[ad_1] (CNN) – South African health officials said Sunday they are pausing the nation’s rollout of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine after a study showed it offered reduced protection against the COVID-19 variant first identified there. During a briefing on Sunday, South African Health Minister Dr. Zweli Mkhize said the suspension would …
Read More »PH airlines ensure timely delivery of vaccines
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The country’s airlines said they could handle the timely delivery of Covid-19 vaccines, which the government plans to administer to priority beneficiaries later this month. Most vaccines require cold or ultra-cold storage and must be administered within a specified period of time to avoid losing their …
Read More »London’s ‘slimmest’ house is on sale for $ 1.3 million
[ad_1] 01:30 It may have been dubbed the thinnest house in London, but there is nothing thin about the asking price of the house that is for sale for $ 1.3 million. At just 1.6 meters at its narrowest point, the five-story house in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, used to …
Read More »Pope Francis Appoints More Women to Vatican Positions
[ad_1] STOCK PHOTO VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis appointed two women to Vatican positions previously held only by men, in back-to-back moves giving women more empowerment in the male-dominated Holy See. He appointed Nathalie Becquart, a French member of the Xaviere Missionary Sisters, on Saturday as co-undersecretary of the Synod …
Read More »New Ebola Case Detected in Eastern Congo, Says Health Ministry
[ad_1] KINSHASA – A new case of the Ebola virus was detected in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, near the city of Butembo, and the infected person died, the Health Ministry said on Sunday. A woman was found with symptoms of the deadly virus in the city of …
Read More »Passage: Remembering Christopher Plummer – CBS News
[ad_1] It happened last week … death on Friday of actor Christopher Plummer at his home in Connecticut. Born in Canada, the great-grandson of a former prime minister, no less, Plummer trained as a Shakespearean actor, adept at playing princes and kings. But it was as a captain in the …
Read More »Christopher Plummer’s 5 Favorite Movies of All Time | UNRESERVED
[ad_1] Legendary ‘Sound of Music’ actor Christopher Plummer passed away at the age of 91 this week. Marked as one of the most prominent stage and screen stars of his generation, his absence left a hole in the heart of the film world. The Canadian star was born in Toronto …
Read More »Globe customers in Myanmar will get roaming credits for text messages, calls and data
[ad_1] MANILA – Globe Telecom announced on Sunday that it will provide prepaid and postpaid bill adjustments for its clients in Myanmar, after the country’s military ordered an internet and communications blackout during last week’s shocking coup. In a statement, Globe said that customers in Myanmar will receive credits to …
Read More »Qualifying events for the Olympics resume as the Tokyo Games draw ever closer
[ad_1] WITH Olympic Games officials reiterating their commitment to holding the Tokyo Games this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, several sports will soon resume qualifying for athletes with less than six months to go. The pandemic decimated the Olympic rankings in all sports disciplines last year, with numerous competitions postponed …
Read More »Christopher Plummer has a third act worth singing about
[ad_1] It’s one of the great Hollywood ironies that Christopher Plummer didn’t like the movie that made him a legend. He was an actor of an actor and had cut his teeth doing Shakespeare. The Sound of Music, he thought, was a sentimental trap. And he was not alone: the …
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