Philippines
In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks
Environment
October 25, 2021
In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks
MANILA, Oct 25 (Reuters) – A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country’s worsening plastic…
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
World
October 9, 2021
Philippine Nobel winner Ressa calls Facebook ‘biased against facts’
MANILA, Oct 9 (Reuters) – Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa used her new prominence to criticize Facebook as a…
Journalists from Philippines, Russia get Nobel Peace Prize
World
October 8, 2021
Journalists from Philippines, Russia get Nobel Peace Prize
OSLO (AP) — Journalists Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitry Muratov of Russia won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize…
In Dubai, Filipina pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life
Middle East
August 10, 2021
In Dubai, Filipina pulls no punches in jokes on Mideast life
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Peering out into the darkened audience of a Dubai bar, comedian Imah Dumagay leaned…
Asia Today: India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives
World
April 27, 2021
Asia Today: India records 320K cases as foreign help arrives
NEW DELHI (AP) — India recorded more than 320,000 new cases of coronavirus infection Tuesday as a grim surge of…
Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s
World
April 19, 2021
Philippines lifts suspension on AstraZeneca vaccine for under 60s
The Philippines will resume administering AstraZeneca’s (AZN.L) COVID-19 vaccine to people below 60 years of age, health officials said on…
Asia Today: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd-worst hit country
World
April 12, 2021
Asia Today: India overtakes Brazil as 2nd-worst hit country
NEW DELHI (AP) — India reported another record daily surge in coronavirus infections Monday to overtake Brazil as the second-worst…
The Latest: Chinese province ups restrictions amid outbreak
World
January 18, 2021
The Latest: Chinese province ups restrictions amid outbreak
BEIJING — A Chinese province grappling with a spike in coronavirus cases is reinstating tight restrictions on weddings, funerals and…
Typhoon Vamco triggers worst floods in Philippine capital in years
World
November 12, 2020
Typhoon Vamco triggers worst floods in Philippine capital in years
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered government agencies to rush aid to people affected by Typhoon…
Super typhoon batters Philippines; 1 million in shelters
World
November 1, 2020
Super typhoon batters Philippines; 1 million in shelters
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early Sunday, knocking down power…