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[ad_1] The Philippines improved its ranking one notch to 48th out of 63 economies in the IMD 2020 World Talent Rankings. IMD, a business education school in Lausanne, Switzerland, said the Philippines performed well on both readiness and performance factors. attractive, with ratings of 31 and 33, respectively. The report …

[ad_1] More than 300,000 people were forced from their homes and headed for more than 13,000 evacuation centers, according to the state-run Philippine News Agency (ANP), as heavy rains and sustained winds hit the country. Typhoon Vamco, dubbed Ulysses in the Philippines, has a strength equivalent to a Category 2 …

[ad_1] Photo from CJ Perez’s Instagram account After more than a month inside the PBA bubble, TerraFirma Dyip’s sophomore forward CJ Perez reunited with his family on Thursday. Pérez left the bubble in the morning and in the afternoon he arrived in the native province of his wife Sienna, who …

[ad_1] TAIPEI – Taiwan’s alleged censorship of the World Health Organization (WHO) Facebook page inspired some creative trolls on Thursday, with special characters and foreign scripts used to bypass filters that also censored Winnie the Pooh, a character used to mock Chinese President Xi Jinping. . The deluge came after …

[ad_1] (CNN) – In what might be seen as a fitting metaphor for 2020, a new theme park ride in Japan allows visitors to zip-line into the gaping mouth of a massive Godzilla statue. As part of a new attraction called Operation Awaji Intercept of Godzilla, it officially opened in …

[ad_1] Moscow – At least four Russian healthcare workers who received the country’s first COVID-19 vaccine have contracted the coronavirus, as its developers claim that human trials show their formula to be 92% effective. The efficacy claim of the government-run laboratory that developed the vaccine came immediately after the US …

[ad_1] Residents affected by floods from Typhoon Ulysses (international name Vamco) are rescued on a boat in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 12, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez MANILA – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered government agencies to rush aid to those affected by Typhoon Ulysses after …

[ad_1] The disputed South China Sea, the COVID-19 pandemic and a major trade deal are likely to dominate discussions. Southeast Asian leaders kicked off a multilateral summit on Thursday that is expected to address tensions in the South China Sea and address plans for a post-pandemic economic recovery in a …

[ad_1] (CNN) – For more than two decades, Hong Kong has been China’s freest city, a status symbolized by two things: regular street protests and elections to the city’s legislature. Both are supposedly guaranteed by the policy of one country, two systems that Hong Kong ruled after the handover of …

[ad_1] Residents affected by flooding from Typhoon Vamco are rescued by boat in Marikina, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 12, 2020. REUTERS / Eloisa Lopez MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte received information about Typhoon Ulysses and the rescue operations underway in the city of Marikina, which suffered severe flooding, …