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Beds of three hospitals allocated for COVID-19 cases are almost fully occupied amid a rise in coronavirus cases, the Department of Health (DOH) said Thursday.   Health Undersecretary Eric Tayag said the beds were almost full at the Philippine Children’s Medical Center, the National Kidney Transplant Institute, and the Medical …

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday confirmed the presence of Chinese ships on Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.  AFP Western Command commander Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos said five Chinese maritime militia vessels (CMMV) were inside Ayungin, while four others were outside the shoal. Carlos said …

Trump-proofing NATO? The U.S. Congress is on it. American lawmakers have passed legislation aimed at protecting the alliance from Donald Trump. With Trump ahead in the polls, their bill could prevent him from leaving NATO if he’s re-elected.  With Trump ahead in polls, lawmakers aim to keep him from leaving …

Russian President Vladimir Putin is keen to manage any brewing discontent ahead of next March’s presidential election and used his year-end news conference Thursday to try to show he is best to steer the country and its war in Ukraine, experts say.  Kremlin hopes U.S. military aid for Ukraine could …

Ukraine scored an unexpected political victory Thursday as European Union leaders voted to open membership talks with the country. Why is this a surprise, and what happens next?  The European Union announced Thursday it will start membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova. Ukraine scored an unexpected political victory Thursday as …

A lack of food, clean water and shelter have worn down hundreds of thousands of traumatized people and, with a health system on its knees, doctors and aid workers say it’s inevitable epidemics will rip through the enclave.  ‘Now it’s about, ‘How bad will it get?” physician says of epidemic …

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 12, 2023 shows Philippine journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa reacting outside the Pasig Regional Trial Court in Pasig, Metro Manila, following her acquittal in a tax evasion case. – A foreign ownership case against Philippine Nobel laureate Maria Ressa has been dropped, …

The Philippine delegation, led by Environment chief Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga, opens the the first-ever Philippine Pavilion during the 2023 United Nations 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) at the Dubai Expo City in United Arab Emirates on December 1, 2023. (Department of Environment and Natural Resources)  MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines …

Nearly 200 countries have recognized the need to move away from fossil fuels, in what is being celebrated as a landmark deal at the UN climate talks. But others say it’s filled with half measures and loopholes.  What the COP28 final agreement includes and what it doesn’t. Nearly 200 countries …

U.S. President Joe Biden is simultaneously trashing Israel’s war cabinet, but supporting the country’s war effort. Some see this as a warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: make changes, or risk losing U.S. support.  Trashing Israel’s war cabinet, supporting Israel’s war effort — Biden’s two-in-one message. A tension at …