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[ad_1] 87% of Filipinos opted for cashless payment during pandemic, PayPal says The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly accelerated the adoption of digital solutions for many Filipinos, which has had a profound impact on the way they live, work and pay. A recent online survey by PayPal revealed that 87% of …

[ad_1] FREEPIK THE WORLD now looks likely to have at least two effective vaccines against COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) with the announcement Monday of the first positive data from Moderna, Inc.’s 30,000-person clinical trial The result comes a week after that Pfizer, Inc. and BioNTech SE revealed a more than …

[ad_1] The Miami Heat shouldn’t worry about the inevitable arms race that will take over the Association in a few days when free agency begins. Even before free agency began and three days before the 2020 NBA Draft, they already skyrocketed when news leaked that world champions Los Angeles Lakers …

[ad_1] Malacañang said the government is now considering declaring a national climate emergency following the series of strong typhoons that devastated parts of the country this year. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said this will give President Rodrigo R. Duterte the opportunity to find a “permanent solution” to the effects of …

[ad_1] The world should react with the same urgency to climate change as to the coronavirus crisis, the Red Cross said Tuesday, warning that global warming poses a greater threat than the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19). This aerial photograph taken on November 14, 2020, by the Philippine Coast Guard shows …

[ad_1] COACHES come and go and the PBA is no exception because patience seems to be a rarity in the basketball world today. Not at Meralco though, as Norman Black has enjoyed the trust of management for the past few years. Black is one of the two longest-serving coaches in …

[ad_1] METER People’s landslides have suffocated villages around Manila, the Philippine capital, last week, following a typhoon that left 42 dead, 20 missing and thousands displaced by the floods. Typhoon Vamco is the 21st tropical cyclone to hit the country this year, hitting regions recently hit by Goni, the most …

[ad_1] A second experimental Covid-19 vaccine, this one from Moderna Inc., returned remarkably strong initial results on Monday, another much-needed dose of hope as the pandemic enters a terrible new phase. Moderna said its vaccine appears to be 94.5 percent effective, according to preliminary data from an ongoing study. A …

[ad_1] The world should react with the same urgency to climate change as it does to the coronavirus crisis, says the Red Cross, warning that global warming poses a greater threat than COVID-19. Even as the pandemic rages, climate change is not taking a break to wreak havoc, the International …

[ad_1] Instagram: lalalalisa_m / jennierubyjane / _mariahwasa / twicetagram Singer Jennie of the K-pop girl group Blackpink is South Korea’s most popular female idol for the second month in a row, according to the Korea Business Research Institute. Mamamoo’s Hwasa took second place on the institute’s list for November, while …