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After launching the POCO X4 Pro, M4 Pro, and most recently, F4 GT, Xiaomi’s sub-brand POCO is back with two new additions to their lineup. POCO has globally launched two new 5G capable devices today: the POCO F4 and X4 GT powered by Snapdragon 870 and Dimensity 8100 respectively. Since this is POCO we’re talking about, expect these machines will deliver great performance at a very enticing, affordable price point. Check out their full specs below. POCO F4 specs 6.67-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) AMOLED DotDisplay 1,300 nits peak brightness, 120Hz refresh rate 360Hz touch sampling rate, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G (7nm) Adreno 650 Up to 8 GB LPDDR5 RAM Up to 256 GB UFS 3.1 internal storage Triple rear cameras: •...
ACOLLISION between a tricycle and a van left three persons dead, including two children ages 5 and 7, and their 29-year-old mother while four others were seriously injured along Cagayan Valley Road in Barangay Buliran, San Miguel, Bulacan, on Wednesday afternoon. It was learned that all the 7 victims on board the tricycle were heading to a Covid-19 vaccination site in Barangay Poblacion when the accident happened around 1:30 p.m. Bulacan Police Director Col. Charlie Cabradilla identified the fatalities as AJ Ramos, 5; and Miguel Maniquiz, 7 who were declared dead at San Miguel District Hospital. Their mother, Monica Ramos, 29, who was also brought to the same hospital but was transferred to PJG Hospital in Cabanatuan City, Nueva...
meron na pala report as of May 15 sa FDA ph website, pero syempre madami hindi na nakasama dahil hindi na nireport at pinapalabas nalang na COVID ang reason ng deaths instead of covid vaccines pero eto ang reported sa FDA as of May 15 not including latter dates at those that are not reported, eto yung bilang ng fatal o namatay total nyan ay 2,291 people The vaccinees reported to have fatal events were aged seven (7) years and above. The mean age of the fatal cases was 60.17 years. 58.66% (1,344) of the fatal cases were from age group 60 years and above, 27.02% (619) from age group of 40-59 years, 12.00% (275) from age group 18-39 years, 1.31% (30) from age group 12-17 years of age, 0.22% (5) from the age group 5-11 years, and 0.79%...
The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it had not restricted the sale and consumption of Lucky Me! instant noodles in the Philippines after the recall of its European versions. © Provided by reportrCan You Still Eat Lucky Me! in PH? Here's What Authorities Say France, Ireland, and Malta issued separate advisories warning citizens that certain batches of Lucky Me! noodles contain high levels of ethylene oxide, used to disinfect herbs and spices. The maker of the Filipino favorite earlier said its products are compliant with local food safety standards. FDA, the authority in ensuring food quality and safety in the Philippines, said it was still investigating if the recalled products in Europe are the same ones sold in the...
Study: Natural Immunity Is 97 Percent Effective Against Severe COVID After 14 Months by Susan Berry, PhD | Jul 15, 2022 A study has found that natural immunity following COVID infection provides protection against severe illness that is superior to that imparted by the COVID vaccines. In a preprint article published at MedRxiv, Qatar researchers revealed they found people who survived COVID-19 infection, and were not vaccinated, had outstanding protection against severe COVID disease or death from COVID. “Effectiveness of primary infection against severe, critical, or fatal COVID-19 reinfection was 97.3% … irrespective of the variant of primary infection or reinfection, and with no evidence for waning,” the researchers noted...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said that the government would launch a massive booster shot campaign as the country gears up for the resumption of face-to-face classes amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In his latest vlog, Marcos said the departments of Health (DOH), the Interior and Local Government (DILG), and Education (DepEd) will lead the said campaign. “Sa tulong ng DOH, ng DILG, ng DepEd, isusulong ang malawakang kampanya muli para sa pagbabakuna sa booster shot (With the help of the DOH, DILG, and the DepEd, we will launch a large-scale vaccination and booster campaign),” he said. “Preparasyon na rin ito sa pagbabalik ng face-to-face classes at pagluwag ng iba pang mga safety protocols (This is in preparation for the...
Philippine doctors once again rallied support behind the v@ρe Bill and hailed the same as a landmark legislation on public health that is seen to drastically lower down the smoкing rates in the country. The medical and scientific communities believe that the passage of the v@ρe Bill will be a historic milestone that will become part of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s legacy. “Once enacted into law, it will reinforce the concerted efforts to end the smoкing epidemic once and for all, and help save countless lives,” they said. “I strongly believe that with proper regulation of v@ρe and heated тoвαcco products under the v@ρe Bill, many smoкers, including those patients of mine, will be able to stop smoкing once and for all. I also...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has agreed to proposals to review the country's education curriculum to address job mismatch, the Office of the Press Secretary said. © Bongbong Marcos FB Marcos wants review of education curriculum to address jobs mismatch The push for the review was made as concerns about workers’ skills, competencies, and the way the Philippine education system produces graduates were raised during a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Marcos, who presided over the meeting through teleconferencing, stressed that basic education skills and knowledge should be improved to prepare students in their pursuit of a higher level of learning. “That’s exactly what is happening. That is why we have to look at the...
A magna cum laude graduate from Camarines Sur Polytechnic Colleges (CSPC) who delivered the valedictory address during their college’s commencement exercises has apologized for the similarities in his and another graduate’s speech after drawing flak from social media users. Jayvee Ayen’s valedictory address gained mileage on social media after several users noted that his speech shared a similar introduction and theme to the 2019 valedictory address of a Far Eastern University graduate. A circulating Facebook video of the top student’s valedictory address posted by the student publication of CSPC, The SPARK, shows that parts of his address bore a close resemblance to Mariyela Mari Hugo’s speech, which criticized the idea of superior...
The summit of Mount Fuji in Japan can be reached by climbing from the prefectures of Shizuoka and Yamanashi. Climbing the summit can now be done from three towns in Shizuoka beginning this 10th of July 2022 while Yamanashi begins on the 1st of July. For people climbing Mount Fuji with a height of 3776m, a ritual for the safety of everyone occurs in a shrine in Fujinomiya City. Around 100 people have gathered to witness the event. In the ritual, people wearing white clothes that carries a staff with a height of 3.776m on their shoulders while walking around the shrine can be seen. Last year, because of problems with new variants of coronavirus, only a small ritual was performed. But now the original ritual can be performed again...
From article: “This month’s release of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine documents by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reveals three more reports of deaths among vaccine trial participants and more instances of Pfizer listing injuries as “not related” to the vaccine. By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. This month’s release of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine documents by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reveals three more reports of deaths among vaccine trial participants and further instances of Pfizer downplaying serious adverse events sustained by participants and listing the injuries as “not related” to the vaccine. Of the approximately 80,000 pages released this month, the most revelatory is a 3,611-page “confidential” document...
Health experts are quitting the NIH and CDC in droves because they're embarrassed by 'bad science' - including vaccinating children under 5 to 'make their advice palatable to the White House,' doctors claim The NIH and CDC are reportedly facing staffing shortages as low morale drives away employees Decisions like the closure of schools and then requiring face masks once they reopened led to many questioning leadership Lately, the authorization of COVID-19 vaccines for children four years old of younger has confused some in America's top medical agencies Bari Weiss' 'Common Sense' Substack reports that data from both Pfizer and Moderna's clinical trials for jabs in under-5s show limited effectiveness Two of America's top health...
Canada clears Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 OTTAWA - Canada on Thursday authorized Moderna Inc's COVID-19 vaccine for babies as young as 6 months old, making it the country's first vaccine against coronavirus for children under 5, Health Canada said. advertisement Canada had been offering Moderna's Spikevax vaccine to children above 5 since March, and the latest authorization means some 1.7 million more children are now eligible for inoculation against COVID, according to Health Canada. Moderna had applied for the expansion of eligibility for its vaccine in late April. "After a thorough and independent scientific review of the evidence, Health Canada has determined that the benefits of this vaccine for children...
On July 13th, Russian-led forces entered the cities of Soledar and Seversk in the Donetsk People’s Republic. The reports were confirmed by the DPR Interior Ministry officials. The Russian ”O” grouping deployed in the north of the DPR destroyed the last stronghold of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the western outskirts of Verkhnekamenskoye, pawing the way towards Seversk from the eastern direction. According to the footage provided by the Russian military, the AFU suffered heavy losses during the battles. Some of Ukrainian forces retreated to the city of Seversk where fighting broke out on the eastern outskirts. Amid the ongoing advance of the ground forces, the AFU positions on the heights near Seversk are subjected to heavy...
Two weeks ago, when previewing the scheduled 10-day shutdown of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline – which supplies the bulk of European nat gas usage courtesy of Russia – for maintenance, we quoted from DB FX strategist George Saravelos that if the gas shutoff is not resolved in coming weeks this would lead to a broadening out of energy disruption with material upfront effects on economic growth, and of course much higher inflation, or as he puts it, “beyond the market’s worries about slower global growth in recent months, what is unfolding in Europe in recent days is a fresh big negative supply shock.” As such, DB’s Jim Reid said that July 22, the day gas is supposed to come back online, could be the most important day of the year: “while we...
Former President and Pampanga Representative Gloria Macapagal Arroyo surprised former President Rodrigo Duterte with a visit to his residence in Davao City. Ex-President Duterte gets surprise visit from Arroyo According to a "24 Oras" report, Arroyo was in the city to attend a birthday party of a close friend. She then took the opportunity to meet with with Duterte. The visit lasted for about an hour, the report quoting a source said. In June this year, Arroyo took her oath of office before Duterte in Malacanang, days before the latter ended his term. Duterte's daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, ran under the party led by Arroyo, Lakas-CMD.—Sundy Locus/LDF, GMA News This article Ex-President Duterte gets surprise visit from...
A column of Ukrainian fighters was destroyed during the battles for control of Lisichansk oil refinery. The exact date of the incident was not revealed. Ukrainian servicemen on the the Lithuanian SUV were trying to escape from the area encircled by Russian forces. The group was destroyed by Russian fire. A Starlink terminal was found in one of the vehicles. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation being constructed by SpaceX providing satellite Internet access. Its development and testing at all stages were controlled by Western military campaigns, despite Mask’s assurances about the security and independence of the system. According to the investigation carried out by The Washington Post, more than 5,000 terminals have...
Inabisuhan ng Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ang mga tindahan at bangko na dapat nilang tanggapin ang mga nakatuping pera—papel man polymer. Ginawa ng BSP ang abiso nitong Lunes kasunod ng lumabas na ulat na isang mall umano ang tumangging tanggapin ang ibinayad na P1,000 polymer bill dahil itinupi ito. Naglabas ng pahayag ang SM at nilinaw na tatanggapin nila ang polymer bills basta hindi ito "mutila-ted" gaya ng pagkakaroon ng punit dahil sa pag-alis ng staple wire. "The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas informs the public that folded banknotes, whether paper or polymer, can still be circulated and accepted for payment," nakasaad sa pahayag ng BSP. "As such, retailers and banks should accept them for day-to-day payment transactions,"...
The first group of Ukrainian soldiers taking part in a new major training program has arrived in the UK, the press service of the British government reported on July 9. As part of the program, up to 10,000 Ukrainians will be trained in British military camps in the coming 120 days. The specified number of trainees does not include groups of Ukrainian artillery men who have already been trained in the UK for quite a long time. The training course is based on the basic course of the British Army and includes handling weapons, first aid in combat, covert movement, camouflage, navigation, basic tactics, laws of war, etc. About 1,050 British troops are being sent to launch the program, which will take place at four undisclosed MoD sites...
Iniimbestigahan na Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) kung papaanong napunta sa isa non-government organization ang relief goods ng ahensya para sa sinalanta ng landslide sa Banaue Ifugao. Sinabi ni Secretary Erwin Tulfo na iniimbestigahan na nila ang isang local government unit (LGU) kung papaanong naibigay sa Angat Buhay Foundation ang relief goods ng ahensya. Iginiit ni Tulfo, bawal idaan sa NGO ang anumang relief goods kung saan mahigpit umano itong ipinagbabawal. Sa inilabas na mga litrato ng isang news website, tila inihalo daw sa relief operation ng Angat Buhay Foundation ang mga kahon ng relief packs na nanggaling sa DSWD. Kuha ang larawan sa isang sasakyan na naglalaman ng mga goods na ipapamahagi sa...
On July 8th, an anonymous US defense official was cited by the media claiming that the White House was set to announce a new $400 million aid package to Ukraine on Friday. US President Joe Biden reportedly approved sending more HIMARS to Ukraine. According to reports, Kiev forces will get the 1,000 rounds of the new 155mm ammunition. The U.S. is also providing four additional High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to Ukraine, bringing to 12 the total number. Out of the total promised, 8 HIMARS have already been delivered to Ukraine. Upwards of 100 Ukrainians have been trained on the system to date, a senior military official added. The United States started providing the key precision rocket weapon system to Ukraine last month...
ELON Musk announced Friday that he will abandon his tumultuous $44 billion offer to buy Twitter after the company failed to provide enough information about the number of fake accounts. Twitter immediately fired back, saying it would sue the Tesla CEO to uphold the deal. The likely unraveling of the acquisition was just the latest twist in a saga between the world's richest man and one of the most influential social media platforms, and it may portend a titanic legal battle ahead. Twitter could have pushed for a $1 billion breakup fee that Musk agreed to pay under these circumstances. Instead, it looks ready to fight to complete the purchase, which the company's board has approved and CEO Parag Agrawal has insisted he wants to...
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