The Philippines reported 3,637 new coronavirus infections and 94 more deaths on Saturday,
It takes its tally to 213,131 cases and a toll of 3,419, the health ministry said in a bulletin.
The nation is grappling with the highest number of virus infections in Southeast Asia, with a death toll second only to neighbouring Indonesia, since nearly a third of the Philippine deaths have been reported over the past 15 days.
Rescue teams find 5 trapped in Laos cave, search for 2 more continues
Five people who had been trapped inside a cave in Laos for about a week were found alive on Wednesday, as dozens of Lao and Thai rescuers continued to search for two others, Thai volunteers said.
31 killed, 40 wounded in Israeli raids on Lebanon
Israeli raids targeting several areas across Lebanon on Tuesday killed 31 people and wounded 40 others, Lebanon's health ministry said, in one of the heaviest days of bombing in weeks.
Israel says it killed Hamas' new armed wing chief in Gaza
Israel said on Wednesday it had killed Hamas's newly appointed armed wing chief in Gaza, days after it killed his predecessor, while intensifying military pressure in Gaza and expanding operations in Lebanon.
Remnants of Assad's chemical weapons programme recovered
Syria's transitional leadership has located remnants of former President Bashar al-Assad's clandestine chemical weapons programme, including raw materials and munitions similar to those used to carry out deadly gas attacks during the country's long-running civil war.
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