Iran says a pair of U.S. warplanes harassed an Iranian airliner after it left Tehran late Thursday bound for Lebanon.
US fighter jet challenges Iran passenger plane – Iran media
Media captionVideo shows a fighter jet from the window of the plane, and a passenger with blood on his face Iran’s media say at least one US fighter jet came dangerously close to an Iranian passenger …
Panic, injuries aboard Iran passenger plane as U.S. fighter jets near, state media reports
Video purportedly shot on the flight shows one man with a bloodied face and another lying motionless on the aircraft floor.
Factbox: Praying at Hagia Sophia, Erdogan crowns long campaign to revitalise Islam in Turkey
President Tayyip Erdogan attended the first prayers at Turkey’s Hagia Sophia on Friday since declaring the ancient monument a mosque, crowning his long campaign to place Islam at the heart of public …
Vietnam bans wildlife imports, markets amid new health fears
Vietnam announced Friday that it was banning wildlife imports and would close wildlife markets in response to renewed concerns about the threat from diseases that can …
Philippines reports 15 new coronavirus deaths, 2,103 infections
The Philippines’ health ministry on Friday reported 15 more deaths from the coronavirus and 2,103 additional infections.
Philippines reports 2,103 new Covid-19 cases, total at 76,444
MANILA (Xinhua): The number of Covid-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 76,444 after the Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,103 new cases on Friday (July 24).
HBO Go Expands Reach in Taiwan and The Philippines
WarnerMedia’s HBO Go streaming service is to attain further distribution reach in mid-sized Asian markets, Taiwan and The Philippines. Taiwan’s fourth largest cable TV provider Taiwan Optical Platform …
Philippines makes tower sharing progress
The Philippines government advanced a strategy to simplify processes around deploying shared telecoms infrastructure, with …
ADB loans to Philippines to reach record high $4.2B in 2020
Loans of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to the Philippines are expected to reach a record-high $4.207 billion this year, with the lion’s share going to efforts against the coronavirus disease 2019.