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Japanese baseball legend Katsuya Nomura dies at 84

February 11, 2020

Tokyo–Former renowned Japanese professional baseball catcher and manager Katsuya Nomura died of ischemic heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo in the small hours of Tuesday. He was 84. A batting triple crown winner, Nomura played mainly for the Nankai

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Japan confirms 65 more virus cases on quarantined ship

February 11, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese health ministry said Monday that it has confirmed 65 more cases of the new coronavirus on a cruise liner quarantined off the country. This brought the total number of confirmed cases on the Diamond Princess cruise ship to

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Duterte hits “kibitzers,” “idiots” trying to instill fear amid nCoV outbreak

February 10, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed on Monday those “kibitzers in politics” and “idiots” who have been trying to portray that the government did not do anything to prevent the entry of dreadful novel coronavirus in the country. In a speech before

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Trump wants to save VFA, says Duterte

February 10, 2020

President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday US President Donald Trump was trying to save the Visiting Forces Agreement with the Philippines. Duterte disclosed this in a speech before the local government officials in Pasay City. “I will make it public.

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PSE index loses ground

February 10, 2020

The main Philippine share index ended lower Monday. The peso settled at P 50.78 against the US dollar from P50.755 on Friday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines reached $581.4 million from $771.92

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Gambling not allowed during wakes and fiestas: NCRPO

February 10, 2020

Gambling during wakes and fiestas in Metro Manila are prohibited, the National Capital Region Police Office ( NCRPO) said Monday. Maj. Gen. Debold Sinas, director of the National Capital Region Police Office (NCRPO), announced this in a press conference at

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Cancellation of PAL flights to Beijing, HK, Shanghai, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Macau extended till March 28

February 10, 2020

Philippine Airlines announced on Monday  cancellation of flights between Manila Beijing, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Xiamen, Quanzhou (Jinjiang) and Macau has been extended until March 28, 2020. “We are compelled to cancel these flights until March 28 in view of

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Japanese man dead in Wuhan infected with coronavirus: China

February 10, 2020

Beijing–A Japanese man in his 60 who died in Wuhan on Saturday had been infected with the new coronavirus, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said Monday. In China, 27 foreign nationals have been found to have developed pneumonia due

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