The Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in 77 countries since it was first identified three weeks ago, fueling concerns that its large number of mutations will help it spread faster and evade protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines or prior infection. Scientists await answers to these important questions: IS IT MORE CONTAGIOUS? The fast-spreading Delta variant remains dominant worldwide, and ...
By Patricia Mirasol Netflix and Spotify are multiple category winners in Twitter's #BestOfTweets 2021 Southeast Asia (SEA) Awards. The Dec. 14 awards presentation recognized the brand campaigns that caught the attention of people on the social media platform across SEA this year. The awards garnered about 200 campaign nominations -- a testament to Twitter's partnership with brands, said Yu Sasamoto, ...
Futura Dagupan Filinvest Land, Inc. (FLI) marks another milestone by bagging the Best Developer Award for North Luzon and Mindanao categories in the recently concluded Dot Property Philippines Awards 2021. These awards recognize the valuable contributions of FLI to the advancement of the regions. "Thank you, Dot Property, for recognizing our developments in North Luzon and Mindanao. We are truly ...
MANILA - The Philippines has detected two imported cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant of concern, its first reported cases, the Department of Health said on Wednesday.The two Omicron variant cases, detected from 48 samples sequenced on Dec. 14, were currently isolated in a quarantine facility, it said in a statement. -- Reuters ...
MELBOURNE - Western Australia's parliament passed legislation late on Tuesday aiming to better protect Aboriginal heritage in the mining state, however indigenous groups said it did not go far enough and are now counting on changes at the national level. Indigenous heritage protection has become a major issue after global miner Rio Tinto in 2020 legally destroyed culturally significant rock ...
SEOUL - South Korea reported 7,850 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday, its highest daily total, as breakthrough infections among those already vaccinated continue to spike, with the number of patients in serious condition also reaching a fresh high at 964. Daily tallies of infections shot past 7,000 for the first time last week, just days after passing the 5,000 mark, ...
The vaccine made by Sinovac Biotech Ltd., one of the most widely used in the world, does not provide sufficient antibodies to neutralize the omicron variant, said Hong Kong researchers in initial lab findings that may have sweeping consequences for the millions of people relying on the Chinese shot to protect them against COVID-19. Among a group of 25 people ...
PHNOM PENH - Cambodia has detected the country's first case of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in a local woman who had travelled from Ghana, the ministry of health said. The 23-year old woman had returned from Ghana via Dubai and Bangkok, the ministry said in a statement issued on Tuesday. The woman, who was 15 weeks pregnant, had ...
SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. agency charged with defending the country against hacking said on Tuesday the majority of attacks it has seen using a recently disclosed flaw in widely used open-source software were minor, with many of them seeking to hijack computing power to mine cryptocurrency. Officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said they had not confirmed ...
Economic activity is expected to improve in the fourth quarter as mobility curbs are further eased. -- PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCASBy Jenina P. Ibanez, Senior Reporter ECONOMIC MANAGERS raised the gross domestic product (GDP) growth projection to 5-5.5% for this year, citing the continued easing of lockdowns and the uptick in business activity. The interagency Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) ...