BACOLOD CITY: Two women who presented fake reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test results at the Bredco Port in Bacolod City on Thursday, January 20, tested positive for Covid-19, Dr. Zephard Caelian, head of the Provincial Incident Management Team, said.The two women are set to face appropriate charges, said Caelian who did not release…
Back in September, Robinhood announced plans to test a cryptocurrency wallet within its app. At the time, the company said it would open the beta to a small number of people before expanding availability ahead of a full-scale release. If you joined the waiting list Robinhood create, you can now test the wallet for yourself…
Nintendo Switch owners will have to wait or look elsewhere if they want to play two of February’s more notable new releases. In separate announcements, Square Enix and Techland shared they’re delaying the Switch versions of Life is Strange: Remastered Collection and Dying Light 2 to beyond next month. Both games will arrive on time on other…
In the US, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. Crisis Text Line can be reached by texting HOME to 741741 (US), 686868 (Canada), or 85258 (UK). Wikipedia maintains a list of crisis lines for people outside of those countries. A Connecticut mother has brought a lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, as…
At least 70 people were killed in an air strike on prison and at least three children died in a separate bombardment as Yemen’s long-running conflict suffered a dramatic escalation of violence on Friday. The Huthi rebels released gruesome video footage showing bodies in the rubble and mangled corpses from the prison attack, which levelled…
US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed to “push back” against China and condemned North Korea’s spate of missile tests, while Biden underlined US commitment to defending Japan, in virtual talks Friday. In a video meeting that lasted about one hour and 20 minutes, Biden also agreed to visit Japan in…
By AFP 21 January 2022 | 5:05 pm Omicron is now the dominant Covid-19 variant circulating in the European Union and European Economic Area (EAA), the bloc’s health agency said on Friday. Omicron is now the dominant Covid-19 variant circulating in the European Union and European Economic Area (EAA), the bloc’s health agency…
Senator Orji Kalu, the Senate’s Chief Whip, said he decided to run for the office of president after leaders from the six geopolitical zones approached him. This comes after he revealed that he had previously told other presidential candidates, including former Lagos State Governor Bola Tinubu, former Senate President Pius Anyim, and Ebonyi State Governor…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state has accused the Presidency of shutting him out of the Statehouse, Abuja and preventing him from seeing President Muhammadu Buhari, because of criticizing his administration. Ortom, who spoke after signing the reviewed controversial anti-open grazing, ranching and prohibition Law 2017 of the state, said the country was suffering from…
A police officer caught on tape assaulting a lady and shooting in the air has landed in trouble. According to activitist, Harrison Gwamishu, the Edo police officer alongside his entire team have all been arrested. Recall that the police officer, said to have previously been attached to the disbanded SARS unit of the police force,…
