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Russia vs Ukraine Updates 3/14/2022
Military Developments 1. Russia has requested military assistance from China in Ukraine. 2. India temporarily relocates its embassy in Ukraine to Poland. 3. Russia is attempting to envelop Ukrainian forces in the east and advance westward, says UK defense minister. 4. Russia has threatened to fire on weapons shipments to Ukraine. Economic Developments 2. Humanitarian aid convoy fails to reach the city of Mariupol. 3. End of an era in Russia as sanctions bite and Western companies take flight. 4. New mayor installed in Russia-controlled Melitopol. https://edition.cnn.com/europe/live-news/ukraine-russia-putin-news-03-13-22/index.html
Goodbye Vance
Youtube Vanced project is now discontinued! Goodbye Vanced We are here today to give you bad news unfortunately. Developer team of the YouTube Vanced app, a YouTube premium alternative that has no competition, decided to drop support for it. It is from now on discontinued. In the upcoming days, download links will be removed and app will no longer be accessible to newcomers. Only those who already have this app installed in their device are going to be able to keep using it, but what is the reason behind this sudden and sad decision? SPONSORED https://cdn.xiaomiui.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Vanced-YøùTùbé-Music.jpg?strip=all&lossy=1&resize=640,321&ssl=1 What is YouTube Vanced? YouTube Vanced is a YouTube client that offers...
Google Domain is out of Beta
Google Domains is finally out of beta after more than seven years Even Gmail wasn’t in beta that long These people seem really thrilled about their websites. Image: Google Google Domains, the company’s domain registration service, is losing the beta tag after first launching more than seven years ago, Google announced Tuesday. The service is now generally available in 26 countries, and the company says it already has “millions of active registrations.” If you register with Google Domains, you can pick from more than 300 different domain endings, have access to “high performance DNS” (Google says it’s the same infrastructure it uses for itself), “around-the-clock customer support from real people,” and more. The company is also...
Moreno meets with Elon Musk's SpaceX on satellites
MANILA, Philippines — Manila City Mayor Isko Moreno disclosed Thursday that the City Council of Manila authorized him to negotiate with the company of American billionaire Elon Musk for the purchase of Starlink low-orbit satellites. “I hope we can avail of Starlink low-orbit satellite soonest. The best success story is in Ukraine when Elon Musk deployed a number of satellites in that country after its internet connectivity was destroyed by Russian forces...Hopefully, we can use this in the entire country,” Moreno said in a press conference in Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental. Moreno was referring to City Council Resolution No. 46 which authorizes Mayor Domagoso “to negotiate and/or enter into a contract with SpaceX Enterprise for...
Russia vs Ukraine Updates 3/17/2022
Military Developments 1. I want to tell our commander-in-chief to stop terror acts in Ukraine because when we come back we'll rise against him, says Russian prisoners of war. 2. Nordic countries wonder if they are next on Putin's list. 3. Russia is calling in military reinforcements from across the country, says UK defense minister. 4. China rejects NATO's appeal to condemn invasion. 5. US sending armed drones to Ukraine. 6. Russia launches criminal case against blogger under new anti-fake news law. Economic Developments 1. Pakistan sends emergency aid to Ukraine. 2. UAE and Saudi Arabia have declined US bid to convince the Gulf states to boost oil production. 3. Zelensky warned Europe that a new wall is arising between those countries...
Visa, Mastercard suspend operations in Russia
NEW YORK: Card payment giants Visa and Mastercard announced Saturday they will suspend operations in Russia, the latest major US firms to join the business freeze-out of Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. "Noting the unprecedented nature of the current conflict and the uncertain economic environment," Mastercard said it had "decided to suspend our network services in Russia." Visa, for its part, said that "effective immediately" it would "work with its clients and partners within Russia to cease all Visa transactions over the coming days." US President Joe Biden "welcomed the decision" during a phone call with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky in which the two discussed US, ally and private industry actions to deter...
Bongbong Marcos not worried about Duterte's preference for lawyer as successor
MANILA, Philippines — Presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said Wednesday he is not worried that President Rodrigo Duterte preferred another lawyer to be his successor. During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum, Marcos was asked if the latest pronouncements of Duterte, himself a lawyer, that a decisive and compassionate lawyer is an ideal president of the country would pose a problem for him despite being the consistent frontrunner in various popularity surveys. There are only two lawyers among the presidential candidates — one of which is Vice President Leni Robredo, who was a far second to Marcos in the surveys. The other lawyer among presidential hopefuls was Jose Montemayor Jr., also a medical doctor. “No (I’m not...
Senator Lacson wants fuel excise tax suspended
After 10 successive weeks, the increase of oil prices in the country still shows no signs of slowing down, and one Presidential aspirant is calling for some relief for motorists. Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson is proposing for the immediate suspension of fuel excise tax to provide Filipinos a much-needed breather from the prices. "The upward trajectory of fuel prices is expected to continue and the government must do something now to mitigate the impact of international oil prices on motorists, the public transport sector, fisherfolk, and farmers who will bear the brunt of this burden if we do not act now," said Sen. Lacson. The presidential candidate proposed a mechanism that would suspend excise tax on fuels when crude prices based...
Envoy says nuclear power plant from US safer, smaller, cheaper
Philippine envoy to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez said Monday the power plants being proposed by the US to the Philippines as part of their cooperation on energy security are safer, smaller, cheaper. Philippine Ambassador to the US Babe Romualdez Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, Romualdez explained the recently-signed Memorandum of Understanding on Concerning Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation (NCMOU) where the US offered the Philippines its new development on nuclear energy. “Tawag nila ‘yung modular type of ano ‘yung maliliit lang na nuclear plant to give power to areas. Maganda para sa’tin ‘yan dahil we have 7,600 islands at we’ll be able to power. Very important ‘yan talaga dahil energy is number one requirement now that we need...
VP Leni numbers down in 2021 satisfaction survey
MANILA – Vice President Leni Robredo’s satisfaction rating dropped in a 2021 last quarter survey of top government officials, according to results released on Friday by private polling firm Social Weather Stations (SWS). The SWS Fourth Quarter 2021 poll conducted Dec. 12 to 16, 2021 revealed that the number of Filipinos satisfied with Robredo’s performance dropped to 41 percent from 51 percent recorded in September 2021. Forty percent of 1,440 respondents E×ρréššed dissatisfaction with the presidential candidate, up by 13-percentage points from September 2021’s 27 percent. Nineteen percent were ambivalent on the matter. The poll results pulled Robredo’s net satisfaction score to “neutral” +1, down by 23 points from “good” +24 in...
Marcos, Duterte still leading in Pulse Asia's pre-election survey - Manila Bulletin
Former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and his running mate Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte remain the frontrunners in the latest Pulse Asia survey results released on Monday, March 14. The survey, which was conducted from Feb. 18 to 23, 2022, found Marcos sustaining his lead with 60 percent of respondents nationwide choosing him as the next Philippine president if the elections took place during the survey period. He also led all geographic areas and socio-economic groupings–53 percent to 68 percent and 58 percent to 61 percent, respectively. In 2nd place is Vice President Leni Robredo whose presidential bid is backed by 15 percent of respondents. “The Vice President posts double-digit voter preferences across geographic...
Duterte preference for sana abogado' as successor narrows list
MANILA, Philippines—In just one month and three weeks, voters will decide the country’s future when they choose the candidates they want to fill more than 18,000 elective positions nationwide—starting with the successor of President Rodrigo Duterte, a post which is being contested by at least 10 candidates. As presidential candidates continued to scramble for supporters and votes, the most crucial endorsement—by Duterte—appeared to be elusive although the outgoing president had given broad hints about his preferred successor. The President has yet to name the candidate he would endorse to replace him but had resorted, yet again, to blind items about the character of the candidate he preferred. His latest blind item was to describe...
The European Parliament paves the way for removable and replaceable batteries
This afternoon the Environment Committee of the European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted an ambitious report on the European Battery Regulation (74 to 8). This is an important hurdle towards establishing much awaited laws which will apply to all batteries sold on the European market. Although covering a wide number of issues, the regulation is also expected to support a right to replace and repair batteries in consumer electronics. Existing legislation for batteries does not explicitly address lithium batteries, despite them quickly becoming the dominant battery chemistry and leaving behind a vast environmental footprint. Lithium batteries are found in everything from smartphones to scooters, electric cars and energy storage for...
YouTube expands block of Russian state media to apply globally
YouTube on Friday broadened its blocking of Russian state-linked media channels to apply internationally after initially barring them only in Europe following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. Russia's internationally condemned attack has provoked unprecedented sanctions from Western governments and businesses, including a growing list of US tech firms. YouTube's guidelines "prohibit content denying, minimizing or trivializing well-documented violent events, and we remove content about Russia's invasion in Ukraine that violates this policy," the video sharing platform said. "In line with that, effective immediately, we are also blocking YouTube channels associated with Russian state-funded media, globally," it added. Related video...
Ukraine appeals to Philippines stop deals with Russia
Ukraine has called for the Philippines’ business community to stop business dealings with Russia due to its invasion of the Eastern European country, which has taken the lives of individuals and caused massive destruction of homes. “We call upon the Philippines business community to stop any business dealing with Russia, as every dollar earned by Russia will be used, directly or indirectly, to continue the criminal war in Ukraine,” non-resident Ukraine Ambassador Olexander Nechytaylo said in a statement on Wednesday (March 9). https://ph.news.yahoo.com/ukraine-appeals-to-philippines-stop-deals-with-russia-072540536.html Dinamay pa tayo haha
Envoy: Duterte willing to open facilities to US if Ukraine-Russia crisis spiIIs over to Asia
President Rodrigo Duterte has E×ρréššed his willingness to open Philippine facilities to the United States military if the Russian-Ukraine crisis s***** over to the Asian region, Manila's top diplomat to Washington said Thursday. “He says if they're asking for the support of the Philippines he was very clear that if push comes to shove the Philippines will be ready to be part of the effort especially if this Ukrainian crisis s***** over to the Asian region,” Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez told journalists at an online media forum. “He offered that the Philippines will be ready to open its doors especially to our ally the US in using our facilities, any facilities they may need.” The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has yet to...
Russia Ukraine Mar 12
New briefing of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the situation in Donbas for the evening of March 11. 📍In total, 3346 military infrastructure facilities of Ukraine were disabled during the operation; 📍In the course of successful offensive operations against Ukrainian nationalists, the Russian military seizes a large number of MANPADS of various types; 📍The Kiev regime, by uncontrollably distributing MANPADS received from the West, creates a long-term threat of terrorist attacks on civilian aircraft; 📍Three unmanned aerial vehicles were shot down in the air during the day by aviation and air defense of the Russian Aerospace Forces, including two - "Bayraktar TB-2"; 📍Operational-tactical and army aviation of the Russian Aerospace...
Spider-Man: No Way Home, apektado ng pagtaas muli ng COVID cases sa Pilipinas
JERRY OLEA Spider-Man: No Way Home ang pelikulang pinakamalaki ang worldwide gross noong 2021. As we write this, umabot na sa $1.37B ang worldwide gross ng pelikulang tinatampukan nina Tom Holland, Zendaya, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jacob Batalon, Andrew Garfield, at Tobey Maguire. Nasa cast din nito sina Jamie Foxx bilang Electro, Willem Dafoe bilang Green Goblin, at Alfred Molina bilang Doctor Octopus. Ika-12 na ito sa talaan ng worldwide lifetime gross. Malaki ang chance na pumasok ito sa Top 10. So far, ang Top 11 sa listahan ng worldwide lifetime gross ay Avatar ($2.85B), Avengers: Endgame ($2.78B), Titanic ($2.20B), Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens ($2.07B), Avengers: Infinity War ($2.05B), Jurassic World ($1.67B), The...
Russia Ukraine March 11
The situation in Ukraine on March 10. Readovka clarified the line of control in the north. --- Vladimir Putin holds a meeting with the government: - Russia, together with partners who do not recognize sanctions, will find a solution to all problems. - In general, everything is stable with regard to regional budgets, everything is calm. - The United States has closed the import of Russian energy resources and is trying to blame the rise in prices on Russia, but the Russian Federation has absolutely nothing to do with it. — It is clear that the demand for certain types of goods is increasing, but there is no doubt that issues will be resolved and people will understand that there are no unsolvable problems. “Unfriendly countries are...

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