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MECQ malaking-tulong sa LGUs para maasikaso ang LSIs Manila, Philippines – Makakatulong ang Modified Enhanced Community Quarantine (MECQ) para makapagpokus ang mga probinsya sa mga residente nilang nagbalik mula sa Metro Manila. Ayon kay Bangsamoro parliament member Zia Alonto Adiong, makakatulong din sa mga medical worker sa ilang mga probinsya ang MECQ para makapagpahinga ang mga ito. “[The] temporary pause on outbound flights […] The post MECQ malaking-tulong sa LGUs para maasikaso ang LSIs appeared first on REMATE ONLINE.
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Clueless in the city: Some Metro travelers unaware MECQ is back – NCRPO MANILA, Philippines --- Some travelers in Metro Manila are still unaware of the guidelines on the implementation of a stricter modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ), police said Tuesday.Metro Manila police chief Major Gen. Debold Sinas said they encountered a sort of "challenge" with travelers on the first day of the stricter quarantine. ...
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Hans Zimmer, Dave team up for new ‘Planet Earth’ documentary British rapper Dave and German film composer Hans Zimmer have been enlisted for the upcoming documentary "Planet Earth: A Celebration", which will premiere on Aug. 31 across BBC America, AMC, SundanceTV and IFC.This new documentary will feature eight wildlife clips from previous installments of the award-winning "Planet Earth" series, respectively entitled "Planet Earth II" and "Blue Planet II". ...
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High school athlete loses both parents to COVID-19 one week apart In a span of just one week, a 17-year-old high school football player lost both of his parents to COVID-19 in the United States.Justin Hunter said goodbye to his dad Eugene and mother Angie last week, as per ABC-affiliate WSB-TV last Saturday, Aug. 1.Hunter's whole family tested positive for the coronavirus last month. While the student was asymptomatic, his parents began showing alarming symptoms of the disease."Their temperatures skyrocketed. They had headaches. ...
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Twitch is launching a support program in US for minorities in esports Twitch is offering scholarships for esports programs for students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the United States and will also create an official league bringing them together. The goal is to promote the inclusion of minorities in the video gaming industry, where they are still underrepresented.The platform announced the creation of an esports program for HBCUs with the intention of bringing more Black gamers into the esports industry. ...
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Erobotics, a solution for the sexual health and well-being of astronauts Although they are trained to live in isolated spaces for long periods, astronauts are still human beings, and some human needs become difficult to ignore over time. Among these are emotional and sexual needs, and a solution for this may be found in erobots, an inventive new technology in the sexual domain. Researchers Simon Dub (Concordia University) and Dave Anctil (Laval University) are pioneers in the field. ...
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WATCH: Alanis Morissette sings new track ‘Ablaze’ with daughter Alanis Morissette treated fans with a live performance of her new song "Ablaze", which she sang with a special collaboration with her adorable young daughter, no less."Ablaze", from her new album "Such Pretty Forks in the Road", debuted on live television through "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" last July 31.The quarantined performance was filled with giggles and sweet bonding moments between the doting mother and the 4-year-old Onyx as fans heard the song for the first time.https://www. ...
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Man who stabbed his 7-year-old brother charged with capital murder A 21-year-old man is suspected to have stabbed his 7-year-old brother multiple times, which lead to the latter's untimely death in Texas, United States. The man's motives are still not certain, according to the police.The boy, identified as Jacob Gabriel Brito, was given first aid and was rushed to the hospital after the incident. He was pronounced dead shortly after his arrival, as per Hamilton City Police Department's Twitter post on Sunday, Aug. 2. ...
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Day 11 of postponed Tokyo Games finally brings summer heat TOKYO--- Tuesday would have been Day 11 of the 2020 Olympics. And it finally brought what was feared the most before the pandemic postponed the games for a year: A hot and humid Tokyo summer day.After some showers and mild temperatures for the first 10 days, Tuesday temperatures reached a muggy 32 Celsius (90 Fahrenheit). The forecast through Sunday, which would have been the final day, calls temperatures in the same range. ...
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Thailand plans to widen medical marijuana production BANGKOK-- Thailand's cabinet approved amendments on Tuesday to its narcotics act to allow private production and sale of marijuana for medical use, officials saidWith a tradition of using the leaf to relieve pain and fatigue, Thailand became the first Southeast Asian nation to legalize marijuana in 2017 for medical use and research, but only the government was allowed to grow plants. ...
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Al Jazeera says Malaysian office raided over documentary KUALA LUMPUR --- Malaysian police Tuesday raided Al Jazeera's Kuala Lumpur office and seized computers as part of an investigation into a documentary about migrants that has angered the government, the broadcaster said.Authorities launched the probe into the Qatar-based broadcaster's program last month, adding to concerns about worsening media freedom in Malaysia. ...
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China, WHO in talks on plans to trace coronavirus origin BEIJING --- China and the World Health Organization (WHO) are discussing plans to trace the origin of the coronavirus outbreak following a visit to the country by two experts from the U.N. agency, the foreign ministry said Tuesday.Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin told reporters the experts conducted "preparatory consultations on scientific research cooperation on virus tracing" during their two-week stay, which ended Sunday. ...
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Outcry in Sweden after drive-by shooting kills 12-year-old COPENHAGEN, Denmark --- The Swedish government vowed Tuesday to find the perpetrators of a drive-by shooting that killed a 12-year-old girl in what authorities said appears to be the latest violence from suburban feuds between criminal gangs fighting over territory."If we don't stop the new recruitment of young people into the criminal circles, harsh measures will not mean anything," Home Affairs Minister Mikael Damberg told Swedish broadcaster SVT. ...
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CHR: Pandemic response needs human rights dimension MANILA, Philippines---The government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic should not be purely a peace and order approach but also take human rights into consideration, according to the Commission on Human Rights (CHR ) on Tuesday (Aug. 4). The CHR said the government and its officials must be a source of empathy as a lot of people suffer from the disastrous impact of the pandemic and not resort to brute force to enforce health protocols. ...
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PSL gets DOH approval, resumes training after MECQ MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine Superliga will be allowed to return to training soon once the modified enhanced community quarantine (MECQ) in National Capital Region (NCR) and its nearby provinces is lifted.NCR, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal have been placed back to MECQ due to the surge of coronavirus cases in the country beginning Aug. 4 until tentatively on Aug. 18. ...
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Iloilo City mayor bares contact with coronavirus carriers, goes on quarantine ILOILO CITY---Iloilo City Mayor Jerry Treas will go on quarantine after being exposed to persons positive for SARS Cov2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. In a statement issued on Tuesday (Aug. 4), Trenas said he had been exposed to "two to three positive cases." Treas, 63, is a diabetic taking daily insulin shots and is considered among those highly vulnerable to the disease because of that. ...
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Morales: PhilHealth investigating 20,000 fraud cases MANILA, Philippines --- The Philippine Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is currently investigating some 20,000 cases of fraudulent transactions, its president told a Senate investigation on Tuesday.According to PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo Morales, the agency has hired additional investigators to help resolve the cases."We have 20,000 cases, 12,000 of them are in the regions. ...
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Red card warning for deliberate coughing in football Footballers can be sent off if referees judge they have coughed deliberately at opponents or match officials in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, say the sport's rule-makers and England's Football Association.The International Football Association Board (IFAB) said it was up to the referee to judge whether he felt the cough was an abusive gesture.IFAB classified deliberate coughing as similar to "using offensive, insulting or abusive language and/or gestures". ...
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Pagasa: Cloudy skies, rain in Visayas, Mindanao as LPA nears Davao City MANILA, Philippines --- Parts of Visayas and Mindanao, especially its eastern side, will experience rain as a low-pressure area (LPA) approaches Davao City, the state weather bureau said Tuesday afternoon.The latest forecast from the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) showed the LPA was last spotted 210 kilometers southeast of Davao. It is moving west. ...
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Man beaten with bats over face mask dispute in Paris suburb PARIS --- A resident of a Paris suburb said he was beaten with baseball bats because he asked a fellow laundromat patron to wear a face mask -- a requirement in all indoor public places in France to fight resurgent coronavirus infections.Surveillance video of the attack published Tuesday by Le Parisien newspaper shows two people with bats and two others attacking a masked man inside the laundry facility then fleeing, leaving him face down on the floor. ...
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PhilHealth whistle-blower asks Senate for legislative immunity "I would like to request, for the record, Mr. Chair, if you don't mind, for a legislative immunity in this continuous Senate hearing on PhilHealth issue," Cabading asked Senate President Vicente Sotto III.
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Lacson quizzes PhilHealth's plan to buy new ICT equipment when dozens remain unused "Kung mayroon kayong unutilized units na nasa box pa bakit kayo magpo-procure ng 15 units na saksakan ng mahal? Hindi niyo nga nagamit eh. Bakit kayo bibili ng 15 units? Kasi malaki overprice?" the senator asked.
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CHR lauds single mothers, urges support, encouragement The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) lauded all single mothers working hard to provide a bright future for their children in observance of Single Working Women’s Day, August 4. The CHR said on Twitter that single mothers face an even bigger burden now because of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) health pandemic. “Isang malaking hamon para sa kahit kaninong magulang ang pagtataguyod ng kanilang anak nang mag-isa. ...
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Eddie Ilarde, TV and radio icon, passes away at 85 He was the voice of many generations Even in his last days, former Senator and TV host Eddie Ilarde, couldn’t help but give advice. The iconic radioman asked radio stations to play more music as the pandemic raged worldwide. “Everything in the electronics and print media is about coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19), and while it’s a welcome thing to know what’s going on, too much of it is psychological poison,” the late lawmaker said in April, urging radio stations to devote one hour to just music. ...

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