Curry 'optimistic' he'll be ready for NBA playoff opener
Injured Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors sits on the bench during their game against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first half at Chase Center on April 07, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (AFP)Golden State guard Stephen Curry says he is “very optimistic” he could return from a foot injury in time for the Warriors’ NBA playoff opener against Denver on Saturday. “The goal has always been game one, the goal still remains game one,” Curry said. Curry finished the regular season with averages of 25.5 points, 6.3 assists and 5.2 rebounds over 64 games. “He’s dangerous in every regard — no matter how you play him, he’s got an answer for you,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.
Source:Manila Times
April 15, 2022 04:13 UTC
Schools to get 100,000 test kits from donation platform
A total of 100,000 rapid antigen test kits will be donated to schools from New World Development's donation matching platform. The platform, Share for Good, will donate the test kits to Hong Kong Subsidized Secondary Schools Council, Hong Kong Direct Subsidy Scheme Schools Council, Subsidized Primary School Council, Hong Kong Special Schools Council, and a number of schools. Hong Kong Subsidized Secondary Schools Council will help coordinate efforts to help distribute test kits to the families in need. It has raised over HK$40 million in donation and supplies, benefiting over 100,000 underprivileged families in one month. Around 10 million kits will be provided to schools students in need.
Source:The Standard
April 14, 2022 19:04 UTC
'Covid still a global danger'
GENEVA: The World Health Organization's (WHO) emergency committee on Covid-19 on Wednesday unanimously affirmed that the coronavirus remained a major public health danger and insisted that countries must stop dropping their guard. With many nations relaxing public health and social measures, and drastically reducing testing for the virus, the global health body's group of experts said the pandemic was far from over. "The situation is far from over with regard to the Covid-19 pandemic. It concluded that the pandemic still constituted a public health emergency of international concern (Pheic) — the highest level of alert that the WHO can sound. This was the lowest number of Covid deaths since the early days of the pandemic.
Source:Manila Times
April 14, 2022 18:52 UTC
Who is Jesus Christ in the eyes of other faiths?
The annual commemoration of Holy Week, which is known as a custom religiously observed by the Roman Catholic religion, is also observed by other faiths. Not only that, other religions also have varying views of Jesus Christ. ADVERTISEMENTIn this article, INQUIRER.net will briefly discuss how other religions or faiths see Jesus Christ based on different beliefs and traditions. At the end of his life an attempt is made to kill Jesus, but he is delivered and raised up to heaven,” Cardinal Fitzgerald said. Jesus is often seen as the supreme example of self-realization, the goal of the Hindi dharma,” said Cardinal Fitzgerald.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
April 14, 2022 13:16 UTC
Mali massacre survivors say white mercenaries involved in killings
BAMAKO, Mali — It was market day in the town of Moura in central Mali when Malian troops backed by white mercenaries descended in helicopters and opened fire on bewildered residents, according to witnesses’ accounts. But dozens of white men in army fatigues who spoke what the residents believed was Russian, were actively involved, they said. French is widely spoken in Mali, but the government soldiers and the white men communicated in sign language as they did not speak the same language. The white men were the first to get out of the helicopters and open fire on fleeing residents, four onlookers said. ADVERTISEMENTBut the witness accounts bolstered evidence gathered by New York-based Human Rights Watch, which last week alleged that Malian soldiers assisted by suspected Russians killed about 300 civilians in Moura.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
April 14, 2022 13:14 UTC
21st century libraries – Part 1
A definition that appeared repeatedly from several sources refer to "The libraries of the 21st century (provide) a welcoming common space that encourages exploration, creation, and collaboration between students, teachers, and a broader community. (https://www.edutopia.org/ blog/21st-century-libraries-learning-commons-beth-holland) Sources on space design of the modern library include: (https://altamira.edu.co/), "School Libraries: The Heart of the 21st Century "(https://www.education.act.gov.au › assets › pdf_file), "NCCA Library Learning Commons" (https://newton.instructure. com › courses), and "21st Century Libraries: Changing from the Ground Up" (https://www.libraryjournal.com › story › tech nology)Early experiences. My first experience with the internet in libraries was during studies at Jochi Daigaku (Sophia University) in the late sixties. Working on this writeup makes me realize that library space design in those years was precursor to what we are seeing and expecting in today's libraries.
Source:Manila Times
April 14, 2022 11:16 UTC
Return of evening dine-in, gathering limit expands as Covid rules ease on April 21
With evening dine-in set to resume after three months, catering premises will also be allowed to host banquets of no more than 20 people. Meanwhile, designated premises allowed to reopen on April 21 include gyms, beauty parlors, massage parlors, sports centers, theme parks, performance venues, cinemas, game centers, and religious premises. Except for team sports, a 4-people cap will remain on these premises, with the premises running at 50 percent of the normal capacity. Local tours with no more than 30 people have also received the green light, as long as tour staffers have received three doses of the Covid vaccine. The 30-people cap will be further relaxed to 100 if all participants undergo rapid antigen tests on the first day of the tour.
Source:The Standard
April 14, 2022 10:14 UTC
Spanish police take down ‘Europe’s biggest’ cannabis farm
MADRID — Spanish authorities have destroyed 415,000 hemp plants worth up to 100 million euros ($108 million) in an operation to dismantle what police said on Wednesday was Europe’s biggest cannabis plantation. While CBD sale and consumption is legal across Spain and most of Europe, Spanish law still prohibits the cultivation of cannabis plants for anything other than industrial uses, such as for textiles and seeds, according to the Agriculture Ministry. Three people were arrested as a result of the operation, which began in mid-2021 when police discovered one of the fields. The Guardia Civil said the plantation owner initially presented the farm as a legal operation to produce industrial cannabis but was later found to be planning to export large quantities to Italy and Switzerland for processing into CBD. ($1 = 0.9237 euros)RELATED STORIESGoing to pot: Legalized cannabis around the worldTiny nation makes big legal nod to recreational marijuanaSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
April 14, 2022 09:36 UTC
Jimenez: Candidates must not tolerate supporters who make fun of PWDs
MANILA, Philippines — Individuals seeking public office must not tolerate their supporters who make fun of persons with disabilities, Commission on Elections spokesperson James Jimenez said Thursday. Jimenez’s post was in response to an article about the Integrated Bar of the Philippines’ (IBP) statement that bets must ensure that laws protecting women should be upheld. Recently, links to a fake sex video of Aika Robredo, Vice President Leni Robredo’s daughter, were circulating on social media. The vice president’s camp tagged the move as a “malicious fabrication” as it aims to distract her supporters as she is vying for the country’s highest post. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy PolicyRead Next
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
April 14, 2022 09:36 UTC
First to shut, last to reopen: Bar trade decries discrimination in Covid rules
The city’s beleaguered bar trade has cried foul over what it calls the government’s double standards in fighting the Covid pandemic, with the industry being left out in the latest easing of social distancing measures. Ben Leung Lap-yan, charter president of the Licensed Bar and Club Association of Hong Kong, slammed the government’s decision not to allow the reopening of bars and pubs in the latest easing of social distancing measures as “discrimination”. Leung accused the government of being unfair to his industry as bars in Hong Kong have always been the first to close and the last to reopen under different social-distancing phases. He said he did not see much of a difference in the business operation between the city’s bars and restaurants, with many restaurants with a liquor license also serving alcohol to customers. The lawmaker also called on authorities to review the city’s flight suspension mechanism and border rules in a timely manner to facilitate travel.
Source:The Standard
April 14, 2022 07:18 UTC
Pfizer eyes COVID-19 vaccine for all variants before 2023
GENEVA — A Covid-19 vaccine effective against multiple variants is possible before the end of 2022, the head of US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said Wednesday. ADVERTISEMENT“I hope, clearly by autumn… that we could have a vaccine” that worked against not only the dominant Omicron but all known variants, he said. The IFPMA briefing condemned suggestions that intellectual property rights on Covid-19 vaccines should be temporarily lifted during the pandemic, in a bid to increase production. With more than a billion vaccine doses being produced every month, Eli Lilly chairman David Ricks called it “a solution looking for a problem”, while Bourla branded the idea “insane”. RELATED STORIESPH gets more than 1 million doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinePfizer/BioNTech vaccine neutralizes Omicron virus variant with three shotsPfizer and BioNTech launch trial of Omicron-targeted COVID vaccineStudy suggests Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine only partially protects vs OmicronSubscribe to our daily newsletter By providing an email address.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
April 14, 2022 06:31 UTC
Agaton: Mud keeps yielding bodies
TACLOBAN CITY, Leyte, Philippines — The death toll from the devastation caused by Tropical Depression Agaton (international name: Megi) has tripled to at least 75 on Wednesday as rescuers dug up more bodies in villages crushed by rain-induced landslides. In the municipality of Abuyog also in Leyte, which was hit by several landslides, rescuers retrieved five bodies in the town’s three villages. It said Agaton affected 6,557 farmers in the regions of Western Visayas, Eastern Visayas and Caraga. There are not that many irrigated areas in Eastern Visayas that are able to plant in the dry season,” he added. Also affected by Agaton were corn and other high-value crops as well as livestock.
Source:Philippine Daily Inquirer
April 14, 2022 05:22 UTC
Rodman scores first international goal as USA thrash Uzbekistan
The United States celebrate a goal by Trinity Rodman #14 (C-L) during the second half against Uzbekistan at Subaru Park on April 12, 2022 in Chester, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Tim Nwachukwu / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)Trinity Rodman, the daughter of former NBA star Dennis Rodman, scored her first international goal as the United States thrashed Uzbekistan 9-0 in a friendly on Tuesday. Rodman, 19, rifled home a low shot in the 72nd minute after coming on as a second-half substitute for the reigning world champions at Subaru Park, home of Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union. Rodman’s first international goal came in her third appearance at the international level. Uzbekistan defender Kamila Zaripova had opened the scoring with an own goal in the first minute.
Source:Manila Times
April 13, 2022 17:35 UTC
Irving shines as Nets advance, Wolves down Clippers
On the evidence of Tuesday’s performance, Irving will be brimming with confidence as he prepares to face his former club in Boston this weekend. “We only speak positivity on this entire journey thus far,” Irving said after Tuesday’s win. Edwards scored 30 points and Russell added 29 as the Wolves won 109-104 to set up a first round playoff series against the second-seeded Memphis Grizzlies. Our group is resilient.”Russell, meanwhile, had words of support for Towns, who struggled to impose himself against a hard-nosed Clippers defense. “Tonight their game plan was to take him out of the game and we had to respond as a group.”rcw/dva
Source:Manila Times
April 13, 2022 16:51 UTC
Rapid test kits will NOT be distributed to all students ahead of school resumption: Carrie Lam
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said on Wednesday that the SAR government will not distribute rapid antigen test kits to all students ahead of school resumption, citing public resources should only go to those in need. Hong Kong schools are scheduled to resume face-to-face teaching after the Easter holidays, and pupils and teachers will be required to take rapid tests every day. At her daily press briefing, Lam said she understood there have been calls for the government to hand out rapid antigen test (RAT) kits to every student in the territory. She said the government has since reserved 10 million RAT kits to be distributed to students from households receiving government subsidies. She stressed that those who needed to obtain more RAT kits could head to the city’s 89 distribution points when necessary.
Source:The Standard
April 13, 2022 14:29 UTC