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By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA News
Published February 2, 2021 11:43am Zuellig Pharma Corp. on Tuesday said it has ordered 10 additional ultra-low freezers to boost its cold chain capacity in the Philippines, in anticipation of the incoming shipments of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines. The additional ultra-cold freezers will be able to store over 7 million doses at temperatures as low as -70° to -80° Celsius which can be ramped up further if needed, on top of the 14 already deployed in the company s network across the country. We are honoured and excited to engage with the Philippine government to explore ways in which we can support measures to address this current crisis and help execute the national COVID-19 vaccination programme, Zuellig Pharma Corp. chief executive and area director Maikel Kuijpers said in an emailed statement.
A bitter archaeological feud over an ancient vision of the Cosmos
The Nebra Sky Disc, ca. 1600 B.C, bronze and gold; photo Juraj Lipták / State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony-Anhalt.
by Becky Ferreira
(NYT NEWS SERVICE)
.- The disk is small just 12 inches in diameter but it has loomed large in the minds of people across millenniums. Made of bronze, the artifact was inlaid in gold with an ancient vision of the cosmos by its crafters. Over generations, it was updated with new astronomical insights, until it was buried beneath land that would become the Federal Republic of Germany thousands of years later.
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Europeans Used Rings, Bangles, Axe Blades As Currency During Bronze Age, Claim Researchers
Europeans use 25 discreet currencies today, scientists have now shed light on the sole currency used by the people in Europe during the Bronze Age.
Europeans use 25 discreet currencies today, scientists have now shed light on the sole currency used by the people in Europe during the Bronze Age. In the research published in journal PLOS One, archaeologists have suggested that people residing as early as 5000 years used bronze objects such as rings, bangles and even axe blades to buy goods. In addendum, they also hinted at the possibility of European standardising their shapes and weight of these “bronze currency” to make the trade easy.