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Common drug colchicine brings hope to COVID fight: Canadian research

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 25 08:03 AM

MONTREAL - A major clinical trial in Canada shows that an inexpensive anti-inflammatory drug called colchicine can significantly reduce the risk of complications and death from Covid-19, bringing "important hope" to sufferers, the lead researcher said Sunday. Read more »

Japan's Filipino community puts down roots, moves past hostess origins

Donican Lam, Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 24 10:23 AM

Almost four decades on from its origins in the arrival of women to work as hostesses at "Philippine pubs," the Filipino community has become one of the most rooted in Japan -- but one that still remains largely female. Read more »

Wuhan marks a year since COVID lockdown as others scramble

Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Jan 23 11:28 PM

Around the world, more than 2.1 million people have died of COVID-19 since it emerged in China in December 2019, with over 98 million infected. Read more »

Broadcast legend and ‘king of talk’ Larry King dies at 87

Reuters
Updated as of Jan 24 12:38 AM

American broadcaster Larry King, 87, has died, CNN reported on Saturday. Read more »

UP grads na binansagan umanong NPA, kinondena ang AFP sa misinformation

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 24 11:23 PM

Pumalag nitong Sabado ang ilang personalidad na kabilang sa listahan ng AFP na mga nahuli at napatay umanong miyembro ng New People’s Army.   Read more »

Pedicab drivers feel pinch of pandemic lockdown, uncertain future

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 23 05:43 PM

Sitting inside his pedicab while parked at a makeshift terminal under a flyover still under construction, 70-year old Lamberto Rosiana looks at the few bills and coins in his hand, his earnings so far. Read more »

Is UK COVID-19 variant more deadly? Experts say virus not sole factor

Angela Coloma, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 02:22 PM

In a public press briefing Saturday, infectious disease specialist Dr. Edsel Salvana said the United Kingdom's statement is "very preliminary."  Read more »

How US CDC missed chances to spot COVID's silent spread

Ned Parker and Chad Terhune, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 09:45 PM

In early February, 57 people arrived at a Nebraska military base, among the first Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak. Read more »

Sick couple rushed to marry on UK COVID-19 ward; now they have second chance

Paul Sandle and Natalie Thomas, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 04:48 PM

Sitting next to each other and clutching hands after his partial recovery, the couple believe their survival was down to the staff's quick thinking.   Read more »

IATF allows licensure exams in January-March

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 22 09:56 AM

The inter-agency task force leading the country’s COVID-19 response has allowed the Professional Regulation Commission to facilitate licensure examinations in the first 3 months of this year, Malacañang said on Friday. Read more »

India's vaccine diplomacy in south Asia pushes back against China

Sanjeev Miglani and Gopal Sharma, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 12:06 AM

India will give millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine to South Asian countries in the next few weeks, government sources said on Thursday, drawing praise from its neighbors and pushing back against China's dominating presence in the region. Read more »

Barkada culture 'weaponized'?: The shared joy and despair of vaping among Pinoy youth

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 07:57 PM

A medical anthropologist suggested that the multi-sensory experience of vaping was designed as a hook and "staging area" for a community to blossom. Read more »

Philippines' COVID-19 loans balloon to P641 billion; to be paid until 2049

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Jan 21 05:28 PM

The running total of the country’s USD13.34 billion or approximately P640.96 billion loans will be paid from 2023-2049, with an average repayment period of 15 years for each loan. Read more »

Poet Amanda Gorman, 22, captures 'bruised, but whole' US at Biden, Harris inauguration

Andrea Shalal, Reuters
Posted at Jan 21 11:58 AM

Amanda Gorman, the youngest poet in U.S. history to mark the transition of presidential power, offered a hopeful vision for a deeply divided country on Wednesday with her poem "The Hill We Climb". Read more »

Biden's inaugural speech calls for unity, healing as US in crisis - analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 09:53 AM

US President Joe Biden called on Americans to heal and unite as he assumed the helm of a country beset with deep division and battered by the COVID-19 pandemic, a political analyst said Thursday. Read more »

Meet Jemelie Torres, the Pinay rider who completed the PH loop 3 times

Dennis Gasgonia, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 07:49 AM

Professional pharmacist and motorcycle enthusiast Torres says she feels a sense of accomplishment having completed the Philippine Loop Adventure Tour.  Read more »

Meme accounts could be 'disinformation actors,' warns prof

Jauhn Etienne Villaruel, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 20 04:49 PM

Your favorite parody and meme accounts could potentially be "disinformation actors" employed by an operator to promote or attack a politician, a communication expert told lawmakers Wednesday. Read more »

Deep in remote Amazon, indigenous villagers receive coronavirus vaccine

Adriano Machado and Leonardo Benassatto, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:02 PM

Brazilian military flew medical personnel and 1,000 doses of a Chinese vaccine deep into the Amazon rainforest on Tuesday to start inoculating indigenous people against the coronavirus. Read more »

Jack Ma makes first public appearance since Oct in online meeting

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 01:07 PM

Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma met with 100 rural teachers in China via a video meeting on Wednesday, local government media reported, making the businessman's first appearance in public since October. Read more »

Duterte and Trump: A 4-year serenade

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 20 01:10 PM

Here's a look back at the "very good relationship" between Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte and outgoing US President Donald Trump.  Read more »