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DILG: Tricycles, pedicabs still banned on national highways in GCQ, MGCQ areas

  (Eagle News)–Tricycles and pedicabs are still banned on national highways in all general community quarantine and modified general community quarantine areas. Interior Undersecretary and Spokesperson Jonathan Malaya made the clarification on Thursday after conferring with Interior Secretary Eduardo Año, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, and Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade. “Bago pa man magsimula ang pandemya ng COVID-19 corona ay ipinagbabawal na ito ng batas para na rin sa kaligtasan ng publiko,” he said. He said […]

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Suns’ Ayton suspended 25 games for banned diuretic

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton, the top pick in the 2018 NBA draft, has been suspended 25 games after testing positive for a banned diuretic, the league said Thursday. The brief statement from the NBA did not detail when Ayton tested positive but said his suspension would begin with Friday’s game against the Denver Nuggets. ESPN, citing league sources, reported that the NBA Players Association plans to file arbitration […]

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Singapore aviation regulator bans use of Boeing 737 MAX in its airspace

SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — Singapore’s civil aviation regulator Tuesday banned the use of Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in its airspace following a deadly Ethiopia plane crash at the weekend. The Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 went down minutes into a flight to Nairobi on Sunday, killing all 157 people on board. It was the same type of jet operated by Lion Air which crashed in Indonesia in October, killing 189 passengers and crew. The […]

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Bieber not welcome thanks to ‘bad behavior’: Beijing authorities

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Justin Bieber is not welcome to perform in China because of his “bad behavior”, Beijing authorities have said, after the pop idol angered many Chinese in 2014 by visiting a controversial Japanese war shrine The Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture revealed it was not a “Belieber” when it said the 23-year-old Canadian, who last played in the country in 2013, had a lot of growing up to do if he wanted […]

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WHO exclusion of Taiwan from WHA justifiable: Chinese mainland spokesperson

BEIJING, China (Reuters) – It is justified for the World Health Organization (WHO) to not invite Taiwan to the ongoing 70th World Health Assembly (WHA), said a spokesperson for China’s State Council Taiwan Affairs Office in Beijing on Thursday. An Fengshan made the remarks at a routine press briefing when asked about WHO’s exclusion of Taiwan from the WHA. “The international community recognizes the one-China principle universally. The United Nations Security Council Resolution 2758 and […]

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Indonesia bans ships from sailing to Philippines after kidnapping

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Jakarta banned Friday any Indonesian-flagged vessels from sailing to the Philippines, the transport ministry said, after yet another violent kidnapping in the strife-torn waters between the two nations. The ruling was issued after the government confirmed seven Indonesian sailors were kidnapped at gunpoint earlier this week, and were being held hostage by an unknown group. It’s the third time this year Indonesian sailors have been abducted in the Sulu sea, a […]

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Malaysia shuts down first sharia-compliant airline

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysian (AFP) — Rayani Air, Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline, has been shut down, regulators said Monday, months after it was suspended from flying for breaching aviation regulations. The carrier launched only in December with Muslim flight crew wearing the hijab while non-Muslim members were forbidden from wearing revealing clothing. In-flight meals were completely halal and alcohol consumption banned. But after an “investigation into the administration and safety audit” of the airline, the Department […]

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