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Marshalls tuna transshipment picks up, but still low

November 15, 2020

Covid-19 quarantine requirements for fishing and other vessels have reduced the number of purse seine fishing vessels coming into the Marshall Islands to transship their catches by 60 percent in 2020 compared to the past several years. In 2019, Majuro averaged 37 transshipments a month. The 21 tran…

Philippines’ Duterte absolves police chief over lockdown birthday party

November 15, 2020

In a national address, Duterte defended police chief Debold Sinas, promoted on Monday Nov. 9 to national police commander from Manila police boss, and noted his appointee’s achievements despite a social media stir over perceived special treatment. Sinas had led anti-drug operations in which t…

New York governor issues new restrictions as US grim records mount

November 12, 2020

Cuomo ordered bars, restaurants and gyms in the state to shut down on-premises services at 10 p.m. nightly, and capped the number of people who could attend private parties at 10. “We’re seeing a national and global Covid surge, and New York is a ship on the Covid tide,” the governor told reporters…

Marshall Islands returns to Covid-free status

November 12, 2020

Marshall Islands President David Kabua, speaking at the last day of Nitijela or parliament on Tuesday, first indicated news that the American had no symptoms and had been cleared by his primary doctor at Kwajalein, two weeks into his three-week quarantine at Kwajalein. “We will have our yellow fla…

Biden reassures US allies in calls with leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia

November 12, 2020

The three key Asian allies — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, South Korean President Moon Jae-in and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison — join other global leaders in recognizing the Democratic challenger’s Nov. 3 victory over incumbent Donald Trump, who has so far refused to concede. …

Republican Georgia secretary of state says no sign of widespread fraud in vote count

November 12, 2020

Brad Raffensperger, in an interview with CNN, said he has ordered a hand recount because of the closeness of the vote count, but he believed votes had so far been tallied accurately. Biden’s current lead, with nearly all votes counted, is 0.3%. Asked about voter fraud, Raffensperger said: “We have …

Saudi king urges world to take ‘decisive stance’ against Saudi’s regional foe Iran

November 12, 2020

“The kingdom stresses the dangers of Iran’s regional project, its interference in other countries, its fostering of terrorism, its fanning the flames of sectarianism and calls for a decisive stance from the international community against Iran that guarantees a drastic handling of its efforts to ob…

Biden moves forward, names longtime adviser chief of staff

November 12, 2020

Klain, 59, served as Biden’s chief of staff when he was vice president under President Barack Obama and had been widely expected to be named to the post. He also has experience battling a public health crisis, as he worked as Obama’s “Ebola Czar” in 2014 during an outbreak of that virus in Africa. …

How the US stock market has treated new presidents

November 12, 2020

U.S. stocks, however, have surged in recent days, fueled by ebbing election uncertainty and hopes that a vaccine against Covid-19 will eventually help to curb paralyzing lockdowns and travel restrictions and bring life back to normal. Here’s a look at how the markets have fared following previous p…

Typhoon Vamco lashes the Philippines, paralyses parts of Manila

November 12, 2020

Vamco, the 21st cyclone to hit the Philippines this year, battered a nation still reeling from Goni, the world’s most powerful typhoon this year that killed 25 people and destroyed thousands of homes early in November. The latest typhoon, which has left three missing in a coastal province, comes as…

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