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LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Houston Rockets agreed to send disgruntled point guard Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for former first round draft pick John Wall, the Wizards announced on Wednesday. The Wizards also received a first round draft pick in the blockbuster deal which reunites Westbrook with former Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks. The trade ends a single season in Houston for the 32-year-old Westbrook, who spent the previous 11 […]
by Kelly MACNAMARA Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — For decades scientists have been trying to figure out how to swiftly predict the twisting, tangled shape of proteins — and from there unravel a greater understanding of the machinery of life itself. This week an Artificial Intelligence program created by Google sister firm DeepMind was shown to have virtually cracked the challenge, forecasting the way in which proteins contort into three dimensional structures in the […]
(Eagle News) — Metro Manila mayors have thumbed down the proposal to allow minors inside malls at this time. Metropolitan Manila Development Authority general manager Jojo Garcia said voting of the 17 mayors was unanimous in a meeting on Wednesday night. According to Garcia, minors, however, are allowed to go out to exercise or for essential needs. Earlier, Garcia said the group consulted with Dr. Joselyn Alonzo-Eusebio, the president of the Philippine Pediatric Society. […]
(Eagle News) — Eight volcanic earthquakes were monitored at Taal in 24 hours. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said also monitored at the volcano, which remains on alert level 1, was steam emission. PHIVOLCS said the emission of steam-laden plumes at the vents of the main crater and at the vents of the Daang Kastila Trail were weak. It also noted a a slow and slight inflation of the northwestern sector of Taal […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 2,700 in one day as of Wednesday evening, the highest since April, Johns Hopkins University said. The new tally of 2,731 fatalities raises the overall known death toll in America to 273,181 since the pandemic started late last year. The number of new infections over the past 24 hours was 195,121, the university said. © Agence France-Presse
by Jerome CARTILLIER WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Still irate and bitter one month after his election defeat to Joe Biden, Donald Trump is openly musing about a second run at the US presidency in 2024. Refusing to accept defeat, Trump’s lawyers and supporters continued Wednesday to file lawsuits and even call for extraordinary intervention, such as martial law, to force a new vote. And Trump released an extraordinary 46 minute video in which he […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers are expected over parts of the country today, December 3. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Cagayan Valley, MIMAROPA, Bicol Region, Western Visayas, and the provinces of Aurora, and Quezon will have those conditions due to the tail-end of a frontal system affecting the eastern section of Northern and Central Luzon, and the trough of the low pressure area in the vicinity of Poblacion, […]
(Eagle News) — The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Thursday, Dec. 3: Flight schedules may be subject to changes. Domestic flights are allowed but subject to the travel requirements set forth by the local government unit that has jurisdiction over the area of destination. The Department of Tourism has said it was eyeing subsidizing half of the cost of RT-PCR tests for tourists to boost domestic travel. […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico said it signed an agreement Wednesday with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to buy 34.4 million vaccines against the coronavirus, with a first batch due to arrive this month. The Latin American nation has reported almost 107,000 Covid-19 deaths — one of the world’s highest tolls — and more than 1.1 million infections. The health ministry announced on Twitter that it expected to receive the first 250,000 doses in December. […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US hopes to have immunized 100 million people against Covid-19 by the end of February, a top official said Wednesday, which is approximately 40 percent of the country’s adult population. The push should start within weeks, when vaccines developed by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna-NIH are expected to be approved. Each of these require two doses, the second after three weeks and four weeks, respectively. “Between mid-December, and the end of […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Reigning NBA finals MVP LeBron James, who will turn 36 this month, has agreed to a two-year, $85 million contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers, his agent Rich Paul said on Wednesday. The extension means James will make $39.2 million next season and will be a Laker through the 2022-23 season, American sports broadcaster ESPN reported Paul as saying. James will also make $41.1 million in 2021-22 and […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — President Vladimir Putin told health officials Wednesday to start widespread vaccinations next week, adding that Russia has produced close to two million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine. The announcement came on the day Britain approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for a rollout starting next week. Last week Russia reported interim test results showing Sputnik V was 95 percent effective, rivalling international competitors for efficacy. Sputnik V — dubbed after the Soviet-era […]
