Tag: pandemic
Catholic priest in Vietnam decries ‘slander’ leveled against him by state...
Father Dinh Huu Thoai criticized the government’s creation of a National COVID-19 Vaccine Fund that calls for ordinary citizens to contribute
Pope Francis tells young people to work for ‘just economy’
Pope Francis stressed the need to change the present economic paradigm as the world struggles with the pandemic
Crowds at checkpoints clash with police as Vietnam eases pandemic restrictions
Vietnam had confirmed 790,755 cases of COVID-19 and 19,301 deaths according to data from Johns Hopkins University
World needs action to back COVID vaccines, health care access, Cardinal...
He called for “a renewed examination of how health care systems have largely been overwhelmed by the pandemic"
Cambodia’s Hun Sen cuts Buddhist festival short as COVID-19 cases rise
Cambodia canceled the festival in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Hun Sen previously said that this year festivals could continue
Photos: A day in the life of Manila under COVID-19 pandemic
Filipinos in Manila observe minimum health protocols as the country continues to face high incidences of COVID-19 infections
Economic recovery in East Asia, Pacific faces setback, says World Bank
Economic activity began to slow down in the second quarter of 2021, and growth forecasts have been downgraded for most countries
Sri Lankan bishops back teachers’ strike, call on gov’t to increase...
For more than two months already, the union of teachers and principals in Sri Lanka has been on strike to demand for a salary increase
COVID-19: Impact on women in the Philippines
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has exaggerated pre-existing gender and social inequalities within Filipino society
60-year-old Indonesian cyclist rides bicycle around Jakarta to help Church initiative
Rodion Wikanto, 60, rode about a thousand kilometers in August to raise funds for a Church-run COVID-19 isolation facility in Jakarta
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