Second booster shields elderly from COVID but protection wanes quickly
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A FOURTH DOSE of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine lowered rates of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among the elderly but the protection against infection…
Obama, Biden reunite at White House to tout Obamacare, new provision
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US PRESIDENT Joseph R. Biden and former US President Barack Obama embrace after they spoke about the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid…
App for Filipino seafarers launches e-market with HMO, insurance, and loan products
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MarCoPay, a fintech app targeting Filipino seafarers, has launched an e-market feature with HMO (health maintenance organization), insurance, and loan products. “Seafarers…
BW Insights: Growing Your Money and Finding the Best Insurance for You
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Investment and insurance are considered great and time-tested ways to grow money and, more importantly, to financially secure one’s future. With many…
U.S., allies ready new Russian sanctions after Bucha killings
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REUTERS LVIV, Ukraine – The United States and its allies on Wednesday prepared new sanctions on Moscow over civilian killings which President Volodymyr Zelenskiy described as “war crimes”, as heavy fighting…
U.S. approves $95-million boost to Taiwan’s air defence system
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of equipment, training and other items to support the Patriot Air Defense System in a deal…
Yellen to press development banks to aid countries hit by food insecurity
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will press multilateral development banks to channel positive net financing flows to countries hit with…
Departing WarnerMedia CEO Kilar sees future of Hollywood in the blockchain
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WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said the future of Hollywood is in the blockchain as he prepares to leave the media company that he helped lead into the streaming era. Mr. Kilar said…
Tesla’s Musk may add to SEC ire with late report about Twitter stake
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Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX. Image by Daniel Oberhaus/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK – Did Elon Musk break securities laws again? Former securities officials and…
PLDT picks Edgepoint, Edotco for $1.5-billion tower deals
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PLDT Inc., the Philippines’ biggest telecommunications and digital services provider by market value, has picked Edgepoint Infrastructure and edotco Group Sdn. as…