Author: Agnes Alpuerto

Health authorities in Colorado have confirmed that the new coronavirus strain has already reached the US. The new strain, believed to be more contagious, originated in the UK. The Colorado State Laboratory said the new variant called B.1.1.7 was detected from a man in his twenties who has no travel history and no close contacts. The patient is currently in isolation in Elbert County, located southeast of the Denver metro area. “Today we discovered Colorado’s first case of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7, the same variant discovered in the UK,” Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said on Twitter Tuesday afternoon. “The health…

A powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake struck central Croatia on Tuesday, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens of people. The quake, which stuck just after noon local time (around 7 PM in Vietnam) about 30 miles southeast of the capital Zagreb, was felt across the Balkans. It is the largest earthquake to hit Croatia this year, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center. Reports said the earthquake caused extensive damaged, causing roofs, building faces and entire buildings to collapse. Emergency crew, assisted by the military, were still digging through the rubble in several towns as night fell and electricity remained…

Pierre Cardin, the French designer known for his bold and space-age designs, has died at the age of 98 in a hospital in Neuilly, near Paris, as announced by France’s Fine Arts Academy on Twitter. Le Secrétaire perpétuel, Laurent Petitgirard, et les membres de l’Académie des beaux-arts ont la très grande tristesse d’annoncer la disparition de leur confrère Pierre Cardin. Il avait été élu le 12 février 1992 au fauteuil de Pierre Dux (section des membres libres). pic.twitter.com/sA1mABvZB5— Académie beaux-arts (@AcadBeauxarts) December 29, 2020 Well-regarded by the Parisian haute couture set, Cardin dressed 60s luminaries such as Elizabeth Taylor, Brigitte…

Let’s take a break from reading stories about travel bans and border closures – you can now travel to Abu Dhabi without the need to isolate yourself or delay your adventure for weeks-long quarantine. If your Christmas wish was to finally travel and enjoy some sun, minus getting stuck in a hotel or hospital for mandatory isolation –Santa has heard you! Well actually, the announcement came even before you made that wish. But still, let’s call this a Christmas miracle. On Christmas Eve, Abu Dhabi Emergency Crisis and Disasters Committee announced the reopening of the capital and second-most populous city…

Constance Wu, who played the lead star Rachel Chu in Crazy Rich Asians, is now officially a mom! The actress gave birth to a baby girl over the summer, as exclusively revealed by E! News. The 38-year-old actress never publicly revealed that she was pregnant with musician boyfriend Ryan Kattner and has remained out of the public eye since before the start of the coronavirus pandemic in March. So this news has come as surprise for her loyal fans – and it’s good surprise we all want to hear about as amidst the current troubles the world is experiencing “They…

We ask: Was there really a need for Halsey to say sorry for sharing a photo that showed the effects of eating disorder? American singer-songwriter Halsey connected with her fans on Sunday through an array of never-seen-before photos of herself as she took park in the trending “post a picture of” challenge on Instagram. The 26-year-old artist wrote “ask me to post a picture of” with a blank caption, asking fans to fill it in with things they wanted to see from her. It was all fun at first, as Halsey granted a fan’s request to see her pink wig.…

South Korea on Tuesday reported a total of 40 deaths related to the coronavirus, the highest daily number since the pandemic began. Officials also recorded 1,046 new confirmed infections, taking the total to 58,725 with 859 deaths. Of the new cases, 1,030 were locally transmitted and more than half were found in Seoul. Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun expressed regret over a mass cluster infection in a Seoul prison, with a total 757 infections, and called for all-out prevention measures. Authorities had ramped up testing to track down potential cases of unknown origin and those that display no symptoms, especially in…

Saying goodbye is never easy, especially to the people who made huge impact to the society and reshaped the world in their own different, incredible ways. In 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic hit every corner of the globe, we were also shaken by the deaths of some of the world’s most notable figures. Their passing – sudden or not – made this brutal year much worse as we start to realize that we will no longer see them in television series or films, or in news headlines. From the entertainment industry to science and politics – these names will, in…

The Manhattan prosecutors are now probing claims that a woman attacked a 14-year-old black boy after falsely accusing him of stealing her phone. The incident, which involved the son of musician Keyon Harrold, was caught on camera and released by Harrold on December 26. Keyon Harrold Jr and his parents called for authorities to bring charges against the unidentified woman over the disturbing racial profiling incident on Saturday at the Arlo Hotel in Soho. The teen’s father, prominent Jazz trumpeter Keyon Harrold, posted a footage of the incident to his Instagram account. The video shows the woman frantically telling the…

US federal officials said on Sunday that a man believed to be responsible for the Christmas Day blast that rocked downtown Nashville has been identified as Anthony Quinn Warner. Officials said Warner blew himself up in the explosion. According to Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, evidence indicates that Warner likely did not intend to kill others in the attack. “It does appear that the intent was more destruction than death,” said David Rausch, director of the TBI, in an interview Monday on TODAY.  “That’s all still speculation at this point as we continue in our investigation with all of our partners.” Investigators named…