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China launches website to report foreign spies

  BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has stepped up its campaign against foreign espionage with a website in Mandarin and English encouraging people to report national security threats such as bids to “overthrow the socialist system”. The website, www.12339.gov.cn, launched by the Ministry of National Security on Sunday, also urges anyone to report attempts by Chinese nationals or foreigners to bribe state or military officials, instigate armed riots or incite ethnic separatism. Potential problematic behavior […]

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Roque: Duterte may sign executive order vs contractualization on or before May 1

(Eagle News) –President Rodrigo Duterte may sign an executive order (EO) against contractualization or “endo” on or before May 1, according to Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Monday, April 16. Roque said the President wanted the EO “as soon as possible,” but a “final version” — a tripartite document — has yet to be “agreed upon” by labor, management and the government. “I would think that they would want a significant EO like this to […]

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DFA coordinating with Saudi authorities to get justice for OFW forced to drink household bleach

(Eagle News) – The Department of Foreign Affairs is monitoring another incident of OFW abuse in Saudi Arabia and is coordinating with the authorities. The case concerns an overseas worker who was forced by her Saudi employer to drink household bleach. In a statement, the DFA said the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah is closely monitoring the condition of Agnes Mancilla, a household service worker, who remains in serious but stable condition at the King […]

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NAIA, handa na sa pagdagsa ng mga pasahero ngayong bakasyon

MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Nakahanda na ang Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) sa pagdagsa ng mga pasahero ngayong bakasyon. Ayon kay Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) General Manager Ed Monreal, inatasan niya ang mga local airline na bilisan ang pag-proseso sa mga pasahero at tiyakin na walang mangyayaring mahabang pila sa mga check in counter. Dapat din aniyang maglagay ng karagdagan air conditioning units’ para masiguro na komportable ang mga pasahero habang naghihintay ng […]

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Street side: Indonesia slum kids eye youth ‘World Cup’

  by Bagus Saragih © Agence France-Presse INDONESIA (AFP) — Somad rarely ventures beyond his impoverished Jakarta neighbourhood, but the 14-year-old is now gearing for a trip to Russia next month as a player in the 2018 Street Child World Cup. It’s the journey of a lifetime for the aspiring striker and eight other Indonesian kids set to compete against teams of other disadvantaged children from two dozen nations. The event’s third edition in Moscow […]

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Chemical inspectors launch probe in Syria after Western strikes

  by Rim Haddad with Jean-Marc Mojon in Beirut © Agence France-Presse SYRIA (AFP) — The world’s chemical weapons watchdog is set to convene Monday to discuss the suspected toxic gas assault in Syria that prompted an unprecedented wave of Western strikes, as its inspectors probe the attack near Damascus. As the on-the-ground investigation gets under way, the fallout from the US-led response continued to reverberate, with French President Emmanuel Macron claiming to have persuaded President […]

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Amid reports of Grab overcharging, Gatchalian urges LTFRB, PCC to look into TNVS cost structures

By Meanne Corvera Eagle News Service Senator Sherwin Gatchalian has asked the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board and the Philippine Competition Commission to look into the cost structures of Transportation Network Vehicle Services. The senator made the statement after PBA Rep. Jericho Nograles said Grab was charging its customers an extra P2 per minute of travel time without the approval of the LTFRB. Grab has said the LTFRB was aware of the charges which […]

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Emotional Dela Rosa thanks police during last flag-raising ceremony as PNP chief

By Mar Gabriel Eagle News Service Philippine National Police Chief Ronald dela Rosa on Monday, April 16, thanked the police force for its support during his last flag-raising ceremony as the country’s top cop. Dela Rosa couldn’t help but turn emotional as he thanked his men who he said supported him for the past one year and nine months in Camp Crame. According to Dela Rosa even if there were obstacles, the police continued to […]

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Large bushfire burns near homes on Sydney outskirts

  SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Hundreds of firefighters were Monday battling a large bushfire that was raging near Sydney suburbs, with authorities saying it was “miraculous” no houses had been damaged and no-one had been injured. New South Wales state police are investigating the cause of the bushfire in south-western Sydney, which started on Saturday afternoon amid unseasonably warm autumn weather and strong winds, with suspicions it was deliberately lit. The blaze has burnt through more than […]

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Asia stocks fall after Syria strike

CHINA (AFP) — Asian markets fell on Monday after a US-led strike on Syrian targets fueled fresh geopolitical concerns over the tinderbox Middle East, though analysts said investors were hopeful the crisis would not escalate. The US, Britain and France carried out their hit at the weekend on alleged chemical weapons facilities, in response to what they say was a toxic gas attack by the Russia-backed Assad regime a week before. While there was broad […]

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Fish oil supplements don’t help dry eye disease: study

TAMPA, United States (AFP) — Fish oil supplements have long been recommended to people suffering from dry eye disease, a common ailment that affects millions worldwide — but a study out Friday says they don’t work. “Omega-3 supplements are no more effective than placebo at alleviating dry eye symptoms,” read the findings from a randomized clinical trial involving 535 people and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Dry eye disease affects more than […]

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US mission in Syria ‘has not changed,’ forces to return as soon as possible: WH

  UNITED STATES (AFP) — American objectives in Syria have not altered, the White House said Sunday, reiterating that President Donald Trump wants US troops home “as quickly as possible.” “The US mission has not changed — the President has been clear that he wants US forces to come home as quickly as possible,” press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement. “We are determined to completely crush ISIS and create the conditions that will […]

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