North Korea holds dance event to celebrate rocket launch
(Reuters) - North Korean students participate in an outdoor dancing event in Pyongyang on Monday (February 8) to celebrate the…
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OWWA to fast track assistance to families of OFWs affected in Iraq fire, Taiwan earthquake
MANILA, Feb. 9 -- Upon the orders of Labor and Employment Sec. Rosalinda Baldoz, Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) chief Rebecca…
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Beyonce Super Bowl performance alternately draws praise and ire
CALIFORNIA, United States (Reuters) -- Coldplay headlined at Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, but all eyes were on R&B super…
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Tainan official says more survivors found in collapsed building
(Reuters)-- A rescue official said on Tuesday (February 9) that more signs of life have been found in the…
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Yen soars as equity market turmoil hammers sentiment
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The yen on Tuesday jumped to its highest level against the dollar since late 2014 as a…
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Olympics: USOC ‘will not prevent athletes from competing’ over Zika
LOS Angeles, United States (AFP) -- The United States Olympic Committee on Monday refuted an "inaccurate" report that it had…
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Aquino, patungong Iloilo para sa turn-over ng 19 classrooms, kick-off rally ng LP nat’l candidates
By Ian Rose Eagle News Service correspondent ILOILO CITY, February 9 (Eagle News) -- Darating si Pangulong Aquino dito…
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Athletics: Nigeria, the new marathon hub?
by Stephanie Findlay NIGERIA (AFP) -- The infamously congested, concrete jungle of Lagos is far from a runners' paradise, but…
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Storm Imogen batters Britain with strong winds and rain
JERSEY, Channel Islands, United Kingdom (Reuters) -- Storm Imogen sent 100 mile per hour winds and 60-foot waves hurtling towards the…
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Oscar nominees flock together for annual luncheon
(Reuters) -- Many of this year's Academy Award nominees arrived at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills for their only…
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