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‘No lockdowns amid HMPV’

DOH: Virus not new, with mild symptoms like common cold There is no need to impose lockdowns or border closures amid recent reports of human...

Break in fuel price rollback likely next week

Pump prices for domestic oil products may rise anew—after three straight weeks of rollbacks—if China lifts its COVID-19 lockdowns and the United States Federal...

China’s factory activity shrinks as lockdowns hurt economy

BEIJING, China—China’s factory activity shrank in March, official data showed Thursday, as the country’s worst COVID outbreak in two years brought sporadic lockdowns and...

Samoa, Kiribati to lock down as virus hits islands

Kiribati and Samoa entered lockdowns Saturday after overseas arrivals brought Covid to the Pacific island nations that had avoided the worst of the pandemic...

Lockdowns sank Australian economy in third quarter

SYDNEY, Australia—Pandemic-induced lockdowns caused Australia’s economy to shrink 1.9 percent in the third quarter, a downturn that bucked the trend of a steady recovery...

Biden dives into US oil reserves to reassure Americans on inflation

Washington—President Joe Biden tapped the US strategic oil reserves Tuesday in a bid to reassure Americans angry about inflation and goods shortages as they...

Kaspersky reasearch: SEA socmed users seek ‘one-sided’ relationships to escape lockdown reality, Kaspersky research finds

One-sided relationships, also known as “parasocial relationships”, are blossoming worldwide and in Southeast Asia (SEA) amid social distancing and continuing national COVID-19 lockdowns. A global...

Teachers’ tales

"They put up a valiant fight against the pandemic and against the imperfect system, day after day."   This week culminates a month-long celebration of teachers’ role...

Secretary Duque’s alarming economic forecast

"How did he arrive at this?"     After 18 months of a largely ineffective government policy of quarantines and lockdowns, two questions are uppermost in the...

Off-site office option here to stay

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PH malls reeling from lockdowns

Shopping malls in the Philippines are bearing the brunt of rigid quarantine rules. They continue to suffer from slow foot traffic as cases of COVID...

Concepcion wants ‘safer bubbles’

Presidential Adviser for Entrepreneurship Joey Concepcion said Wednesday his proposal to create “safer bubbles” for vaccinated individuals was aimed at helping the country emerge...

Affordable residential real estate thrives amid pandemic

It’s been a challenging year for the Philippines since a pandemic sent business and trade reeling from the impact of lockdowns and community quarantines....

Indian economy contracted by record 7.3% in 2020-21

India's economy contracted 7.3 percent in 2020-21, official data showed Monday, its worst recession since independence as coronavirus lockdowns put millions out of work. Asia's...
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