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PHOTO: Australian Open Grand Slam

January 21, 2020

Nao Hibino of Japan in action during her women’s singles first round match against Peng Shuai of China at the Australian Open Grand Slam tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, 21 January 2020. EPA/FRANCIS MALASIG Jiji Press  

Japan confirms 41 people with contacts with pneumonia patients

January 21, 2020

Tokyo–The Japanese health ministry said Monday that it has identified 41 people who may have had long-term contacts with patients of pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus that has led to an outbreak of the disease in the

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TOKYO REPORT: S. Korean tourists to Japan keep decreasing

January 21, 2020

Tokyo, Jan. 20 (Jiji Press)–The number of tourists visiting Japan from South Korea continues to decline amid soured relations between the two countries, dealing a serious blow to destinations popular with such visitors. The number contracted year on year for

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Japan to take full measures against China pneumonia

January 21, 2020

Tokyo–Japan will take full measures to prevent a domestic outbreak of pneumonia apparently caused by a new coronavirus that has sickened many people in China, a senior official said Monday. “The government, chiefly the health ministry, will take full measures,

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PSE index finishes lower

January 20, 2020

The main Philippine share market index ended lower on Monday. The peso finished at P50.975 against the US dollar from P50.891 on Friday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines (BAP) reached $1.599 billion

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Overall BOP position posts $1.5b surplus in December

January 20, 2020

The full-year 2019 balance of payments (BOP) surplus reached $7.84 billion, a turnaround from the $2.31 billion BOP deficit recorded in 2018, the Bangko Sentral of the Pilipinas (BSP) said Monday. Based on preliminary data, the surplus was supported by

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Taal still at Alert Level 4 as volcano ”still active”: Phivolcs

January 20, 2020

The Philippine Institute on Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) on Monday said alert level four is maintained as Taal Volcano shows active magma movements below the surface.  Phivolcs Director Renato Solidum Jr. said from 5 am to 4 om Phivolcs plotted

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TWG recommends to Congress to end motorcycle taxi study

January 20, 2020

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) Inter-Agency Technical Working Group (TWG) on the Motorcycle Taxi Pilot Study has recommended to Congress the termination of an extended study which aims to determine the  safety of motorcycles as taxis or alternative modes of

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