Monday authorized the coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford for emergency use in the country, which has one...
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