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[ad_1] Agence France-Presse / Archive MANILA – The Antiterrorist Council has begun the controversial process of designating who can be considered by the authorities as “terrorists” and “terrorist groups” under the new Antiterrorist law, which may have implications in the freezing of assets. This follows five months since the controversial …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – It would be “foolish” for the Philippine government to choose China’s Sinovac vaccine when it only has a 50 percent efficacy rate, Agusan del Norte representative Lawrence Fortun said Saturday. Fortun said the government “should not give in to any innuendo, pressure or campaign from the …

[ad_1] AFP photo Manila, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte convened infectious disease experts and those responsible for the country’s COVID-19 response to a special meeting on Saturday to discuss possible policy changes to deal with the new variant of the coronavirus that emerged in the United Kingdom, according to presidential …

[ad_1] In the Christmas message, Pope Francis highlights the plight of children caught in wars and advocates that COVID vaccines be available to all. Pope Francis has highlighted the plight of children caught up in war, pointing to the victims in Syria, Yemen and Iraq in his Christmas message. “On …

[ad_1] MADE IN CHINA A doctor shows the Sinovac vaccine. —AFP Manila, Philippines – Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri on Saturday urged the Interagency Working Group for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) to reconsider its plans to take advantage of vaccines with a low efficacy rate, calling this proposal …

[ad_1] China’s rapid economic growth has profoundly changed eating habits, and Wednesday’s figures reveal that more than half of adults are overweight. Image: AFP / Hector Retamal More than half of adults in China are now overweight, official figures showed Wednesday, and increasingly sedentary lifestyles among the country’s growing middle …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon reminded the government on Friday to prioritize the safety of Filipinos and said the efficacy rate of China’s Sinovac Biotech COVID-19 vaccine “pales in comparison “with other available vaccines. Drilon made the comment after the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) …

[ad_1] Pope Francis speaks during his homelike as he leads a Christmas Eve mass to commemorate the nativity of Jesus Christ on December 24, 2020, in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the new coronavirus. (Photo by Vincenzo PINTO / POOL / AFP) Vatican …

[ad_1] VATICAN: The holiday festivities began on Friday, with hundreds of millions around the world under coronavirus restrictions celebrating a scaled-down version of a holiday typically marked by travel and large gatherings. The battle to stop the pandemic, which has claimed more than 1.7 million lives, is far from over …

[ad_1] A juggler entertains underprivileged children while celebrating Christmas in Ahmedabad Vatican City, Holy See: Hundreds of millions around the world celebrated reduced Christmas holidays on Friday due to coronavirus restrictions, as Pope Francis called for vaccinations for all, describing them as “rays of hope in this period of darkness …