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[ad_1] On World Malaria Day, the World Health Organization calls on countries to step up the fight against malaria, saying the coronavirus pandemic threatens to reverse significant progress made in efforts to control this deadly disease. Since 2000, the UN World Health Organization reports that 1.5 billion cases of malaria …

[ad_1] The World Health Organization says interruptions in treatment could lead to tens of thousands of additional deaths. Funding shortages and treatment interruptions in sub-Saharan Africa as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic put tens of thousands more lives at risk from malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned in …

[ad_1] Many actors do not like to be defined entirely by their most famous role. David Prowse, who died Saturday at age 85, didn’t care. In fact, he craved more. “I created Darth Vader,” Prowse insisted to a London reporter after the original was released. Star Wars in 1977. “His …

[ad_1] Construction industry experts have warned against the unregulated entry of foreign contractors into the country, as this will create an undue disadvantage for a sector where 97 percent are micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and which employ to about 4.2 million Filipinos. The unregulated entry of foreign contractors …

[ad_1] GENEVA – Progress in eliminating malaria has stalled in recent years, the World Health Organization said on Monday, with an estimated more than 400,000 people having died again from the disease last year. In its 2020 World Malaria Report, the WHO said progress against the mosquito-borne disease was stagnating, …

[ad_1] Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So tied the first day of the Skilling Open final 2: 2 after an incredible exchange of blows. Magnus seized the advantage and then finished the first game in brilliant style. It seemed to be his day when Wesley missed a big opportunity in the …

[ad_1] Coolers are airlifted at Schiphol Airport as Air France-KLM cargo operations are preparing a massive logistics operation transporting new vaccines and vaccine candidates for COVID-19 through Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam, the Netherlands , November 25, 2020. (Reuters / Piroschka van de Wouw) The pioneers in the COVID-19 vaccine race …

[ad_1] AllHome Corporation, the country’s pioneering one-stop shop for homes, has expanded its presence in Northern Luzon with the opening of its newest branch in Cabanatuan City. Located along the Mabini Street extension of Nueva Ecija’s largest city, the latest AllHome store is the firm’s 48th branch and the sixth …

[ad_1] Francis Casey Alcantara calls on the Philippine Tennis Association (Philta) to act together for the good of the players in particular and the sport in the country in general. “What will happen to us now?” Alcantara asked after Philta received a two-year suspension from the International Tennis Federation (ITF) …

[ad_1] The first coronavirus vaccine is on track for international rollout in a few weeks, and health officials on both sides of the Atlantic are confident that inoculations will begin before the end of the year. The UK is expected to become the first country to approve a vaccine jointly …