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ASEAN countries seek to forge stronger ties against terrorism

The two-day 2018 Southeast Asia Counter-Terrorism Symposium started on Thursday, October 4 at the Raffles City Convention Center in Singapore, which aims to discuss ways towards greater concerted efforts against terrorism. With the theme “2018 Southeast Asia Counter-Terrorism Symposium: A collective approach,” the seminar intends to examine building societal resilience against terrorism, applying appropriate counter-measures against the region’s increasingly militarized terror networks, employing advanced technologies, and exploring areas of cooperation to enhance ASEAN’s collective capacity […]

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German sadistic killer couple jailed in ‘House of Horrors’ trial

  BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — A German court Friday jailed a couple who tortured and killed women they had lured to their village home in what has been dubbed the “House of Horrors” case. Angelika Wagener, 49, received a 13-year prison sentence and her former husband Wilfried, 48, an 11-year term in a psychiatric ward for the abuse that led to the deaths of two women. The couple had entrapped at least eight women over […]

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ASEAN explores stronger public-private partnership in Disaster Management conference

The ASEAN ministers in-charge of disaster management gathered in Putrajaya, Malaysia on Friday, October 05, 2018 for the 6th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) and the 7th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (COP to AADMER). Prior to this, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad opened the commemoration of the ASEAN Day for Disaster Management before the ASEAN Ministers in charge […]

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Crew recount terror of tsunami that dumped ferry in village

  By Stephen Wright Associated Press WANI, Indonesia (AP) — The captain and crew sailing the Sabuk Nusantara ferry to new owners on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi got the task done and then some. The hulking red and yellow ship was bounced like a basketball as a massive earthquake rocked the region and it landed in front of a row of houses in the village of Wani, dumped by tsunami waves that the crew […]

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PAGASA: “Habagat” season officially over

(Eagle News) — The “habagat” season has officially ended. Vicente Malano of the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said  that based on “recent analyses,” there was a “significant weakening of the southwest monsoon winds over the last few days.” According to Malano, with the termination of the southwest monsoon season, the country is now officially in transition to the northeast monsoon season or the “amihan” season. Storms are usually stronger during this season.

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India signs $5 billion deal for Russian air defense systems

  By Ashok Sharma and Emily Schmall Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India signed a $5 billion deal to buy five Russian S-400 air defense systems on Friday despite a looming threat of U.S. sanctions on countries that trade with Russia’s defense and intelligence sectors. The deal was signed in New Delhi during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss nuclear energy, space exploration […]

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Dedikasyon ng mga guro sa bansa, kinilala ng DepEd ngayong World Teachers’ Day

(Eagle News) — Ginugunita ngayong araw ang pandaigdigang araw ng mga guro o World Teachers’ Day. Kasabay nito, binigyang-pugay ni Education Sec. Leonor Briones ang lahat ng mga guro sa bansa at inanunsyo ang mga programang nakahanda para sa isang buwang pagdiriwang sa bansa. Kinilala ni Briones ang sikap, tiyaga at dedikasyon ng mga guro para mabigyan ng magandang edukasyon ang mga mag-aaral. Samantala, bagamat isang marangal na propesyon ang maging isang guro, aminado naman […]

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Fears grow that more than 1,000 still missing in Indonesia disaster

  by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse PALU, Indonesia (AFP) — More than a thousand people could still be missing after Indonesia’s devastating quake-tsunami, officials said Friday, drastically upping the number of people unaccounted for a week after the disaster. Palu city on Sulawesi island has been left in ruins after it was hit by a powerful quake and a wall of water which flattened houses and flipped over cars, with the official death toll […]

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S. Korea court releases Lotte chairman from jail

  SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — The chairman of South Korean retail giant Lotte Group was released from jail on Friday after an appeals court suspended four years his sentence in a massive corruption scandal that brought down former president Park Geun-hye. Shin Dong-bin, 63, was jailed for 30 months in February for providing seven billion won ($6.2 million) to a foundation controlled by Park’s secret confidante in return for state favours regarding Lotte’s duty-free […]

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Five PDEA agents killed in ambush in Lanao del Sur

(Eagle News) — Five agents of the  Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency were killed in an ambush in Lanao del Sur on Friday, October 5. Authorities said Kenneth Tabulo, Lores Joy Amar, Kristine Mae Torlao, Binzo Dipolla and Diobel Pacinio were killed after the van they were in was fired at as it was on its way to Marawi. Injured in the incident were Rachel Gentapanan, a PDEA agent, and Normina Dicay of the Tagoloan Municipal Police Station. […]

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Hong Kong research warns of sunscreen health risks

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — New research in Hong Kong has found that UV filters commonly used in sunscreen are polluting surrounding waters and could endanger human health, one of the city’s leading universities said Thursday. An “extensive amount” of seven common UV filter chemicals was found in Hong Kong seawater as well as in fish, shrimps and mussels on aqua-farms, scientists from Hong Kong Baptist University told reporters. “The effect of these contaminants passing […]

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Duterte urges Roque to forget about running for Senate seat in 2019; offers him another job instead

(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte urged Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque to not run for a Senate seat in 2019, and offered him another job instead. In a speech before Philippine Military Academy alumni on Thursday, Oct. 4, Duterte said Roque will, after all, not win because the military does not like him. In a press conference on Friday, Oct. 5, Roque confirmed Duterte indeed offered him a job in government, but he did not […]

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