Australia’s health system under pressure as COVID-19 cases hit fresh records
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SYDNEY – Pressure grew on Australia’s health system on Wednesday as new COVID–19 case numbers hit a record for the third consecutive…
Filinvest provides free potable water to Typhoon Odette victims in Cebu
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Filinvest Land, through its Pusong Filinvest disaster relief program, distributed free potable water to families affected by Typhoon Odette in Cebu. The…
WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms
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By Emma Farge and Mrinalika Roy Image via WHO/P. Virot GENEVA – More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is…
WHO Official Downplays Coronavirus Variant Found in France
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By Marthe Fourcade and Thomas Mulier Computer-generated representation of COVID-19 virions via Felipe Esquivel Reed / CC BY-SA The World Health Organization…
Indonesia secures more coal supplies ahead of export ban review
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By Fransiska Nangoy and Bernadette Christina JAKARTA – Indonesia‘s state utility secured an extra 7.5 million tonnes of coal supplies on Tuesday,…
Macron says he wants to ‘piss off’ the non-vaccinated
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French President Emmanuel Macron – Photo source: https://bit.ly/3zr2zkV — CC BY 2.0 PARIS – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday he…
Japan to declare quasi-emergency in COVID-hit Okinawa -paper
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TOKYO – Japan is preparing to declare a quasi-state of emergency in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa due to a spike…
December inflation eases to 1-year low
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THE OVERALL year-on-year increase in prices of widely used goods and services slowed to its lowest level in a year in December…
Robredo win ‘more market-friendly’
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VICE-PRESIDENT MARIA LEONOR G. ROBREDO — OVP AN ADMINISTRATION led by incumbent Vice-President Maria Leonor G. Robredo will be more “market-friendly” than…
Increased vaccinations to boost economic recovery
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS PROGRESS in the country’s vaccination program could help spur economic activity and boost recovery prospects, which would lead…