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PH needs Vergeire as DOH chief, says Recto
Department of Health (DOH) Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire is the kind of person the government needs to head its health agency.
Thus, said Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto on Wednesday, Feb.1 even as Vergeire has expressed her willingness to be the next DOH secretary.
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PSAC supports DepEd’s job-ready curriculum thrust
The Private Sector Advisory Council (PSAC) has expressed its support for the Department of Education (DepEd) ‘s MATATAG agenda that Vice President Sara Duterte launched during the agency’s Basic Education Report (BER) 2023 early this week.
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‘Surprising’ ancient Egyptian mummy ingredients discovered
PARIS, France — The discovery of dozens of beakers and bowls in a mummification workshop has helped reveal how ancient Egyptians embalmed their dead, with some “surprising” ingredients imported from as far as Southeast Asia, a study said Wednesday.
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Business and consumers hamper climate fight: report
PARIS, France — Corporations and consumers are the main obstacle to the emissions cuts needed to keep global warming to the 1.5-degree Celsius limit, researchers said Wednesday, adding that “positive signs” in other areas are not yet enough to meet climate goals.
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Pope Francis slams ‘brutal atrocities’ in DR Congo
KINSHASA, DR Congo — Pope Francis slammed “brutal atrocities” committed in eastern DR Congo after hearing harrowing accounts of violence from the turbulent region during the second day of his visit to the conflict-torn country Wednesday.
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Authorities find no classified documents at Biden beach home
WASHINGTON, United States — US law enforcement did not find any classified documents at Joe Biden’s Delaware beach house during a search Wednesday, the president’s lawyer said, in the latest stage of an operation to track down improperly stored secret papers.
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EU unveils plan to counter US green subsidies, China competition
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The EU on Wednesday unveiled proposals including a controversial relaxation of state aid rules to counter the threat to European industry from US green subsidies and unfair competition from China.
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Neanderthals hunted, butchered massive elephants: study
WASHINGTON, United States — Neanderthals may have lived in larger groups than previously believed, hunting massive elephants that were up to three times bigger than those of today, according to a new study.
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Myanmar junta extends state of emergency, delaying elections
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar’s military authorities announced a six-month extension to a state of emergency on Wednesday, effectively delaying elections the junta had pledged to hold by August, as they battle anti-coup fighters across the country.
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US cops fatally shoot fleeing double amputee
LOS ANGELES, United States — Video that appears to show the moments before police officers shot dead a double amputee as he ran away from them on his stumps has emerged in California, as the United States grapples with high-profile episodes of police brutality.
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Tears and anger as US police victim Tyre Nichols laid to rest
MEMPHIS, United States — US Vice President Kamala Harris led urgent calls for police reform Wednesday as hundreds gathered in a Memphis church for the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old African American whose fatal beating last month shocked the nation.
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Canada moves to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees
OTTAWA, Canada — Canada’s parliament on Wednesday unanimously passed a motion to take in 10,000 Uyghur refugees who fled China but are now facing pressure to return.
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Haley to challenge Trump for 2024 Republican nomination
WASHINGTON, United States — Former UN ambassador Nikki Haley moved closer Wednesday to the widely-expected launch of her US presidential campaign — previewing a “big announcement” that looks certain to confirm her as an early rival to frontrunner Donald Trump in the race for the Republican nomination.
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Couple buried alive by sacks of fertilizer from overturned truck in Nueva Vizcaya
CAMP Saturnino Dumlao, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya – A couple died after bags of fertilizer from a trailer truck buried them alive in Purok 2, Bone South, Aritao, this province, on Tuesday, Jan. 31.