Foreign
China launches 1st crewed mission for space station construction
June 17, 2021, 8:00 pm
JIUQUAN – China on Thursday successfully launched the crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12, which is expected to send three astronauts to its space station core module Tianhe for a three-month mission. It is China's seventh crewed mission to space and the first during the construction of China's space… Read More
Declaration for peaceful, prosperous Asean adopted at ADMM+
June 17, 2021, 1:55 pm
HÀ NỘI – Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) countries and their partners on Wednesday adopted the Bandar Seri Begawan Declaration towards a future-ready, peaceful and prosperous Asean. The eighth Asean Defense Ministers’ Meeting Plus (ADMM+) convened… Read More
Nearly 2.42B coronavirus vaccine shots given worldwide
June 16, 2021, 7:54 am
ANKARA – Nearly 2.42 billion doses of coronavirus vaccines have been given worldwide so far, figures compiled by Our World in Data, a tracking website, showed on Tuesday. China leads the global count with more than 904.13 million jabs, followed by the US with 310.65 million. India has… Read More
Japan's opposition files no-confidence motion vs. Suga's Cabinet
June 15, 2021, 1:20 pm
TOKYO – The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) and three other opposition parties on Tuesday jointly filed a vote of no confidence in Japanese Prime Minster Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet. The motion was filed after the ruling coalition turned down the opposition camp's… Read More
Worldwide Covid-19 infection tally exceeds 175 million
June 14, 2021, 1:53 pm
GENEVA – The number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection worldwide has surpassed 175 million, increasing by more than 387,000 over the past 24 hours. According to the data of the World Health Organization (WHO) published on Sunday, the number of fatalities has increased by more… Read More
COVAX welcomes G7 commitment to share 870M vaccine doses
June 14, 2021, 1:40 pm
GENEVA – Partners for the COVAX initiative on Sunday welcomed a commitment by G7 countries to share at least 870 million doses, but the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said more doses are needed with faster delivery. “COVAX welcomes dose sharing commitments for 870 million… Read More
Mystery bidder buys $28-M space ride with Amazon’s Jeff Bezos
June 13, 2021, 1:13 pm
CHICAGO, United States – The spacecraft company founded by billionaire Jeff Bezos announced Saturday that an unnamed person won an auction to join the Amazon founder on the company's maiden flight into space. The company, Blue Origin, said the winner ponied up USD28 million (PHP1.34 billion) in… Read More
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi faces new corruption charge
June 10, 2021, 7:47 pm
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Myanmar’s deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been hit with fresh corruption charges by the military junta, according to state-run media on Thursday. The Anti-Corruption Commission found that Suu Kyi illegally accepted USD600,000 and gold from the former chief minister of… Read More
New images from NASA show Jupiter's largest moon
June 10, 2021, 5:17 pm
CHICAGO, United States – The release of new images of Jupiter's largest moon by NASA is allowing the world to get a close-up look at another world. Images of Ganymede were taken from the space agency's unmanned spacecraft, Juno. And more are coming in the days ahead. Juno's flyby of Ganymede… Read More
US to donate 500 million doses of Pfizer vaccine worldwide
June 10, 2021, 1:36 pm
WASHINGTON – The US administration of Joe Biden will purchase 500 million doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine to donate globally, according to a report on Wednesday. The Washington Post cited three people familiar with the plans who said Biden will announce the plan at the Group of… Read More
China, Asean dialogue relations bring tangible results: ex-envoy
June 7, 2021, 4:10 pm
KUALA LUMPUR – The relations between China and Asean have grown from strength to strength since the two sides established dialogue relations 30 years ago, bringing about tangible results in all-round cooperation and recent joint efforts against the Covid-19 pandemic, said a former Malaysian… Read More
G7 agrees on global minimum tax rate of at least 15%
June 6, 2021, 7:27 pm
WASHINGTON – The Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations have agreed to support new rules that will achieve a global minimum tax rate of at least 15 percent, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Saturday. Calling it a "significant, unprecedented" commitment, Yellen said in a statement… Read More
Over 2B coronavirus vaccine shots administered worldwide
June 3, 2021, 8:58 pm
ANKARA – Over two billion coronavirus vaccine shots have so far been administered worldwide, figures compiled by Our World in Data, a tracking website, showed on Thursday. China leads the global count with 704.83 million jabs, followed by the US with 296.91 million. India has administered 221.4… Read More
Biden, First Lady to visit the Queen in Buckingham
June 3, 2021, 8:32 pm
LONDON – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II will meet US President Joe Biden in London on June 13, the Buckingham Palace announced Thursday. “The Queen will meet the President of the United States of America and First Lady Jill Biden at Windsor Castle on Sunday, 13th June 2021,” the Royal Family… Read More
UN labor agency warns pandemic-driven jobs crisis far from over
June 3, 2021, 6:30 pm
ANKARA – The pandemic-driven labor market crisis is not going to end anytime soon, and employment growth will not be enough to cover the losses suffered at least until 2023, according to the latest projections by the International Labor Organization (ILO). The Geneva-based UN agency warned in… Read More
Isaac Herzog elected president of Israel
June 3, 2021, 8:17 am
JERUSALEM – The Knesset (Israel's parliament) on Wednesday elected Isaac Herzog a new president for the country, succeeding Reuven Rivlin whose term as president has ended. Herzog, a former Labour Party leader, became the 11th president of Israel. According to the Knesset news channel, Herzog… Read More
Global Covid-19 case count down 13% in past week: WHO
June 2, 2021, 2:08 pm
GENEVA – Over 3.5 million novel coronavirus cases and over 78,000 deaths were registered worldwide in the past week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its weekly bulletin released in Geneva early on Wednesday. "The number of new Covid-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) cases and deaths… Read More
World’s 1st ever case of bird flu in a human registered in China
June 2, 2021, 9:37 am
BEIJING – The world’s first case of a human being infected with the bird flu virus H10N3 has been registered in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, the National Health Commission said in a news release on Tuesday. At the end of April, a 41-year-old man in the city of Zhenjiang felt he was… Read More
WHO agrees to discuss reforms to fight health emergencies
June 1, 2021, 2:26 pm
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said a special meeting will be held on Nov. 29 to discuss major reforms and build an international agreement to enhance its ability to combat pandemics and health emergencies. On its final day, the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA) agreed to… Read More
Couples in China can now have up to 3 children
June 1, 2021, 7:21 am
ANKARA – China on Monday further relaxed its family planning policy and allowed couples to have three children, the state-run media said. According to Global Times, the Chinese government has decided to improve its population structure and counter the country's aging population problem. The… Read More
