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The Philippines wants to start immunizing 25 million people next year against the coronavirus, hoping to restore some normalcy after nearly nine months of at times harsh restrictions, and prevent the economy from sinking deeper into recession. The FDA can now grant emergency use authorization or EU…

In retaliation for the killing last week of Iran’s top nuclear scientist, which Tehran has blamed on Israel, Iran’s hardline-dominated parliament on Tuesday approved the bill with a strong majority that will harden Iran’s nuclear stance. The Guardian Council is charged with ensuring draft laws do n…

The Southeast Asian country, which was one of the region’s fastest growing economies before the pandemic, is still struggling to contain Covid-19 infections and prop up battered consumer confidence and spending. October’s 8.7% unemployment rate, equivalent to 3.8 million jobless people, was nearly …

The Kosrae Island Resource Management Authority has completed the construction of several traditional resting houses in the Mahkontowe Conservation Area or MC  as part of a larger effort to protect cultural and natural resources and to develop eco-heritage tourism. “We applaud this unique use of Co…

The move allows Britain to become one of the first countries to begin vaccinating its population as it tries to curb Europe’s deadliest outbreak. “The vaccine will be made available across the U.K. from next week,” the Department of Health and Social Care said in a statement. The National Hea…

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell on Tuesday released a heavily redacted order that described what she called a “bribery-for-pardon” investigation. About half of the 18-page document was blacked out, with the publicly available version providing few details of the alleged scheme, and naming none of …

The WHD investigation found that Kal Freight paid some dispatchers and office employees flat salaries, regardless of the number of hours that they worked. By doing so, the employer failed to pay overtime when employees worked more than 40 hours in a workweek, an FLSA violation. Kal Freight paid oth…

To raise an unspecified amount, the government is selling 10.5-year and 25-year U.S. dollar-denominated bonds, Bloomberg reported on early Wednesday. The Bureau of the Treasury confirmed the report, but did not provide additional details such as the coupon rate attached to the securities. Finance S…

It was the first of three punishments he’ll face for arranging adoptions prohibited by an international compact. Paul Petersen, a Republican who served as metro Phoenix’s assessor for six years and also worked as an adoption attorney, illegally paid women from the Pacific island nation to come to t…