| WWI helmet was better blast protection than new one: US study Posted: 18 Feb 2020 01:57 PM PST  A helmet used by French soldiers in World War I provided better protection from overhead blasts than a modern American model, according to a US university study. Biomedical engineers from North Carolina's Duke University tested the performance of several models of World War I helmet and the US Advanced Combat Helmet by subjecting them to shock waves. "While we found that all helmets provided a substantial amount of protection against blast, we were surprised to find that the 100-year-old helmets performed just as well as modern ones," said study author Joost Op 't Eynde.
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| Philippines to Allow Workers to Return to Hong Kong, Macau Posted: 18 Feb 2020 01:50 AM PST  (Bloomberg) -- The Philippines will allow citizens employed in Hong Kong and Macau to return to their jobs, partially lifting a ban imposed earlier this month to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.A government task force decided to exempt those working in Hong Kong and Macau from the travel ban "subject to certain formalities," Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Brigido Dulay said on his Twitter account on Tuesday. The government also lifted on Feb. 14 a days-old travel ban on Taiwan.Filipino workers returning to Hong Kong and Macau will have to "make a written declaration that they know the risks of going back," presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said at a televised briefing.The decision will allow thousands of migrant workers stranded in the Philippines to return to their jobs abroad. The Southeast Asian nation's overseas workers contribute more than $30 billion in remittances comprising about 9% of the country's gross domestic product.Virus Travel Ban Keeps Thousands of Maids From Hong Kong Jobs (2)Some 11% of Hong Kong households employ a domestic worker, a ratio that jumps to 30% among married couples with children and 43% when both parents work. The government also credits the availability of foreign domestic workers for the rising labor force participation rate for female citizens.(Updates with president's spokesman comments in 3rd paragraph, more details in last paragraph)To contact the reporter on this story: Andreo Calonzo in Manila at acalonzo1@bloomberg.netTo contact the editors responsible for this story: Cecilia Yap at cyap19@bloomberg.net, Muneeza NaqviFor more articles like this, please visit us at bloomberg.comSubscribe now to stay ahead with the most trusted business news source.©2020 Bloomberg L.P.
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| Gunmen kill 24 and injure 18 in attack on Burkina Faso church Posted: 17 Feb 2020 07:46 PM PST  Gunmen killed 24 people, including a pastor, in an attack on a church during Sunday Mass in northwestern Burkina Faso, four security sources told Reuters on Monday.
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