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Perseverance rover lands on Mars, but there's much we already know from Martian meteorites on Earth

The Conversation/Reuters
Feb 19 01:23 PM

Martian meteorites also hold clues about how people may one day be able to survive on the planet.   Read more »

Popcom, experts press for strong programs vs teenage pregnancy in Philippines

Sherrie Ann Torres, ABS-CBN News
Feb 17 09:43 PM

"Ang mga pamilyang Pilipino na pinangungunahan ng mga batang ina, na menor de edad, ang pinaka-dukhang pamilyang Pilipino sa ating lipunan." Read more »

Filipinos mark Ash Wednesday with prayers for pandemic to end

Reuters
Feb 17 09:40 PM

MANILA - Catholics in the Philippines observed Ash Wednesday in unconventional ways for a second successive year, with devotees meters apart and wearing mandatory masks and face shields to mark the start of the Christian season of Lent.   Read more »

Digital warfare: Myanmar's cyber crackdown explained

Lisa Martin and Dene-Hern Chen, Agence France-Presse
Feb 17 02:52 PM | Updated Feb 17 02:53 PM

Myanmar's military has imposed repeated internet blackouts, blocked some social media sites and drafted a cybersecurity bill as it attempts to grind down resistance to its takeover.   Read more »

China wants to be carbon neutral by 2060, but can its provinces manage it?

Echo Xie, South China Morning Post
Feb 17 01:13 PM

Ensuring carbon emissions peak before 2030, as is promised, may prove difficult for some provinces, not least where the economy relies on coal. Some provincial-level authorities have taken steps towards the government’s goals, while others’ actions have been slow or vague. Read more »

Persons with comorbidities can get COVID-19 vaccine: expert

ABS-CBN News
Feb 17 01:10 PM

Persons with comorbidities need the protection they can get against COVID-19, an expert said Wednesday after a government survey found only 3 out of 10 people in Metro Manila choose to get inoculated.   Read more »

Comet from edge of solar system killed the dinosaurs: study

Issam Ahmed and Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Feb 17 06:52 AM

WASHINGTON - Sixty-six million years ago, a huge celestial object struck off the coast of what is now Mexico, triggering a catastrophic "impact winter" that eventually wiped out three-quarters of life on Earth, including the dinosaurs. Read more »

Read the Constitution, Lacson tells Duterte

ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 11:29 PM

Read the Constitution. That's the advice given by Philippine Senator Panfilo Lacson to President Rodrigo Duterte after the chief executive questioned the role of senators in international agreements entered into by the Philippines. Read more »

Pandemic puts children’s social intelligence at risk: experts

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Feb 16 03:57 PM

Psychologists and child development experts agreed that the coronavirus pandemic has put children's social development at risk.   Read more »

A year after Diamond Princess, cruise industry eyes return

Sara Hussein, Agence France-Presse
Feb 16 12:27 PM

Analysts say smooth sailing isn't likely before the second half of 2021 at the earliest, but bookings are already picking up. Read more »

Expert warns of high-risk COVID-19 transmission in cinemas

ABS-CBN News
Feb 15 11:21 PM | Updated Feb 15 11:34 PM

MANILA - Cinemas are 'high-risk' places of COVID-19 transmission, an expert warned Monday, amid proposals to re-open movie houses and other leisure establishments in general community quarantine (GCQ) areas like Metro Manila to boost the economy. Read more »

Can cancer survivors, immunocompromised, HIV-positive receive COVID-19 vaccine?

ABS-CBN News
Feb 15 04:35 PM | Updated Feb 15 10:35 PM

People who do not experience allergic reaction to the COVID-19 vaccine can and should receive it, 2 health experts said Monday. Read more »

Ebola: profile of a prolific killer

ABS-CBN News
Feb 15 11:00 AM

PARIS, France - Here are some fast facts on the Ebola virus that has plunged Guinea into an "epidemic situation" according to a senior health official, and which has killed more than 15,000 people since 1976. Read more »

What's next for Trump, the Republican Party and Biden?

Chris Lefkow and Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Feb 14 01:26 PM

The US Senate acquitted Donald Trump on Saturday of the charge of inciting the January 6 assault on the US Capitol in an unprecedented second impeachment trial.   Read more »

No end to pandemic without equal vaccine access: experts

Patrick Galey, Agence France-Presse
Feb 13 10:15 AM

Developing new COVID-19 vaccines will fail to end the pandemic unless all countries receive doses in a fast and fair manner, disease experts warned Saturday. Read more »

SWS: 50% of Filipinos ‘very happy’ with love life

ABS-CBN News
Feb 12 10:20 PM | Updated Feb 12 11:25 PM

Some 39 percent or less than a half of Filipinos said they wanted to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, with half of the respondents saying that they are happy with their love life, a pollster said Friday. Read more »

Xi, Biden break ice with phone call, but can they dial down tensions?

Sarah Zheng and Eduardo Baptista, South China Morning Post
Feb 12 02:24 PM

Analysts say conversation is a first step in getting ties on the right track, but Washington is expected to continue taking a tough line on Beijing. US messaging emphasized concerns raised on economic practices, human rights and Taiwan, while China focused on cooperation and dialogue. Read more »

US CDC says masks must fit tightly – and two are better than one

The Conversation/Reuters
Feb 11 10:35 PM

On Feb. 10, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released new mask guidelines based on a study of how mask fit affects the wearer’s exposure to airborne particles. With more transmissible COVID-19 strains emerging around the world, it is important to properly use the right kinds of face masks. Read more »

Who will sanction Parlade over online rants?

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Feb 11 09:38 PM

Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade - the Philippine senior military officer who is gaining infamy for his tirades on social media against those he accuses of being communists – wears two hats for the government that is now making it unclear who could sanction him for his online vitriol. Read more »

Coronavirus: China’s COVID-19 origin theory includes pig heads and frozen fish

Simone McCarthy and Linda Lew, South China Morning Post
Feb 11 01:31 PM

The WHO investigation team puts forward cold-chain transmission as a lead despite skepticism. Beijing has used the theory to support its claims that the virus may have not originated in China. Read more »

WHO Wuhan COVID-19 mission over but much more work still to do

Simone McCarthy, South China Morning Post
Feb 11 12:50 PM

A World Health Organization (WHO) mission to China to investigate the origins of COVID-19 has ended without a clear answer, but research further afield could help fill in some of the gaps, according to members of the team.   Read more »

'Napakalaking loophole': Why politicians get away with premature campaigning

Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News
Feb 11 05:34 AM | Updated Feb 11 05:35 AM

Premature campaigning is usually frowned upon by Filipinos, but the Commission on Elections said many politicians are able to skirt around the law.   Read more »

New AFP Chief Sobejana: The left-handed warrior and the fight against the Left

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Feb 10 07:46 PM

Get to know the new military chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, his plans for the military and his relationship with the Left.  Read more »

THROWBACK: 'Dura' at 'ipit' modus

ABS-CBN News
Feb 10 04:04 PM | Updated Feb 10 04:32 PM

Nagbabala ang pulisya sa publiko laban sa mga istilo ng mga kawatan na pambabaling sa pansin ng mga pasahero sa mga pampublikong sasakyan upang sila ay manakawan.   Read more »

ALAMIN: Pre-medication at iba pang agam-agam kaugnay sa COVID-19 vaccine, tinalakay

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Feb 10 01:23 PM | Updated Feb 11 02:54 AM

Sa panayam ng TeleRadyo, Miyerkoles ng umaga, kay Dr. Rommel Crisenio Lobo, vice chair ng National Adverse Events Following Immunization Committee, sinagot niya ang ilang katanungan hinggil sa pagbabakuna kontra COVID-19. Read more »