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[ad_1] The Department of Tourism (DOT) is looking to reopen most major tourist destinations before the end of the year. In an interview on ANC News on Wednesday, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo Puyat said: “Hopefully, all tourist destinations under a modified GCQ [general community quarantine] will be open to [tourists] …

[ad_1] This September 2020 photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows a single-dose COVID-19 vaccine being developed by the company. Johnson & Johnson is beginning a final large study to try to show whether the single-dose vaccine can protect against the coronavirus. (Cheryl Gerber / Courtesy of Johnson & Johnson …

[ad_1] Credit: Unsplash / CC0 Public Domain With COVID-19 vaccines currently in the final phase of the study, you’ve probably been wondering how the FDA will decide whether a vaccine is safe and effective. Based on the status of the phase 3 trials currently underway, it is unlikely that the …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – “Plastic and as fake as the beach in the dolomites.” This is what Senator Leila de Lima said when describing President Rodrigo Duterte when he invoked the arbitration victory of the Philippines against China in the South China Sea dispute before the United Nations general assembly. …

[ad_1] As large parts of the world prepare for a second wave of coronavirus cases, governments have pinned their hopes on the rapid development of a vaccine that provides a route out of the pandemic. Pharmaceutical companies have moved with unprecedented speed and tens of thousands of people in more …

[ad_1] Encouraged by the positive results of its previous studies, Johnson & Johnson has begun the final stage of clinical trials for its coronavirus vaccine. Although they are a couple of months behind the other Phase 3 trials in the United States, the Johnson & Johnson trials will be the …

[ad_1] The word “neutrality” does not refer to the absence of greenhouse gases, but to a balance between the amount of CO2 emitted and the amount absorbed by natural carbon sinks. Image: Shutterstock / Kletr. One of the main goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change is to …

[ad_1] Photo from BTS ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself World Tour (BTS / Released) Filipinos are among the biggest fans of K-pop based on their unique voices and the most posts on Twitter. Twitter celebrates 10 years of K-pop community through the hashtag #KpopTwitter where it became the largest global conversation …

[ad_1] Investors expected two major announcements on Elon Musk’s much-touted “Battery Day”: the development of a “one million mile” battery valid for 10 years or more, and a specific cost reduction target, expressed in dollars per kilowatt-hour, which will ultimately lower the price of an electric vehicle below that of …

[ad_1] An image of Chinese President Xi Jinping featured by video link on the United Nations’ 75th anniversary is seen on an outdoor screen as a pedestrian passes underneath in Beijing on September 22, 2020 (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP ). President Xi Jinping offered a strong defense of …