Trough of LPA to bring scattered rainshowers in most parts of PH
MANILA, Philippines — Most parts of the country will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms on Wednesday due to the trough or extension of the low pressure area, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. This weather condition will be observed in Bicol Region, Visayas, Mindanao, Quezon, and Palawan, according […]
Hockey Dad, G Flip and Kylie Minogue Herself Feature On This Weekend’s Episode Of ‘The Sound’
ABC’s live music show The Sound returns this weekend with a bloody ‘yuge lineup that includes performances from the likes of G Flip, Hockey Dad, Washington, Illy and more along with an interview with none other than our queen of pop, Kylie Minogue herself. Hosted by Jane Gazzo with music news by Zan Rowe and special […]
Samsung Biologics launches S-CHOice cell line expression technology
INCHEON, South Korea, Aug. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS) today held an online ceremony to announce the launch of its proprietary cell line technology, S-CHOice. Samsung Biologics Proprietary Cell Line, S-CHOice S-CHOice builds on glutamine synthase (GS) knock-out Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell line technology and shows improved titers up to two-fold […]
World offers support, condolences to Lebanon after devastating blasts
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Close allies and traditional adversaries of Lebanon paid tribute on Tuesday to the victims of massive, deadly twin blasts in Beirut, as condolences and offers of help poured in. This picture taken on August 4, 2020 shows a general view of the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon’s capital Beirut. […]
Election 2020: Trump fights virus-driven push for vote-by-mail
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has launched a battle against mail-in voting in the 2020 elections, which health experts say is crucial to limiting the spread of coronavirus, but which he fears would favor Democratic rival Joe Biden. US President Donald Trump speaks to the press in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in […]
Two huge Beirut explosions kill 73, injure thousands
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Two enormous explosions devastated Beirut’s port on Tuesday, leaving at least 73 people dead and thousands injured, shaking distant buildings and spreading panic and chaos across the Lebanese capital. Lebanese army commandos deploy in the partially destroyed trendy neighbourhood of Mar Mikhael following an explosion at the port of Beirut on August 4, […]
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets Share Blistering New Single ‘Mr. Prism’, Announce WA Tour
Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have given us their first contribution for 2020, a warped, propulsive new single titled ‘Mr. Prism’. Anchoring around its winding rhythms and feverish textural build-ups, the track was born out of a post-tour illness experienced by the band’s Jack McEwan. “After our last tour of Europe I had a plethora of reasons […]
Colorcon Opens New Technical Centre in Melbourne, Australia to support the growing local pharmaceutical industry
HARLEYSVILLE, Penn., Aug. 5, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Colorcon, a world leader in the development and supply of film coating systems and excipients, today announces the opening of a new technical center in Melbourne, Australia. The facility provides customers in Australasia access to pharmaceutical class development services such as tablet formulation and coating as the region […]
P15 billion went to PhilHealth ‘syndicate’ – whistleblower
Alejandro Cabading MANILA, Philippines — About P15 billion of the funds of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) fattened the wallets of a “syndicate’’ in the state-run health insurer in 2019 alone, according to a former antifraud officer of the corporation, who called it the “crime of the year.” Lawyer Thorrsson Montes Keith told a Senate […]
Medical community won’t seek extended lockdown
MANILA, Philippines — The medical community will not ask for an extension of the two-week lockdown on Metro Manila and four nearby provinces, the Philippine College of Physicians said on Tuesday as Malacañang rejected a University of the Philippines professor’s suggestion that the restrictions be maintained for a month to slow down the spread of […]