World

[ad_1] The World Bank expects remittances from Filipinos living and working abroad to decline by 5 percent this year, even as the Philippines will remain the fourth largest recipient of these dollar inflows due to cheap shipping fees. In its October Migration and Development Report entitled “COVID-19 Crisis Through a …

[ad_1] Paris France – People across France woke up on Friday to two new realities: the start of a new month-long national lockdown to halt the spread of the coronavirus and a “terror” alert raised to its highest level. On Thursday morning, security fears increased when three people were killed …

[ad_1] The race for a Covid vaccine is reaching a crucial stage, with the glimpse of the possibility that one of the top contenders will be approved by Christmas. In an interview with The Guardian, Kate Bingham, who heads the UK Vaccines Task Force, said the UK was in “a …

[ad_1]

[ad_1] (CNN) – The great baseball player Yogi Berra once said: “It is difficult to make predictions, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra did not know anything about COVID-19, he passed away five years ago, but his quote applies to the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. Over the past six …

[ad_1] PARIS – French authorities said on Friday they had arrested a man suspected of being in contact with an assailant who killed three people in a church in Nice on Thursday, an attack that shook the country and reignited fears of terrorism as it the authorities blamed some foreigners. …

[ad_1] A strong earthquake shook the Aegean Sea on Friday, causing damage in both Greece and Turkey, where buildings collapsed, killing at least four people and many others trapped under the rubble. Turkey’s Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said at least 120 people were injured in the coastal province of Izmir. …

[ad_1] Image from Himawari-8 / US NOAA MANILA – Japan’s Himawari-8 geostationary weather satellite has captured images of Metro Manila and Typhoon Rolly, which is expected to hit Luzon this weekend. Metro Manila is brightly lit and the Philippines is partially covered by clouds in the center of a photo, …

[ad_1] At least six people were killed and 202 injured after a powerful earthquake in the Aegean Sea tore down buildings in the Turkish city of İzmir and created tidal waves on the Greek islands. . Turkey’s disaster management authority said six people had died when the roughly 7.0 magnitude …

[ad_1] Locals and officials search for survivors in a collapsed building after a strong earthquake shook the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, where some buildings collapsed in Turkey’s coastal Izmir province on October 30, 2020. REUTERS / Tuncay Dersinlioglu ISTANBUL – A strong …