Why the COVID-19 variants are so dangerous and how to stop them spreading
With new, more infectious variants of COVID-19 detected around the world, and at New Zealand’s border, the risk of further level 3 or 4...
Pets and the pandemic: The impact our animals had on our mental health and...
More than 50% of households in the UK are estimated to own at least one pet. And, since the outbreak of COVID-19, there’s been...
Duterte tells Filipinos to stab fraudsters who use his name in corruption
MANILA, — Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday Filipinos should stab fraudsters who use his name and the names of other cabinet officials for corrupt...
‘Negative COVID test not a ticket to socialize,’ Lani Cayetano reminds amid closure of...
Rep. Lani Cayetano (Taguig) over the weekend reminded the public of the standing health and safety protocols following the closure of a popular establishment due...
Baguio gov’t asks attendees of holiday gatherings to contact authorities amid suspected COVID-19 variant...
The city government of Baguio said that some of its coronavirus disease cases were discovered to have "potential links" to the new variant that...
Local police sorry for erroneous use of red-tagged alternative media’s old anti-terrorism bill infographic
A provincial police station deleted its post about anti-terrorism after learning it came from a progressive organization accused of being a legal front of the...
‘Guess who visited?’: Bernie Sanders sits down with Karen Davila in newsroom
Broadcast journalist Karen Davila joined the inauguration meme fanfare and shared an edited picture of her with a heavily-bundled image of United States Senator...
Spanish woman who ‘died’ of COVID returned 10 days later —newspaper
MADRID — An 85-year-old woman believed by her family to have died from the coronavirus surprised her relatives by returning to her care home nine days after...
Scowling Bernie Sanders happy his mittened meme may raise millions for charity
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, the famed curmudgeon photographed at President Joe Biden's inauguration wearing mittens and a scowl behind his facemask in an image that instantly...
Calls for accountability after military falsely tags some UP grads as NPA members
Filipinos called for accountability after the military admitted that there were "inconsistencies" with its now-deleted list red-tagging some former University of the Philippines students...
Makers of Sophia the robot plan mass rollout amid pandemic
HONG KONG — "Social robots like me can take care of the sick or elderly," Sophia says as she conducts a tour of her lab in Hong...
‘Heil Hitler’ salute? NCCA deletes photos that allegedly harbors Neo-Nazism ideals
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts over the weekend deleted its photos that were heavily criticized for perceived fostering of Neo-Nazism ideals. The photos...
Three ways to move more while working from home
Though people with office jobs often sit for up to 80% of the working day, many still manage to get an average of 3,616...
Four universities reject accusation of Maoist rebel recruitment on campus
MANILA — Four Philippine private universities rejected accusations on Sunday by the authorities that they serve as recruitment grounds of Maoist rebels, days after students...
Mayon Volcano’s faint glow causes some alarm online
Mayon Volcano's faint crater glow that the state seismologists posted on social media triggered some alarm among Filipinos, particularly those who reside near the...