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A conservation group is offering members of the public the chance to donate to restore specific artifacts at the Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris, which was partially destroyed by fire in 2019.

Former President George W. Bush said Sunday he was "shocked" by people's reaction to his public interactions with former first lady Michelle Obama as he reflected on the pair's across-the-aisle friendship.

MANILA, Philippines --- Johnson & Johnson has secured an emergency use authorization (EUA) for its Janssen COVID-19 vaccine from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., the country's vaccine manager, said Monday. "Regarding Johnson & Johnson, we thank the FDA because its EUA has been released. Now, we have five vaccines with an EUA," Galvez said in Filipino during a pre-recorded meeting of President Rodrigo Duterte with his Cabinet. "The only ones left [with an EUA] are Moderna at Novovax," he added. The four other vaccines that have secured an EUA are those developed by Sinovac BioTech, AstraZeneca, Pfizer-BioNTech, and Russia's Gamaleya In...

Keep on reading: FDA grants emergency use authorization to J&J COVID-19 vaccine

A group of United Nations human rights experts on Monday strongly condemned a recent British government-backed report into institutional racism, saying it offered "no evidence" to support its finding that the UK is not institutionally racist.

MANILA, Philippines---President Rodrigo Duterte said it would be easy to revoke his executive order reducing tariff on imported pork once domestic supply improved. Senators are urging Duterte to recall Executive Order (EO) No. 128 which lowers tariff on imported pork, saying a flood of imported pork could kill the local hog industry. "Once the domestic market becomes stronger and there is a movement, it's easy, we can always withdraw the EO that I signed, that's easy. It's just a temporary measure to bring down the prices," said Duterte in his address to the nation on Monday. The President said while he understood the senators' concern, his economic managers were "really in ...

Keep on reading: Duterte: Easy to revoke pork tariff EO once domestic supply improves

MANILA, Philippines --- Agriculture Secretary William Dar denied on Monday the allegation that the proposal of his department to lower the tariff rates on imported pork and increase its volume was based on "exaggerated" projections. "We want to share with you our computation for the MAV [minimum access volume] --- plus so that everyone will have a better appreciation. This is not OA [overacting]," Dar said in Filipino during a House hearing jointly conducted by agriculture and trade committees. Filipinos sometimes use "OA" to mean "exaggerated." President Rodrigo Duterte recently endorsed to Congress the DA recommendation to temporarily increase the MAV for pork imports ...

Keep on reading: Lowered tariff rates on pork imports not based on ‘exaggerated’ projections – Dar

The Biden administration on Monday will allocate $150 million from the American Rescue Plan to community-based health care providers across the nation to help boost their coronavirus response for "underserved communities and vulnerable populations," an administration official told CNN.

Two friends, on White and one Black, were pulled over for speeding on separate occasions. They compare their experiences with traffic stops in the Minneapolis suburbs.

Apple has approved Parler's return to the iOS app store following improvements the social media company made to better detect and moderate hate speech and incitement, according to a letter the iPhone maker sent to Congress on Monday.

Five months after the presidential election, the Supreme Court said on Monday that it won't take up a case from several Republicans challenging changes to election rules in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.

ORMOC CITY---A truck helper stranded at a local port due to Typhoon Bising was found floating at sea at the village of San Roque in Liloan town, Southern Leyte province early on Monday (April 19). Bernie Bertulfo, 41, had a drinking session with fellow helpers around 7:00 p.m. on Saturday (April 17), according to Chief MSgt Roel Roche. He said the victim was last seen lying down at the port's gutter. Bertulfo's body was identified by his younger brother, Lerio. Lerio said his brother talked with his live-in partner at dawn of Sunday (April 18). "His last words were I'm falling," Lerio said. Police believed Bertulfo fell to the sea and drowned. TSB...

Keep on reading: Truck helper found dead at sea in Southern Leyte

MANILA, Philippines --- Many netizens have called out police officers allegedly profiling organizers of the community pantry projects in the city of Manila. Now-viral photos on social media suggest that policemen showed up at some community pantries in the nation's capital city and supposedly subjected some organizers to many questions, including who is in charge of the initiative and whether they are affiliated with certain organizations. The policemen also purportedly handed out forms that the organizers need to fill out with their personal details. But the pantry organizer who posted the photos on social media has deleted them and also deactivated his profile as of this p...

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Consumers around the world have amassed an extra $5.4 trillion in savings since the coronavirus pandemic began, setting the stage for a spending boom that could power a strong uplift in economic growth this year.

MANILA, Philippines --- That Dicta License no longer makes heavy rap metal songs is a fact that fans of the genre would have to contend with. But even if the new album "Pagbigkas" presents a different sound, there are still plenty of reasons why people should listen to it. Actually, it seems appropriate for Filipinos to hear their music now as the country appears lost on how to solve the pandemic and other political problems. Inside the 12-track album released last April 9 (Araw ng Kagitingan), only one or two songs bear a resemblance to the Dicta License of old, which has been compared with progressive rock band Rage Against the Machine. But the messaging --- something that...

Keep on reading: Evolution of the revolution: Dicta License is back to remind everyone why we must ask questions

CEBU CITY---The 35-year-old woman who was allegedly robbed by at least 11 policemen in the city and raped by one of them was gunned down by still unknown assailants on Natalio Bacalso Avenue past 6 p.m. on Monday (April 19). Maj. Alejandro Batobalonos, chief of the police's Integrity Monitoring and Enhancement Group (IMEG) Visayas Field Unit, said Ritchie Nepomuceno was shot repeatedly and killed about a month after she filed criminal complaints against 11 police officers assigned to the Sawang Calero police station in the city. Nepomuceno, a resident of Minglanilla town, south Cebu, died from multiple gunshot wounds. Police gave no other details on the killing of Nepomuceno as ...

Keep on reading: Woman who sued 11 Cebu City cops for robbery, rape gunned down

The Utah Jazz will look for some payback in the second of back-to-back games against the host Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night. The Lakers posted a 127-115 overtime victory on Saturday, led by Andre Drummond's 27 points, along with his eight rebounds. Point guard Dennis Schroder finished with 25 points, eight assists and six rebounds. However, Utah head coach Quin Snyder rested Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley Jr. and Derrick Favors with his team playing in the second of back-to-back games after a home win against the Indiana Pacers on Friday. Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell also did not play Saturday due to a right ankle sprain that will keep him out for the next several games. Th...

Keep on reading: Jazz aim for payback against Lakers