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U.N. Climate panel releases new guidelines to calculate emissions

May 13, 2019

Kyoto–A U.N. climate panel on Monday released new guidelines to help countries calculate their greenhouse gas emissions more accurately. The guidelines were adopted at a general meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change that ended in the western Japan

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Japanese astronomer names asteroid after Reiwa

May 13, 2019

Kochi–A Japanese astronomer has named the asteroid he found three decades ago after Reiwa, the name of the country’s new era. On May 5, Tsutomu Seki, 88, made a proposal to the International Astronomical Union to call the asteroid he

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Poll watchdog says many counting machines malfunction

May 13, 2019

Poll watchdog group Kontra Daya said the number of malfunctioning vote counting machines (VCMs) in different polling precincts are rising. In its report few hours before Monday’s midterm elections end, Kontra Daya said; “As of 12:00 noon today, Kontra Daya’s

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Two blasts hit Maguindanao: military

May 13, 2019

Two explosions rocked the province of Maguindanao as the election starts on Monday morning. Major Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said the explosion occurred in the vicinity of Poblacion Dalican, Datu Odin Sinsuat around 7:20 am. Encinas

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No change in Japan’s stance on Summit with N. Korea: Suga

May 13, 2019

Tokyo–Japan maintains its policy stance of seeking to hold a summit with North Korea without preconditions, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga suggested Monday. “There is no change in the government’s policy,” Suga said at a meeting of the Committee on

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Son of MILF commander wounded in Maguindanao shooting incident

May 13, 2019

The son of a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) commander was wounded in a shooting incident in Maguindanao on Monday. Major. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said the victim was Nasrudin Upam, son of the brigade commander

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Robredo says opposition has succeeded in unifying people

May 13, 2019

Vice President Leni Robredo said Monday morning the opposition has won the elections by unifying people who have the same outlook for the country. “Whatever the outcome of election is, I think we already won. We won in uniting a

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Aso committed to consumption tax hike in October

May 13, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso reiterated on Monday the government’s intention to raise the consumption tax from 8 pct to 10 pct in October as planned. Although exports are sluggish due to the Chinese economic slowdown, the employment situation and

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