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Lottery for cash, scholarships for vaccinated Canadians in Manitoba

Agence France-Presse
Jun 10 09:21 AM

MONTREAL - People getting Covid-19 vaccines in Canada's Manitoba province can enter a lottery to win a hefty cash prize or scholarship money, the local government said Wednesday. Read more »

Samoa's disputed leader promises Chinese-backed port at a third of the cost

Jonathan Barrett, Reuters
Jun 10 08:01 AM

SYDNEY - Samoa's disputed leader is promising to build a port with Chinese help for $100 million, about a third of the cost proposed earlier, said sources with knowledge of the situation, as he bids to stay in power despite losing a parliamentary majority in a tight election. Read more »

‘Potentially a hate crime’: Pinoy attacked in New York subway station

Don Tagala, ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Jun 10 05:04 AM

According to the victim, the attacker "repeatedly punched" him and yelled, "Go back to where you came from."  Read more »

US buying 500 million doses of Pfizer COVID vaccine for world, report US media

Agence France-Presse
Jun 10 03:09 AM

The move came as the US faced pressure to do more about the global vaccine shortage, with rich countries having bought up the lion's share of early supplies. Read more »

South Korea building collapses during demolition, killing 9

Reuters
Jun 09 11:59 PM

SEOUL - At least nine people were killed and eight were injured when a five-story building collapsed suddenly on Wednesday while it was in the midst of a demolition process and fell onto a busy street in South Korea, officials at a local fire station said. Read more »

ASEAN, China eye 2022 as new target to conclude talks on South China Sea COC: source

Willard Cheng and Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Jun 09 09:45 PM | Updated Jun 10 01:45 AM

Amid continuing Chinese incursions in Philippine waters in the South China Sea, Southeast Asian nations and China underscore the need for an "environment conducive" for negotiations on the proposed Code of Conduct in the sea that, according to a diplomatic source on Wednesday, they hope to conclude next year. Read more »

Lockdown sa UK unti-unti nang niluluwagan

ABS-CBN News
Jun 09 09:18 PM

Unti-unti nang niluluwagan ang lockdown sa United Kingdom. Read more »

Problema sa daga

ABS-CBN News
Jun 09 08:43 PM

Libo-libong daga ang dumagsa sa New South Wales, Australia.  Read more »

Italian police arrest 2 Chinese in labor exploitation probe

Reuters
Jun 09 07:31 PM

FLORENCE - Italian police have arrested two Chinese nationals who were running a leather goods manufacturer in Tuscany in an investigation into alleged labor exploitation and tax fraud. Read more »

How informant, messaging app led to huge global crime sting

Tom Allard, Reuters
Jun 09 07:28 PM | Updated Jun 09 07:30 PM

JAKARTA - It took $120,000 plus expenses, and the opportunity for a reduced prison sentence, for the smartphone developer to collaborate with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in 2018 and kick-start Operation Trojan Shield, according to a court document. Read more »

Japan, Australia raise concerns about reported abuses in China

Reuters
Jun 09 07:13 PM

TOKYO - Japan and Australia voiced "serious concerns" on Wednesday over reports of human rights abuses against Uyghur and other Muslim minorities in China's far western region of Xinjiang, but Beijing dismissed the remarks as a malicious smear. Read more »

Malaysia king meets politicians as discontent rumbles over virus crisis

Joseph Sipalan, Reuters
Jun 09 06:56 PM | Updated Jun 09 06:57 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia's king started a series of meetings with leaders of political parties on Wednesday, amid public discontent over the government's handling of a coronavirus crisis that has forced the nation into a third lockdown. Read more »

Trudeau slams killing of Muslim family in Canada

Agence France-Presse
Jun 09 06:36 PM

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday denounced the killing of four Muslim family members, run down by the driver of a pick-up truck, as a hate-driven "terrorist attack," and urged the nation to stand up against intolerance. Read more »

China accuses US of 'paranoid delusion' over industrial policy bill

Agence France-Presse
Jun 09 06:27 PM

Beijing on Wednesday accused Washington of "paranoid delusion" after the US Senate passed a sweeping industrial policy bill aimed at countering the surging economic threat from China. Read more »

Malaysia, Taiwan say deliveries of Thai-made AstraZeneca vaccines delayed

Joseph Sipalan, Reuters
Jun 09 05:45 PM | Updated Jun 09 06:20 PM

KUALA LUMPUR (UPDATED) - Malaysia and Taiwan are expecting deliveries of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines manufactured in Thailand to be delayed, officials said this week, the latest countries to report a holdup with orders from the Thai plant. Read more »

Sea snot threatens to choke Sea of Marmara

Mehmet Caliksan, Reuters
Jun 09 05:33 PM

In an aerial view, ‘sea snot’ or marine mucilage, a thick slimy layer of organic matter, is seen spreading through the Sea of Marmara, posing a threat to marine life and the fishing industry, in Istanbul, Turkey on Tuesday. Read more »

US pharmacist jailed for 3 years after tampering with COVID-19 vaccines

Agence France-Presse
Jun 09 02:59 PM

A US pharmacist has been jailed for 3 years after pleading guilty to tampering with hundreds of Moderna coronavirus vaccines, the Justice Department said Tuesday. Read more »

Israeli strikes kill 8 fighters in Syria: monitor

Agence France-Presse
Jun 09 02:32 PM

Israeli air strikes in central Syria killed at least 8 pro-government fighters late Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Read more »

Sinovac, Pfizer/BioNtech COVID-19 vaccines prove highly effective in Uruguay -government

Daniela Desantis, Reuters
Jun 09 12:43 PM | Updated Jun 09 12:50 PM

Uruguay on Tuesday released real-world data on the impact of Sinovac Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine among its population that showed it was over 90% effective in preventing intensive care admissions and deaths.   Read more »

Chinese intellectuals called traitors online for Japan exchange visits

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Jun 09 12:33 PM

Nearly 200 Chinese intellectuals who took part in a Japanese government-affiliated exchange program have been branded “traitors” on Chinese social media, reflecting rising nationalistic sentiment in China.   Read more »

Gold, cash, vouchers among fresh COVID-19 jab incentives for Hongkongers

Denise Tsang, South China Morning Post
Jun 09 12:05 PM

Hong Kong businesses are offering hard cash and other prizes in lotteries open to those who have been vaccinated.   Read more »

US plots how to restart international travel

Agence France-Presse
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 »

'El Chapo's' wife to plead guilty to helping him run drug empire: NY Times

Reuters
Jun 09 09:11 AM

Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Mexican narcotics kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, is expected to plead guilty this week to federal charges of helping him run the notorious Sinaloa drug cartel, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. Read more »

French President Macron slapped, 2 arrested

BFMTV/ReutersTV via Reuters
Jun 09 09:04 AM | Updated Jun 09 09:26 AM

French President Emmanuel Macron is protected by a security member after getting slapped by a member of the public during a visit in Tain-L'Hermitage, France, in this still image taken from video on Tuesday. Read more »

Porn during pandemic: Half of Britons viewed adult websites last year, regulator says

ABS-CBN News
Jun 09 08:50 AM

LONDON - Around half of British adults visited a pornographic website or app in 2020, a year in which the COVID pandemic caused more activity of every kind to shift online, media regulator Ofcom said on Wednesday. Read more »