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US plots how to restart international travel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 09 10:57 AM

WASHINGTON - The United States will hold talks with Canada, Mexico, the European Union and Britain on how to restart travel as the pandemic eases, a senior administration official said Tuesday. Read more »

US airlines add COVID-tested flights to Italy as country reopens to tourists

Tracy Rucinski, Reuters
Posted at May 18 12:31 PM

MANILA - Law enforcement agencies will be coming up with unified guidelines to prevent misencounters during anti-drug operations, the chief of the Philippine National Police said Tuesday. Read more »

UNICEF says rich countries can afford to donate Covax jabs

Christophe Vogt, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 09:20 AM

GENEVA, Switzerland - Countries belonging to the G7 and the European Union can afford to donate more than 150 million vaccines to countries in need without compromising their own goals, UNICEF said Monday.   Read more »

EU seeks 'concrete' US plan on lifting vaccine patents

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 08 06:00 PM

EU chief Charles Michel said the bloc is ready to discuss a US proposal to lift patents on Covid-19 vaccines once the details are clear. Read more »

EU to hit Apple with antitrust charge this week: source

Foo Yun Chee, Reuters
Posted at Apr 28 09:47 AM

EU antitrust regulators are set to charge iPhone maker Apple this week with blocking rivals on its App Store following a complaint by music streaming service Spotify, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.   Read more »

China tells EU: Julian Felipe Reef part of Nansha Islands, 2016 arbitral ruling null and void

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 12:17 PM

Julian Felipe Reef is part of China's Nansha Islands and the 2016 arbitral award that invalidated many of Beijing's claims over the resource-rich and strategically located South China Sea is null and void, the Chinese Mission to the European Union said over the weekend. Read more »

EU says presence of Chinese vessels endanger peace, stability in South China Sea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 24 09:42 PM

The European Union (EU) expressed concern over the tension caused by the presence of Chinese vessels in the disputed South China Sea. Read more »

Only half of LGUs' COVID-19 vaccine order from AstraZeneca expected to arrive this year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 21 09:39 PM

The Philippines' vaccine czar Sec. Carlito Galvez Jr. told lawmakers Wednesday that only half of the local government unit's (LGU) vaccine orders from British-Swedish drug firm AstraZeneca are expected to arrive this year, with the remainder to be delivered in 2022. Read more »

More than 150,000 Russian troops deployed on Ukraine border: EU

Reuters
Posted at Apr 20 09:12 AM

BRUSSELS - Russia has concentrated more than 150,000 troops on Ukraine's border and in annexed Crimea, the EU's top diplomat Josep Borrell said on Monday after EU foreign ministers were briefed by Ukraine's foreign minister. Read more »

EU agrees to new plan for bolstering Indo-Pacific ties

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 20 04:57 AM

The European Union's new strategy included potentially increasing its naval presence in an area of global rivalry. Read more »

EU to borrow around 150 billion euros annually for recovery fund

Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 05:13 PM

The European Commission plans to borrow around 150 billion euros annually until 2026 to finance the bloc's unprecedented plan to make its economy greener and more digitalized, making it the biggest issuer in euros, a document from the Commission showed. Read more »

‘Sofagate’ scandal: Turkey, EU blame each other in leaders’ seating screw-up

Fulya Ozerkan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 09 01:20 AM

Turkey and the EU blamed each other on Thursday for seating arrangements that left European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen without a chair during a meeting with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Read more »

EU regulator: AstraZeneca clot risk 'very rare' as nations battle virus surges

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 08 07:11 AM

The EU's medicines regulator said Wednesday the benefits continue to outweigh risks, as several countries battle fresh virus surges amid vaccine shortfalls. Read more »

Russian ministry: Myanmar sanctions could lead to civil war

Reuters
Posted at Apr 07 03:42 AM

Russia said on Tuesday the West risked triggering civil war in Myanmar by imposing sanctions on the military junta that has seized power in a coup, but France said the European Union will step up restrictions on the generals. Read more »

DOJ: Probe into activist killings 'somehow restricted' by ECQ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 05 06:20 PM

The Department of Justice said on Monday its investigation into the recent killing of several activists was "somehow restricted" by the toughest quarantine level imposed in Metro Manila and four surrounding provinces.  Read more »

European Union regulator: AstraZeneca vaccine 'safe, effective'

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse, with AFP bureaus
Posted at Mar 19 12:53 AM

The closely watched announcement came after the WHO and Britain's health watchdog both said it was far riskier to not get the shot.    Read more »

NATO chief urges US, EU to mend alliance to stop China ‘bullying countries all over the world’

Finbarr Bermingham, South China Morning Post
Posted at Mar 16 01:09 PM

The NATO chief describes China’s behavior as ‘undermining the rule of law’. European Parliament members asked Jens Stoltenberg questions about China, suggesting anxiety about its threat. Read more »

Major EU nations halt AstraZeneca as WHO says it is safe

Nina Larson and Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Mar 16 06:50 AM

The EU's largest countries joined a stream of states halting their rollouts of AstraZeneca jabs on Monday over blood clot fears, as the World Health Organization and Europe's medicines watchdog insisted it was safe to use.    Read more »

EU approves Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine

Danny Kemp, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 08:38 AM

The European Union approved the single-shot Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine on Thursday -- the fourth jab to get the green light for the 27-nation bloc.   Read more »

Philippines tells int'l orgs: Give us chance to probe activist killings

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Mar 11 02:32 PM

MANILA — Malacañang on Thursday told international groups to give the Philippines a chance to investigate and carry out justice over police raids that killed 9 activists over the weekend.  Read more »