ANKARA: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the monkeypox (mpox) situation a ‘public health emergency of international concern.’
‘A public health emergency of international concern is the highest level of alarm under internation…
MANILA: Some PHP706.09 million worth of assistance has been provided to families affected by the effects of the southwest monsoon (habagat) and Typhoons Butchoy and Carina that devastated a large part of the country last July, the National Disaster Ri…
ISTANBUL: Thailand’s parliament said it will meet Friday to choose a new prime minister after the Constitutional Court removed Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday over an ethics violation.
A candidate nominated for prime minister must win the support of mo…
SEOUL: North Korea’s crop output for this year could be dented by severe floods from the latest heavy rains and a possible increase in pest infestations, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said Wednesday.
North Korea is expected to receive a…
MANILA: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman has renewed her call on Congress to pass the pending Progressive Budgeting for Better and Modernized (PBBM) Governance Bill.
In a statement issued Thursday, the DBM said i…
COTABATO CITY: The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) provided medical assistance to the government-run Cotabato Regional and Medical Center (CRMC) as part of its health care support program for the region’s indigents.
‘BARMM con…
MANILA: Cebu Pacific (CEB) is further expanding connectivity across the regions, launching flights to Hong Kong via Davao and resuming direct flights between Singapore and Iloilo later this year.
According to Changi Airport’s Facebook post on Thursda…
Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn and her entourage visited the central province of Quang Tri on August 15 to examine a project she is funding to enhance the life quality of children and adolescents in Asia-Pacific underway at Nguyen Tat Thanh Prim…
General Phan Van Giang, Politburo member, Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence, hosted a reception for General Tan Sri Datuk Seri Mohammad bin Ab Rahman, Chief of Defence Forces of Malaysia, in Hanoi on …