[ad_1] A sidewalk full of vendors in Quezon City on September 1, 2020. EPA-EFE via The Straits Times / Asia News Network MANILA, Philippines – Six months after applying some of the longest and strictest quarantine restrictions in the world, the Philippines is seeing signs that the Covid-19 outbreak in …
Read More »China’s Sinovac coronavirus vaccine candidate vaccine appears safe, slightly weaker in the elderly
[ad_1] Chinese firm Sinovac Biotech Ltd said on Monday that its coronavirus vaccine candidate appeared to be safe for older people, based on preliminary results from an early to mid-stage trial, while immune responses triggered by the vaccine were slightly higher. weaker than those of younger adults. Health officials have …
Read More »‘Only in PH!’ Lacson says Duterte ‘virtually’ cleared Duque of wrongdoing
[ad_1] Senator Panfilo Lacson. File photo / Senate PRIB MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte “virtually” acquitted Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III of any wrongdoing in alleged anomalies at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) after the former refused to fire his boss. Designated health, said Senator Panfilo Lacson. …
Read More »IOC says games will happen ‘with or without Covid’
[ad_1] A man wearing a face mask walks past a sign announcing the Tokyo Olympics in March 2020.Photo: Kazuhiro Nogi / AFP (fake images) The International Olympic Committee wants the world to be clear: not to postpone the Olympic Games again. In fact, as uncomfortable as it may seem right …
Read More »NBA Playoffs 2020: From afar, watching Game 5 with Celtics general manager Danny Ainge
[ad_1] Danny Ainge was no different than most Boston Celtics fans in the closing seconds of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. With just 0.5 seconds to go, his team was ready to take a 3-0 lead over the defending champion Toronto Raptors, the Boston president of basketball operations …
Read More »Hong Kong police criticized for throwing 12-year-old boy to the ground during protests
[ad_1] (CNN) – Hong Kong police have come under harsh criticism after a widely circulated video showed officers shooting down a 12-year-old girl during a pro-democracy protest. The video, published by the student media group of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), showed the girl walking down …
Read More »Trump launches tough attack on Biden at Labor Day press conference
[ad_1] In 1996, President Bill Clinton promised a “bridge to the 21st century” in Milwaukee. George W. Bush was calling John Kerry an Iraq war flip-flopper in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, in 2004. Barack Obama spoke about his 2012 car salvage in Toledo, Ohio, but only after touring the damage. caused …
Read More »Full disclosure requested on Manila Bay White Sand Project
[ad_1] BETTER VIEW Passersby can’t help but take photos and videos of the Manila Bay “white sand” project, as it generated controversy over its environmental issues. —MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines – An environmental group on Monday urged the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Department of Public …
Read More »The Bucks hope Giannis Antetokounmpo can play in Game 5, but they won’t know until hours before the tip.
[ad_1] Both are nightmare scenarios, capable of scaring even the most seasoned and twisted basketball coach awake in the middle of the night, yelling, shaking, and calling “Mom!” So what’s worse: Losing your superstar player unexpectedly in the heat of a playoff game and having to adapt and improvise on …
Read More »Naked protesters demand action after Daniel Prude’s murder
[ad_1] Naked protesters, wearing “spit hoods” in reference to the murder of Daniel Prude, demonstrate outside the Rochester Public Safety Building in Rochester, New York, on Monday, September 7, 2020 (Democrat & Chronicle via AP). ROCHESTER, New York – Naked except for the “spit hoods” in a reference to the …
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