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[ad_1] FILE PHOTO BW For Luz Wendy T. Noble, Reporter IT MAY BE “too soon” for the central bank to remove the accommodative measures it implemented at the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said ahead of the policy review. today, but …

[ad_1] Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said on Wednesday that it will maintain the stimulus measures it imposed to address the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic until the economy fully recovers. BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno said in an online briefing that it was too early to talk about an exit …

[ad_1] REUTERS / DADO RUVIC / FILE PHOTO LONDON / CHICAGO – AstraZeneca will release updated results of its major 2019 U.S. coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine trial within 48 hours after health officials publicly criticized the drug maker for use “outdated information” to show how well immunization was working. The …

[ad_1] WWhile the epithets thrown by American, Russian and Chinese leaders on each other are making world news, a little-noticed diplomatic row is getting worse between normally friendly neighbors Australia and New Zealand. This is unexpected and unwanted. The two countries are arguably among the most closely interconnected on the …

[ad_1] Strong protests have erupted across Brazil as the country’s skeptical Covid president Jair Bolsonaro struggled to defend his handling of the pandemic, claiming that citizens could soon resume their “normal lives” despite the high death toll. Bolsonaro, whose anti-scientific response to the coronavirus has drawn international condemnation, made a …

[ad_1] Y Combinator is slow increasing their participation in education companies, as the sector explodes with new demand for remote learners. In its latest batch, the famous accelerator had its largest number of educational technology startups yet: 14 companies from around the world, working on everything from teacher monetization to …

[ad_1] Fake vaccine cards for the coronavirus and vaccines that are touted as COVID-19 vaccines are for sale in parts of the dark web, cybersecurity analysts warn. Ads for these fake products reportedly increased more than 300% in the last three months. Cybersecurity firm Check Point Software released the highlights …

[ad_1] Global clothing retailer Uniqlo has enlisted Japanese robotic cat Doraemon as its global sustainability ambassador. The anime character sports a green look dubbed “sustainability mode” for his new role that urges consumers to change their future through the “power of clothing.” Uniqlo hopes to use the character of Doraemon …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has given hospitals until Wednesday to administer all of their available AstraZeneca doses, or they will be withdrawn from the market and delivered to other hospitals with increasing cases of COVID- 19. The Undersecretary of Health, María Rosario Vergeire, said that …

[ad_1] Things, I think, may be about to get a lot better. Suddenly, we are on the verge of receiving COVID-19 vaccinations in our offices. It seems that the pandemic started a lifetime ago, but little more than a year has passed. And it seems like yesterday (and an eternity …