Pfizer expects 2021, 2022 COVID-19 vaccine sales to total at least $65 bln
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Pfizer Inc on Tuesday said it expected 2021 sales of the COVID-19 vaccine it developed with German partner BioNTech SE to reach…
Islanders sue Australia for inaction on climate change
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MELBOURNE – A group of Torres Strait Islanders living off Australia’s north coast filed a court claim against the Australian government on…
Nations make new pledges to cut methane, save forests at climate summit
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GLASGOW – Leaders at the COP26 global climate conference pledged on Tuesday to stop deforestation by the end of the decade and…
China optimistic on climate markets deal after "wasted" years
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LASGOW – China’s top climate negotiator said on Tuesday a broad deal on carbon markets was possible at the U.N. COP26 climate…
Election body asked to disqualify Marcos presidential run
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PHILSTAR A taxpayer has filed a petition seeking to block the presidential run of the late dictator’s son Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos,Jr….
Factory activity hits 7-month high in Oct.
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REUTERS PHILIPPINE manufacturing activity inched up to a seven-month high in October as new orders stabilized and business confidence improved with the…
Duterte wants BOT law's rules amended
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PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE GOVERNMENT is planning to amend the rules implementing the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Law in a bid to avoid…
Taxis drive through ghost town of darkened bars and shops shuttered by coronavirus pandemic
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UNUSED TAXIS are parked in an operator’s garage in this file photo taken on May 28, 2020. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS…
Philippines incurs over P500B in losses due to climate-related hazards
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MUD-COVERED houses and trees are seen after a typhoon hit Balzain, Tuguegarao in November 2020. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS CLIMATE-RELATED hazards…
ADB partners pledge $665-M for ASEAN green infrastructure fund
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Asian Development Bank (ADB) partners have pledged $665 million to support climate-resilient infrastructure projects in Southeast Asia. The funds contribute to the…