Category: Asia
Cardinal Tagle appointed to highest order of cardinals
MANILA (UCAN): Luis Cardinal Tagle of the Philippines, was appointed cardinal-bishop by Pope Francis on…
Preacher apologises for Covid-19 remark blaming women
KARACHI (UCAN): Pakistan’s widely followed Islamic preacher, Maulana (scholar) Tariq Jameel, tendered an apology over…
Posted in The Philippines
Transparency of Philippine Covid-19 aid efforts criticised
MANILA (UCAN): Responding to complaints that very little government aid had reached those most in…
Posted in The Philippines
Duterte poised to ease strict Covid-19 measures
MANILA (UCAN): “It looks like Metro Manila will graduate from ECQ (extended community quarantine) by…
Secretive Laos reports only a few Covid-19 cases
BANGKOK (UCAN): Laos has remained largely unscathed by the Covid-19 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, the country’s…
