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Flu fears shut down House |
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First fatality worked in Congress–officials
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Speaker Prospero Nograles on Tuesday ordered the suspension of work
in the House of Representatives after one of its employees infected
with Influenza A(H1N1) virus died.
The woman’s death was reported Monday, but the
fact that she worked for Congress only became known Tuesday. Health
officials were unsure if the flu virus killed the 49-year-old woman,
who also suffered from heart and liver disease.
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AFTER BRIEFING, SENATORS MIXED ON POLL AUTOMATION
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Senators gave conflicting assessments about the full automation of
the 2010 elections after a briefing Tuesday before the committee on
electoral reforms by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) and the
project’s winning bidder.
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Pump prices increase again, as world oil falls below $67
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Filipino oil companies raised pump prices on Tuesday for the fifth
time in June, despite world crude rates falling below $67 a barrel
on the same day.
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Telcos face grilling at Senate, says JPE
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Telecommunications companies, or telcos, will be pressed to justify
their high rates in spite of their perceived poor service at the
resumption today of the Senate inquiry into the “vanishing load”
of prepaid subscribers, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said
Tuesday.
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Govt admits concern but disputes WB
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Malacañang conceded on Tuesday that there was cause for concern
over a World Bank prediction that the Philippines would slip to
“outright recession” this year, even as the Finance secretary
rejected the idea.
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Unheralded Glover captures US Open title in major upset
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FARMINGDALE, New York: Unlikely major champion Lucas Glover snapped
a four-year victory drought by winning the 109th US Open while Phil
Mickelson settled for a record-setting fifth runner-up finish.
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Iran rules out scuttling vote as alarm mounts
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TEHRAN: Iran’s top election body on Tuesday ruled out canceling
the disputed presidential vote as the world voiced increasing alarm
at the violent crackdown on opposition demonstrators posing the most
serious challenge to the Islamic regime in 30 years.
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Asian ‘trainees’ died of overwork in Japan–lawyer
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TOKYO: Sixteen Asian workers on training schemes in Japan have died
within 12 months of health conditions linked to “overwork,”
triggering concerns of widespread labor exploitation, a lawyer said
Tuesday.
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Red Cross poll shows extent of civilian suffering in wars
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GENEVA: A Red Cross survey of eight war-torn countries, including
the Philippines, has found that more than half of the civilians
polled were forced to flee their homes—while in Afghanistan and
Liberia torture was a common experience.
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