[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Screenshot In an interview, President Trump said that he downplayed the severity of the virus to avoid panic. US President Donald Trump has denied that he has downplayed the severity of Covid-19, despite admitting in a recorded interview that he did. At a televised event with …
Read More »Yoshihide Suga officially appointed as the new Prime Minister of Japan, replacing Shinzo Abe
[ad_1] The 71-year-old head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) replaces outgoing leader Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, who announced his intention to resign in August due to colitis-related health problems. , a non-curable problem. inflammatory bowel disease that he was able to manage for most of his …
Read More »Duterte will decide the fate of the transport distancing rule no later than Thursday – Palace
[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, September 16) – President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to decide on the fate of the new policy of distancing from public transport within the week, his spokesman said. Speaking to CNN Philippines on Wednesday, Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said the COVID-19 Interagency Task Force has …
Read More »PNP eyes use of antigen testing for mass COVID-19 testing of personnel
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine National Police (PNP) is considering the use of antigen test kits to increase its efforts to track new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in its ranks. “I instructed the Health Service (PNP) to study the antigen in order to use it correctly. We will …
Read More »Carpio will work as a lawyer in Del Rosario, Morales’ complaint before the ICC against China
[ad_1] Albert del Rosario, Conchita Carpio Morales, Antonio Carpio MANILA, Philippines – Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio will serve as legal advisor to former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales in their complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) against China . …
Read More »Plants and insects take over China’s green apartments
[ad_1] BEIJING – An experimental green housing project in a Chinese megacity promised prospective residents to live in a “vertical forest,” with manicured gardens on each balcony. All 826 apartments sold out in April this year, according to the project’s real estate agent, but instead of a modern eco-haven, the …
Read More »SC on call for ‘proactive’ bulk testing – can’t say how it should do its job
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The government cannot be forced to carry out massive tests “no matter how serious the emergency is” because there is no law requiring it, the Supreme Court said, dismissing the mandamus petition that sought to force the government to intensify its fight. against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). …
Read More »A new front in the Biden-Trump battle for the suburbs: wildfires
[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – The explosion of wildfires in the West has opened up a new battleground in critical competition for suburban voters between President Trump and Joseph R. Biden Jr., with mounting evidence that Climate change is of great concern to many Americans, especially women, who see nighttime images …
Read More »NBA Playoffs: The Lakers will play the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals after the Clippers collapse
[ad_1] The stage was set for a historic Western Conference final series between the Lakers and Clippers, two teams that have shared the city of Los Angeles for the past 35 years, but have never met in the postseason, let alone in a end of conference. However, the Denver Nuggets …
Read More »Supreme Court rejects request for free massive evidence
[ad_1] Health workers collect nasal and throat swabs as part of coronavirus testing in Barangay San Isidro, Parañaque on August 20, 2020. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News MANILA – In another outright dismissal, the Supreme Court rejected a request from a group of health advocates urging the Philippine government to conduct …
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