[ad_1] PHOTOS: NG SER LUAN, CRISTINA MENINA FOR THE STRAIT TIMES, LINDA YULISMAN, JOAN LIANG SINGAPORE – One million lives lost. A million stories of tragedies. Since December, when Covid-19 first appeared in Wuhan, China, more than 32 million people have been infected and the coronavirus continues its reign of …
Read More »Miss Universe Philippines Candidate Tests Positive for COVID-19
[ad_1] One of the candidates in the 2020 Miss Universe Philippines beauty pageant tested positive for COVID-19. Maria Isabela B. Galeria, who represents Sorsogon, made the reveal on Instagram on Sunday, September 27. His admission came as the national beauty pageant kicked off its eight-episode series “Right Light,” which addresses …
Read More »Canada’s ‘me first’ COVID-19 vaccine strategy may come at a cost to global health
[ad_1] When the throne speech was delivered on September 23, Canada had already committed more than $ 1 billion in advance purchase agreements with five pharmaceutical companies for a minimum of 154 million doses of vaccines, provided these vaccine candidates are shown to be they are effective and safe. Two …
Read More »Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi found dead at 40
[ad_1] Image copyright fake images Screenshot Yuko Takeuchi had taken the lead role in many TV series and movies, including Miss Sherlock. Award-winning Japanese actress Yuko Takeuchi was found dead in her Tokyo home at the age of 40. Police launched an investigation and suspect the mother of two took …
Read More »Bangko Sentral Urged To Suspend Online Transfer Fees Until End Of Pandemic
[ad_1] ABS-CBN News file photo MANILA – The government should suspend the resumption of banks’ online transaction fees through Instapay until the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, a group of non-government policy experts said on Sunday. Some banks had waived fees until the end of the year, “indicating that the …
Read More »COVID-19 cases in PH soar to 304,226 with more than 19,000 new recoveries
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Philippines have reached more than 304,000 after the Department of Health (DOH) recorded 2,995 new cases. As of September 27, DOH said there are now 304,226 cases of COVID-19 in the country, of which 46,372 are considered active cases. …
Read More »Amy Coney Barrett: What will it mean for women’s rights? | Law
[ad_1] Ruth Bader Ginsburg was revered, a pioneering advocate for gender equality. But her possible replacement on the Supreme Court threatens a systematic unraveling of hard-won rights that have given American women a certain semblance of autonomy and control. “It’s a particularly painful irony that so much of his legacy …
Read More »In First Trump-Biden Debate, US Will Finally See Its Choice
[ad_1] In this image archive combination created on September 10, 2020, United States President Donald Trump (left) is shown Speaking as he proceeds to board Air Force One before departing from the Force Base. Andrews Air Force in Maryland on September 10, 2020, and the Democratic presidential nominee. Joe Biden …
Read More »Trump chooses ’eminently qualified’ Barrett to Supreme Court
[ad_1] Justice Amy Coney Barrett applauds as President Donald Trump announces Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee in the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo / Alex Brandon) WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump nominated Justice Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme …
Read More »Cold consolation when Roland Garros begins in the shadow of the coronavirus
[ad_1] Paris (AFP) Roland Garros begins on Sunday in Paris, cold and humid, still in the grip of the coronavirus, from which the organizers hoped they could escape by unilaterally delaying the Grand Slam on clay for four months. Opening day will see 2018 champion Simona Halep begin her career …
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