[ad_1] On Monday in the morning, When representatives from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer said its Covid-19 vaccine appears to be more than 90 percent effective, the stock soared, White House officials rushed to (falsely) claim credit, and sighs of relief spread throughout the Internet. Dear world. We have a vaccine! …
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[ad_1] The Philippine economy continued to contract in the third quarter of the year, but at a slower pace compared to the sharp decline in the second quarter, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Tuesday. The country’s gross domestic product (GDP) contracted by 11.5 percent, an improvement over the …
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[ad_1] “The president always planned to do this, win or lose, so that he could support the candidates and the issues that matter to him, like fighting election fraud,” campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said in an emailed statement Tuesday when asked about the PAC. The committee is called Save America, …
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[ad_1] WASHINGTON – The tech industry had it easy under President Barack Obama. Regulators did not file major charges, executives rotated in and out of administration, and efforts to strengthen privacy laws failed. The industry will have a much tougher time with President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. Bipartisan support for …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government is unlikely to grant emergency approval to COVID-19 vaccines whose clinical trials were conducted abroad, Science Secretary Fortunato de la Peña said Tuesday. “Maybe it’s the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that can decide on that … I doubt we’ll follow the emergency …
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[ad_1] Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte appointed as his national police chief an officer who sparked public ire this year for violating pandemic restrictions. The appointment of Major General Debold Sinas, who was previously the chief of police for Metro Manila, was announced Monday by Duterte spokesman Harry Roque. General Sinas …
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[ad_1] Acting Secretary of NEDA, Karl Kendrick Chua While the economic contraction slowed to 11.5 percent year-on-year in the third quarter after a record drop in the second quarter, the country’s chief economist sees more room for improvement during the final three months of 2020 with companies largely forced to …
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[ad_1] The local stock market barometer soared to the 7,000 mark on Tuesday, further testing pre-lockdown levels as US drug maker Pfizer’s announcement of the COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough made people euphoric. global markets. The Philippine Stock Exchange Major Stock Index (PSEi) rallied 349.63 points, or 5.23 percent, to close Tuesday …
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[ad_1] Bloomberry Resorts Corp., the operator of Solaire Resort and Casino, said it incurred a net loss of P2.5 billion from January to September, a reversal from last year’s profit of P3.9 billion, as its casinos They were closed during closing. Solaire continued to operate in a limited trial as …
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[ad_1] Virgilio Maganes VILLASIS, Pangasinan, Philippines – A radio commentator and columnist for a local newspaper was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle here Tuesday morning, four years after he survived the first attempt on his life, police said. Virgilio “Vir” Maganes, 62, was about to enter the …
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