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NDRRMC preps for Typhoon LAWIN

QUEZON CITY, Oct. 19 – The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council held its second Pre Disaster Risk Assessment (PDRA) meeting in preparation for TY LAWIN, on October 18, at the NDRRM Operations Center, Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo, Quezon City. The meeting was attended by NDRRMC Executive Director and Civil Defense Administrator Usec Ricardo B Jalad, Civil Defense Deputy Administrator for Operations Asec Rodolfo Demosthenes C Santillian and representatives from Member Agencies namely, AFP, […]

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Saudi prince executed for murder

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia | AFP | — Saudi Arabia on Tuesday executed a member of the royal family for murder, in a rare case involving one of the thousands of members of the House of Saud. Prince Turki bin Saud al-Kabir was put to death in the capital Riyadh for shooting dead Adel al-Mahemid, a Saudi, during a brawl, the interior ministry said in a statement. Kabir was the 134th local or foreigner put to […]

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Klase suspendido sa lahat ng antas sa pampubliko at pribadong paaralan sa Isabela

ISABELA Province (Eagle News) – Suspendido na ang ang klase sa lahat ng antas sa pampubliko at pribadong paaralan sa buong lalawigan ng Isabela ngayong araw ng Miyerkules, October 19 at Huwebes (October 20, 2016). Suspendido na rin ang pasok ng Pamahalaang Panlalawigan sa lahat ng opisina ng gobyerno at pati na ang private offices mula 1:00 ng hapon ngayong araw hanggang bukas upang maihanda ang kani-kaniyang mga tahanan sa pagdating ng super typhoon na si Lawin […]

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North Korea holds Red Cross congress in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea (Reuters) — North Korea held a congress of its Red Cross Society on Tuesday (October 18) in Pyongyang. Video provided by KCNA, which Reuters cannot independently verify, showed North Korean officials and foreign delegations were seen attending the congress at the People’s Palace of Culture in Pyongyang. Delegations from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, Danish, Finnish and British Red Cross, […]

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Indonesia police seize tiger skin

Indonesia (AFP) — Three Indonesian men have been arrested for allegedly trading in protected species, with police seizing animal parts including a tiger skin, deer genitalia and pangolin scales, an official says.   https://youtu.be/PCHEmDZNNVM

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Obama congratulates next UN chief Guterres on appointment

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama Tuesday congratulated the next UN chief Antonio Guterres on his recent election, pledging that the US would continue to work closely with the world body. In the phone call Obama stressed to the former Portuguese president, who will become the new secretary general of the United Nations on January 1, the importance of UN reform efforts, including “ensuring effective and accountable peacekeeping.” “The President pledged our […]

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NBA: Golden State top tip in NBA GMs poll

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The Golden State Warriors are the overwhelming favorites for the 2016-2017 National Basketball Association (NBA) crown, a survey of the league’s general managers showed Tuesday. The Warriors, beaten in last year’s finals by LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers, are backed by a whopping 69% of GMs to regain the title they last won in 2015. The Warriors lost an epic NBA Finals duel against the Cavs in June, […]

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Leonardo DiCaprio cooperating in 1MDB probe

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Leonardo DiCaprio is aiding the investigation into a Malaysian embezzlement scam that involved his hit film about financial market fraud, “The Wolf of Wall Street,” according to his spokesperson Tuesday. The Hollywood star contacted the US Justice Department in July just after it filed a lawsuit to seize more than $1 billion in allegedly ill-gotten assets tied to Malaysian state investment fund 1MDB, including rights to the film, DiCaprio’s spokesperson […]

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Belgian minister’s twitter feed hacked, amid trade deal tensions

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The twitter account of Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders was hacked on Tuesday, his ministry said, just hours after EU ministers failed to agree on a trade deal with Canada due to opposition by Belgium. “The personal twitter account of MFA Didier Reynders was hacked. The recent messages that are published on this account are not his,” the Belgian ministry of foreign affairs said in a tweet. The posting by Reynders […]

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‘Stop whining,’ Obama scolds Trump

by Andrew BEATTY with Michael MATHES in Colorado Springs WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday slapped down Donald Trump’s claim that the 2016 presidential race is rigged, telling the Republican nominee to “stop whining” and get on with his campaign. In language usually used to scold a moody teenager, Obama discarded diplomatic decorum and skewered the mogul from the Rose Garden in front of visiting Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Trump […]

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Iraq makes gains in ‘difficult’ assault on IS-held Mosul

by W.G. Dunlop with Ahmad al-Rubaye in Al-Shura and Colin Bertier in Arbil QAYYARAH, Iraq (AFP) — Tens of thousands of Iraqi forces were making gains from the Islamic State group in Mosul Tuesday in an offensive US President Barack Obama warned would be a “difficult fight”. With the crucial battle in its second day, Iraqi commanders said progress was being made as fighters pushed on two main fronts against the jihadists’ last stronghold in […]

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