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China floods: Henan braces for another round of rains as number affected reaches 3 million

Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Jul 22 09:30 PM

While the clean-up operation continues in the provincial capital Zhengzhou, a red rain warning is in place for other major cities. Local authorities work to restore power and water supplies as the death toll rises to 33. Read more »

Fil-Am Democratic leaders oppose recall efforts vs Newsom

TFC News California, USA
Jul 22 09:21 PM

Filipino American Democratic leaders join a coalition that opposes recall efforts against California Governor Gavin Newsom. Read more »

Manny Pacquiao calls for support for PH's Olympic bets

TFC News California, USA
Jul 22 09:13 PM

Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao, who is in his third week of training in the U.S., calls for support for the Philippines' Olympic bets. Read more »

PH embassy sa Indonesia umapelang payagang makauwi ang mga OFW

ABS-CBN News
Jul 22 08:59 PM

Umapela sa pamahalaan ang embahada ng Pilipinas sa Indonesia na payagan nang makauwi ang OFWs doon. Read more »

Elderly man in China dies after being beaten, tied to wheelchair - report

Mandy Zuo, South China Morning Post
Jul 22 08:43 PM

The case of a 68-year-old man who was allegedly slapped in the face and strapped to his wheelchair before dying in a nursing home in northeastern China has reignited concerns over the vulnerability of senior citizens in long-term care facilities. Read more »

Myanmar military accused of arresting doctors while COVID-19 infections rise

Reuters
Jul 22 08:38 PM

Angered by doctors' support for anti-junta protests, Myanmar's military has arrested several doctors treating COVID-19 patients independently, colleagues and media said, as the health system struggles to cope with a record wave of infections. Read more »

Matinding ulan at baha, naranasan sa China

ABS-CBN News
Jul 22 08:04 PM

Hindi bababa sa 20 ang patay dahil sa tuloy-tuloy na ulan at mga pagbaha sa China.  Read more »

US donates 3 million more COVID-19 vaccine doses to Vietnam

Reuters
Jul 22 06:52 PM

WASHINGTON - The US government will send 3 million more doses of the Moderna Inc COVID-19 vaccine to Vietnam on Thursday, bringing total donations to the Southeast Asian country to 5 million, a White House official said. Read more »

TFC News Conversations with Sprinter Kristina Knott

TFC News
Jul 22 06:36 PM | Updated Jul 22 06:40 PM

Get up close and personal with Filipino Olympian and Sprinter Kristina Knott as she prepares for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. Read more »

UK should be concerned at Chinese gene data harvesting, lawmaker says

Alistair Smout, Reuters
Jul 22 06:36 PM

LONDON - The harvesting of genetic data from millions of women by a Chinese company through prenatal tests is concerning and Britain should debate how privacy can be protected from "surveillance autocracy", a senior British lawmaker told Reuters. Read more »

12 Thai student activists charged with royal defamation

Agence France-Presse
Jul 22 06:28 PM

A dozen Thai pro-democracy student activists were charged with royal defamation and sedition on Thursday, their lawyers said, over a rally last year that demanded reforms to Thailand's unassailable monarchy. Read more »

Merkel calls for more restrictions on spyware

Agence France-Presse
Jul 22 06:18 PM

German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged tighter international controls on the trade in spyware Thursday following reports that several governments used Israeli phone malware to spy on activists, journalists and others. Read more »

South Korea reports highest daily increase in COVID-19 cases

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Jul 22 04:42 PM

SEOUL - South Korea on Thursday reported another daily record of 1,842 coronavirus cases, as it struggles to tame its worst-ever wave of outbreaks amid rising infections nationwide fuelled by the more contagious Delta variant. Read more »

Dominican Republic president gets third COVID-19 shot

Agence France-Presse
Jul 22 03:59 PM

The Dominican Republic's President Luis Abinader received a third COVID vaccine dose on Wednesday and urged the population of the tourism-reliant Caribbean nation to follow his example. Read more »

Stranded OFWs sa Pinas, umaapelang makapagtrabaho na sa SoKor

Joeffrey Maddatu Calimag | TFC News South Korea
Jul 22 03:30 PM | Updated Jul 24 02:02 PM

Nananawagan sa gobyerno ang ilang Pinoy worker na nakatakdang magtrabaho sa South Korea, na payagan na silang makaalis dahil mahigit isang taon na silang walang pinagkukunan ng kabuhayan habang stranded sa Pilipinas. Read more »

North Korea's capital swelters in heatwave

Agence France-Presse
Jul 22 03:20 PM

Pyongyang sweltered on Wednesday as state media issued warnings about a heatwave across North Korea. Read more »

China rejects WHO plan for study of COVID-19 origin

ABS-CBN News
Jul 22 01:46 PM | Updated Jul 22 01:48 PM

China rejected on Thursday a World Health Organization plan for a second phase of an investigation into the origin of the coronavirus, which includes the hypothesis it could have escaped from a Chinese laboratory, a top health official said. Read more »

Hundreds of Ugandans given fake COVID-19 jabs: health officials

Agence France-Presse
Jul 22 01:30 PM

At least 800 people in Uganda were given fake coronavirus vaccines -- some injected with water -- in a scam that involved "unscrupulous" doctors and health workers, government officials said Wednesday. Read more »

India reports first human death from bird flu

Reuters
Jul 22 01:19 PM

An 11-year-old boy has died in India from a bird flu virus of the H5N1 strain, the first such fatality in the country, highlighting a potential new risk for the world's second-most populous nation battling the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

WHO boss says vaccine IP waiver not a property 'snatch'

Agence France-Presse
Jul 22 12:35 PM

The World Health Organization on Wednesday sought to reassure pharmaceutical companies that a proposal to suspend patent rights on Covid-19 vaccines was not a bid to "snatch" their intellectual property rights.   Read more »

Bayaning si Lapu-Lapu, bida sa isang Art Exhibit sa California

Steve Angeles | TFC News California, USA
Jul 22 11:41 AM

Bida ang kauna-unahang bayani ng Pilipinas na si Lapu-Lapu sa isang art exhibit sa Philippine Consulate sa Los Angeles, California. Read more »

France launches controversial vaccine pass as fourth wave hits

Adam Plowright, Agence France-Presse
Jul 22 11:00 AM

PARIS, France - French cinemas, museums and sports venues began asking visitors Wednesday to furnish proof of Covid-19 vaccination or a negative test as the country, which is in the throes of a fourth wave of infections, rolled out a controversial vaccine passport system. Read more »

Massive flooding in Henan, China leaves 25 dead

Noel Celis, AFP
Jul 22 10:51 AM

People look at cars stacked on each other at an entrance of a tunnel following a heavy rain in Zhengzhou in China's Henan province on Wednesday. Read more »

Filipina domestic worker sues Hong Kong employer over alleged sexual harassment

South China Morning Post
Jul 22 09:36 AM | Updated Jul 22 11:41 AM

The Filipina terminated her contract in February 2019 after he purportedly asked her to sexually gratify him daily with her hand as a condition of buying her a ticket back to the Philippines. Read more »

Chile senators approve gay marriage bill; one step left

Agence France-Presse
Jul 22 08:48 AM | Updated Jul 22 08:49 AM

SANTIAGO - Senators in Chile passed a long-awaited bill Wednesday authorizing same-sex marriage, in what LGBT campaigners hope will be the penultimate step to its final approval. Read more »