The right time to invest

Isaiah Yu - @inquirerdotnet 03/11/2021

It was awfully quiet during dinner. I could see that my dad was burdened and had little sleep. He was staring at his untouched food, until he finally said, “Today at work, we had to cut costs…

James Bond movie ‘No Time to Die’ delayed again amid pandemic

Reuters 01/22/2021

LOS ANGELES – The global release of the James Bond movie “No Time to Die” was postponed to October from April, its producers said on Thursday, another setback for movie theaters trying to rebuild a business crushed…

Japan privately concludes Tokyo Olympics should be canceled due to Covid-19–report

Reuters 01/22/2021

TOKYO — Japan’s government has privately concluded the Tokyo Olympics will have to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, The Times reported, citing an unnamed senior member of the ruling coalition. The government’s focus is now…

Biden orders masks, travel clampdown in new war on Covid-19

Agence France Presse 01/22/2021

WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Thursday tightened mask wearing rules and ordered quarantine for people flying into the United States, as he got to work on tackling the coronavirus pandemic on his first full day in…

Tokyo Games may be too big a gamble, disease expert says

Reuters 01/21/2021

TOKYO – As embattled Tokyo Olympics organizers enter the final six months of preparations for the delayed Games on Saturday, virus experts believe hosting the world’s biggest sporting event may be too big a gamble. The Olympics…

Joe Biden sworn in as 46th U.S. president, urges end to ‘uncivil war’

Reuters 01/21/2021

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden was sworn in as president of the United States on Wednesday, offering a message of unity and restoration to a deeply divided country reeling from a battered economy and a raging coronavirus pandemic…

Minors will be allowed to go to malls if accompanied by parents — Año

Neil Arwin Mercado 12/01/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Minors may soon go to malls as long as their parents or guardians accompany them, Interior Secretary Eduardo Año said Monday night. In a televised briefing, Año said this is part of the move…

White House race: 2 possible scenarios on ‘D-Day’

Christine O. Avendaño - @inquirerdotnet 11/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — With the coronavirus pandemic prompting Americans to vote early or demand mail-in balloting, two possible scenarios may play out on Nov. 3, D-Day for the presidential race in the United States: A decisive result…

Health is economy

Ernesto M. Pernia - @inquirerdotnet 10/24/2020

Health is wealth,” though a cliché, has scarcely been uttered during this coronavirus pandemic. Not surprising as it has become second nature to individuals, while what we have is a public health crisis. So more appropriate is…

Emmys, live and virtual: ‘What could possibly go wrong?’

Associated Press 09/18/2020

LOS ANGELES  — Emmy host Jimmy Kimmel and an alpaca sharing the spotlight. Winners accepting at home in designer pajamas or maybe yoga pants. More than 100 chances for a balky internet connection to bring Sunday’s ceremony…

SWS: Around 3.5M adult Filipinos got stranded in July due to quarantine

Catherine Gonzales 08/05/2020

MANILA, Philippines — An estimated 3.5 million adult Filipinos got stranded by community quarantine rules due to the coronavirus disease pandemic, according to the latest survey of the Social Weather Stations (SWS). The survey conducted from July…

Palace cites ‘invigorated’ COVID-19 response

Leila B. Salaverria 07/30/2020

MANILA, Philippines — There will be “major changes” in the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque, who on Wednesday, July 29, 2020, said the country was unlikely this time to beat…

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