Midnight Oil Will Premiere Their First New Music In Almost Two Decades This Week
Legendary Aussie rock outfit Midnight Oil will premiere their first new music since 2003 as part of the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) this Saturday, 8th August. The in-studio performance will see the band joined by Kaleena Briggs, Bunna Lawrie and Dan Sultan to perform the new track – titled ‘Gadigal Land’, referring to the […]
Pompeo says Trump to take broad action on Chinese software
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump plans to take action on a what he sees as a broad array of national security risks presented by software connected to the Chinese Communist Party, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday. A man wearing a shirt promoting TikTok is seen at an Apple store in Beijing on […]
SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. This image from video made available by NASA shows the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule, left, before it undocks […]
A weakened Tropical Storm Isaias lashes virus-hit Florida
VERO BEACH, Fla. — Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida’s east coast Sunday while officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus kept a close watch on the weakened tropical storm. Elizabeth Whittemore (from left), along with her father James, sister Jordan and mother Susan, stand at the end of the South Jetty […]
DOH vows to revise COVID-19 strategy
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday vowed to upgrade its strategy in the fight against the new coronavirus within a week and promised to beef up the health care workforce in Metro Manila, where medical frontliners are calling for the reimposition of strict lockdowns. [Editor’s note: After the day’s issue of […]
Physician recounts hard choices, conditions facing health workers
RISKS AT WORK A health worker wearing a protective suit makes her rounds at Mandaluyong City Medical Center on Sunday. Medical workers led by the Philippine College of Physicians have urged the government to revert Metro Manila to lockdown for two weeks to better manage the coronavirus crisis. (Photo by NIÑO JESUS ORBETA / Philippine […]
Expect ‘lengthy’ coronavirus pandemic, warns WHO
ANTICIPATING THE WORST Hong Kong opens a temporary field hospital with 500 beds for stable COVID-19 patients. —AFP GENEVA—The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be “lengthy” after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international alarm. The committee “highlighted the anticipated […]
Education advocate promotes ‘unschooling’ of children
MANILA, Philippines — Some parents are becoming anxious about having their children continue their education in the time of COVID-19. But for Trix Clasara, a mother of two and manager of a social platform for “modern moms,” every moment, regardless of its circumstances, is a teaching opportunity. ADVERTISEMENT Clasara said she had been following the […]
COVID-19 task force ready to enforce ECQ in NCR
MANILA, Philippines — If Metro Manila reverts to enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), it will be much easier for the police to enforce health protocols to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). [Editor’s note: After the day’s issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, the Palace announced that Metro Manila and other places would […]
‘He did not import COVID-19,’ Presidents says in defense of Duque
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte continues to stand by Health Secretary Francisco Duque III who has been beleaguered by criticisms for his handling of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis. [embedded content] ADVERTISEMENT “Secretary Duque, they want your neck. Then I said: ‘Okay, you want me to fire Duque?’ Let me be satisfied. What […]