[ad_1] The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) restarts its 45th season on Sunday with its only conference in this year hit by the Covid-19 pandemic in a unique setting in Clark’s bubble in Pampanga. Barangay Ginebra San Miguel fights NLEX in the 6:45 pm main game of the double header with …
Read More »Pingyao International Film Festival gives non-Western response to pandemic
[ad_1] The 4th Pingyao International Film Festival kicks off on Saturday in the ancient city of Pingyao in North China’s Shanxi Province, bringing a response from the non-Western film industry to the world to tackle the pandemic of the coronavirus. This year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of …
Read More »‘Girl Defenders’ Push for Laws to End Child Marriage in PH
[ad_1] Online demonstration “Girl Defenders”. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines – A group of legislators is pushing for the abolition of child marriage in the Philippines with its promotion in line with International Day of the Girl Child. An online demonstration called #GirlDefenders Speak Out to End Child Marriage attracted the …
Read More »Europe’s economic recovery is a memory of summer
[ad_1] LONDON – The weak hopes that remained that Europe was recovering from the economic catastrophe caused by the pandemic have disappeared as the deadly virus has rapidly spread again across much of the continent. After a strong expansion in the early part of the summer, the British economy grew …
Read More »World Food Program: five things you need to know
[ad_1] Somalis living in nearby camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) queue in Mogadishu to receive meals prepared in the courtyard of a Somali non-governmental organization that is a partner of the World Food Program and serves about 1,000 people daily with rations of flour corn and vegetable soup on …
Read More »Smart 5G Drives PBA Bubble for Country’s First 5G-Powered Sports Broadcast
[ad_1] Mobile service provider Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) is marking another milestone in mobile technology and innovations, as it brings the country’s first 5g-powered sports broadcast to the start of the Philippine Basketball Association All-Filipino Cup. (PBA) this Sunday at Clark. Free Port Zone in Pampanga. With its speeds similar …
Read More »DOH Reports 2,249 Additional Cases of COVID-19; total infections close to 337,000
[ad_1] MANILA – The Philippines reported 2,249 new confirmed cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on Saturday, bringing the number of cases nationwide to 336,926, the Department of Health (DOH) said. This was the sixth day in a row that the newly announced cases had fewer than 3,000. Of the …
Read More »PH COVID-19 count reaches 336,926; more than 54k active cases
[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: A healthcare worker performs a swab test on a vendor at the Pritil public market amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tondo, Manila, Philippines, on October 8, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,249 patients most affected by …
Read More »More than a great salary, Quest Hotel is pleased to serve the bubble delegation
[ad_1] Michael gapin CLARK FREEPORT – With the pandemic leading companies to huge losses, General Manager Michael Gapin is grateful Hotel Quest is busy serving the 350-member Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) delegation in the bubble. Gapin said they submitted their proposal to the PBA upon learning that Clark would host …
Read More »China is doubling the global push for a coronavirus vaccine
[ad_1] (CNN) – The global push to develop a coronavirus vaccine is accelerating, but much to the frustration of US President Donald Trump, the caution exercised by US drug makers and regulators has put China at the forefront … by now. Moderna, a leading manufacturer of coronavirus vaccines, said this …
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