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WHO experts to arrive in Wuhan for COVID-19 probe

Nicolas Asfouri, AFP
Posted at Jan 14 09:13 AM

A woman wearing a face mask holds a baby that wears a protective shield during rush hour on a street outside of a shopping mall complex in Wuhan on Wednesday.  Read more »

Task force endorses criminal, admin raps vs ex, current PhilHealth officials for alleged corruption

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 05:25 PM

The said officials were tagged in an alleged fake membership and benefits claim scheme in one of the agency’s regional offices. The Department of Justice, however, has yet to release the officials’ names as of this story’s posting.    Read more »

Gatchalian seeks parallel probe in Senate for credit, debit card hacking

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 09 11:08 PM

In a statement, the senator said his office received a “barrage of complaints” through email and Facebook regarding “access device fraud” in recent months.  Read more »

CHR to probe flight attendant's death

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 04:16 PM

MANILA — The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said Tuesday it would conduct a separate investigation into a flight attendant's death following a New Year party at a Makati hotel, as it called for an end to violence against women.  Read more »

China's Tianwen-1 expected to reach Mars orbit next month

South China Morning Post
Posted at Jan 05 12:19 PM

China's first Mars mission, Tianwen-1, has now travelled more than 400 million km (249 million miles) and is expected to reach the red planet's orbit in February. Read more »

Senate to focus on lack of COVID-19 vaccines in PH in vaccination program probe

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 11:06 PM

A multi-agency probe in the Philippines will look into the alleged use of unregistered COVID-19 vaccines by Chinese workers in the country. Read more »

Lawmakers accused of corruption deny allegations

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 09:53 PM

The Philippine congressmen who have been tagged by the president in alleged anomalous practices hit back at the government's anti-corruption commission. Read more »

Duterte says 'no hard evidence' vs lawmakers in PACC list

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 09:48 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte exposed allegedly corrupt lawmakers behind government infrastructure projects. Read more »

Duterte names lawmakers, district engineers allegedly involved in DPWH corruption

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 30 01:45 AM

MANILA (4th UPDATE) - President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday read the names of current and former lawmakers who allegedly received kickbacks from the government’s public works projects.  Read more »

China begins anti-monopoly probe into tech giant Alibaba

Laurie Chen, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 03:24 PM

China has launched an anti-monopoly investigation into Alibaba, regulators said Thursday, sending the share price of the e-commerce giant tumbling and intensifying the troubles of its billionaire founder Jack Ma. Read more »

PH gov't urged to conduct 'serious' probe on slay of red-tagged doctor, Negros bloodbath

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 18 11:50 AM

A Catholic prelate on Friday urged the Philippine government to conduct an "impartial and serious" investigation in the continuing bloodbath in Negros island, following the murder of a red-tagged doctor and her husband. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 17, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 17 11:49 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Chang’e-5 back with samples after lunar probe

China Daily via Reuters
Updated as of Dec 17 01:33 PM

Researchers work around Chang'e-5 lunar return capsule carrying moon samples next to a Chinese national flag, after it landed in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Thursday. Read more »

House to continue probe into Cagayan floodings during Congressional break

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 05:27 PM

The House of Representatives will continue its probe into the deadly flooding in Cagayan Valley region during the onslaught of Typhoon Ulysses, according to a lawmaker, even as Congress goes on break for the holiday. Read more »

China moon probe begins journey back to Earth

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 10:48 PM

A Chinese spacecraft carrying rocks and soil from the moon has begun its journey back to Earth, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, putting China on course to become the first country to successfully retrieve lunar samples since the 1970s.   Read more »

Japanese space probe Hayabusa-2 back on earth, delivers samples

Morgan Sette, AFP
Posted at Dec 06 06:11 PM

A long exposure shows the light trail of a re-entry capsule entering the Earth's atmosphere as seen from Coober Pedy in South Australia early on Sunday. Read more »

China completes its first-ever docking in lunar orbit

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Dec 06 02:23 PM

A Chinese probe carrying samples from the lunar surface successfully docked Sunday with a spacecraft orbiting the moon, in another space first for the nation, state media reported. Read more »

Japan space capsule picked up in Australia after voyage to asteroid

Anna Watanabe, Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 06 09:59 AM

The Japanese space agency said it retrieved from the Australian desert on Sunday a tiny capsule returned to Earth from its Hayabusa2 space probe, hoping it has safely transported samples from the Ryugu asteroid that could help explain the origins of life. Read more »

Chinese probe completes moon sampling

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 03 04:13 PM

A Chinese space probe sent to gather material from a previously unexplored part of the moon has completed its mission and is preparing to send back the world's first lunar samples in 4 decades, Beijing said Thursday. Read more »

Chinese probe lands on Moon to gather lunar samples

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 02 06:36 AM

China landed a probe on the Moon on Tuesday, said Beijing's space agency, which aims to bring back to Earth the first lunar samples in four decades.   Read more »