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[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Two coronavirus infections were reported on Saturday on a flight to the Australian Open, forcing two weeks of strict quarantine at the hotel for all tennis players and entourage on board. The positive cases were recorded after the Los Angeles charter flight landed in Melbourne for the tennis …

[ad_1] World-renowned Boracay Island in Aklan (FILE PHOTO / JACK JARILLA) MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines was hailed as the second most “Instagrammable” – or very attractive to photograph and share on the social media site Instagram – in the world in 2021, by a global travel website. In its …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines may still retract an agreement with a Chinese pharmaceutical company to supply the country with its coronavirus vaccine because the deal has not been closed, the top executor of the government’s response to COVID told senators at a hearing. -19 Friday. Asked by Senator …

[ad_1] (CNN) – In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that claimed 2 million lives, the head of the United Nations has called on countries to “commit now” to sharing overdoses of vaccines. “The world’s major economies have a special responsibility. However, today we are seeing a vacuum of vaccines. …

[ad_1] The nations of the European Union expressed frustration at the delay because they are desperately waiting for more doses to immunize people against the virus that has claimed nearly two million lives around the world. Representative image. AFP To global coronavirus The vaccine launch suffered a major setback on …

[ad_1] (CNN) – This year could be the most important for Alibaba since it was founded two decades ago. China’s most famous technology company faces a number of challenges at home and abroad that run the risk of fundamentally changing it forever. Chinese authorities are investigating the company on antitrust …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Metro Manila has the second worst traffic congestion in the world among 416 cities in 57 countries, reported technology specialist TomTom (TOM2). According to TomTom’s annual traffic index, Metro Manila traffic ranked second in 2020 and drivers expect to spend an average of 53 percent more …

[ad_1] (File photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) HONG KONG – Joe Biden’s $ 1.9 trillion stimulus proposal was greeted with a shrug in Asia on Friday, as observers said the wave of massive spending had largely been factored into the valuations, although optimism about the long-term economic outlook continued …

[ad_1] “Pieces of a Woman” has garnered many awards for the courageous portrayal of Vanessa Kirby as Martha, a woman suffering the loss of her baby during childbirth. Since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival in September, the conversation has also centered on a scene depicting the nativity scene, …

[ad_1] WUHAN, China – A global team of researchers arrived in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic was first detected on Thursday to conduct a politically sensitive investigation into its origins amid uncertainty over whether Beijing could try to avoid embarrassing discoveries. The 10-member team sent to Wuhan by …