[ad_1] AUCKLAND, New Zealand – A day after winning a second term in a land victory, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Sunday that she views the election result as endorsement of her government’s efforts to end the coronavirus and restart the economy. Speaking at a cafe near his …
Read More »Global roundup: virus stays on skin for 9 hours, study finds
[ad_1] The coronavirus remains active on human skin for nine hours, Japanese researchers found, in a discovery they said showed the need for frequent hand washing to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. By comparison, the pathogen that causes the flu survives on human skin for about 1.8 hours, according to the …
Read More »Airlines in harsh winter due to pickup failure
[ad_1] PARIS: Airlines are facing a long and harsh winter after a highly anticipated upswing in the coronavirus crisis failed to materialize, prompting savage cost-cutting programs and new calls for government support. “We are in a race against time. The key is to have the cash … we need to …
Read More »Russia is willing to share vaccine technology with PH – The Manila Times
[ad_1] RUSSIA is willing to share with the Philippines its technology in the manufacture of a vaccine for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), said Ambassador Igor Khovaev. He added that technology transfer could be one of the promising projects between the two countries. Russia has developed three Covid-19 vaccines: Sputnik …
Read More »PH-Russia has the best relationship in decades: sent – The Manila Times
[ad_1] Russia’s Ambassador Igor Khovaev said the traditional partners of the Philippines should not politicize the enhanced defense cooperation between Moscow and Manila. Khovaev, who began his tour of duty as Russia’s ambassador to the Philippines in April 2015, said that President Rodrigo Duterte’s independent foreign policy helped boost ties …
Read More »Thai Democracy Protesters Challenge Ban for Fourth Day
[ad_1] Pro-democracy protesters hold up their mobile phones with lights as they occupy the Victory Monument during an anti-government rally in Bangkok on October 18, 2020, as protesters continue for a fourth day in a row defying an emergency decree banning gatherings . (Photo by Jack TAYLOR / AFP) BANGKOK …
Read More »Coach Caloy wants rookie Adrian Wong to show true potential
[ad_1] Adrian Wong scored 15 points for Rain or Shine. (PBA images) ANGELES CITY – Rookie point guard Adrian Wong needed some love from Rain or Shine’s coach Caloy Garcia to bring out his A game against NorthPort on Sunday. Garcia admitted he yelled at Wong at one point, but …
Read More »NUPL hopes that Pialago, others will never experience the same injustice as Nasino
[ad_1] Edre Olalia, Secretary General of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers. (Photo from his Facebook account) MANILA, Philippines – May Undersecretary Celine Pialago of the Manila Metropolitan Development Authority (MMDA), or anyone else, never experience the injustice committed against detained activist Queen Mae Nasino, the National Union of Peoples’ …
Read More »PH team is on a roll in online Asian chess
[ad_1] GM Banjo Barcenilla and IM Paulo Bersamina (File photo) The Philippines swept their final three rounds, including unexpected victories over the top two seeds, India and Kazakhstan, for second-seeded in the knockout quarterfinals of the 2020 Asian Nations Online Chess Cup on Sunday. The Filipinos killed the Indians, who …
Read More »I ask Jarencio left furious because the referee’s call costs NorthPort
[ad_1] ANGELES CITY – NorthPort coach Pido Jarencio had every reason to be angry, other than NorthPort being winless at the PBA Philippine Cup. Jarencio criticized the referees at the end of the Batang Pier’s 68-70 loss to Rain or Shine on Sunday night, insisting that Paolo Taha did not …
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