Sri Lanka president admits ‘not delivering’ as prices soar
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa admitted his government is "not delivering" as shortages persist of…
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1 dead, 17 hurt in Chile as police clash with indigenous protesters
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) -- One person died and 17 others were injured Sunday as riot police clashed with protesters in…
5 years ago
Triads arrested in Hong Kong speedboat smuggling raids
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Dozens of Hong Kong triad members have been arrested in a series of operations targeting…
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AstraZeneca logs upbeat trial results from Covid drug
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) - British pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca on Monday revealed more positive results from a trial of a…
5 years ago
6.2 magnitude earthquake rocks Hawaii, no tsunami threat, no impact to Kilauea Volcano
by Alfred Acenas (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) Eagle News Service HONOLULU (Eagle News) - The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Hawaiian Volcano…
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New Zealand health workers, teachers told ‘no jab, no job’
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) -- New Zealand announced Monday a sweeping "no jab, no job" policy for most healthcare workers…
5 years ago
Vaccines prevent severe Covid, even from Delta: study
PARIS, France (AFP) -- Vaccination is highly effective at preventing severe cases of Covid-19, even against the Delta variant, a…
5 years ago
Sweet taste of Squid Game success for South Korean candy couple
by Yelim LEE / Claire LEE SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Simple, sweet, and fictionally fatal: the stallholder who makes…
5 years ago
Pagkandidato para lang “ibalik ang ABS-CBN,” isang maling layunin – Rep. Marcoleta
Binigyang-diin ni House Speaker Rodante Marcoleta na isang maling layunin at hindi para sa kapakanan ng mamamayang Pilipino kundi para…
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Pagkakapili kay Maria Ressa sa Nobel Peace Prize, “parang pang-iinsulto” sa Pilipino – Rep. Marcoleta
Ipinahayag ni House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta na "parang iniinsulto ang Pilipino" at hindi dapat ikatuwa ng mamamayang Pilipino ang…
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