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[ad_1] It is the latest in a series of Covid-19 setbacks hitting the country and the state of Victoria in particular. Previous breaches of quarantine hotels in Victoria sparked a Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne, causing the country’s second-largest city to spend months under strict lockdown. In a statement on Monday, …

[ad_1] This is Khabib Nurmagomedov’s first fight since the death of his father and coach Abdulmanap Nurmagomedov. Mikhail Metzel TASS via Getty Images UFC 254 takes place this Saturday. At the top of the card is the biggest fight of 2020 – a lightweight unification competition between Khabib Nurmagomedov Y …

[ad_1] India is at the center of global efforts to produce a Covid vaccine, writes Hannah Ellis-Petersen of The Guardian. As the world’s largest supplier of medicines and producer of 60% of the world’s vaccines, India has long been known as the ‘world’s pharmacy’. Now, as the frantic search for …

[ad_1] The House of Representatives on Monday introduced a total of P20 billion in “institutional amendments” to the P4.5 trillion General Appropriations Bill to increase funding for the Covid-19 vaccine, displaced workers and internet connection to public schools. House Appropriations Committee Senior Vice Chairman Joey Sarte Salceda at a press …

[ad_1] Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) Local fast food giant Jollibee Foods Corp. is increasing its interest in the holding company that controls Michelin-starred restaurant chain Tim Ho Wan to 85 percent from 60 percent as part of diversifying and expanding its global brand. Jollibee, one of Asia’s most valuable restaurant …

[ad_1] Global express service provider DHL Express was the second best workplace on the planet (after Cisco, number one) this year, among more than 10,000 organizations surveyed in 92 countries. Great Place to Work®, a global people consulting and analytics firm, conducted the 2020 survey, assessing employees’ work experience through …

[ad_1] Photo: Courtesy of MAC cosmetics Blackpink’s Lisa (Lalisa Manobal) is one of the brightest lights in K-pop. At age 14, Thailand-born Manobal became the first non-Korean trainee on Blackpink’s YG Entertainment label. She is now Blackpink’s lead rapper and dancer, and today MAC announced that she will be their …

[ad_1] Thousands of Thais took to the streets again defying the ban on demonstrations for the fifth day as the embattled prime minister reminded parliament to decide how to end weeks of protests. Protesters marched in three locations in the capital Bangkok on Monday, singing the national anthem and raising …

[ad_1] ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – SEPTEMBER 07: Khabib Nurmagomedov of Russia celebrates his … [+] submission win over Dustin Poirier in their lightweight championship fight during UFC 242 at The Arena on September 7, 2019 in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Jeff Bottari / …

[ad_1] Afghanistan has seen a spike in violence over the past week, with the Taliban launching attacks in several provinces even as negotiators from the armed group and the Afghan government are still in the Qatari capital for talks aimed at bringing peace to the country. . A major Taliban …