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ON BRINK | Philippines can't afford to lose.
The $3 Billion per week is enough to feed millions of filipinos's suffering from pandemic.

The country's another lockdown a huge blow to economy, placing the entire archipelago far from reaching back a pre-pandemic status.


Read: Bloomberg

Lockdown to Cost Philippines $3 Billion a Week, Star Says

ON BRINK | U.S. Most advanced and the most powerful aircraft on the planet going to Asia.
More than 35 F-22 Raptor will participate in the exercise called, "Pacific Iron 2021".
This coincides the US-led 'QUAD' exercise of four (4) major allies, "India, Japan, Australia, and U.S.

IS THIS A MESSAGE TO CHINA?

A former commander of US Pacific Command said that the F-22's have not been used in such numbers in any exercise before.

“What I would say is if I’m China, I’d pay attention to the message – whether it’s intended for them or not – because this capability both in the aircraft, the F-22, and the flexibility and expeditionary nature of the US Air Force that goes back to World War I, that they (China) can’t duplicate“ - Lt. Gen. Dan ‘Fig’ Leaf.

F-22 Raptors - World's Most Powerful Fighter Jets Deployed To Asia In 'Big Numbers' To Counter Chinese 'Muscle Flexing' The US has deployed dozens of F-22 'Raptor' stealth fighter jets to the Indo-Pacific region in support of Taiwan and QUAD allies.

IAN BIRRELL: Scientists at Wuhan lab helped Chinese army in secret project to find animal viruses

ON BRINK: ASEAN 'consensus' urges Myanmar junta to end violence.

ASEAN 'consensus' urges Myanmar junta to end violence Five points include 'constructive dialogue' and acceptance of special envoy

POLITICS: Caitlyn Jenner announces bid for California governor.

The former Olympic athlete and reality TV star will run as a Republican in the Democratic stronghold state.

Story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56864649

Caitlyn Jenner announces bid for California governor The former Olympic athlete and TV star announced the move on Twitter on Friday.

ON BRINK: BELARUS TO SET UP EMERGENCY PROCEDURE FOR TRANSFERRING PRESIDENTIAL POWER - Belta.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday that he would sign a decree allowing the transfer of presidential power to the Belarusian security council if he became unable work as president, the state Belta news agency reported.

Story: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/belarus-set-up-emergency-procedure-transfering-presidential-power-belta-2021-04-24/

Lukashenko to amend emergency transfer of presidential power - Belta Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said he will sign a decree allowing the transfer of presidential power to the security council if he were to become unable to perform his duties, the state Belta news agency reported on Saturday.

ON BRINK: PRESUMED DEAD
“The objects found near the last location of the submarine are believed to be parts of the submarine,” Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto. “These objects would have never got out of the submarine unless there was pressure.”

A scan has detected the Indonesian submarine at 850 metres deep – well beyond its survivable limits.
Story: https://aje.io/en7bh

ON BRINK: India hospital supply runs out of oxygen. A second wave of covid-19 cases put it's health care system in a test for its huge population and densest cities.

Since the outbreak, India, Brazil, and Italy is among of those countries hit hard with the pandemic.

Delhi's Batra Hospital gets emergency oxygen after supply runs dry, still inadequate Batra Hospital in Delhi received emergency oxygen supply from the Delhi government after it exhausted its stock on Saturday. However, the emergency supply was to last them only one to one and a half hours more.

ON BRINK: Indonesia lost hope after debris from submarine found at sea.
53 crew went missing and run out of oxygen.

Indonesian submarine deemed to have sunk after debris turns up Oxygen was expected to run out early Saturday, depending on electricity