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‘Ghost city’: Commute through China’s deserted capital amid coronavirus
BEIJING - Snow covers the ground and the trees are bare amid near-freezing temperatures.
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US kills al Qaeda in Arabian Peninsula leader in Yemen -Trump
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States had killed Qassim al-Raymi, the leader of Islamist group al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), in a counterterrorism operation in Yemen.
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DOH readying quarantine for returning OFWs from Wuhan
The Department of Health (DOH) is gearing up for the return of several Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from virus-hit Wuhan, China, who will undergo a 14-day quarantine at the Athletes' Village in New Clark City in Capas, Tarlac.
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Duterte hurls challenge: Visit the sick in hospitals
Are you ready to take on the "hospital" challenge?
In a bid to promote compassion for others, President Duterte is starting a challenge that involves visiting patients in hospitals.
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Death of Chinese doctor fuels anger, demands for change
The death of a whistleblowing doctor whose early warnings about China's new coronavirus outbreak were suppressed by the police has unleashed a wave of anger at the government's handling of the crisis -- and bold demands for more freedom.
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Cavite police record 11th fatality in drug encounters
CAMP GEN. PANTALEON GARCIA, IMUS, Cavite – Another drug suspect was reported killed after he resisted arrest and decided to shoot it out with authorities in upland Silang municipality.
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PACC conducting lifestyle checks on some Cabinet members
The Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC) said they are conducting a lifestyle check on five cabinet members of President Duterte.
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Public warned against artificial nails with FDA-banned substance
An environmental group on Friday expressed fear over the continued sale of artificial nails containing a harmful ingredient banned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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Coronavirus deaths, confirmed cases continue to increase
The number of fatalities and people infected with the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) continues to increase with over 600 deaths and more than 31,000 confirmed cases in 25 countries based on the data of the World Health Organization (WHO).
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Negros Oriental classes resume next week after two-week virus incubation period
Classes in all levels, both in public and private schools in Negros Oriental, will resume next week, the provincial public information office announced.
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New coronavirus infected 40 staff in single Wuhan hospital: study
Forty health care workers were infected with the novel coronavirus by patients at a single Wuhan hospital in January, a new study has found, underscoring the risks to those at the frontlines of the growing epidemic.
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Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov denounces US ‘provocations’ in Venezuela
MEXICO CITY - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday denounced US foreign policy in Venezuela, criticizing US “provocations” and attempts to create what he called a pretext for military intervention.
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At home with couple who saved baby kangaroos from the fires
WYTALIBA, Australia - Even as a fierce bushfire bore down on the rural Australian community of Wytaliba, Gary Wilson and his partner Julie Willis decided not to flee their timber home - they had a house full of orphaned baby kangaroos to protect.