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Panloloob sa China Bank sa Fairview, Quezon City, iniimbestigahan na

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) – Iniimbestigahan na ng mga otoridad ang nangyaring panloloob ng pinaniniwalaang miyembro ng Termite gang sa isang sangay ng China Bank sa Quezon City nitong Lunes, Oct. 2. Ayon sa mga awtoridad, ang mga empleyado ng bangko sa kahabaan ng Camaro St., Brgy. Fairview, Commonwealth, at ang mga gwardya ay handang makipagtulungan sa isinasagawang imbestigasyon. Matatandaang nalimas ang laman ng mga safety deposit box ng mga kliyente ng bangko nang pasukin ng masasamang loob […]

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Monarch Airlines collapses leaving 110,000 stranded abroad

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Monarch Airlines ceased trading Monday, triggering a move by the British government to bring home 110,000 customers stranded abroad. The British airline and its holidays business entered administration, with KPMG appointed to oversee the financial chaos. The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority described the situation as “the biggest ever UK airline failure,” adding that “all future holidays and flights provided by these companies have been cancelled and are no longer operating.” […]

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Syria’s deadliest month of 2017 claims 3,000 lives

by Layal Abou Rahal Agence France-Presse BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) – Syria’s war killed at least 3,000 people including 955 civilians in September, the deadliest month of the conflict this year, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said on Sunday. Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed and millions displaced since the war erupted in 2011 with the brutal repression of anti-government protests. It has since spiralled into a complex conflict involving world powers, […]

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Vanuatu’s volcano evacuation gathers pace

SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) – The mass evacuation of a volcano-threatened Vanuatu island is running ahead of schedule as a ramshackle armada of civilian boat ferries people to safety, officials said Monday. The entire 11,000 population of Ambae, in the north of the Pacific archipelago, has been ordered to leave after the Manaro Voui volcano rumbled to life and rained rock and ash on villages last week. The evacuation to nearby islands was scheduled for completion […]

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Alicia Keys and Stella McCartney in breast cancer campaign

PARIS, France (AFP) – US singer Alicia Keys and fashion designer Stella McCartney launched a new breast cancer awareness campaign Monday aimed at African American women who have much higher mortality rates than white women. The British designer, whose mother Linda died from breast cancer in 1998 aged 56, will give a percentage of the proceeds from a new pink lingerie set to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Breast Examination Center in Harlem which provides free […]

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Asia markets up, tracking Wall Street gains

HONG KONG, China (AFP) – Asian markets rose Monday following records on Wall Street last week on hopes that President Donald Trump’s tax reforms would breathe new life into the US economy. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq ended at records, with investors buoyed by expectations of strong earnings ahead of the third-quarter corporate reporting season, which begins in about two weeks. “Stock market euphoria rages on propelled by tax cuts and perhaps a misguided […]

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Glenn Close honoured with Icon Award at Zurich film festival

(Reuters) —  Hollywood actress Glenn Close received a Golden Icon award at the Zurich Film Festival on Sunday (October 1) and emotionally dedicated the prize to her actress daughter Annie Starke. Close met cheering fans on the green carpet before receiving the award in front of a full auditorium in Zurich’s Cinema Corso. The six-time Oscar nominated star was recognized for her achievements in film, which have included star turns in ‘Fatal Attraction’, ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ […]

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Two dead after Las Vegas Strip shooting: police

LOS, ANGELES, United States (AFP) – At least two people were killed and more than 20 wounded when a gunman went on a shooting spree on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday, police and US media reports said. Police said that the shooter was taken “down” after officers swarmed over the famous boulevard following reports of multiple shots being fired from the Mandalay Bay casino. “At this time we do have a suspect down,” Las […]

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One Las Vegas shooting suspect “down”; At least 2 people dead, 24 injured, local media say

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Police said that a person suspected of opening fire on the Las Vegas Strip late Sunday was “down,” and that “numerous” people were injured when multiple shots were fired from the Mandalay Bay casino. “At this time we do have a suspect down,” Las Vegas police officer Steve Gomez told reporters, without elaborating. “We have numerous victims right now,” he added. Local news reported two people dead, 24 wounded.

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Justice Secretary Aguirre files ethics complaint vs Senator Hontiveros

(Eagle News) — Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre on Monday filed  an ethics complaint against Senator Risa Hontiveros over her alleged violation of the Constitution when she publicly displayed photographs of a “private” exchange of messages between him and another. Aguirre filed the complaint after he lodged criminal charges for violation of the Anti-Wiretapping Law  against Hontiveros in connection with the same incident on Sept. 5 before the Pasay Prosecutors’ Office. “Yan ang pinakagrabeng nagawa ng […]

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Police responding to shooter in Las Vegas

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Police swarmed the Las Vegas strip late Sunday following reports of multiple shots fired from the Mandalay Bay casino, police and US media reported. “We’re investigating reports of an active shooter near/around Mandalay Bay Casino,” police said on Twitter. Several people including a police officer had been shot at a nearby outdoor concert, the Las Vegas Sun newspaper reported. The Las Vegas hospital was taking in “several” people with […]

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