Trump Administration Prepares Major Arms Sale to Taiwan

[ad_1] The United States is preparing to sell seven packages of weapons systems to Taiwan, a congressional aide told CNN, saying it was unclear when Congress would be formally notified of the sales, as required by law. A US official said the administration will soon formally approve a large sale …

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Mixed Messages Affecting US COVID-19 Response

[ad_1] US officials continued to send mixed messages about the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine and the benefits of the masks, as vaccine developer Moderna released a document today explaining how it is conducting phase 3 trials. In other developments, cases in the US remained stable but high, with 36,782 …

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Duterte, legislators meet at PhilHealth

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte wanted to abolish or privatize the controversial Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), but Senate President Vicente Sotto III said he asked the CEO to give him a few months to see how it would operate under new leadership. Sotto also said the president …

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