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[ad_1] Netflix MANILA – The original Japanese live action series “Alice in Borderland” has been renewed for a second season. This was announced by Netflix on Thursday following the success of its first season not only in Asia but around the world. According to the official Netflix synopsis, “Alice in …

[ad_1] The most contagious strain of the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) had not reached the country until now, a health expert said Thursday. A member of the Special Action Force reminds shoppers to follow health protocols in Divisoria, Manila, on December 21, 2020. The country’s ‘bargain capital’ was again packed …

[ad_1] The 50 percent efficacy rate of the vaccine developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech for coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is within “acceptable” limits, a health expert said Thursday. Dr. Jaime Montoya, executive director of the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development in the Department of Science and …

[ad_1] BOI approves Coca-Cola’s PET recycling facility project Louella Desiderio (The Philippine Star) – December 25, 2020 – 12:00 am MANILA, Philippines – The Board of Investment (BOI) approved the P2.3 billion PETValue recycling facility project from Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines Inc. (CCBPI) and Indorama Ventures Packaging Corp. in Cavite. Lanie …

[ad_1] An abandoned building owned by Turkish Cypriot, the inner walls no longer exist and covered in greenery, in Nicosia, the last divided capital of the world. Image: AFP / AMIR MAKAR. On the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, where abandoned and dilapidated buildings are reminders of crisis and conflict, …

[ad_1] COTABATO CITY –– The Parliament of the Bangsamoro Transitional Authority (BTA) unanimously approved on Wednesday the budget of 75.6 billion pesos for the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) next year. Raissa Jajurie, floor leader of the BTA majority, said that the Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The 50% efficacy of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine is “acceptable” as it falls within the World Health Organization (WHO) minimum requirement, the Department of Science and Technology said on Thursday. Technology (DOST). Brazilian researchers reportedly said that CoronaVac, Sinovac’s vaccine, is more than 50% effective …

[ad_1] Dr. Tatiana Maria Pereira Fernandes receives an injection as she is a volunteer in the Coronavac trial, a vaccine against the SinoVac coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Emilio Ribas Institute, in Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 11, 2020. Picture taken on December 11, 2020. Amanda Perobelli, Reuters MANILA – The …

[ad_1] (CNN) The nearly year-long coronavirus pandemic has been filled with grim numbers, but Wednesday brought an encouraging one: More than 1 million people have received their first injection of the COVID-19 vaccine. And that reported number is low, because many of the doses administered in recent days have not …

[ad_1] This is what you need to know. A variant occurs when the genetic makeup of a virus changes. All viruses mutate over time, and new variants are common, even for the new coronavirus. Like other variants, this one carries a genetic fingerprint that makes it easy to trace, and …