Lower food, non-food prices pull down inflation in January 2016
MANILA, Feb. 7 -- Slower price adjustments in both food and non-food items pulled down inflation to 1.3 percent in January…
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N. Korea launches space rocket in defiance of sanctions threats
by Jung Ha-Won Agence France Press NORTH Korea launched a long-range rocket on Sunday, violating UN resolutions and doubling…
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More than 3,100 pregnant women in Colombia have Zika virus -gov’t
(Reuters) -- More than 3,100 pregnant Colombian women are infected with the mosquito-borne Zika virus, President Juan Manuel Santos…
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Fourteen dead, 150 missing after Taiwan quake fells buildings
(AFP) -- Relatives of residents trapped in a 16-storey apartment complex felled by a powerful earthquake in Taiwan that…
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Rescue efforts continue as night falls in Taiwan
(Reuters) -- After hours of searching for quake survivors amongst the rubble of a 17-storey collapsed building in southern…
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Palace says DFA working to bring home remains of Filipinos killed in Iraq
(Eagle News) -- Malacanang expressed sadness over reports that 14 Filipinos were killed in a hotel fire in Iraq's Kurdistan…
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DFA says no Filipinos among reported casualties in Taiwan
(Eagle News) -- The Department of Foreign Affairs said that there were no Filipinos among the reported casualties so far…
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Over 800 soldiers search for quake survivors in Taiwan; at least 8 deaths reported
(Reuters) -- Over 800 soldiers searched for survivors in southern Taiwan after it was hit by a powerful earthquake…
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Taiwan rescuers focus on toppled apartment block
(Reuters) -- Rescue workers raced against the clock and searched for survivors at a site where a 17-storey apartment…
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Powerful M 6.4 earthquake rocks Taiwan, topples 17-story apartment
(Reuters) A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan early on Saturday killing at least 12 people, most in a 17-storey apartment…
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