UN calls on Guinea’s junta to lift ban on protests
The United Nations on Monday urged Guinea to lift a ban on political protests that the west African country's military ...
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DOH justifies abolition of 10-nation travel ban, sets controls
The Department of Health (DOH) on Monday defended the decision to lift the restrictions on people traveling from 10 countries, ...
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Myanmar junta chief says new elections in two years
Myanmar's junta chief said Sunday that elections would be held and a state of emergency lifted by August 2023, extending ...
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Lifting of mask, CQ not this year
The lifting of community quarantines in the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic will not happen within the year unless ...
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Spain lifts ban on cruise ship arrivals from June 7
International cruise ships will be able to dock in Spanish ports from June 7, the Spanish government said on Saturday, ...
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US lifts J&J vaccine ban; Pfizer planning new jab
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has lifted restrictions on Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine, acting FDA Commissioner Janet Woodcock ...
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Google to resume political ads, easing ban imposed last month
Google said Monday it would lift its ban on political ads on its platform imposed last month following the turmoil ...
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Biden team says US will not lift travel bans, despite Trump statement
US President-elect Joe Biden's spokeswoman quickly dismissed Donald Trump's announcement Monday that a COVID-19 ban on travelers arriving from much ...
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Bhutan lifts tobacco ban due to coronavirus
The remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, known for embracing gross national happiness and outlawing television until 1999, has now made ...
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QC lifts liquor ban; Parañaque urges residents to ‘grin, bear it’
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Friday issued Executive Order 31, allowing the sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages from ...
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Manila Standard website (manilastandard.net), launched in August 2002, extends the newspaper’s reach beyond its traditional readers and makes its brand of Philippine news and opinion available to a much wider and geographically diverse readership here and overseas.