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Canada researchers investigating acai berry to fight Covid

OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canadian researchers said Monday they are investigating a popular superfood — the acai berry — as a treatment to prevent Covid-19’s most severe symptoms. Past studies have shown the berry’s extract may act as an inflammation inhibitor, which doctors believe could help prohibit the severe inflammatory response caused by the coronavirus. University of Toronto scientists Michael Farkouh and Ana Andreazza, who have studied the berry’s effect on inflammation responses for nearly […]

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Sudan flood death toll rises to 89

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AFP) — Floods in Sudan caused by more than a month of torrential rains have killed 89 people and injured 44, according to a new toll announced by the civil defence Monday. A total of 37,249 homes and 150 public buildings have been destroyed by the flooding, Sudan’s civil defense organisation added in a statement. Heavy rains usually fall in Sudan from June to October, and the country faces severe flooding every year. […]

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US passes 6 million Covid-19 cases: Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Monday passed six million coronavirus cases, according to a tally kept by Johns Hopkins University, adding one million new infections in less than a month. The country remains by far the most impacted in the world by the pandemic in absolute terms, with nearly a quarter of global infections and 183,203 deaths from Covid-19, the Baltimore-based university’s tracker showed. The number of new daily cases has […]

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K-pop’s BTS first all-South Korean act to top US singles charts

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — K-pop sensation BTS has become the first all-South Korean act to rule the top US singles chart, industry tracker Billboard announced Monday, with their English-language “Dynamite” hitting number one. It is another milestone cementing the seven-member boy band’s global dominance, coming hours after BTS beat American heavyweights including Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift to score the Best Pop award at Sunday’s MTV Video Music Awards. The first […]

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Brazil’s Bolsonaro to undergo surgery for kidney stone

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said Monday he had been diagnosed with a kidney stone and would undergo surgery in September to remove it. The far-right leader, 65, has had a series of health issues, including four surgeries stemming from an attack in which he was stabbed in the abdomen during his 2018 presidential campaign. “I felt a little pain, so I went for a checkup. But I’m fine. It’s […]

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Earth’s ice sheets tracking worst-case climate scenarios

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, which hold enough frozen water to lift oceans 65 metres, are tracking the UN’s worst-case scenarios for sea level rise, researchers said Monday, highlighting flaws in current climate change models. Mass loss from 2007 to 2017 due to melt-water and crumbling ice aligned almost perfectly with the Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change’s (IPCC) most extreme forecasts, which see the two ice sheets […]

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Junk food linked to age-marker in chromosomes: study

  by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — People who eat a lot of industrially processed junk food are more likely to exhibit a change in their chromosomes linked to ageing, according to research presented Tuesday at an online medical conference. Three or more servings of so-called “ultra-processed food” per day doubled the odds that strands of DNA and proteins called telomeres, found on the end of chromosomes, would be shorter compared […]

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DOJ chief Guevarra, two senators hail Gierran’s appointment as PhilHealth president

(Eagle News) –Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra and two senators have hailed the appointment of former National Bureau of Investigation chief Dante Gierran at the helm of PhilHealth. According to Guevarra, Gierran’s legal and accounting background, and “his well-known investigative skills, administrative abilities, and fiscal prudence” make him fit for PhilHealth’s top post. Senate President Tito Sotto agreed, noting Gierran also had a clean record. Senator Panfilo Lacson shared the same sentiment on Twitter, saying the […]

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65 more police personnel test positive for COVID-19

(Eagle News)–Sixty-five more police personnel tested positive for COVID-19, Philippine National Police data showed on Tuesday night. With the additional cases, the number of COVID-19 cases among the police rises to 4133. According to the data, an additional 32 have also recovered, pushing the tally to 2838. The death toll remains at 16, with no fatalities reported. Suspect cases were at 2808, while probable cases were at 710. The police are among the country’s frontliners […]

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DFA checking if Filipinos among those affected in Abu Dhabi restaurant gas explosion

(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs is looking into whether Filipinos were among those affected by an explosion caused by a gas leak in  Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates on Monday, Aug. 31. In a statement, the DFA said based on initial information reaching the embassy,  there may be Filipinos working at the  establishments affected by the incident on Airport Road at 10 a.m., but company management was so far not able to confirm […]

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PAGASA monitoring tropical depression off extreme N. Luzon, LPA east of Surigao del Sur with “Julian” outside PAR

Southwest monsoon affecting Central, Southern Luzon, weather bureau says (Eagle News)–The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a tropical depression off extreme Northern Luzon, outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. This was as Typhoon “Julian” exited PAR on Monday night, but not before slightly intensifying. “Julian” is expected to move north-northwest toward the East China Sea, or northeast toward the Korean Peninsula. According to PAGASA, a low pressure area located 775 kilometers […]

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MIAA releases list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Sept. 1

(Eagle News)–The Manila International Airport Authority has released its list of operational commercial flights for Tuesday, Sept. 1: MIAA said flight schedules may be subject to changes. Passengers have been advised to confirm their flights on the same day they are supposed to be scheduled as only those with the confirmation will be allowed to enter the airport premises. Domestic flights are allowed with Metro Manila still under a general community quarantine starting Sept. 1, […]

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