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South Korea imposes new COVID-19 lockdown rules
South Korea is resuming certain lockdown measures as it battles a new coronavirus outbreak. Health Minister Park Neung-hoo announced new bans on large gatherings, with closures for beaches, nightspots and churches, as well as removing fans from professional sporting events. The government said it did not take the decision lightly, but felt the restrictions were…
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Apple is first U.S. public firm to be worth $2 trillion
Apple Inc. has become the first publicly traded U.S. company in history to be worth $2 trillion. The iPhone maker’s shares reached the multi-trillions on Wednesday, when its stock neared $468 for the first time. Shares of Apple are now up a remarkable 60% this year, despite the coronavirus outbreak. In the second quarter of…
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Joe Biden: No pressure to select Kamala Harris
In his first interview as the Democratic presidential nominee, former Vice President Joe Biden discussed his motives for choosing a woman of color as his running mate. “Did you feel pressure to select a Black woman?” asked “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts in an exclusive interview Friday in Wilmington, Delaware. “No, I didn’t feel…
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Vanessa Bryant pays tribute to Kobe Bryant
On what would have been Kobe Bryant’s 42nd birthday, his wife Vanessa Bryant honored him with a personal letter and a photo of the both of them on social media. “To my baby ~ Happy Birthday. I love and miss you more than I can ever explain,” Bryant wrote on Instagram. “I miss your big…
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3D ‘Harry Potter’ charms China box-office anew
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’s Stone cast its spell over the box office in China this weekend, as Hollywood re-releases continue to entice people back to recently reopened cinema. The 3D, 4K rerelease of the first film in Warner Bros’ multi-billion dollar franchise was able to magic up a stellar $13.4 million this weekend, according…
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First trailer for ‘The Batman’ unveiled
The Batman” writer-director Matt Reeves unveiled the first trailer for the film during the final panel for the DC FanDome event on Saturday. The moody teaser, set to Nirvana’s “Something in the Way,” focuses most on the presence of the Riddler (Paul Dano), who is leaving a series of deadly teasers for the Batman and…
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No more long wait for test results of COVID-19
By John Clifford Lintao WAITING for COVID-19 test results need not be an eternity, said the Department of Health which has delegated the Philippine Red Cross to take over the task of informing individuals for their condition. In a statement, the PRC said they were finally given the authorization they had requested from the DOH…
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60,000 PDLs freed since March, says SC
By Fernan Angeles OVER 60,000 persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) have been released since the implementation of community quarantine in view of the global pandemic, said an official of the Supreme Court. Court Administrator Atty. Midas Marquez attributed the development that somehow saw jails de-clogged of detainees, to continued conduct of hearings through in-court and…
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2 Bataan barangays placed under modified lockdown
By Mar T. Supnad MARIVELES, Bataan – Continuing surge of COVID-19 infections for the past few days compelled the local government to impose modified special concern lockdown on two densely-populated barangays in this locality. In her Executive Order No. 43, Mayor Jocelyn P. Castañeda ordered the implementation of modified lockdown to barangays San Carlos and…
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LA judge extends Britney Spears conservatorship until 2021
Los Angeles Judge Brenda Penny ruled after a sealed hearing on Thursday (Aug. 19) to extend Britney Spears conservatorship till Feb. 1, 2021. The virtual hearing was attended by Spears’ court appointed attorney, Samuel Ingham, her father James Spears, Lynn Spears, and their respective attorneys. In addition, Spears current temporary conservator Jodi Montgomery. Penny also…