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The Philippine Airlines (PAL) plans to seek court protection from creditors as it pursues debt restructuring with the government to survive the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Philippine Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez said on Wednesday. […]

The Australian State of Queensland will open its borders to the state of Victoria on Dec. 1, allowing people to travel freely between the two states without quarantine, as all states in Australia’s east coast […]

The Australian government’s coronavirus economic stimulus measures saved almost 500,000 families from the risk of losing their homes, research has found. Modelling released by the University of Adelaide on Thursday found that the number of […]

Residents in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) were warned on Thursday to prepare for a weekend of unusually high temperatures with a “severe” chance of bushfires. Maximum temperatures were forecast to be […]

Australians will take advantage of remarkably low COVID-19 rates to enjoy a close-to-normal festive season, with family gatherings, retail shopping and dining all permitted. City of Sydney officials encouraged residents on Thursday to join crowds […]

Russia has reported a new single-day record of 25,487 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally to 2,187,990. Meanwhile, 524 more fatalities were registered, also a single-day record, raising the national […]

U.S. Midwest state of Illinois reported 11,378 new COVID-19 cases and 155 new deaths on Wednesday, according to local public health officials. This is the second-highest daily death count the state has suffered in the […]

Residents in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) were warned on Thursday to prepare for a weekend of unusually high temperatures with a “severe” chance of bushfires. Maximum temperatures were forecast to be […]

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) on Monday told Joe Biden it was ready to begin the formal presidential transition process for him. GSA Administrator Emily Murphy told Biden in a letter that she was […]