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DoH posts 1,893 new Covid cases in the Philippines, with Davao reporting 200

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Posted at Nov 28 06:52 PM

The only city in NCR in the top five is Quezon City, which incidentally led the haul for new cases in the country yesterday Read more »

How this UP scholar and tailor’s son became a board topnotcher twice

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Nov 28 02:09 PM

The reviews go beyond mere memorization, he says. Read more »

US Operation Warp Speed backed vaccines for whole world

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 05:42 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's announcement in May of plans to develop a COVID-19 vaccine by year's end is near realization -- despite a setback among one of the six candidates that the US supported. Read more »

Israel accused, as Iranian nuclear scientists killed

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 05:21 AM

TEHRAN - Many Iranian scientists working in the nuclear sector have been killed over the past decade in targeted attacks blamed by Tehran on Israel, with the latest slaying coming on Friday. Read more »

US hospitalized COVID-19 patient number hits record 90,000 ahead of expected case surge

Gabriella Borter, Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 03:50 AM

NEW YORK - The number of COVID-19 patients being treated in hospitals across the United States reached 90,000 on Friday after nearly doubling in the last month, just as holiday gatherings are expected to propel the next wave of infections. Read more »

Will COVID-19 vaccines protect us? Does efficacy equal effectiveness?

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Posted at Nov 28 03:37 AM

The frontrunners in the COVID-19 vaccine race have emerged with different success rates for their shots in clinical trials, but what does that mean for the global fight against the pandemic? Read more »

As PH loosens COVID-19 protocols, experts warn public vs complacency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:48 PM

The Philippine government relaxes some of its COVID- 19 protocols while also beefing up its contact tracing efforts. One research group reminds the public not to be complacent with the coming holiday season seen as potentially increasing the risks of spreading COVID infections. Read more »

Reds cry foul over conviction of 2 peace consultants

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:44 PM

Two consultants to Philippine communist peace negotiators are found guilty of abducting a soldier over three decades ago. The lawyers of Benito and Wilma Tiamzon are challenging the verdict which the Philippine communist party describes as political persecution. Read more »

PH deal with AstraZeneca raises eyebrows amid vaccine's efficacy concerns

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:42 PM

The Philippines formalized its deal with AstraZeneca even as questions are raised about the efficacy of its vaccine. But despite the concerns the drug moved a step closer to a possible rollout in the United Kingdom. Read more »

Businesses bet on AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine for Filipinos

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 11:40 PM

Despite uncertainties several Philippine businesses bet big on AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine as they procure 2.6 million of its doses to benefit over a million Filipinos. The Philippines' vaccine czar however notes the country is working to get vaccines from all possible sources.  Read more »

5 COVID-19 patients killed in Indian hospital fire

Sumit Khanna, Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 07:26 PM

Five patients were killed in India on Friday in a fire that broke out in a COVID-19 ward, the fourth blaze in a novel coronavirus hospital since the outbreak began, which drew angry questions from the Supreme Court. Read more »

There are now 12 countries with more than 1 million Covid cases each

BENJAMIN CO, MD
Posted at Nov 27 06:17 PM

Germany joined this group yesterday when it added 20,000 new cases  Read more »

E-commerce seen driving PH internet economy to $28 billion by 2025: Google

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 05:19 PM

The booming e-commerce industry is seen to propel the Philippine internet economy, projecting to grow 4 times more to $28 billion by 2025, a Google official told ANC's Market Edge on Friday.   Read more »

November inflation seen within 2.4 to 3.2 pct, says BSP think tank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 04:34 PM

Inflation in November likely settled within the 2.4 to 3.2 percent range, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' Department of Economic Research said Friday.   Read more »

AC Energy raises $300-M from 'green bonds', proceeds to pay off debt, fund projects

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 03:34 PM

Newly renamed AC Energy and Infrastructure Corp. said Friday it raised $300 million from its dollar-denominated green bonds issue to partly refinance maturing debt and fund renewable energy projects.   Read more »

This new Filipino gin was inspired by the glamorous dance hall days of 1930s Manila

ANCX Staff
Posted at Nov 27 03:08 PM

It’s the gin our drink connoisseurs are gushing about  Read more »

S. Korea foils N. Korea attempt to hack COVID-19 vaccine makers - media

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 02:11 PM

South Korea's intelligence agency foiled North Korean attempts to hack into South Korean companies developing coronavirus vaccines, the News1 agency reported on Friday, citing a member of the parliamentary intelligence committee.   Read more »

DepEd vows to address Filipinos' declining English proficiency

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 01:25 PM

The Department of Education (DepEd) said Friday it had introduce "deep reforms" in the agency as the country's global ranking in the English proficiency further slid down in 2020. Read more »

Dyson hiring 400 software engineers in PH for new hub in Muntinlupa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 27 01:17 PM

British technology firm Dyson, known for its "bagless vacuum cleaner" on Friday said they are in need of 400 highly-skilled engineers for a new dedicated software hub to rise in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. Read more »

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong tells German paper he's doing well in prison isolation

Reuters
Posted at Nov 27 12:09 PM

Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong told a German newspaper he was doing well despite being held in solitary confinement and having trouble sleeping because of bright lights after he was remanded in custody this week. Read more »