Russia says the Sputnik vaccine is beyond 90% effective

 

The Russian News

November 26, 2020

Moscow - The former Soviet Union says on Tuesday that their Sputnik covid-19 vaccine shows a promising results of more than 91 % effective after the phase 1 and 2 trials.

The data were obtained 28 days after the first dose and 7days after the second dose that showed significant results of 91.4% efficacy.

Calculations were based on analysis of data of 18,795 Russian volunteers who received both  first and second doses and there were no adverse effects noted after the phases of trials.

Now, around 40,000 volunteers are partaking in the phase 3 trials where more than 22,000 Russians were vaccinated.

Other countries like the Philippines, India, Brazil and Saudi Arabia show interest in acquiring the Sputnik vaccine.  President Duterte of the Philippines already expressed that once the vaccine is ready, it will made available to all Filipinos but the frontliners will be prioritized and will be vaccinated first.  

Once the Sputnik vaccine is ready, it will be distributed globally.

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The English Man Who Remains Loyal to an Asian President

The Philippine Political News

November 18,2020
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Manila - British National Malcolm Conlan expresses his strong support and loyalty to President Rodrigo Duterte as posted on his Twitter account today despite of being highly criticized by the pro-communists and members of the yellow community.

Conlan posted a photo of him standing next to President Rodrigo Duterte doing the president's signature fist with a quote  " I am incredibly proud and honoured to consider myself as a loyal supporter of President Duterte and will continue to be as long as I live.".  The post also contains a hashtag quote #NasaPusoKoAngPangulo ( The president is in my heart ) on top of the photo.

Photo courtesy of Malcolm Conlan

Conlan has been known as a loyal supporter of the presidential since Duterte was elected to take the seat of Malacan palace. Because of his constant loyalty to the Philippines' strong man, he too was criticized by the anti-Duterte minions. 

Conlan has been known for just shrugging haters and bashers on the social media. But there is one time that he confronted Greta Thunberg on Twitter when she criticized the anti-terror bill imposed by the president.

It's quite rare for a foreigner to become a loyal supporter of an Asian leader. The western media has often become highly critical to President Duterte who accused him of being a dictator because of his strong political will that is proven to be efficient and effective.

The Mysterious Deaths of Fin Whales in France

 

The French News

Marine biologists in France are buffled with the mysterious deaths of six fin whales that were washed up on the France's western shores for the passed six weeks with no obvious signs of being injured by any ships.

Experts on Monday had to use mechanical diggers and long knives to disect the giants marine mamals to determine the cause of their unexplainable deaths and to rule out that viral infection.

Researchers say that an average of 3 to 10 whales are deposited dead on the shores of beaches buy having 6 dead whales in six weeks is very unusual and spike of the incident is quite alarming and very odd.

After thorough examination, the whales seemed to be malnourished and suffered international hemorrhage in cardio and pulmonary systems.

Researchers also theorized that humans that are capable of causing changes and upsetting the environment may have caused the whales to be exposed and vulnerable to pathogenic diseases that may have lead to their deaths.

The most recent whale corps that was found was on November 14 near the Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez.  It measured almost 16 meters and weighed around 10 tonnes.

Up to now, the deaths of the gentle giants remains a dark mystery amid of the ongoing pandemic.  Going back to the experts' opinion regarding humans behind their deaths is more acceptable. People are capable of making such drastic irreversible changes to the environment that has an impact to the availability of food sources of the whales or polluting the environment that can make the whales vulnerable to any known pathogenic disease.

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Source: Reuters

Trump Supporters May Turn Biden's Inauguration into MAGA Rally

 

The American Political News

Biden's inauguration team is worried the  fanatic Trump supporters may show up on the inauguration day of president-elect Joe Biden and turn it into MAGA rally.  Lately, Trump supporters have been using the social media to warn the Democrats that they won't allow Biden to take over the white house.

The planning of the inauguration will be difficult for sure because of the Covid-19 pandemic.. the Coronavirus cases has already hit more than 10 million and the fatalities is more than 240,000 - prevention of cross contamination with drastic measures is a big challenge during the event.  In addition, those who are involved in the preparation of the inauguration of the 46th US President and Vice-president are anticipating the extra deterrent and hurdles from President Trump bitter followers.

Since Joe Biden was forecasted as the winner of the presidential election, Trump supporters have been going out on the streets of different cities protesting and making baseless accusations that the election was totally rigged.  There were even times that they clashed against Biden's supporters.  The so-called Proud Boys who have been going around with their guns gave a threat that if Biden wins,  there will be war. So the possibility of the Trump supporters showing up during the inauguration is far from futile.

Russia hits record of Covid-19 cases on a single day

 

The Covid-19 News

Moscow - Russia has registered a total of 21,798 Covid-19 cases in a single day.  That is the highest recorded with in 24 hours in Russia so far as the pandemic tends to become worse during the cold season according to Covid-19 response center.

     For four consecutive days, Russia has registered more than 20,000 cases and these figures is becoming more alarming.

     As of November 10, 2020 Russia has a total of 1,796,132 of Coronavirus cases and fatalities of 30,793.

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Vietnam police seized more than 300,000 used condoms that are sold as new

 

Police in Vietnam have confiscated an estimated 345,000 used condoms which had been cleaned and resold as new, state media reported.

Footage broadcast by state-owned Vietnam Television (VTV) this week showed dozens of large bags containing the used contraceptives scattered across the floor of a warehouse in the southern province of Binh Duong.

Police said the bags weighed more than 360 kilograms (794 lbs), equivalent to 345,000 condoms, according to VTV.

The owner of the warehouse said they had received a "monthly input of used condoms from an unknown person," state newspaper Tuoi Tre reported.

A woman detained during the bust told police that the used prophylactics were first boiled in water then dried and reshaped on a wooden phallus before being repackaged and resold.

VTV said it was not clear how many of the recycled condoms had already been sold. The detained woman said she had received $0.17 for every kilogramme of recycled condoms she produced.

Neither she nor the owner of the warehouse were available for comment.

Indian guys uses mask made of gold

The Coronavirus Pandemic News - India

     As the Coronavirus continues to ravages the world, people are advised to wear masks to somehow help to slow down the spread of the Coronavirus.  Wearing mask is a sign of mutual respect during the pandemic.  It will protect other people as you are being protected from acquiring Covid-19 when they do the same.  Since the outbreak emerged from Wuhan,  there is been a huge demand for masks.  Perhaps the most unique and expensive mask there is can be found in India.

     In Pune, a 48 year old Shankar Kuharde wears his mask made out of gold as he poses for photo shoot amid the pandemic in India which earned alot of criticisms.  According to Kuharde,  he paid around $4,000 to customize a his precious mask to protect him from the Coronavirus but admits of uncertainty if it's effective.  The gold layer of the mask weighs around 60 grams ( 2 ounces ) and it took around 8 days for the goldsmith to finish the golden mask, said businessman Kuharde.

     "It is a thin mask and has very tiny porse that is helping me to breathe." Kuharde told  the media.

     "I'm not sure if this will protect me from the Coronavirus infection but I'm taking other precautions." Kuharde added.

     "Kuharde also mentioned to the media that everytime he goes out, he really likes to adorn himself with different sorts of gold jewelries like necklace, bracelet and ring on each finger of his right hand.  People become awestruck everytime they see him wearing a golden mask in public places.

     Since the Coronavirus cases soar in India, wearing masks has become mandatory to somehow to slow down cross contamination from one  person to another since the nationwide lockdown didn't help to curb the spread.  As of July 5, India has 673,165 of confirmed cases with a total fatalities of 19,268.


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Source: Reuters