Posted at 04/19/21 5:07 PM
Taiwan is seeking to acquire long-range, air-launched cruise missiles from the United States, a defense official said on Monday, as the Chinese-claimed island bolsters its forces in the face of increasing pressure from Beijing.
Read More
-
At the quiet suburban intersection in Minneapolis where Daunte Wright was shot dead, mourners expressed despair over the latest police killing of a Black person to shake the United States.
Read More
-
World Bank President David Malpass and José Manuel Barroso, chair of the Gavi vaccine alliance, on Monday discussed the importance of countries with excess COVID-19 vaccine supplies releasing them as soon as possible, the World Bank said.
Read More
-
India reported 161,736 new coronavirus infections on Tuesday, hitting the world's highest daily tally once again, for a total of 13.69 million cases, health ministry data showed.
Read More
-
Ahead of the virtual talks, US climate envoy John Kerry is expected to travel to Shanghai to meet Chinese counterpart Xie Zhenhua. Climate change is an area where the two powers have said they could work together amid deepening tensions.
Read More
-
Several government agencies on Tuesday signed a joint memorandum circular to establish "concrete measures" in streamlining the process for getting business permits, in line with the Ease of Doing Business law.
Read More
-
The demand for office space by the Business Process Outsourcing (BPOs) and the e-commerce sector have grown in the first quarter despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More
-
Australia has no current plans to add Johnson & Johnson's one-dose coronavirus vaccine to its immunization drive, authorities said Tuesday, as it moves away from procuring vaccines under review over blood clots.
Read More
-
Jollibee Foods Corp said Tuesday it posted a consolidated net loss attributable to equity holders of P11.51 billion for 2020, 0.1 percent higher compared to the earlier unaudited tally of P11.49 billion.
Read More
-
Some 194,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine made by drug maker Moderna are expected to arrive in the Philippines by May, Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr said Tuesday.
Read More