[ad_1] Fatou Bensouda —AFP Critics of President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday that International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor Fatou Bensouda’s report that there was a “reasonable basis to believe” that he and his subordinates committed crimes against humanity in the bloody war against drugs meant that they could soon be forced …
Read More »Women take the lead in vaccine development
[ad_1] THE early history of vaccines is a field dominated by men. Science, which is currently showing spectacular results, is now led by women. Therein lies a lesson in talent allocation. Consider the history of the mRNA vaccine, which is the technology foundation for the Moderna and Pfizer / BioNTech …
Read More »Maria, Jose and … an astronaut? They mock the unconventional Vatican manger
[ad_1] (CNN) – Jesus, Mary, and Joseph don’t normally appear alongside astronauts or Darth Vader-like figures, but the Vatican has annoyed some Catholics by gathering them together in their last manger. Pope Francis inaugurated the scene, which features a series of life-size ceramic figures, on Friday, but many people have …
Read More »Essential face shield when you leave home
[ad_1] HOW WILL THEY KISS? Makati Mayor Abby Binay presides over a mass wedding Tuesday at the city’s Washington Sycip Park. She and the couples wear masks and face shields to protect against the new coronavirus. The government’s coronavirus response task force has decreed the use of face shields in …
Read More »Palace: PH buys the vaccine from China as there is still no commitment from others
[ad_1] Malacañang on Tuesday denied that he was favoring the more expensive CoronaVac COVID-19 vaccine, made in China, over other candidate vaccines, saying the government would purchase the vaccines that are available as long as they are safe and effective. CoronaVac is manufactured by the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech. …
Read More »Makati RTC allows Ressa to travel to the US.
[ad_1] A Makati city court allowed Rappler CEO Maria Ressa to travel to the United States to visit her parents on vacation. Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) Section 147 Judge Maria Amifaith Fider-Reyes granted the travel motion filed by Ressa camp during a hearing on Tuesday. But Ressa still needs …
Read More »About to leave home? Don’t forget to wear a mask and shield, remember Palace to the public
[ad_1] Everyone is now required to wear a mask and face shield every time they leave the house. In an online press conference Tuesday, Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque said the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) made the decision in its Resolution 88, 2020 Series, …
Read More »Luka Doncic leads Giannis Antetokounmpo as betting favorite to win NBA MVP
[ad_1] Luka Doncic has parted ways with Giannis Antetokounmpo and emerged as the consensus favorite to win the NBA regular season MVP in US sportsbooks, and punters are flocking to the young superstar of the Dallas Mavericks. On November 10, Doncic and Antetokounmpo opened as co-favorites +550 on William Hill’s …
Read More »Are we guinea pigs? – Older people in France distrust the COVID vaccine
[ad_1] A medical worker, dressed in a protective suit and a mask, administers a nasal swab to a patient at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing center in Reze, near Nantes, France, on December 15, 2020 REUTERS / Stephane Mahe SARTROUVILLE, France – The head of a French nursing home, Yann …
Read More »Open letter about the Arecibo Observatory
[ad_1] The instrument platform at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, in an undated photo taken before the platform collapse on December 1 on the telescope plate. Credit: University of Central Florida, through NSF The following is an open letter, dated December 4, 2020, about the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto …
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