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Philippines 'mainly a social media market': study

Arlene Burgos, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 01 12:00 AM

An international study says Filipinos online get news mainly from social media. Read more »

5 tips to stop your computer slowing down after updates

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Oct 18 06:02 PM

Computer users install software updates to improve the performance and security of their computers. However, slow downs can happen. Read more »

Moderna plans building vaccine factory in Africa

Josephine Mason, Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 05:06 PM

The US said it would support it, but the idea has faced opposition from pharmaceutical firms, which argue they need to oversee any technology transfer due to the complexity of the manufacturing process. Read more »

How chili peppers helped researchers uncover how humans feel pain

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 12:10 AM

Until the late 1990s, little was known about how the body actually senses temperature and pressure. Read more »

Fruits, vegetables linked to better mental health in kids

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 07:59 PM

Recent research has also started to suggest that nutrition could influence mental health. Read more »

What the objections to COVID-19 control measures tell us

The Conversation/Reuters
Updated as of Sep 24 01:36 AM

As the protracted global battle with SARS-CoV-2 continues to rage, objections to the measures being taken to combat the virus are increasing. Read more »

5 reasons video games should be more widely used in school

The Conversation/Reuters
Posted at Sep 04 12:18 AM

Even though educational video games have been used in classrooms for 50 years, they are not that common in classrooms today. Read more »

Twitter partners with AP, Reuters to battle misinformation on its site

Sheila Dang, Reuters
Posted at Aug 03 08:45 AM

Twitter Inc will partner with the Associated Press and Reuters to more quickly provide credible information on the social networking site as part of an effort to fight the spread of misinformation, it said on Monday. Read more »

The female gaze and why we need more women taking our pictures

RHIA GRANA
Posted at Jul 23 09:21 PM

A long history of misogyny in the photography community have caused women photographers to keep to the sidelines or abandon careers altogether  Read more »

Taiwan to ease COVID-19 restrictions as cases drop

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 05:49 PM

Taiwan imposed restrictions on gatherings, including closing entertainment venues and limiting restaurants to take-out service, in mid-May following a spike in domestic cases after months of no or few cases apart from imported ones.   Read more »

Malaysia to stop using Sinovac vaccine after supply ends - minister

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 15 09:17 PM

Malaysia's inoculation drive will be largely anchored by the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA vaccine moving forward, health minister Adham Baba told a news conference with other top ministry officials.   Read more »

S. Korea's few surviving 'comfort women' face life's end as political fight rages on

Sangmi Cha, Reuters
Posted at Jul 03 12:33 PM

Fighting disease, death and disillusionment, members of South Korea’s rapidly dwindling sisterhood of surviving "comfort women" say they are facing the twilight of their lives with diminished camaraderie and will to wage political battles.   Read more »

Sydney's COVID-19 cases grow, more restrictions loom

Reuters
Posted at Jun 26 12:49 PM

Australia has been more highly successful in managing the pandemic than many other advanced economies through swift border closures, social distancing rules and a high community compliance with them, reporting just over 30,400 cases and 910 COVID-19 deaths.   Read more »

German priests defy Vatican ban by blessing same-sex unions

Enrique Anarte, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at May 12 12:07 AM

Priests and dioceses all over Germany have joined the "Liebe Gewinnt" or "Love Wins" initiative, with blessings taking place this week in cities like Berlin, Munich and Cologne, home to Germany's largest archdiocese, as well as rural areas.   Read more »

BSP to keep rates steady; economy remaining in recession: Reuters poll

Reuters
Posted at May 10 03:59 PM

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas is expected to keep its benchmark interest rate at a record low on Thursday, after the economy likely contracted for a fifth straight quarter in the January to March period, a Reuters poll showed. Read more »

Czech Republic's COVID-19 death toll surpasses 25,000, doubling in 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 23 07:55 PM

PRAGUE - The Czech Republic said on Tuesday that the total number of deaths related to COVID-19 had passed the 25,000 mark, more than doubling since the start of 2021.   Read more »

Bangladesh under 'no obligation' to accept stranded Rohingya refugees— minister

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 27 04:23 PM

"They are not Bangladesh nationals and in fact, they are Myanmar nationals." Read more »

Vaccines become latest frontline in China's campaign to win hearts of Taiwanese

Yimou Lee, Reuters
Updated as of Jan 21 12:56 PM

China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, is making the free-of-charge offer at a time when the democratic island has yet to begin vaccinations of its own, with Chinese government departments and state media quoting Taiwanese in China in support of the program.   Read more »

Zimbabwe's foreign minister dies after contracting COVID-19

Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 07:32 PM

Zimbabwe's foreign minister, Sibusiso Moyo, has died after contracting COVID-19, presidential spokesman George Charamba said on Wednesday. Read more »

N. Korea cracks down on foreign media, speaking styles

Josh Smith, Reuters
Posted at Jan 20 01:43 PM

North Korea is imposing stiff fines or prison for anyone caught enjoying South Korean entertainment or copying the way South Koreans speak as leader Kim Jong Un steps up a war on outside influences and calls for better homegrown entertainment. Read more »