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Drone taxi for two

Maxim Shemetov, Reuters
Jan 25 10:06 PM

Several companies around the globe are developing drones that can carry humans for transport but are mostly still in the testing stage. Read more »

Pangulo ng Mexico positibo sa COVID-19

ABS-CBN News
Jan 25 09:44 PM

Mild lang ang sintomas at stable ang kondisyon ni Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador na positibo sa COVID-19.   Read more »

'Pinakadisente' sa buong mundo: Biden may paalala sa White House staff

ABS-CBN News
Jan 25 09:26 PM

Sabi ni Biden sa White House staff, dapat manaig ang respeto sa isa't isa.  Read more »

Pinoy frontliners sa UK tuloy sa trabaho sa gitna ng bagong COVID variant

ABS-CBN News
Jan 25 09:22 PM | Updated Jan 25 10:30 PM

Mistulang nasa war zone ang Pinoy frontliners sa UK sa gitna ng posibleng mas nakamamatay na bagong variant ng COVID-19.  Read more »

South China Sea tension flares again as Biden takes charge

Martin Petty, Reuters
Jan 25 03:52 PM | Updated Jan 25 05:38 PM

A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt entered the South China Sea over the weekend to promote "freedom of the seas" at a time of U.S. concern about China-Taiwan tensions and Beijing asserting its maritime agenda. Read more »

Biden to repeal Trump's ban on transgender people joining military —source

Trevor Hunnicutt, Reuters
Jan 25 01:51 PM

President Joe Biden is poised to repeal his predecessor Donald Trump's ban on transgender people enlisting in the U.S. military, a person familiar with the matter said. Read more »

Makers of Sophia the robot plan mass rollout amid pandemic

Michelle Hennessy, Reuters
Jan 25 12:38 PM

Since being unveiled in 2016, Sophia - a humanoid robot - has gone viral. Now the company behind her has a new vision: to mass-produce robots by the end of the year.   Read more »

Hong Kong lifts lockdown in Kowloon district after testing 7,000 people

Reuters
Jan 25 10:58 AM

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong government lifted a lockdown in an area of Kowloon district in the early hours of Monday after testing about 7,000 people for coronavirus to curb an outbreak in the densely populated area. Read more »

Australia approves Pfizer vaccine for rollout in February

Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 10:24 AM

SYDNEY - Australia's medical regulator has formally approved the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, with the first doses expected to be administered in late February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Monday. Read more »

Czech trainers teach dogs to sniff out COVID

Jan Flemr, Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 09:39 AM

KLINY, Czech Republic - In a dog training center built inside a shipping container located in a Czech mountain village, Renda, Cap and Laky are being put to the test. Read more »

Mexican president tests positive for COVID-19

Reuters
Jan 25 08:54 AM | Updated Jan 25 10:03 AM

MEXICO CITY (UPDATE) - Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Sunday he had tested positive for COVID-19, adding that his symptoms were light and he was receiving medical treatment. Read more »

New Zealand confirms first coronavirus case in months

Reuters
Jan 25 08:50 AM | Updated Jan 25 09:55 AM

WELLINGTON (UPDATE) - New Zealand on Monday confirmed its first case of COVID-19 in the community in months in a 56-year-old woman, but said close contacts of the recently returned traveler had so far tested negative. Read more »

Australia says it will spend $770M on navy weapons development

Reuters
Jan 25 08:49 AM

SYDNEY - Australia will spend A$1 billion ($770 million) developing new naval weaponry capabilities, including long-range missiles and torpedoes, the federal government said on Monday, part of a vast defense upgrade amid rising regional tensions. Read more »

Israel 'closes skies' to air travel to prevent virus spread

Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 08:17 AM

JERUSALEM - Israel on Sunday announced a week-long ban on most incoming and outgoing flights in a bid to slow the spread of new variants of the novel coronavirus. Read more »

US passes 25 million COVID-19 cases: Johns Hopkins

Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 07:07 AM

More than 25 million COVID-19 cases have been recorded in the United States since the pandemic began, Johns Hopkins University said Sunday, just days after President Joe Biden's inauguration.   Read more »

'Get out Bolsonaro!' say ex-supporters in Brazil as COVID-19, vaccines weigh

Gabriel Stargardter, Reuters
Jan 25 06:46 AM

Despite repeatedly denying the severity of the pandemic and overseeing a response that has blighted Brazil with the world's second highest number of COVID-19 fatalities after the United States, Bolsonaro ended 2020 riding high in the polls, buoyed by a generous coronavirus support package.   Read more »

Vaccine boost for poor countries as Biden warns of '600,000 dead'

Agence France-Presse
Jan 25 06:46 AM

US President Joe Biden on Friday said "well over 600,000" Americans could die of the coronavirus as he stepped up federal aid in the world's worst-hit country, while less wealthy nations anticipated better access to tests and vaccines thanks to several international deals.   Read more »

Italy to take legal action over COVID-19 vaccine delays to get promised doses

Reuters
Jan 25 01:25 AM

Italy will take legal action against Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca over delays in deliveries of COVID-19 vaccines to secure agreed supplies rather than seek damages, Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.   Read more »

US carrier group enters S.China Sea amid Taiwan tensions

Reuters
Jan 24 10:59 PM

A US aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea to promote "freedom of the seas", the US military said on Sunday, at a time when tensions between China and Taiwan have raised concern in Washington. Read more »

Pope Francis appeals for Rome homeless as number of dead from cold rises

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Jan 24 10:55 PM

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Romans to help the homeless in the Italian capital, after a spike in the number dying from the cold.   Read more »

China sees fall in new COVID-19 cases amid strict local lockdowns

Reuters
Jan 24 10:06 PM

China reported 80 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, mostly in the northeast where some residents complained they were short of food amid an ongoing local lockdowns, down from Friday's 107. Read more »

UK detects 77 cases of South African COVID variant, 9 of Brazilian

Reuters
Jan 24 08:17 PM

Britain has detected 77 cases of the South African variant of COVID-19, the health minister said on Sunday, also urging people to strictly follow lockdown rules as the best precaution against Britain's own potentially more deadly variant. Read more »

First of 22 trapped miners rescued from Chinese mine: state media

Agence France-Presse
Jan 24 12:35 PM

Rescue workers on Sunday lifted out the first of 22 miners trapped for two weeks hundreds of meters underground in an east China mine, state broadcaster CCTV reported.   Read more »

Japan, U.S. defense chiefs vow closer ties over China's assertiveness

Kyodo News
Jan 24 11:55 AM

Japan's Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi and his newly appointed U.S. counterpart Lloyd Austin agreed Sunday to enhance their countries' alliance amid China's growing maritime assertiveness. Read more »

Hong Kong imposes 48-hour lockdown in Kowloon neighborhood

Tyrone Siu, Reuters
Jan 24 11:49 AM

Health workers are seen in protective gear inside a locked down portion of the Jordan residential area to contain a new outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Hong Kong, China on Saturday.  Read more »