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[ad_1] MANILA, January 13 – International debt observer Fitch Ratings has maintained the Philippines’ investment grade credit rating of “BBB” with a “stable” outlook, citing the manageable fiscal situation despite the COVID-19 crisis. and favorable growth prospects amid a falling number of confirmed COVID-19 daily cases. “BBB” is one step …

[ad_1] Silicon Valley continues to turn its back on social media app Parler for endangering public safety by hosting content that could incite further violence, in the wake of last week’s deadly attack on the United States Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington DC. The attack, described by incoming US …

[ad_1] Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, ranked No. 1 and No. 2 among men, remained on their practice courts instead of venturing to Turkey or Florida for the first few events of their tour. Topics Tennis | Rafael Nadal | Serena Williams NOW Last Updated on January 10, 2021 9:55 …

[ad_1] A Boeing plane in Indonesia is believed to have crashed into the Java Sea on Saturday. The 26-year plan was a Boeing 737-500 and part of the “Classic” 737 series that ended production in 1999. While the cause of the accident is still under investigation, Richard Aboulafia, an aviation …

[ad_1] The Department of Health (DOH) pleaded on Saturday to the crowd that descended on the Quiapo church and its surroundings for the annual Feast of the Black Nazarene to quarantine themselves and closely observe any symptoms of COVID-19. To avoid a super-spreader event, officials canceled the January 9 “translation,” …

[ad_1] PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte appointed actor and former governor of Pampanga, Mark Lapid, as director of operations (COO) of the Tourism Infrastructure and Business Zone Authority (Tieza), Malacañang said on Saturday. In a statement, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. confirmed Duterte’s approval of Lapid’s nomination in a letter addressed to …

[ad_1] Shares of Tesla jumped more than 20 percent in a week, raising Elon Musk’s personal net worth to $ 195 billion, $ 10 billion more than the former richest man in the world, Jeff Bezos, according to the Billionaires Index. from Bloomberg on January 8. When Silicon Valley Tesla …

[ad_1] A study by Pfizer and researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch indicates that the company’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective against coronavirus mutations. The study has not yet been peer-reviewed. “So now we’ve tested 16 different mutations, and none of them have really had a significant impact. That’s …

[ad_1] Elon Musk has surpassed Jeff Bezos as the richest person in the world (AFP) Elon Musk, the outspoken entrepreneur behind Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, is now the richest person in the world, a feat he himself finds “strange.” Elon Musk topped Jeff Bezos on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a …

[ad_1] Since the pandemic forced him to distance learning, 10-year-old Jhay Ar Calma has often had to climb onto the corrugated iron roof of his home in a slum in Manila to get an internet signal. Up on the roof, he sits on a broken plastic container and waits for …