Israel parties nix parliament re-open
Jerusalem"•Israeli right-wing parties backing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boycotted the re-opening of parliament Monday to protest what they called the ...
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NBA uncertain about salary after April 1
New York, United States—The NBA plans to pay full salaries to players as scheduled on April 1 but could begin ...
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Tourism in captivity
With the continuing increase of COVID-19-infected persons and its soaring mortality rate, self-proclaimed soothsayers are quick to say that we ...
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Virus deaths rise to 8 in PH, cases at 98
Thirty-four new coronavirus disease-19 have been reported, with two additional confirmed deaths from the pandemic, bringing the death toll to ...
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Global cruise ships lay off thousands of Pinoy crew
Thousands of Filipino workers are being sent home by global cruise ship operators amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the ...
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Pandemic risk now ’very real’
The World Health Organization warned Monday there was now a “very real” threat that the new coronavirus outbreak will become ...
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China and pandemics
"So far, 38 airlines from 32 countries have suspended or stopped flights to and from China, most of them until ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.