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Wednesday 30 September 2020
The World Health Organisation has warned against relying on a vaccine as a ‘silver bullet’ to end the pandemic.
The storm hit as tens of millions of Filipinos are hunkered down at home.
The outbreak has been declared an international public health emergency.
Taal sits in a picturesque lake and is one of the most active volcanoes in the nation.
Thousands of people living near Taal volcano have been evacuated.
At least 12 people are still listed as missing.
With communications down, it’s not yet possible to assess the full extent of the damage.
Strict new Covid-19 measures have been announced for the two counties – here’s what you need to know.
Four male and three female rowers died after large waves swamped and overturned their wooden boat.
The woman, 42-year-old Jennifer Talbot, had no valid custody documents for the child.
A new book tells the stories of these two men who went to the Philippines to work in conflict resolution at a time when the country was descending into civil war.
The animal died from starvation and was unable to eat because of the rubbish filling its stomach.
President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman condemned the incident as an “act of terrorism and murder”.
‘The Philippines is unfortunately not a football country’, lamented Sven.
Pacquiao possibly set the stage for a rematch with Floyd Mayweather, who watched the bout from ringside.
Women’s rights political party Gabriela denounced Duterte’s comments as “repulsive”.
The former England and Manchester City boss has taken over as manager of the Philippines.
The country is still reeling from Typhoon Mangkhut, with 29 confirmed dead from the landslide.
Mangkhut already is confirmed to have killed 66 people in the Philippines and four in China.
Two women were killed in Taiwan.
Jim Loughran shares some of his experiences visiting human rights defenders in some of the most dangerous places for them on the planet.
Mariano Blanco, mayor of the town of Ronda, is the latest in a spate of local officials to be slain in recent months.
The crew officiating the game, which degenerated into wild punches and flying kicks before stunned spectators, were also suspended from competition.
The 24-year-old has been laid to rest with her late grandfather and uncle.
Three other mayors on President Duterte’s list of allegedly narcotics-linked officials have also been shot dead in recent years.
Her parents will accompany her body.
Campaigners have said sex tourism from Ireland is growing.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the shutdown to start on 26 April.
The event is frowned upon by the Catholic Church.
The Mayon volcano began erupting two weeks ago.
A total of 70,000 have been displaced or otherwise affected by the storm.
Here’s all the news you need to know on Christmas Eve.
Firefighters have concluded that all those trapped in the building are dead.
Tropical Storm Tembin has lashed the nation’s second-largest island of Mindanao, triggering flash floods and mudslides.
When the man’s body was found, he was still being eaten by the crocodile.
The battle claimed the lives of 1,100 people.
Troops have been battling extremists in the southern city of Marawi.
Protests have erupted in the Philippines over the controversial president’s war on drugs.
“This leads us on a direct path to dictatorship,” Senator Francis Pangilinan said.
“We could not win the war on drugs through killing petty criminals and addicts,” a former Colombian president wrote in a warning to President Duterte.
Philippine troops are struggling to defeat hundreds of fighters, who rampaged through Marawi.
TONIGHT’S THE NIGHT – Joe Biden and Donald Trump will face off in an election debate in Cleveland.
Highly anticipated, many will see the debate as an opportunity for either candidate to claim a key advantage in what should be a closely-fought battle.
Likely to be combative, it’ll see Democrat candidate Biden tackle Trump on the economy and the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Of course, it’ll be the early hours of the morning by the time any of this airs – and even then, it’s not likely to be an entertainment event for the faint-hearted.
So today we want to know: Will you be watching the first US presidential debate live?
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