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Friday, December 26,2008 |
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7 civilians die in
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Govt rules out sending more troops to Mindanao |
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By Al Jacinto, Correspondent
ZAMBOANGA CITY: At least seven
civilians were killed and nine others wounded in a series of attacks
by suspected separatist rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation
Front (MILF) in southern Philippines, officials said on Christmas
Day.
A report from the Agence France-Presse
put at 10 the number of civilians killed in the raids on the
provinces of Shariff Kabunsuan, Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato in
Mindanao.
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Layoffs looming in
UAE to affect South Asians
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DUBAI: Up to 45 percent of the
construction workforce in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) could be
laid off, with thousands already having lost their jobs because of
the global financial crisis, a report said on Wednesday.
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Pope seeks end to
war, neglect of exploited children
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VATICAN CITY: Pope Benedict XVI
on Thursday urged an end to “hatred and violence” in the Middle
East during his midnight Mass Christmas homily ahead of a planned
trip to the region.
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Chip workers come
home to bleak future
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Americans were already defaulting
on home payments when Gertrudes Capili mortgaged her modest farm
near Manila to help send her two granddaughters to Taiwan.
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Strong quake
strikes near ‘PacMan’ country
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A strong earthquake rocked
southern Mindanao on Thursday, sparking scenes of panic among
residents but without causing any major damage, officials said.
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LPG shortage to
last until January 15
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At a time when cooking is
generally the main activity in many Filipino households during the
long Christmas holiday, suppliers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)
on Christmas Day sounded off a warning ...
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Fed lets General
Motors tap bailout funds
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WASHINGTON: The US Federal
Reserve on Wednesday approved a request by GMAC, the troubled
financial arm of General Motors, to become a bank holding company,
allowing it to tap government bailout funds ...
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Obama basks in
political honeymoon
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WASHINGTON: Barack Obama is
riding the crest of the best approval ratings of any president-elect
in decades, a new poll showed Wednesday as the next US leader
relaxed on his Hawaii Christmas vacation.
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Govt troops go on
red alert vs. CPP
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Government troops were placed
under red alert on Thursday, eve of the 40th founding anniversary of
the Communist Party of Philippines (CPP).
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