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New swine fever case confirmed in Central Japan

April 17, 2019

Gifu, April 17 (Jiji Press)–The Gifu prefectural government said Wednesday a new swine fever case has been confirmed at a farm in the central Japan prefecture. Some 9,600 pigs raised at the farm in Ena will be slaughtered. This is

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Stock index up slightly, peso unchanged at P51.765:$1

April 17, 2019

Philippine stocks closed higher and the peso finished unchanged at P 51.765 against the US dollar on Wednesday, the last trading day as financial markets will be closed for Holy Week. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers

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EXCLUSIVE: JAL official arrested for child prostitution

April 17, 2019

Tokyo–Police arrested on Wednesday a Japan Airlines senior official on suspicion of committing an indecent act with a female junior high school student in exchange for money. Tatsuya Yokozeki, the 57-year-old head of the company’s operation control department, was arrested

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Overall BOP registers $627m surplus in March: BSP

April 17, 2019

The overall balance of payments (BOP) position posted a surplus of $627 million in March, a reversal of the $266 million BOP deficit recorded in the same month last year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Wednesday. Inflows in March

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EXCLUSIVE: Japanese man shot dead at Sao Paulo home

April 17, 2019

Sao Paulo–A Japanese man was fatally shot in his chest by a burglar at his house in Sao Paulo on Monday, Jiji Press learned Tuesday. The shooting of Masaaki Hayama, 67, occurred around 8:30 p.m. Monday (11:30 p.m. GMT) in

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Police arrested Palau national for carrying suspected illegal drugs

April 17, 2019

A Palau national was arrested in Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Tuesday for carrying suspected illegal drugs. According to police, around 59.5 grams of suspected methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu worth P404,600 were seized from Mike P. Taman. Taman was

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March foreign portfolio investments result in net outflows: BSP

April 17, 2019

Foreign portfolio investment transactions resulted in net outflows in March, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said Wednesday. Transactions for the month yielded net outflows of $739 million, resulting from gross outflows of $2.5 billion and gross inflows of $1.7

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Chinese fishing vessels said near two Philippine islands: report

April 17, 2019

Chinese fishing vessels are operating near two Philippine occupied features in West Philippine Sea, the Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) report said on Tuesday. The think-tank’s report shows the Chinese fishing vessels near the “Loaita Island and Loaita Cay, called

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