Day: January 22, 2022

COVID pandemic ‘nowhere near over:’ WHO chief

PMT Foreign Desk, Jan. 18, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization chief said Tuesday, cautioning against a narrative that the fast-spreading Omicron variant is risk-free. “This pandemic is nowhere near over,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters from WHO’s headquarters in Geneva. Tedros warned against dismissing as mild the coronavirus variant Omicron, which has spread… Read More COVID pandemic ‘nowhere near over:’ WHO chief

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North Korea to resume nuclear and long-range missile tests

North Korea says it may consider resuming “all temporarily suspended” nuclear and long-range weapons tests to boost its defenses against Washington’s “military threats,” amid growing tensions on the Korean Peninsula and renewed US sanctions against Pyongyang. North Korea’s official news agency KCNA reported on Thursday that the decision was made after North Korean leader Kim Jong-un… Read More North Korea to resume nuclear and long-range missile tests

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Goods giving marks BARMM’s 3rd anniversary fete

By Ali G. Macabalang COTABATO CITY – Giving of goods, including clientele-capacitating awards, has characterized the 3rd foundation anniversary celebration of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), with the Office of the Chief Minister (OCM) sustaining the streak at the end of the weeklong fete on Friday. The OCM, which maintains special programs for… Read More Goods giving marks BARMM’s 3rd anniversary fete

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