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[ad_1] World champion gymnast Carlos Yulo, who won two gold medals at last year’s Southeast Asian Games, is currently camped out in Tokyo for his Olympic preparations. —AUGUST DELA CRUZ The country’s top sports officials are doing everything they can to seize what is generally considered the country’s best opportunity …

[ad_1] Pope Francis said Wednesday that Christmas brings joy and strength that can remove the pessimism that has spread in human hearts as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. “Christmas is the feast of love incarnate and born for us in Jesus Christ. He is the light of humanity that …

[ad_1] This is what you need to know. A variant occurs when the genetic makeup of a virus changes. All viruses mutate over time, and new variants are common, even for the new coronavirus. Like other variants, this one carries a genetic fingerprint that makes it easy to trace, and …

[ad_1] At the end of 2020, many of my friends, students and colleagues ask me why the Philippine economy is performing worse than that of our neighbors in ASEAN. This year, the IMF, ADB and the World Bank project a contraction of the Philippine economy from 7.3% to 9.9%. These …

[ad_1] Vatican City – Pope Francis will deliver his Christmas Day message indoors due to coronavirus restrictions, the Vatican said Tuesday, as two cardinals close to the pontiff tested positive for COVID-19. The Pope traditionally delivers his message “Urbi et Orbi” (For the city and the world) from the balcony …

[ad_1] THE ANGELS: The Los Angeles Lakers received their NBA championship rings on Tuesday night (Wednesday morning in Manila) in an empty stadium that was still filled with warmth from their families, friends, and millions of fans around the world. . Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James reacts after receiving …

[ad_1] A box of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine is seen at the Crown Heights Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursing facility in Brooklyn, New York, USA, December 22, 2020 REUTERS / Yuki Iwamura The US government will pay Pfizer Inc. nearly $ 2 billion for an additional …

[ad_1] “It is important that it is not reduced to a merely sentimental or consumerist party,” said Pope Francis, “if the pandemic has forced us to be more distant, Jesus, in the manger, shows us the path of tenderness to be close to the each other, to be human. Let’s …

[ad_1] FILE – Miami Heat’s Jimmy Butler # 22 reacts during the second half against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game Three of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex on October 4, 2020 in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. Douglas P. DeFelice / …

[ad_1] Top line The UK government may approve the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine “right after” Christmas, a member of the government’s scientific advisory group told BBC Radio 4 on Wednesday, a move the Indian government could also take next week. , opening the door for a cheaper vaccine that is easier …