NFT Showtime: NARAKA HERO Reignites NFT Sector’s confidence

Metalist Naraka Hero NFT MELBOURNE, Australia, July 26, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On July 19, the NARAKA HERO series of blind boxes published by MetaList Lab were successfully released on the Binance NFT platform and sold out within 15 minutes! After the sale ended, many collectors showed off their NARAKA HERO collections on Twitter, anticipating […]

Philips delivers Q2 sales of EUR 4.2 billion, with 9% comparable sales growth; net income amounts to EUR 153 million and Adjusted EBITA margin improves 280 basis points to 12.6%; company announces EUR 1.5 billion share buyback program

July 26, 2021 Second-quarter highlights Group sales increased to EUR 4.2 billion, with 9% comparable sales growth Comparable order intake decreased 15%, with strong double-digit growth in the Diagnosis & Treatment businesses and a decline in the Connected Care businesses on the back of COVID-19-related 167% growth in Q2 2020 Income from continuing operations decreased […]

Australian Police Warn of Mass Arrests if Anti-Lockdown Protesters Return to Sydney

SYDNEY – Police in Australia have warned that more anti-lockdown protests won’t be tolerated after thousands of people defied COVID-19 public health orders in Sydney Saturday. Health officials fear the illegal demonstration could become a super-spreade…

World Bank: Coup and Coronavirus Shrink Myanmar’s Economy by 18%

BANGKOK – Myanmar’s economy is forecast to shrink by 18% as it grapples with the coronavirus and the political turmoil unleashed by a coup, the World Bank said Monday. The contracting economy threatens millions with poverty, joblessness and hunger. A d…

COVID: Over 40,000 Orang Asli in Perak targeted to be vaccinated by year end

— The Perak and Kedah Orang Asli Development Department (JAKOA) is targeting 42,363 Orang Asli in Perak to receive at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this year.Its director Harulnizam Abd Rahman said so far a total of 2,181 Orang …

Bukit Mertajam Hospital converted into COVID-19 hybrid hospital

The Bukit Mertajam Hospital (HBM) has been converted into a Hybrid COVID-19 Hospital and took its first COVID-19 patient this morning.Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah in a post on his official Facebook page said that in view of …

COVID: Record high of 17,405 new cases, cumulative figure exceeds one million

— A record high of 17,045 COVID-19 cases were reported in Malaysia today, bringing the cumulative figure for infections past the one million mark at 1,013,438, said Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah.The new cases topped yesterday…