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Israel struck 130 Gaza military targets, 15 ‘operatives’ killed

JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) — Israel’s army said Tuesday that it had hit 130 “military targets” in Gaza, killing 15 “Hamas and Islamic Jihad operatives” in retaliatory strikes after Palestinian militant groups launched a flurry of rockets towards Israel. “We have struck 130 military targets belonging mostly to Hamas,” the Islamist group that controls the blockaded Gaza strip, Israeli army spokesman Jonathan Conricus told reporters. “According to our current estimates we have killed 15 Hamas and […]

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Thai police arrest journalists fleeing coup-hit Myanmar

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) — Three Myanmar journalists have been arrested in Thailand after fleeing across the border to escape a crackdown by the military junta, their employer has said. The trio were set to appear in court on Tuesday, their editor added, urging Thai authorities not to repatriate them to the coup-hit country. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi on February 1, triggering a mass uprising […]

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PHL finds 2 cases of Indian variant from travelers who entered country before travel ban

(Eagle News) – The Department of Health confirmed the presence of two cases of the so-called Indian variant in the country, or the variant B.1.617. Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire announced this in a press briefing on Tuesday, May 11. “Nais po nating ipaalam sa publiko na tayo po ay may natukoy na dalawang kaso na may sinabing variant (We’d like to inform the public that we have identified two cases with the said variant),” […]

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PHL GDP shrinks by 4.2 percent in first quarter of 2021

(Eagle News) — The Philippines’ Gross Domestic Product shrank by 4.2 percent in the first quarter of 2021. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, this is less compared to the 8.3 percent shrinking of the Philippine GDP in the fourth quarter. The PSA said the contributors to the decline were the following industries: Construction: -24.2 percent Other Services: -38.0 percent Real Estate and Ownership of Dwellings: -13.2 percent The following industries, on the other hand, […]

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History made as Westbrook sets NBA triple-double record

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Russell Westbrook wrote his way into NBA history on Monday, bagging the 182nd triple-double of his career to break Oscar Robertson’s 47-year-old record. Washington Wizards star Westbrook, who had equaled Robertson’s record of 181 triples on Saturday, sealed his record-breaking triple with 8min 33sec remaining in Monday’s game against the Atlanta Hawks. It was Westbrook’s 36th triple of a season in which he is already assured of averaging a […]

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Immigration bureau to airlines: Don’t allow boarding of foreigners temporarily banned from entering PHL

(Eagle News) — The Bureau of Immigration has reminded airlines to ensure that only foreigners currently allowed to enter the country are allowed to board flights bound for the Philippines. In a statement, bureau commissioner Jaime Morente said it is the responsibility of the airlines to ensure that the foreigners who arrive in the Philippines are allowed to enter under the latest resolution of the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases […]

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MRT-3: Two men charged for going down MRT-3 tracks, taking selfie

(Eagle News) — One man who went down the Metro Rail Transit-3 tracks and his companion who took a “selfie” of the scene are facing charges for alarm and scandal. The MRT-3 said Jerald Oliva, 22, and Rey Llasos, 28, were charged for violation of Article 155 of the Revised Penal Code after the incident on Sunday, May 9. Oliva was caught on footage from a closed-circuit television camera in the area climbing over the […]

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DOTr: Expansion, rehabilitation of General Santos International Airport 96.51% complete

(Eagle News) — The expansion and rehabilitation of the General Santos International Airport is 96.51 percent complete. The Department of Transportation said other improvement works for the airport are still ongoing, including the upgrading of the power plant system, the rehabilitation of the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) 35 & 17, the procurement of navigational aids, and the construction  of the perimeter road and security fence. Once operational, the DOTr said up to 1,200 job […]

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WHO chief slams ‘vaccine diplomacy’ in Covid fight

GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — The WHO chief took on so-called “vaccine diplomacy” on Monday, slamming countries for using Covid-19 jabs to gain competitive advantage rather than engaging in true cooperation to end the pandemic. “Vaccine diplomacy is not cooperation,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters from the World Health Organization’s headquarters in Geneva. The UN health agency chief’s was responding to a question about allegations that countries such as Russia and China, which have donated large […]

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Eleazar: People caught not wearing face masks to be given one, to be booked and probed

(Eagle News) — People who will be caught not wearing face masks will be given one. Philippine National Police Chief Guillermo Eleazar added violators of the ordinance on the mandatory  wearing of face masks will not be jailed but will be booked and investigated. Eleazar said violators can be held for a maximum of 12 hours while undergoing investigation and booking procedure. During such time, we will provide them face masks to protect our own […]

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Qatar’s emir visits Saudi Arabia as rift eases

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Qatar’s ruler Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani landed in Saudi Arabia for talks Monday, in his second visit since the countries re-established relations in January following a bitter three-year feud. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the kingdom’s de facto ruler, received Sheikh Tamim in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, according to images and a statement published by Saudi state media. The visit, which came at the invitation of […]

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5.3-magnitude quake strikes off Davao Occidental early Tuesday, May 11

(Eagle News) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental early Tuesday, May 11. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake hit at 1:25 a.m. It had its epicenter 87 kilometers southeast of Jose Abad Santos. The quake’s depth was 72 kilometers. The following intensities and instrumental intensities were reported: Instrumental Intensities: Intensity II-General Santos City Intensity I- Gingoong City, Misamis Oriental; Koronadal City , South Cotabato; Kiamba, Sarangani No damage to […]

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