Watch Phoebe Bridgers And Arlo Parks Cover Radiohead’s ‘Fake Plastic Trees’
Phoebe Bridgers and Arlo Parks have joined forces for a BBC Radio 1 live session, covering Radiohead’s 1995 The Bends single ‘Fake Plastic Trees’. From a church, Bridgers performs the lead vocal line while Parks plays piano and sings. The duo also performed a stripped-down version of ‘Kyoto’ from Bridgers’ latest album, Punisher. It’s not the first classic […]
Bringing Enhanced Cancer Care to Singapore with Varian’s Halcyon System
PALO ALTO, Calif., and SINGAPORE, Sept. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced that Proton Therapy Pte. Ltd. has placed an order for a Halcyon system, making them the first to bring this innovative treatment platform into Singapore, with the aim of treating the first patient by the end of the year. Dr. Djeng […]
Sheriff: Five boats sank in Texas Trump parade, no injuries
Boaters flying flags honoring U.S. President Donald Trump crowd Lake Travis in Lakeway, Texas, during a boat parade Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, that attracted hundreds of watercraft of all sizes. Although this boat did not capsize, a spokesperson for the Travis County sheriff’s office in Texas said “several” boats sank Saturday while taking part in […]
Johnson says UK will quit Brexit talks if no deal by Oct. 15
FILE – In this file photo dated Monday, May 18, 2020, traffic moves along the M6 motorway near Birmingham, England. Trade associations representing British freight haulers and storage companies are asking for urgent talks with government leaders to allay concerns over preparations for Brexit, that may threaten supplies of critical goods caused by border controls […]
Kalikasan writ eyed against Manila Bay white sand project
POTENTIAL HARM Dumping white sand on the shore of the rehabilitated Manila Bay may have seemed a fantastic idea for government officials until marine experts and academics raised a howl over the hazards it posed to the bay’s ecosystem. —RICHARD A. REYES MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) claims that […]
Opposition lawmaker questions savings conversion in budget
MANILA, Philippines — An opposition lawmaker has raised the alarm over a new provision in the proposed 2021 budget that would allow the executive department to convert and allocate savings in case of national emergencies to unspecified projects that were not reviewed and approved by Congress. At the start of deliberations on the P4.5-trillion National […]
Taxpayers urged to settle arrears under BIR program
MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Saturday enjoined delinquent taxpayers to settle their unpaid 2018 dues through voluntary assessment in lieu of audit. Revenue Regulations No. 21-2020 signed by Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III and Internal Revenue Commissioner Caesar Dulay said the voluntary assessment and payment program (VAPP) was aimed at […]
DOF urges quick Congress approval of 2021 budget
MANILA, Philippines — To ensure funding against what could be a drawn-out battle against the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, President Rodrigo Duterte’s chief economic manager on Sunday sought quick Congress approval of next year’s proposed P4.5-trillion national budget. In a statement, Department of Finance (DOF) Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, on behalf of the economic […]
PH has slowed down coronavirus spread – UP expert
THE LONG ROAD BACK TO NORMALITY A commuter boards a bus at Monumento in Caloocan City as more buses are deployed on Sunday. At right, a man gets a full body massage at an establishment in Manila that has been allowed to reopen. —NIÑO JESUS ORBETA/MARIANNE BERMUDEZ MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has slowed down […]
Police cautioned against social media monitoring of netizens
MANILA, Philippines — Human rights advocates on Sunday criticized the plan of the Philippine National Police to monitor social media posts and pursue quarantine violators, warning that this would violate constitutional and privacy rights, especially without legal authority given by the courts. On Saturday, Police Lt. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar, chief of the PNP Joint Task […]