[ad_1] Wizards guards John Wall and Bradley Beal stand on the court during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game against the Knicks in October 2018. Nick Wass, AP / file Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal spent the first eight seasons of his career as John Wall’s teammate …
Read More »One Ring to Rule Them All: 12,638 Diamond Creation Sets World Record, South Asia News & Top Stories
[ad_1] An elaborate floral-shaped ring sporting 12,638 tiny diamonds has earned a place in Guinness World Records, but its Indian creator has no plans to sell his priceless design at the moment. Called The Marigold – The Ring Of Prosperity, the thick circular band weighs just over 165g. “It’s portable …
Read More »Lawmakers Still Wary of Legalizing Marijuana
[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Lawmakers remained wary of legalizing cannabis use in the country even after the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) downgraded marijuana. Several senators and congressmen were skeptical that the CND’s decision to reclassify marijuana from List IV (the most dangerous) to List I (the least …
Read More »The US was asked to prepare for the Covid death toll to reach 500,000 in April
[ad_1] Half a million people are likely to die from coronavirus in the United States in April, according to a disturbing new forecast from a University of Washington model. If the masks’ mandates are relaxed, that total will rise to 770,000 by April 1. In an update on Friday, they …
Read More »Is the media taking shortcuts with coverage of vaccines in China?
[ad_1] Good news! Several COVID-19 candidate vaccines are proving safe and effective in final testing. Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca have published the results of their phase 3 trials, with an efficacy of 90 to 95%. China has five vaccine candidates that are currently in phase 3 trials in countries such …
Read More »Fishermen rescue sea turtle from tiger shark attack
[ad_1] Kai Survance (left) and his friend Bronson Russell save a turtle from a tiger shark attack. Images: YouTube Screenshot / Kai Owen Fishing Two men saved a turtle from the jaws of a tiger shark during a fishing trip on the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas. Kai Survance and …
Read More »Covid-19 cases in Russia hit a new daily record
[ad_1] Russia reported 28,782 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, the most cases it has ever reported in a single day, according to data from the country’s coronavirus response center. The total number of coronavirus cases in Russia as of December 5 is 2,431,731. The country reported 508 deaths in the …
Read More »Red Cross receives P12M in assistance from Qatar – The Manila Times
[ad_1] SEN. Richard Gordon, Chairman and CEO of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), said the People’s Republic of China received about P12 million in relief items, equipment and rescue boats from the Qatar Red Crescent worth close to the 12 million pesos for its relief and rehabilitation operations for the …
Read More »How Moderna’s Vaccine Works – The New York Times
[ad_1] Moderna, a Massachusetts-based vaccine developer, partnered with the National Institutes of Health to develop and test a coronavirus vaccine known as MRNA-1273. A clinical trial showed that the vaccine has a 94.1 percent efficacy rate in preventing Covid-19. A piece of the coronavirus The SARS-CoV-2 virus is packed with …
Read More »How Moderna’s Vaccine Works – The New York Times
[ad_1] Moderna, a Massachusetts-based vaccine developer, partnered with the National Institutes of Health to develop and test a coronavirus vaccine known as MRNA-1273. A clinical trial showed that the vaccine has a 94.1 percent efficacy rate in preventing Covid-19. A piece of the coronavirus The SARS-CoV-2 virus is packed with …
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