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[ad_1] Countries around the world are struggling to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. As of April 30, more than 231800 People around the world have died of COVID-19, the highly infectious respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. The number of people who tested positive for COVID-19 exceeded 3.2 …

[ad_1] THE use of videoconferencing will be the so-called new normal in hearing criminal cases pending before trial courts in the country during a state of public health emergency. Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez, who is leading the expanded pilot-testing of videoconferencing, also known as “tele-hearing” in the Judiciary, said …

[ad_1] A healthcare worker uses an infrared thermometer to measure the temperature of a worker at the construction site of a residential building during a national closure to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Ahmedabad, India, Dec. 30. April 2020. Amit Dave, Reuters TOKYO – Asian policymakers must …

[ad_1] KAGITINGAN REEF. This satellite image from January 1, 2018 shows the Kagitingan Reef (Fiery Cross Reef) in the Western Philippine Sea. Photo courtesy of CSIS / AMTI / DigitalGlobe MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government launched a strong protest against China on Thursday April 30 following its recent appointment …

[ad_1] KAGITINGAN REEF. This satellite image from January 1, 2018 shows the Kagitingan Reef (Fiery Cross Reef) in the Western Philippine Sea. Photo courtesy of CSIS / AMTI / DigitalGlobe MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government launched a strong protest against China on Thursday April 30 following its recent appointment …

[ad_1] A 30-year-old federal prison inmate who tested positive for coronavirus and gave birth while on a respirator died, according to the US Bureau of Prisons. USA The woman had been in federal custody since March 20, when she was transported from a South Dakota jail to a federal prison …

[ad_1] A guided missile destroyer of the US Navy. USA He sailed through the waters near the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, challenging China’s claim on the area. In a statement Wednesday, the US Navy said the USS Barry carried out the so-called “freedom of navigation operation” on …

[ad_1] But the Chinese city at the center of the pandemic has shown that normal could still be a long way off. When Wuhan officials eased the outgoing travel restrictions on April 8, effectively ending the city’s 76-day blockade, residents and local businesses soon discovered that the actual reopening of …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines spent $ 154.39 (P7,797) per person in its response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the fourth-smallest budget among Southeast Asian nations, according to data compiled by economists at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to April 20. The Philippines’ per capita budget only exceeded that of …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – It was through a friend’s message, with a link to a news report, that Linn Ordidor discovered on April 25, a Saturday, that the Philippine government was asking the Taiwanese government to deport her. The reason: their Facebook posts that the Department of Labor and Employment …