Beijing. The rate of infections with the flu-like human metapneumovirus (HMPV) in northern China is declining, a health official said Sunday, amid some international concern over a potential pandemic. HMPV, which belongs to the same family as the respiratory syncytial virus, causes flu or cold-like symptoms including fever, cough and nasal congestion. The symptoms often … Read more
Mackenzie Dern gets it done in the UFC Vegas 101 main event, getting some revenge against Amanda Ribas in the process. The big question is — which is one Dern had a hard time answering as well — where does she go from her second consecutive victory and not a lot of fresh and realistic … Read more
Roman Kopylov is now just the second fighter ever to finish Chris Curtis via strikes, though the finish was not without controversy. The middleweights threw down on the UFC Vegas 101 main card, with Kopylov taking it to the 43-fight veteran even as Curtis bloodied Kopylov up with precision strikes. As the third round came … Read more
Jakarta. President Prabowo Subianto’s multi-billion dollar school-feeding program has become part of Indonesia’s diplomacy. In other words, Indonesia will likely try to strike some international partnerships to make sure that its plan of feeding tens of millions of children every school day goes well. On Friday, Foreign Affairs Minister Sugiono briefed press members and ambassadors … Read more
Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas were on point for the UFC’s first headliner of 2025, but Friday’s official weigh-ins for UFC Vegas 101 were not without complications. Saturday’s main event between Dern and Ribas is official, with the strawweight contenders both tipping the scale at 116 pounds, making use of the one-pound allowance for a … Read more
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MANILA, Philippines — Three weather systems – the intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ), shear line, and northeast monsoon– will bring rain in most areas of the country on the first day of 2025, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said Wednesday. Pagasa said the ITCZ will affect Visayas, Mindanao, and Palawan. Source link
Talk about a nice way to end the calendar year. Liverpool were all over the undermanned Hammers from the opening moments, and never really let off the gas in an easy 5-0 win. There was hardly a foot put out of place by the Reds on the evening, with West Ham failing to register a … Read more
Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday apologized to his Azerbaijani counterpart for what he called a “tragic incident” following the crash of an Azerbaijani airliner in Kazakhstan that killed 38 people, but stopped short of acknowledging that Moscow was responsible. Putin’s apology came as allegations mounted that the plane had been shot down by … Read more
Donald Cerrone is serious about returning to the UFC for two more fights. Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), the UFC’s anti-doping agency, confirmed that Cerrone is back in the testing pool in hopes of an octagon return. “Cowboy” also revealed the news on The Pacman Jones Show. “I just re-entered the testing pool so I have … Read more