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Cargo ship sinks off Japan; 39 of 43 crew Filipinos

A cargo ship carrying 43 crew, 39 of them Filipinos, and about 6,000 cows sank at sea after transmitting a distress signal during a...

Record CO2 emissions for Arctic wildfires – EU

PARIS: This year's Arctic Circle wildfires, still ablaze, have already surpassed the record set in 2019 for CO2 emissions, adding to the carbon pollution...

The Rock reveals family coronavirus battle

LOS ANGELES: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and his entire family tested positive for coronavirus but have made a full recovery, the professional wrestler turned...

Indian PM Modi’s Twitter account hacked

NEW DELHI: The Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been hacked, the social media giant confirmed on Thursday. Tweets were sent from...

US budget deficit to hit record $3.3T due to virus, recession

WASHINGTON, D.C.:The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expenditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop...

No UCPB account compromised amid cyberheist — BSP

THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) confirmed that no account under the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCBP) was compromised during a reported cybertheft incident...

3 NCRPO personnel test positive for ‘shabu’ use

THREE personnel of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO) tested positive for shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride), its chief Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas reported on...

Revgov to create chaos – lawyers’ group

A lawyers' group has joined the snowballing opposition to the move of some supporters of President Rodrigo Duterte calling for a revolutionary government. The Philippine Bar...

PH in ‘best rank ever’ in Global Innovation Index 2020

THE Philippines' ranking in this year's Global Innovation Index (GII) went up by four notches to 50th out of 131 economies. The Global Innovation Index...

Jobless Filipinos down in July

THE country's unemployment rate eased to 10 percent in July from a high of 17.7 percent in April due to the easing of quarantine...

5 Filipinos injured in Abu Dhabi gas explosion discharged from hospital — DFA

FIVE of 8 Filipinos injured from the gas explosion from a restaurant in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emiates on August 31 were discharged from...

Pemberton to stay in jail pending court ruling on Laude family’s appeal

CONVICTED murderer US Marine Lance Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton will have to remain in jail despite a release order from the court pending resolution...

Senate mulls resumption of GCTA probe 

THE Senate may resume its inquiry on the implementation of the Good Conduct Time Allowance (GCTA) Act to determine whether the release of convicted...

House panel OKs bill updating doctors’ standards and regulation

THE House of Representatives' Committee on Civil Service and Professional Regulation on Thursday approved a bill updating the standards and regulation of doctors. The...

Govt hits ‘judicial overreach’ on Pemberton release, to appeal ruling

MALACANANG on Thursday slammed the decision of an Olongapo court to approve the early release of US Marine Corporal Joseph Scott Pemberton, saying it...
 

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