[ad_1] In this file photo, healthcare workers screen residents for a free COVID-19 test at a gym in Navotas City, the Philippines, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 (AP File Photo / Aaron Favila) MANILA, Philippines: The Philippines recorded 3,962 additional coronavirus disease infections, bringing the total number of cases to 283,460. …
Read More »China sends more warplanes as Taiwan honors late leader
[ad_1] Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen speaks during a funeral ceremony for former President Lee Teng-Hui at Aletheia University in Nee Taipei City on September 19, 2020 (Photo by Chang Hsin-wei / Multiple Sources / AFP ) TAIPEI, Taiwan— China sent more fighter jets into Taiwan for a second day on …
Read More »COVID-19 death toll unacceptably high – WHO
[ad_1] This image taken on September 9, 2020 shows a hospital worker performing a Muslim funeral prayer over the coffin carrying the body of a patient who succumbed to the COVID-19 coronavirus, at Bogor General Hospital in Bogor, West Java. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP) The weekly COVID-19 death …
Read More »Celtics and Heat agree: 2-0 lead in Eastern final means nothing
[ad_1] Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra gestures as he watches the game against the Boston Celtics during the second half of an NBA conference final basketball game, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – If there …
Read More »Lakers beat Nuggets in West final game opener
[ad_1] Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis, left, attempts a shot on Denver Nuggets’ Paul Millsap in the background, Nikola Jokic, center, and Jamal Murray (27) during the second half of a game basketball game of the NBA conference final playoffs on Friday. February 18, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, …
Read More »DOTr ‘will aggressively comply’ with Duterte’s decision to maintain a distance of 1 meter at USPs
[ad_1] TOO CLOSE FOR COMFORT Jeepney riders in Makati City maintain a measured distance between them after the government retains the standard 1 meter rule for distance inside public vehicles. File photo of the INQUIRER / CHILD JESUS ORBETA MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Transportation (DOTr) said Saturday that …
Read More »Trump and Biden hit the unlikely state of Minnesota as a battleground
[ad_1] Former Vice President of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks with Duluth Mayor Emily Larson, second from left, and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, at the Amazing Grace Bakery & Cafe in Duluth, Minnesota on Friday, 18 September 2020. (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster) DULUTH, Minn. – A solidly blue …
Read More »US Bans WeChat and TikTok in App Stores and Threatens Closure
[ad_1] FILE – TikTok and WeChat smartphone app icons are seen on a smartphone screen in Beijing, in a Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, file photo. The Commerce Department said the president’s proposed ban Trump of the WeChat and TikTok applications will take effect on Sunday, September 20 to “safeguard the …
Read More »PlayStation 5 launch sets up Xbox head-to-head
[ad_1] Sony’s long-awaited PlayStation 5 will launch in November, setting up a holiday season battle with rival Xbox Series X console as the gaming industry thrives during the pandemic. The competing consoles will launch two days apart before the holiday rush, both with the aim of capitalizing on a rare …
Read More »Fiba also houses those classified under ‘bubble’
[ad_1] Mark dickel The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) announced on Friday that all of its continental qualifiers will be played in bubble-like environments. The announcement, which came after careful consideration by its stakeholders and the recommendations of its medical and competition commissions, will cover the November 2020 and February 2021 …
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