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US death toll from vaping-related illness hits 12

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Twelve people in the United States have died from vaping-related illness, health officials said on Thursday, reporting 805 cases of lung injury associated with e-cigarette use. The latest toll was reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which said the specific substance causing the illnesses has not yet been identified. However, most patients have reported a history of using e-cigarette products containing THC, the principal psychoactive compound in […]

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Binay wants increased environmental surveillance budget for RITM

(Eagle News)–Senator Nancy Binay is seeking for an increase in the budget for environmental surveillance of the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. Binay wants P248 million for the RITM, which she said was key in detecting the re-emergence of the polio virus. She said this was despite the fact  its budget for environmental surveillance was cut from P198 million in 2019 to P118 million for next year. “Bakit na instead of lauding the RITM for […]

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NBA 2K league adding Shanghai team in 2020

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The NBA 2K League will add a team in Shanghai for the 2020 season, the eSports league’s first franchise outside of North America. The NBA-affiliated league announced the addition on Thursday. The Shanghai club will be operated by eSports organization Gen.G and will join 22 existing teams, all of which are operated by NBA franchises. The 2K League, run by the NBA, partnered with internet giant Tencent to stream […]

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Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia said Friday it will offer tourist visas for the first time, opening up the ultra-conservative kingdom to holidaymakers as part of a push to diversify its economy away from oil. Kickstarting tourism is one of the centrepieces of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030 reform programme to prepare the biggest Arab economy for a post-oil era. The announcement comes just two weeks after devastating attacks on Saudi […]

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Lacson releases supposed Castro letter seeking for P258 million for construction of municipal building

(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson has released a letter supposedly from Capiz Rep. Fredenil Castro seeking funding for a project. Lacson released the letter after Castro challenged him to reveal his source on the supposed plan to allocate P1.5 billion in “pork barrel” to each of the 22 deputy speakers at the House of Representatives and P700 million each to the other congressmen. Castro had repeatedly denied the supposed plan, which Lacson later said had been […]

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N.Korea praises Trump, hopes for progress towards summit

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea on Friday praised US President Donald Trump as “different from his predecessors” as well as “wise” and “bold” as Pyongyang angles for a possible new summit between their leaders. According to Kim Kye Gwan, advisor to North Korea’s foreign ministry, the idea of holding a new summit between Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is “highly topical these days in the US”, the official wrote in […]

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Navy vice-commander Cusi, former Task Force Marawi spokesman Brawner to head PMA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0dKWUyeVR4 (Eagle News) – Navy Vice Commander Rear Admiral Allan Ferdinand Cusi has been named as the new Superintendent Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) following the courtesy resignation of its former head, Lt. Gen. Ronnie Evangelista. Philippine Army 103rd Brigade Brig. Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr was also named the acting commandant of the cadet corps, replacing Brig. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro who had also resigned following the death due to maltreatment of Cadet […]

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3.1-magnitude quake strikes off Davao Occidental

(Eagle News)–A 3.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Davao Occidental on Thursday night. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake, of tectonic origin, hit 240 kilometers southeast of Sarangani at 11:53 p.m. Depth of focus was 015 kilometers. No damage to property nor aftershocks were recorded.

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Cloudy skies with rainshowers expected over Batanes, other areas

(Eagle News)–Cloudy skies with rainshowers and isolated thunderstorms are expected in Batanes and other areas as the northeasterly surface windflow prevails over Northern Luzon. Cagayan, Quirino, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Apayao, Kalinga, Abra, Mt. Province, Ifugao, Benguet and Aurora will  experience the  same conditions, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said. Partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers, on the other hand, are expected over Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union and Pangasinan […]

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Former French president Jacques Chirac dead at 86

  by Adam PLOWRIGHT and Stuart WILLIAMS Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Two-term French president Jacques Chirac died Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with ill-health, his family said, leading to tributes from across the political spectrum for a statesman who famously said “non” to the 2003 Iraq war. The centre-right Chirac, acknowledged even by foes as a supreme political fighter, rose to prominence as mayor of Paris before […]

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Brady Tkachuck leads Senators past Canucks 6-2

By Anthony Sevilla EBC British Columbia Bureau VANCOUVER, CANADA (Eagle News) — The Ottawa Senators stole a game on the road with a 6-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena on Wednesday night. After leading 2-1 to end the first period, the Canucks would not score the rest of the night while the Senators would score six straight goals to claim the win. Five different players contributed to Ottawa’s high-scoring offense. Forward Brady […]

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Lacson says he’ll continue probe on alleged “pork” insertion attempt by the Lower House in nat’l budget

https://youtu.be/EyzvG1xhACI   (Eagle News) – Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson said he would continue his investigation of the latest attempt by the House of Representatives to insert what he termed as “pork barrel” in the 2020 proposed national budget. Lacson said that while the lawmakers had alleged withdrew the alleged “pork” insertions in the proposed budget, he is still questioning why the House had created a so-called “small group committee” regarding the budget after it had […]

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