Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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British economy rebounded by 4.8% in second quarter on easing lockdown

LONDON—Britain’s economy rebounded 4.8 percent in the second quarter as the government began relaxing lockdown restrictions, official data showed Thursday. The strong growth recovery was...

China partly shuts world’s 3rd busiest port after infection

BEIJING, China—Authorities in China have suspended operations at a terminal in the world’s third busiest cargo port after a worker was infected with the...

10.4 million Filipinos in Metro eligible for cash aid

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China virus success under threat as Delta variant spreads

A coronavirus cluster that emerged in the Chinese city of Nanjing has now reached five provinces and Beijing, forcing lockdowns on hundreds of thousands...

World races to contain Delta variant, US steps up anti-virus plan

Governments around the world on Thursday raced to head off a surge in coronavirus cases driven by the Delta variant, with US President Joe...

Saudi Arabia to reopen to vaccinated tourists after 17-month Covid closure

Saudi Arabia announced Friday it would reopen its borders to fully vaccinated foreign tourists after a 17-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, the...

Vaccinated Americans are getting angry at holdouts

America's latest coronavirus wave, driven by the hyper-contagious Delta variant, has left vaccinated people seething at the unvaccinated for prolonging the pandemic and ensuring...

Analysts see volatile stock market trading

Trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange is expected to remain volatile this week due to the spread of the more infectious Delta variant of...

Chinese city on Myanmar border locked down again over virus fears

A Chinese city near the border with Myanmar has imposed a lockdown and started mass testing after three coronavirus cases were reported on Monday,...

Italy ‘mask-free, low-risk’ zone for first time

ROME—All of Italy became a mask-free, “low-risk” zone for coronavirus Monday, marking a dramatic milestone for the first European country to be hit by...

Work dries up for Jordan’s donkeys as coronavirus immobilizes tourism

By Mussa Hattar PETRA, Jordan—Herds of hard-working donkeys once carried hordes of tourists on the rocky paths of Jordan’s Petra, but visitor numbers crashed amid...

All aboard the Cambodian cafe train to nowhere

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Savings from Cebu swabbing policy lauded

Senator Joel Villanueva on Thursday said the government can save P300 million a month with Cebu province’s “swab-upon-arrival” policy, a “sensible, but science-based” way...

Coronavirus storm engulfs Everest

Mount Everest guide Buddhi Bahadur Lama has spent days isolated in a tent after testing positive for coronavirus, as an outbreak that climbers say...
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