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Trump's legacy: A more divided America, a more unsettled world

Matt Spetalnick, Andrea Shalal, Jeff Mason and Steve Holland, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:12 AM

Closing out his presidency exactly 4 years later, Trump leaves behind an even more polarized America, where thousands are dying daily from the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy is badly damaged and political violence has surged.   Read more »

Mga Pinoy na nabakunahan sa Italy, Amerika nadagdagan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 08:58 PM

Nadagdagan pa ang bilang ng mga Pinoy sa Italy at Amerika na nagpapabakuna laban sa COVID-19. Read more »

Total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad now at 13,605

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 19 08:12 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 13,605 on Tuesday as 14 new cases were recorded, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Read more »

Can a fractured US survive the myths surrounding Trump’s election loss?

Jacob Fromer, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 05:23 PM

Historians say the appearance of the Confederate battle flag – the emblem of a losing side in a civil war, more than a century and a half after it ended – is also a good reminder of something else: that Trump’s nascent legacy, even after four years as president, still has the potential to take on a powerful new life of its own in the years to come, long after he is gone. Read more »

East China Sea: Why giant Chinese territory marker may be leagues above old buoy network

Stephen Chen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 19 03:35 PM

China has added a new giant buoy to a marine surveillance network used partly to strengthen the country’s territorial claims in the disputed East China Sea – dubbed a “buoys’ graveyard” after several were lost or damaged through accidents and vandalism as several nations vie for regional influence.   Read more »

Total COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad near 13,600

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 18 10:10 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 13,591 on Monday as 48 new cases were recorded, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Read more »

Some Filipino nurses in New York hesitant to get COVID-19 vaccine: OFW

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 17 01:45 PM

Some Filipino nurses in New York are hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, one of their colleagues said Sunday. Read more »

Belgian café owner holds sleep-in to protest virus shutdown

Marc Burleigh, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 16 11:51 PM

"To remain like this, without working, losing everything -- every day to see you're losing a little bit more -- it's hard," Christelle Carion told AFP as she sat on the edge of her bed, set up beside the bar. Read more »

‘South China Sea strategic benefit’ if Beijing builds tunnel to holiday island Hainan

Rachel Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 16 06:34 PM

A senior adviser to the Chinese government is calling for a proposed road and rail tunnel between mainland China and its southern island province of Hainan to be put back on the agenda, to boost the island’s economy and help Beijing gain a foothold in the South China Sea.   Read more »

China reports 130 new mainland COVID-19 cases vs 144 a day earlier

Reuters
Posted at Jan 16 03:05 PM

This surge comes as a World Health Organization-led (WHO) team of investigators are in quarantine in the city of Wuhan, where the disease emerged in late 2019. The team aims to investigate the origins of the pandemic that has now killed nearly 2 million people worldwide.   Read more »

US carries out 13th and final execution under Trump administration

Jonathan Allen, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 16 05:56 PM

The US government was set to carry out the 13th and final federal execution under President Donald Trump's administration on Friday evening, just five days before President-elect Joe Biden takes office with a promise to try to end the death penalty.   Read more »

Overseas Filipinos with COVID-19 rise above 13,500

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 10:42 PM

MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday said 42 more Filipinos abroad — specifically in the Americas, Asia-Pacific Region, and Europe regions — were infected with COVID-19. Read more »

Researchers discover H5N8 strain of bird flu in Hong Kong for 1st time

Danny Mok and Elizabeth Cheung, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Jan 15 02:44 PM

Hong Kong authorities have stepped up their vigilance against bird flu after a highly pathogenic strain was detected in the city for the first time.   Read more »

US-China trade war deal reaches 1st anniversary as bilateral mistrust hits ‘all-time high’

Cissy Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 15 01:12 PM

One year after signing the phase one trade deal with the US, China remains far behind in its commitment to buy more American goods, though the agreement has been a vital sticking plaster in a fast deteriorating bilateral relationship, experts said.   Read more »

OFW na supplier umano ng droga sa Bulacan, timbog sa Malabon

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 15 06:55 AM

MAYNILA - Arestado sa buy-bust operation sa Malabon City ang isang 31-anyos na babae na tinuturong tulak ng shabu sa Bulacan. Read more »

Total COVID-19 cases among overseas Filipinos now at 13,498 with 120 new cases

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 06:00 PM

The number of Filipinos abroad who have contracted COVID-19 rose to 13,498 on Thursday as 120 new cases were recorded, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. Read more »

Cash remittances hit $2.38 billion in November, up 0.3 percent

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 14 05:57 PM

Cash remittances from overseas Filipinos rose 0.3 percent to $2.379 billion in November last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Thursday.    Read more »

Google 'experiment' blocks Australian news from local searches

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 04:44 PM

The Australian Financial Review reported that Google was blocking several major commercial news outlets including its masthead, News Corp papers and Guardian Australia from a small number of search users.   Read more »

Amid concerns over WhatsApp’s new privacy terms, users wonder whether or not to switch

Ethan Paul, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 14 03:39 PM

WhatsApp last week asked its more than 2 billion global users to agree to new terms regarding the way it shares their personal information with Facebook by February 8, or they will no longer be able to use its services. Read more »

China demands Huawei exec's return after bullets were sent to her Vancouver home, says security chief

Ian Young, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 14 01:29 PM

China’s consulate demanded the immediate return of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou after “threatening letters” containing bullets were delivered to the home where she has been living in Vancouver under partial house arrest, the head of the private security team guarding her said in court on Wednesday. Read more »