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Filipinos to be repatriated from India, 6 other nations not covered by travel ban: Palace

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Posted at Jun 20 02:29 PM

Filipinos in India and six other nations who are part of repatriation programs by the government and recruitment agencies may enter the Philippines despite a travel ban covering their host countries, Malacañang said Sunday. Read more »

Death toll rises as monsoon floods hit Bhutan, Nepal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 06:43 PM

At least a dozen people have been killed in Bhutan and Nepal and several others are missing as torrential monsoon rains hit the region, triggering landslides and inundating homes, officials said Thursday.   Read more »

Everest climbers struggle to return home amid Nepal COVID-19 travel curbs

Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at Jun 03 08:45 AM

The Nepalese government has defended its decision to cut international flights in a bid to contain the pandemic.   Read more »

China promises to give Nepal a million COVID-19 vaccines to cement closer ties

Kinling Lo, South China Morning Post
Updated as of May 28 02:31 PM

China has promised to supply a million doses of Covid-19 vaccines to Nepal in the latest sign of a warming relationship between the two countries.   Read more »

China to gift 1 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Nepal

Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at May 28 05:49 AM

China and India jostle for influence in Nepal and both have been giving away COVID-19 vaccines as part of a diplomatic push to strengthen ties with neighbors. Read more »

Philippines extends, expands travel ban vs COVID-19 variant from India

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Posted at May 14 12:11 AM

The Philippines on Thursday extended its ban on travelers from India until the end of May, to arrest the spread of a COVID-19 first detected in the South Asian nation, and expanded the restriction to two more countries.  Read more »

Two foreign climbers die on Everest

Paavan Mathema, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 13 02:30 PM

Two climbers from the United States and Switzerland have died on Mount Everest, the first fatalities of this year's season, expedition organizers in Nepal said Thursday. Read more »

China to set up separation line on Mount Everest over COVID-19 fears

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 13 01:46 PM

China will set up a "separation line" on the peak of Mount Everest to avoid possible COVID-19 infections by climbers from virus-hit Nepal, state media reported, after dozens were taken ill from the summit's base camp. Read more »

COVID threatens Everest climbing comeback plans

Prakash Mathema with Paavan Mathema in Kathmandu, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 07 12:30 PM

EVEREST BASE CAMP, Nepal - More than 30 sick climbers have been evacuated from the foot of Mount Everest, raising fears that coronavirus may scupper a hoped-for bumper season on the world's highest mountain.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 6, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 12:00 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Palace says 'doing best' to keep out India COVID-19 variant

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 03:58 PM

The Philippines is doing its "best" to keep out the COVID-19 variant detected in India, where are a record surge of coronavirus infections has pushed the healthcare system to the brink of collapse, Malacañang said on Thursday.  Read more »

COVID-19 cases, deaths surge in Nepal

Navesh Chitrakar, Reuters
Posted at May 06 10:55 AM

Workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) work to extend the crematorium as the number of people who died from coronavirus disease (COVID-19) surges in Kathmandu, Nepal on Wednesday.  Read more »

Pilipinas magpapatupad ng travel restrictions sa mga biyahero galing karatig-bansa ng India

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Posted at May 05 09:23 PM

MAYNILA — Magpapatupad na ang gobyerno ng travel restrictions sa mga biyahero na galing sa mga karatig-bansa ng India, bilang pag-iingat sa B.1.617 COVID-19 variant doon.    Read more »

Philippines expands travel ban as precaution vs Indian COVID-19 variant

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 05 07:19 PM

The Philippines is widening to 4 more counties a travel ban that aims to prevent the entry of a COVID-19 variant first detected in India, which is battling the world's worst surge in coronavirus infections, a Palace document released Wednesday said.  Read more »

World Bank rolls out vaccine funds for impoverished Asian nations

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 19 06:13 AM

WASHINGTON - The World Bank on Thursday announced financing for Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Nepal to vaccinate their populations against Covid-19. Read more »

Shield against coronavirus

Prakash Mathema, AFP
Posted at Jan 28 01:10 PM

A health worker shows a vial of Covishield, AstraZeneca-Oxford's Covid-19 coronavirus vaccine, at Patan Hospital near Kathmandu on Wednesday.  Read more »

COVID-19 cases sa buong mundo higit 100 milyon na

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Posted at Jan 27 10:17 PM

Pumalo na sa higit 100 milyon ang kaso ng COVID-19 sa buong mundo. Read more »

Mount Everest is higher than we thought, say Nepal and China

Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 08:18 PM

Kathmandu and Beijing had differed over its exact height but after each sent an expedition of surveyors to the summit they have agreed that the official height is a bit more than their previous calculations. Read more »

Landslide kills 11 in Nepal, as 27 missing

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 09:20 PM

The Himalayan nation has been badly hit by landslides and floods, with at least 191 people killed and 54 missing since monsoon began mid-June. Read more »

Nepal reopens Everest despite pandemic uncertainty

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 31 04:20 PM

KATHMANDU - Nepal has reopened its mountains -- including Everest -- for the autumn trekking and climbing season in a bid to boost the struggling tourism sector, officials said Friday, despite coronavirus uncertainty.    Read more »