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US, China greet the New Year by creating tensions in Taiwan Strait

For the second time this month, US warships on Thursday sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait, prompting China to denounce the "provocative actions." The United...

UN angry at Trump’s granting of pardon to 4 Blackwater personnel convicted of killing 14 Iraqis

President Donald Trump's pardon last week of four former Blackwater Worldwide military contractors convicted of killing 14 Iraqis in 2007 violates US obligations under...

Palace respects US ban on foreign officials ‘persecuting’ journalists

Malacañang respects a newly-enacted US law that bars entry to any foreign official involved in persecuting journalists. In a press statement on Wednesday, Presidential Spokesperson...

Biden blasts Trump over slow Covid vaccination response

President-elect Joe Biden on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration for falling "far behind" on its plans to administer vaccines for the coronavirus disease 2019...

Russia may have understated deaths from Covid

Russia released new figures this week showing it had nearly 230,000 extra deaths through November compared with the same period in 2019, indicating the...

UK planning tougher measures as Covid cases rise

British officials are considering tougher restrictions for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as the number of hospitalized Covid-19 patients surpasses the first peak of...

Biden warns of Trump officials’ ‘roadblocks’ to transition

US President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and “roadblocks” in communication between...

UK Covid cases surge as new variant blamed

British hospitals are canceling non-urgent procedures and scrambling to find space for patients of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as coronavirus cases continue to surge despite tough...

Los Angeles country struggles with rising Covid cases

Southern California's Los Angeles County hospitals overflowed with cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) on Christmas Day. More than 6,700 people were hospitalized with...