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World Roundup: Global cases soar past 17 million

Global cases soar past 17m Dine-in ban The number of coronavirus infections recorded worldwide has soared through 17 million, according to an AFP tally from official...

Healthy plea

Several members of the UP Workers’ Union demand payment of their hazard pay and the release of their uniform allowance during a protest action...

Hong Kong reimposes social distancing as virus cases spike

Hong Kong reimposed social distancing measures on Monday to combat a sudden spike in coronavirus infections, banning more than four people from gathering in...

Hong Kong to shut all schools after virus cases spike

Hong Kong will close all schools after the territory reported a spike in locally transmitted coronavirus infections, the city's education minister said Friday. The government...

Most Asian markets up on economy hopes despite virus spike

Markets mostly rose in Asia on Wednesday as investors looked past spiking coronavirus infections and warnings of a US surge in the disease, with...

Equities sink as virus spikes fuel worries over reopening

A sharp rise in fresh virus infections in the US and elsewhere sparked a hard sell-off in equities Thursday, following hefty losses on Wall...

Tokyo stocks open lower on virus worries, higher yen

Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday as traders weighed economic recovery hopes against fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections, with a stronger...

China cancels flights, classes over new outbreak as India deaths soar

China closed schools in Beijing and restricted air travel from the capital on Wednesday to prevent a second wave of coronavirus infections, as India's...

Cavite COVID-19 cases on the plunge

Cavite Gov. Jonvic Remulla has acknowledged the collaborative efforts between residents of the åprovince and the Inter-Agency Task Force in reducing the number of...

HK Disneyland reopens Thursday

Hong Kong"•Hong Kong’s Disneyland will reopen its doors on Thursday following nearly five months of closure, the park said Monday, in a fresh boost...

Stock markets slip on fears of second virus wave

Equities tumbled Monday, extending last week's losses on fears of a second wave of virus infections around the world that could put the brakes...

Japan MPs pass record $300-b coronavirus budget, doubles scale of ‘pep’ measures

Tokyo"•Japan’s powerful lower house of parliament approved an emergency budget worth nearly $300 billion Wednesday, doubling the scale of measures to pep up the...

World Roundup: Latin America crisis deepens with 7 million cases

Santiago, Chile—The number of coronavirus infections globally topped seven million on Monday as deaths mounted in Latin America, but New Zealand's declaration of victory...

Declared coronavirus cases top seven million globally: AFP

Declared coronavirus infections topped seven million globally, some two thirds in Europe and the United States, according to an AFP tally of official figures...
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