[ad_1] Mass immunization seen in mid-2021 GENEVA: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it does not expect widespread immunization against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) until mid-2021, despite growing expectations in the United States, the most affected country, that a vaccine could be released in a few weeks. SCOURGE OF NATIONS …
Read More »Raptors beat Celtics to tie East semi-finals at 2-2
[ad_1] Pascal Siakam (43) of the Toronto Raptors dunks the ball during the first half of an NBA conference semifinal basketball game against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida (Photo AP / Mark J. Terrill) LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Pascal Siakam had …
Read More »Cebu City Mayor Marlon García passes away
[ad_1] MANILA – The mayor of Barili city in Cebu has died, his brother confirmed on Sunday. Marlon Garcia died after weeks of “fighting for his life,” his brother, the former head of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Winston Garcia, said in a Facebook post. The two are siblings …
Read More »The government debt for the response to COVID-19 reaches 429 billion pesos
[ad_1] Unprecedented spending for the government response to the coronavirus has already cost the Philippines nearly $ 9 billion in new debt since the pandemic began, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA NEWSLETTER) Finance Secretary Carlos G. Domínguez III said they had already …
Read More »Raptors bury Celtics from 3-point range to tie series 2-2
[ad_1] Jeff Zillgitt USA TODAY Posted 9:32 PM EDT September 5, 2020 LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – Finding out how the Toronto Raptors defeated the Boston Celtics 100-93 in Game 4 on Saturday was easy. Just look at the three-point shot. Toronto outscored Boston 51-21 on 3s, with the Raptors …
Read More »The mayor of Barili, Marlon García, dies after weeks of fighting against COVID-19
[ad_1] In this July 20, 2020 photo, Barili Mayor Marlon García attends a press conference called by his older sister, Governor Gwendolyn García, in the southern city of Cebu. | CDND file photo MANDAUE CITY, Cebu – Barili Mayor Marlon García passed away early in the morning of Sunday, September …
Read More »Two-thirds of Americans say they will not receive a coronavirus vaccine – BGR
[ad_1] A new survey on coronavirus vaccines shows that two-thirds of Americans are unwilling to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. A quarter of those interviewed say they will never get vaccinated, while 44% said they would rather wait and see how the initial round of immunization goes. Recent controversies over the …
Read More »COVID-19 exhausts more than 70% of DA’s budget by 2020
[ad_1] So far, it has been a financially stressful year for the Department of Agriculture (DA), with the pandemic depleting more than 70 percent of its annual budget for 2020. Secretary of the Department of Agriculture William Dar(Philippine Department of Agriculture / FACEBOOK / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) The …
Read More »Bucks on the ropes, Heat looks to finish historic sweep
[ad_1] LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida – Teams as good as the Milwaukee Bucks are never swept in the NBA playoffs. That may change on Sunday (Monday Manila time). Milwaukee is on the brink of elimination, trailing the Miami Heat, 3-0, in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. The Heat can close …
Read More »PNP to scan social media for quarantine violators, Shield boss warns
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – In the same way that the public learned about how the Metro Manila police chief allegedly violated physical distancing and other anti-COVID-19 health measures when he celebrated his birthday last May, police are hoping to catch “stubborn” quarantine offenders, including fellow officers, with the help of …
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