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US-based cleric Gulen slams Turkey judicial system over arrest warrant

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US-based preacher Fethullah Gulen has condemned Turkey’s judicial system after a court issued an arrest warrant that accuses him of ordering last month’s bid to topple President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “It is well-documented that the Turkish court system is without judicial independence, so this warrant is yet another example of President Erdogan’s drive for authoritarianism and away from democracy,” he said in a statement late on Thursday. The arrest warrant, […]

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Paris launches campaign to end affair with love locks

Paris may be the capital of romance but it refuses to be locked down. After removing 45 tonnes of padlocks from its iconic Pont des Arts last year, the city is now launching a campaign to deter tourists from hanging these “love locks” on all of its bridges. https://youtu.be/o2uhGxqt3II

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Mga batang sumuko na sangkot sa droga , i-eenrol sa ALS – DepEd

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — Desidido ang Department of Education (DepEd) na i-enrol sa ilalim ng Alternative Learning System (ALS) ang mga out-of-school youth o mga kabataang sumuko at nasangkot sa paggamit o pagbebenta ng ilegal na droga. Sinabi ni DepEd Secretary Leonor Briones hindi na nila hihintayin pang maragdagan ang mga rehab center para sa mga ito kundi gagawin ang als kahit na sa mga barangay hall, basketball court o maging sa ilalim […]

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Mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo sa Mariduque nagsagawa ng “Welcome Kapatid Ko”

CAGANHAO, Marinduque (Eagle News) — Nagsagawa ng “Welcome Kapatid Ko” ang mga kaanib ng Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Caganhao, Marinduque. Layunin ng ganitong aktibidad na lalo pang sumigla ang mga taong umaanib pa lamang sa INC o mga kasalukuyang dinudoktrinahan at sinusubok. Marami ang dumalo na nangakong magpapatuloy sa pakikinig at panayang dadalo sa mga pagsamba. Pinangunahan ito ng mga ministro ng INC na sina Bro. Noel Angeles, Bro. Carlos Garcia at Bro. Renante Oliver. […]

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Olympics: US NBA stars want to spark unity through gold

by Jim SLATER RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — An Olympic crown for the US team of NBA stars means more this time around for Carmelo Anthony, who sees a gold medal quest as something Americans can unite behind. The 32-year-old forward for the New York Knicks hopes a nation divided over politics and the killings of unarmed black men and white police officers can come together just like NBA rivals did in less than […]

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Lesser Pinoys are smoking – FNRI survey

Do you have any idea on the smoking status of Filipinos now? As shown in the latest survey by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology (FNRI-DOST), the proportion of current smokers, 20 years old and above decreased from 31.0% in 2008 to 25.4% in 2013. Current smokers are those who smoked during the survey either on a “daily” or on a regular/occasional basis; those who do not smoke […]

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Clearing operation sa mga nagtitinda sa bangketa ng Mariveles, Bataan, pinangunahan ng pamunuan ng pamilihang bayan

MARIVELES, Bataan (Eagle News) — Nagsagawa ng Clearing Operation ang pamunuan ng pamilihang Bayan ng Mariveles, Bataan sa lahat ng nagtitinda sa bangketa sa palibot ng palengke at maging ang mga nagtitinda sa pasilyo nito. Kasama na rin ang lahat ng may pwesto na naglagay ng extension dahil wala na halos madaanan ang mga mamimili. Nagkalat na rin ang mga illegal vendors tulad ng nagtitinda ng gulay sa Meat at Fish Section, ganoon na rin ang […]

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Melania Trump denies violating US immigration laws

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Melania Trump, the ex-model and third wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, denied reports Thursday that questioned whether she had worked illegally as an immigrant. It is the third controversy about her in less than three weeks that the potential first lady or the Trump campaign has been forced to address as her husband inflames the political establishment with his divisive campaign for the White House. “There has […]

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Jaguar Land Rover recalls US cars with airbag defect

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Jaguar Land Rover announced Thursday it is recalling more than 50,000 vehicles in the United States to fix defective Takata airbags. The British luxury carmaker, part of Indian giant Tata Motors, said it has begun sending recall notifications to owners of certain 2009-2011 Jaguar XF vehicles and 2007-2011 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles. Recalls have been ordered for about 54,000 vehicles in the first wave of recalls for a […]

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Obama: not confident U.S. can trust Russia’s Putin in Syria

  VIRGINIA, United States (Reuters) — U.S. President Barack Obama said Russia’s and Syria’s most recent actions have raised doubts about their commitment to a pause in the conflict Syria, where the United States is exploring options to cooperate with Russia militarily to defeat Islamic State. “I’m not confident that we can trust the Russians or Vladimir Putin, which is why we have to test whether or not we can get an actual cessation of […]

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