Author: Agnes Alpuerto

Singapore’s Health and Sciences Authority has already approved the coronavirus vaccine developed by US-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer and German firm BioNTech. The first shipment of the vaccine is expected to arrive in Singapore by end of December. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced on Monday that Singapore, with a budget of over 1 billion Singapore dollars ($750 million) for vaccines, has placed multiple bets by signing advance purchase agreements with vaccine makers. “After studying the scientific evidence and clinical trial data, the Health and Sciences Authority has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for pandemic use,” the prime minister said in a…

World champion boxer Manny Pacquiao, who is turning 42 years old in two days, is refusing to give up on the sport that launched him to fame. The WBA welterweight champion believes that he has enough strength left in the tank to fight twice in 2021. Pacquiao hasn’t stepped inside the ring since capturing the WBA title with a split-decision win over Keith Thurman in Las Vegas in July 2019. Pacquiao plans to fight once again starting April 2021, after finishing his senatorial duties in the Philippines. “We still have sessions in March so there’s no way I am going…

A New York City intensive care unit nurse became the first person in the US to get coronavirus vaccination, a significant step in the country’s fight against the health crisis. “Healing is coming,” said nurse Sandra Lindsay during Monday’s monumental event in the US’ fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Lindsay was inoculated at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York, an early epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak. She received applause on a livestream with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. “I want to instill public confidence that the vaccine is safe,” she added. Governor Cuomo posted on Twitter his…

Tony Award-winning Broadway legend Ann Reinking died on Saturday night in Washington, her family confirmed on Monday. Reinking was 71. “The world and our family have lost a vibrant, amazing talent and beautiful soul. Ann was the heart of our family and the life of the party,” her family said in a statement on Monday. “She was visiting our brother in Washington state when she went to sleep and never woke up. We will miss her more than we can say. Heaven has the best choreographer available now. I’m sure they are dancing up a storm up there! Annie, we…

Democrat Joe Biden called on Americans to “turn the page” on the Trump era in a speech on Monday night (US time), hours after the Electoral College affirmed that he has won the US presidency against Donald Trump. Joe Biden will serve as the 46th president of the United States Electors for all 50 states and the District of Columbia gathered in their respective capitols on Monday to cast ballots. The vote, which is constitutionally mandated but typically just a form of formality, has become more important than ever in the US elections as Trump continues to claim that the…

Jesy Nelson has officially left Little Mix, the UK pop quartet who have topped the British music chart four times since coming out of joining The X Factor in 2011. Nelson and the group posted the announcement on their social media accounts, with Nelson thanking her bandmates and their fans who have been very supportive of her decision. After an amazing 9 years together Jesy has made the decision to leave Little Mix. This is an incredibly sad time for all of us but we are fully supportive of Jesy.— Little Mix (@LittleMix) December 14, 2020 “After an amazing 9…

But it’s all fine now. Google services, including YouTube, are back! If you were trying to access your Gmail account and you just couldn’t get through, here’s the answer: Google was hit with a widespread outage on Monday evening (Vietnam time). Multiple Google Services and websites including YouTube, Gmail, Google Assistant, and Google Docs were down for around an hour. Google acknowledged that affected both its business and personal services. After an hour, Google reported that the problem was fixed for the vast majority of users. Reports of the Google issues quickly trended on Twitter, with users posting about how…

Perez Hilton is no stranger to controversy. In the past, the media personality has fielded lawsuits from countless celebrities who deemed his blog, PerezHilton.com, too edgy. However, this time, the trouble seems to be more personal and it involves him directly. The blogger revealed he got a mail from the video-sharing social networking stated he had committed multiple community guidelines violation and that had been the reason for his ban. The e-mail further claimed that Perez was guilty of posting content that glorified “harassment, bullying, and nudity.” “The reason that TikTok gave me for permanently banning my account without any…

With all the things happening around the world, can we even still feel the December holidays? We’ve all had a tough year. 2020 has shaken the whole world and made all of us fearful and anxious. Some of us lost some of our dearest family and friends; some lost their jobs. Others, sadly, suffered both. But if there’s something positive that came out of this coronavirus-dominated year, it is the fact that we have learned to be more grateful and appreciative of our lives and the lives of the people we love. And when’s a better time to express our…

Thailand, one of Southeast Asia’s most picturesque nations, now allows travelers from all countries to apply for the Special Tourist Visa. So if you’ve been itching to travel and spend the Christmas holidays outside of your home, this is the best time to travel to Thailand. The Special Tourist Visa (STV) allows travelers to stay in Thailand for 90 days, and can be extended twice. It was previously only issued to people from “low risk” countries or where there are low numbers or coronavirus cases. To officially avail the STV, applicants need to show evidence of medical and travel insurance…