Bomb threat sparks security alert at 42 Philippine airports
MANILA, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Security patrols and sniffer dogs were deployed at dozens of Philippine airports Friday, after…
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Sugar prices hit 13-year high due to El Nino fallout: FAO
Global sugar prices soared to their highest level in almost 13 years in September as the El Nino weather phenomenon…
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PHL employment rate at 95.6% in August: PSA
(Eagle News) -- The country's employment rate rose to 95.6% in August, Philippine Statistics Authority data released on Friday, Oct.…
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Popular weight loss drugs linked to higher risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis, bowel obstruction
WASHINGTON, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Drugs like Ozempic, which have become increasingly popular for losing weight, heighten the risk…
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Protests in Guatemala in support of president elect intensify
By Edgar CALDERON GUATEMALA CITY, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Demonstrators in Guatemala blocked roads for a fourth straight day…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin calls Canada’s ex parliament speaker ‘idiot’
MOSCOW, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called Canada's former parliament speaker an "idiot" after…
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Pres. Putin: Grenade traces found in bodies of Prigozhin plane crash victims, cocaine found in Wagner offices
MOSCOW, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that explosive traces were discovered in the remains of…
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Chinese firm sold satellites for intelligence to Russia’s Wagner: contract
PARIS, Oct 5, 2023 (AFP) - Russian mercenary group Wagner in 2022 signed a contract with a Chinese firm to…
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‘Broken in two’: Libya flood survivors grapple with mental health
By Rim Taher TRIPOLI, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - Nearly a month after floods hit Derna in eastern Libya, survivors…
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US man jailed for groping sleeping plane passenger
LOS ANGELES, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) - A US man who groped a sleeping passenger on a plane was jailed…
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