Dutch health officials, on March 14 said they suspended the use of AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for two weeks after "possible side effects" had been reported in Denmark and Norway. Netherland’s ... ( read original story ...)
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s week of uncertainty as Iran’s old claims revived in court
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe will have to wait a week to learn her fate over charges that include claims she took part in a demonstration 12 years ago and spoke to the BBC Persian service — allegations ... ( read original story ...)
Carolyn Hax: Cold turkey isn’t the only way to approach excessive drinking
I wouldn’t just say “stop” even if you hadn’t asked me not to. That’s generally not the way people make big changes stick. Smaller steps are more accessible and are therefore more appealing, and more ... ( read original story ...)
Rodrigo Duterte Is Using One of the World’s Longest COVID-19 Lockdowns to Strengthen His Grip on the Philippines
Edd Gumban sleeps on a foldout bed in an office in central Manila. The 57-year-old photojournalist has a wife and a home in Bulacan, part of the commuter belt 14 miles north of the Philippine capital, ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines faces ‘learning crisis’ after yearlong school shutdown
Andrix Serrano studies alone inside a Manila slum shack he shares with his street-sweeper grandmother. Like many in his fourth-grade class, he has no internet for his shuttered school's online lessons ... ( read original story ...)
DOH: New coronavirus variants in Philippines account for 7% of sample COVID-19 cases
At least 7% of the samples of COVID-19 cases in the country involve new variants of coronavirus, an official of the Department of Health (DOH) said on Monday. Director Alethea de Guzman of the ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus: Philippines faces ‘learning crisis’ after year-long school shutdown
A year after the coronavirus pandemic sent the Philippines into a months-long lockdown, classrooms across the country remain empty and children are still stuck at home. Fearing youngsters could catch ... ( read original story ...)
1st US ministers’ Japan visit under Biden to focus on China
Japan considers China's growing presence in the region a security threat. Beijing has built militarized manmade islands in the South China Sea and is pressing its claim to virtually all of the sea ... ( read original story ...)
NIA Conducts Raids in Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka Over Suspected IS Module; 5 Arrested Linked to Pakistan
"The people whose premises are being searched can be arrested after their questioning," the NIA said. NIA sources also claimed that Pakistan is directly involved and has been targeting impressionable ... ( read original story ...)
NIA raids 10 locations in Delhi, Kerala, Karnataka, arrests 5 suspects linked to Pakistan
Sources said five people have been arrested in the ongoing raids by NIA. Sources also said Pakistan is directly targeting impressionable Muslim youth through social media and recruiting them, training ... ( read original story ...)