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REEL TO REAL ROYAL NAVY COMMANDER A handout photograph taken on Sept. 22, 2021 and released by the Royal Navy, UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) on Sept. 23, 2021, shows Commander Daniel Craig, who is best known for playing the role of James Bond in the long running 007 film series, on his receiving the honorary Royal Navy rank of Commander from the Head of the Royal Navy, First Sea Lord Admiral Sir Tony Radakin KCB ADC at the Corinthia Hotel in London. James Bond actor Daniel Craig has been made an honorary commander in the Royal Navy, matching the rank of the fictional superspy he plays on screen, the service announced on Thursday. AFP

Daniel Craig: James Bond 007 over and out

September 24, 2021

China's President Xi Jinping remotely addresses the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in a pre-recorded message, Tuesday Sept. 21, 2021, at UN headquarters.AP PHOTO

Leaders praise end to coal projects' funding

September 24, 2021

Iraqi firms warn of mass closure

September 24, 2021

Syrian soldiers are seen in the Daraa al-Balad area in the southern province of Daraa, Syria, on Sept. 8, 2021. The Syrian army on Wednesday hoisted the Syrian flag in the Daraa al-Balad area in the southern province of Daraa, following a Russian-mediated agreement with the armed rebels in that area. XINHUA PHOTO

62 kids die in Syria IS jail — group

September 24, 2021

US President Joe Biden addresses the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 21, 2021.
EDUARDO MUNOZ / POOL / AFP

Poor nations to get 500M jabs

September 24, 2021

JAB RESUPPLY In this Aug. 26, 2021 file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine at a mobile vaccine clinic in Santa Ana, California. AP PHOTO

US approves booster shots for elderly

September 24, 2021

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OVERSUBSCRIPTION The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) headquarters in Manila. The BSP announced it has earned P100 billion from its weekly securities auction. PHOTO BY ENRIQUE AGCAOILI

BoP hits 4-mo high surplus in Aug

Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr.

IATF: Election bets, Comelec officials considered APORs

Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. Contributed Photo

Palace: IATF OKs Miss Universe Philippines coronation in Bohol

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Severe tropical storm to enter PH Sun or Mon, to be named 'Lannie'

'Most wanted' fugitive nabbed in Muntinlupa

MICT, Port of Manila contributed photo

Maritime

PPA: It's business as usual in Manila ports

by Genivi Verdejo

Rachelle Lopez, President of the WMOC Group of Companies
contributed photo

Sharing strength and hope to Filipino seafarers

Books given to the Isabela State University by the National Democratic
Front of the Philippines are pulled out from the institution’s library over
concerns of ‘possible threats’ communists groups can impose on youths.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Campus Press

Isabela State U library pulls out NDFP handbooks

by Leander C. Domingo

Educ Forum highlights innovations in blended learning

Jairus Ferrer (right), president and chief executive officer of iFarms Inc.,
established his company amid the Covid-19 pandemic to also help farmers
reach the markets faster. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Agribusiness

iFarms eyes local expansion, exports

by Eireene Jairee Gomez

Pandemic showed farmers need more financial support