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MANILA -- After recovering from COVID-19, theater stalwart Joy Virata lent her voice to the Department of Health's (DOH) social media campaign amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The former artistic director of Repertory Philippines was quoted in a post on the DOH Facebook page on Monday as part of the agency's "Survivors Speak" campaign. According to Virata, she still does not know how or when she got infected by the virus, but she is certain about the importance of three things that will help prevent it from spreading.  "There is still a lot that is not known about this virus. But what is definite is that there are three simple rules that, if followed strictly by everyone, could lick this pest: wash your hands often or use hand sanitizer, strictly observe physical distancing, and wear a mask to protect others and hope everyone wears a mask to protect you," she said. It was last April when Virata  wrote  about her battle against the novel coronavirus which also aff...

It's not uncommon for performances at Barcelona's Gran Teatre del Liceu opera house to be sold out, but musicians played to an unusual audience on Monday to mark  Spain's  lifting of lockdown -- as thousands of plants filled its seats.  LLUIS GENE/AFP/Getty Images   TOPSHOT - The Uceli Quartet perform for an audience made of plants during a concert created by Spanish artist Eugenio Ampudia and that will be later streamed to mark the reopening of the Liceu Grand Theatre in Barcelona on June 22, 2020 following a national lockdown to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. (Photo by LLUIS GENE / AFP) (Photo by LLUIS GENE/AFP via Getty Images) The event was the work of conceptual artist Eugenio Ampudia and included a performance from the UceLi Quartet string quartet. A total of 2,292 plants were packed into the theater, while the string quartet performed Puccini's "Crisantemi," according to a statement from the Liceu. Although humans were not present in the audi...

Photo courtesy of iStock / JoseIgnacioSoto Sinkholes are found around the world Sometimes, what looks like solid ground suddenly collapses to create some of the world's most spectacular natural sights: sinkholes, blue holes and cenotes. These fascinating natural phenomena are both beautiful and dangerous. Photo courtesy of E+ / Mlenny Great Blue Hole | Belize The nearly perfect circular sinkhole known as the Great Blue Hole has become one of the  world's top dive sites . The 1,043-foot-wide hole came to be after an above-ground cave collapsed some 15,000 years ago. Today, it's a UNESCO World Heritage site and a great spot for beginner divers. Photo courtesy of iStock / Dreamframer Blue Holes | Palau Found next to the beautiful Blue Corner in Palau, Blue Holes is a large, deep cavern beloved by adventurous divers. There are four holes in the reef that enter the cavern, which is home to wire corals, sea fans and leopard sharks. Photo courtesy of iStock / gappino Ik Kil | Yuca...

Members of the   BRW   Rich 200 list consistently report that their indescribable wealth is a by-product of their activities in business and investment. By their own account, they are not motivated by wealth. Nevertheless, wealth finds them, and in many cases, begets more wealth. What kind of leaders do the super-wealthy make, and what kind of leadership makes them super wealthy? Gina  R inehart Wealth:   2012 $29 billion Now estimated to be the richest woman in the world as a result of more than doubling her fortune in the past 12 months, Gina Rinehart’s leadership style might best be summed up as lean and mean. The executive team at Hancock Prospecting is very lean considering the size of the operation. As its chair, Rinehart relies on a four man team of the company’s two biggest coal mines: executive director, Tad Watroba; chief financial officer and company secretary in one, Jay Newby; general counsel, Terry Walsh; and Paul Mulder, managing director. Rinehart’s f...

LONDON – "We saved a life today," Patrick Hutchinson posted on a social media account after a photo of him emerged carrying a man to safety following a weekend clash here between anti-racism protesters and a suspected right-wing counter-demonstrator.  In the photograph, captured Saturday by Reuters photographer Dylan Martinez, Hutchinson, who is Black, is seen rescuing an injured white man by draping him over his shoulder. Rojters called the image a "moment of high drama that jars with the broader narrative – of anti-racist and far-right protesters fighting each other." According to multiple accounts he gave to British TV, including the BBC, Hutchinson was participating in peaceful anti-racism protests in London when he "saw a skirmish and someone falling to the ground." While the man who fell to the ground has not been identified, he appears to have been part of a rival group of right-wing soccer hooligan...

In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." That rhyme has long been how American students were introduced to Christopher Columbus in elementary school. Students are taught that Columbus is the one who discovered the Americas, sailing across the Atlantic in his three ships: The Niña, Pinta and Santa Maria. The Italian explorer is even celebrated every October during a federal holiday named after him. But the man credited for discovering the "New World" has long been considered a contentious figure in US history for his treatment of the indigenous communities he encountered and for his role in the violent colonization at their expense. Dozens of cities and states -- such as Minnesota, Alaska, Vermont and Oregon -- have already replaced Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day. Now, in response to the nationwide protests and conversation surrounding racial inequality, people have been  tearing down statues of Columbus  to bring awareness to the cruelty he b...