[ad_1] An independent research group from the University of the Philippines (UP) has observed a significant decrease in the average daily new cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) in Quezon City. For three weeks in a row, the average number of daily cases decreased: from 540 from August 10 to …
Read More »Heat reach East finals to beat Bucks 4-1 – The Manila Times
[ad_1] LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida: Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are heading to the Eastern Conference finals. Giannis Antetokounmpo could only watch. The fifth-seeded Heat finished in a surprise from the NBA’s best regular-season team on Tuesday (Wednesday in Manila), beating the Milwaukee Bucks 103-94 in Game 5 of …
Read More »Badoy rejects call to resign: ‘I have not deceived the Filipino people’
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy on Wednesday dismissed the Makabayan bloc’s call for her to resign, saying she shouldn’t be the one to step down because she had never deceived Filipinos. Badoy made that statement in a Facebook post in reaction to members of the Makabayan …
Read More »Japan pledges $ 1 million to assist ASEAN’s COVID-19 response
[ad_1] Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends the Extraordinary Virtual Meeting of G20 Foreign Ministers on September 3, 2020. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan TOKYO – Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi pledged on Wednesday to shell out $ 1 million into a new fund aimed at helping the Association …
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[ad_1] Mulan is back! Although not in the way originally planned, the live-action remake of the 1998 Disney animated film “Mulan” was finally released. Rather than the broad theatrical release previously scheduled for March 20, the film was released on the Disney + streaming service on September 4. Starring Liu …
Read More »Camp sites are not a security threat – The Manila Times
[ad_1] China-backed Dito Telecommunity Corp. insisted on Wednesday that planned construction of network infrastructure within the country’s military camps would not be used to collect sensitive data from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). In a statement, the third telecommunications actor chosen by the government stressed that “its devices, …
Read More »Western Scientists Cite Disadvantages of Russia and China’s Covid Vaccines – The Manila Times
[ad_1] First wordAs promised, I am providing an update on the high-profile Covid-19 vaccines being developed in Russia and China, in which President Rodrigo Duterte has pinned his hopes that the country will acquire a safe and effective Covid vaccine by the end of year. On August 11, Russian President …
Read More »2 in 5 Filipino adults expect the economy to worsen in the next 12 months: SWS
[ad_1] People flock along the lines of stores in the city of Parañaque on August 23, 2020 amid the return of Metro Manila under general quarantine from the community. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News MANILA – Two in five adult Filipinos, or about 40 percent, expect the economy to worsen in …
Read More »A New Front in Coronavirus Disinformation: Wall Street Investigation
[ad_1] In a research note sent to clients on August 11, Fundstrat co-founder Thomas J. Lee included four tweets that Todaro sent out the day before. One of Todaro’s tweets cited “growing evidence that T-cell immunity allows populations to achieve herd immunity once 10-20% are infected with SARS CoV-2,” the …
Read More »Oregon, California, and Washington fires are burning thousands of acres and weather conditions are not helping
[ad_1] The fires threatened homes in places like Clackamas County south of Portland and the Medford and Phoenix areas of Jackson County. “In some areas, the situation is so difficult and dangerous that even firefighters are being evacuated,” the governor told reporters. Oregon has experienced “historic wildfires” almost every year …
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