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[ad_1] A Philippine military plane patrolling the Western Philippine Sea this week spotted dozens of Chinese vessels on various reefs within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and received several radio messages telling it to leave the areas claimed by China. In response, the National Task Force for the Western …

[ad_1] MOSCOW – Russia announced Wednesday that it had registered what it said was the world’s first coronavirus vaccine for animals, describing the step as important in stopping mutations of the virus. He said mass production of the vaccine could begin in April. The Rosselkhoznadzor agricultural oversight agency said in …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipinos who believe that religion is “very important” in their lives has decreased by 10 percentage points, from an all-time high of 83% in December 2019 to 83%, as shown by a survey conducted by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) from November 21 …

[ad_1] Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, who vacated the 205-pound title to try his luck in the heavyweight division, was first in line to challenge newly crowned 265-pound kingpin Francis Ngannou, who killed Stipe Miocic at UFC 260 last weekend in Las Vegas. But as …

[ad_1] ONE Flyweight World Grand Prix winner and 12-time UFC champion Demetrious Johnson will meet six-time ONE flyweight champion Adriano Moraes at the “ONE on TNT” event next Wednesday. When that happens, Team Lakay head coach Mark Sangiao will be watching closely. “Demetrious Johnson’s fight against Adriano Moraes is a …

[ad_1] FACEBOOK.COM/MARCELOTOLEDOSILVERSMITH BUENOS AIRES – Marcelo Toledo usually creates sculptures and jewelry in metal. Now the Argentine artist is working with a new material: waste masks and syringes from the pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to create an exhibition that explores the painful impact of the virus. Toledo, …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The national government has finally decided to offer COVID-19 testing to more people for free as the country battles its “most challenging wave yet,” according to an official in charge of the pandemic response. Vivencio Dizon, deputy implementer of the National COVID-19 Task Force, said the …

[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, March 31) – Several lawmakers lobbied the Food and Drug Administration to take the initiative to conduct a clinical study on ivermectin, as regulators maintain that it has not received any requests to approve the drug. Anakalusugan representative Mike Defensor said Tuesday that the FDA …

[ad_1] REUTERS COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer, Inc. with BioNTech SE and Moderna, Inc. reduced the risk of infection by 80% two weeks or more after the first of two injections, according to data from a published real-world American study on Monday. The risk of infection was reduced by 90% …

[ad_1] Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon was sued in New York by a company that claims the mogul illegally terminated a deal to operate a Manila casino and is hiding assets in the United States to avoid paying an arbitration award. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court in New York …