[ad_1] Kai Sotto. Photo from Fiba.com MANILA, Philippines – As the Philippines dominated Thailand in the qualifying window for the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup in Bahrain, Kai Sotto was in the United States training with his teammates on the Ignite NBA G League team. Sotto watched his Gilas teammates rack …
Read More »‘It just depends on the schedule’
[ad_1] Kai Sotto looks forward to joining Gilas Pilipinas when the February window of the 2021 FIBA Asian Cup Qualifiers rolls around. At a press conference hosted by G League Ignite early Thursday morning, the 18-year-old expressed his intention to be a part of the nationals when he faces South …
Read More »Chinese flight attendants advise wearing diapers for Covid protection
[ad_1] (CNN) – As the coronavirus pandemic progresses, transportation officials around the world have been looking for ways to keep passengers and crew safe on board planes. On November 25, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) published new guidelines for the country’s airline industry, which it oversees. The document, …
Read More »Gilas Pilipinas number 31 in the FIBA world ranking
[ad_1] THE PHILIPPINES MAINTAINED their place at world No. 31 after FIBA updated their rankings after the second window of their Continental Cup Qualifiers. – FIBA In Asia and Oceania, the national team ranks sixth The Philippines retained its place at No. 31 in the world after the International Basketball …
Read More »Chinese aviation body suggests that flight attendants wear diapers on board planes
[ad_1] (CNN) – As the coronavirus pandemic progresses, transportation officials around the world have been looking for ways to keep passengers and crew safe on board planes. On November 25, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) published new guidelines for the country’s airline industry, which it oversees. The document, …
Read More »Hanukkah celebrations glow in a dark pandemic world
[ad_1] (CNN) – Celebrating Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a bright spot for Jews in an otherwise dark year. More than 1.5 million people have died from Covid-19 and countless events have been canceled. Rising coronavirus numbers have forced many Jews to cancel their traditional celebrations in favor of …
Read More »2 activists arrested on Human Rights Day
[ad_1] While celebrating HUMAN Rights Day around the world on Thursday, December 10, 2020, the police arrested a union organizer and an editor of the alternative press Manila Today. Denisse Velasco, an organizer for Defend Jobs Philippines, was arrested in a raid on his home in Lagro, Quezon City around …
Read More »Kai Sotto shrugs off NBA drills: ‘I’m just focused on getting better’
[ad_1] Kai Sotto will have some quality competition playing for the select G League team. —FIBA.BASQUETBOL MANILA, Philippines – Filipino NBA hopeful Kai Sotto isn’t one to stop at other people’s opinion amid NBA drills that don’t include him as a potential first-round. It looks like Cade Cunningham will be …
Read More »Journo Lady Ann Salem from Red Tagged Site Arrested on Human Rights Day
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – A journalist from the alternative news site Manila Today was arrested Thursday, media organizations National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) and the International Association of Women in Radio and Television (IAWRT) confirmed. Information published by NUJP on its Facebook page showed that Manila Today …
Read More »Donaire positive for COVID-19, withdraws from title fight
[ad_1] FILE – CWBO Junior Featherweight Champion Nonito Donaire of the Philippines performs in the ring prior to his title defense against Jessie Magdaleno at the Thomas & Mack Center on November 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Christian Petersen / Getty Images / AFP MANILA, Philippines – Nonito Donaire …
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