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N. Korea developing new missiles: report

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US intelligence agencies have found that North Korea is building new missiles, based on satellite photographs taken in recent weeks and other new evidence, The Washington Post reported Monday. Just weeks after a high-stakes summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang appears to be developing at least one or two liquid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missiles, the Post said, citing officials familiar with the intelligence. The […]

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14 killed in Vietnam wedding party car crash

HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) – Fourteen members of the same family were killed in a car crash in central Vietnam Monday en route to a wedding party, including the groom who died instantly when their van hit a container truck, police said. Road accidents are the leading cause of death in Vietnam, where traffic laws are loosely obeyed and road infrastructure is patchy. The victims of Monday’s car crash in Quang Nam were members of an […]

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Samsung Electronics posts $9.9 bn Q2 net profit, down 0.1%

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) – Samsung Electronics on Tuesday reported a 0.1 percent dip in its second quarter net profit from a year earlier, blaming slower sales of smartphones and display panels for the drop. Net profit for the April to June period came in at 11.04 trillion won ($9.9 billion), slightly lower than the 11.05 trillion won in the same period in 2017, the company said in a regulatory filing. Operating profit was 14.87 […]

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Senate approves on third and final reading measure providing mandatory PhilHealth coverage to PWDs

(Eagle News)–The Senate on Monday, July 30, approved on third and final reading a measure providing PhilHealth coverage to Persons With Disabilities. In a statement, Senator Risa Hontiveros, author of the bill, said the approval of Senate Bill No. 1391, which amended Republic Act No. 7277 or the “Magna Carta for Disabled Persons,” was “a big step towards our dream of universal health care for all Filipinos.” “As we strive for universal health care, this measure […]

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President Duterte leads public destruction of luxury cars, motorbikes worth P300-M in Cagayan

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday led the public destruction of 68 luxury vehicles and eight high-end motorcycles, all with a combined estimated value of P300 million, at Port Irene in Cagayan province, as he renewed his commitment to fight smuggling. In his speech during the public condemnation of smuggled vehicles, President Duterte admitted that he could not completely eradicate corruption and smuggling in government but he would want to create an environment where businesses could […]

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LeBron just what doctor ordered for lowly NBA Lakers

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James says he is looking forward to the challenge of turning around the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers, who are coming off the worst five-year period in franchise history. “I like the challenge of being able to help a team get to places that they haven’t been in quite a while,” James said. “And obviously the Lakers haven’t made the playoffs in a few years, but the Lakers organization […]

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UPDATED3: Bomb explosion in Basilan checkpoint kills at least ten; Abu Sayyaf allegedly behind attack

Eight others injured (Eagle News)–At least ten people were confirmed dead after a bomb exploded in a van in a checkpoint in Lamitan, Basilan on Tuesday, July 31. Col. Edgar Arevalo, Armed Forces of the Philippines spokesperson, said those killed were five members of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit, four “dependents” and one soldier. Eight were reportedly injured. The explosion happened as soldiers and pro-government militia troops were inspecting the van that was stopped […]

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PAGASA monitors low pressure area near PHL

  (Eagle News)—-The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is monitoring a low pressure area outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility. In an advisory on Tuesday, July 31, PAGASA said the LPA was spotted in the eastern section. A southwest monsoon will continue to affect the western section of Luzon and Visayas, PAGASA said. It said Metro Manila and the rest of the country will experience partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rain […]

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‘Come and get me,’ boy pleaded before California fire death

by Gianrigo MARLETTA Agence France Presse REDDING, United States (AFP) — A young boy pleaded for rescue before he died along with two others in a California wildfire, an anguished relative recounted Monday, while other shaken survivors told of their flight from a “tornado” of fire. Thousands of firefighters in California made some progress against several large-scale blazes that have turned close to 200,000 acres (80,940 hectares) into an ashen wasteland, destroyed expensive homes, and […]

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Watch: North Korea returns remains of US war dead

https://youtu.be/rTLwZHP2NG0   by Park Chan-kyong Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea — (AFP) — A US military aircraft flew the remains of more than 50 American servicemen out of North Korea on Friday, prompting a personal “thank you” from Donald Trump to Kim Jong Un. The return of the remains — on the 65th anniversary of the end of the Korean War — marks the partial fulfilment of an agreement reached between the US president […]

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Trump praises Kim over return of war dead amid summit skepticism

  by Francesco Fontemaggi Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Amid skepticism over his rapprochement with Kim Jong Un, US President Donald Trump praised the North Korean leader on Friday for returning remains believed to be those of more than 50 US servicemen. Trump pointed to the handover of 55 boxes said to hold the remains of US troops killed during the Korean War as evidence that his overtures to the North Korean […]

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First Senate Democrat meets with Trump’s Supreme Court pick

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee finally met with a Democrat on Monday, as Senator Joe Manchin bucked his party and welcomed Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill. The appeals court judge offered smiles but no remarks to reporters as he entered Manchin’s office and left two hours later — the longest of his meetings to date with senators who will decide whether he gets confirmed to the nine-justice bench. […]

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