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More 1,000 police and volunteers deployed for Bicol PNP summer program

April 16, 2019

More than 1,000 police and volunteer groups were deployed in the Bicol region for Philippine National Police’s (PNP) Oplan Ligtas Sumvac 2019. Police Major Maria Luisa Calubaquib, the Bicol region spokesperson, a total of 5,724 PNP personnel and 7,404 force

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Fire engulfs Notre Dame de Paris Cathedral

April 16, 2019

Smoke billows as flames burn through the roof of the Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral on April 15, 2019, in the French capital Paris. – A huge fire swept through the roof of the famed Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris on

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Japan team wants regulations on gene editing of human eggs

April 15, 2019

Tokyo–A team of a Japanese government panel Monday broadly agreed on the need to consider regulations to ban the genome editing of fertilized human eggs for childbirth. After a meeting of the specialist panel on bioethics on April 22, the

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Abe urges Britain to minimize negative effects of Brexit

April 15, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called on Britain on Monday to minimize negative effects of its planned exit from the European Union on Japanese companies’ activities and the world economy. He made the request at a meeting with British Foreign

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Victims remembered 3 years after Kumamoto quakes

April 15, 2019

Kumamoto–A ceremony was held in the city of Kumamoto, southwestern Japan, on Sunday to remember people who died in a series of powerful earthquakes three years ago. A total of 345 people, including 75 bereaved family members, participated in the

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Abe visits TEPCO Fukushima N-Plant

April 15, 2019

Okuma, Fukushima Pref.–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has visited Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for the first time since September 2013. During the visit on Sunday, he wore no protective gear to inspect

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Road to Tokyo 2020: Bus, railway firms aiming to attract foreign tourists to local areas

April 15, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese bus and railway operators are gearing up to attract foreign travelers to local areas in the country by improving services connecting major airports and railway stations to less accessible tourist destinations. The move comes as the Japanese government aims

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Stock index down, peso hits P51.64:$1

April 15, 2019

The main Philippine share index declined but the peso gained against the US dollar on Monday. The peso finished at P51.64 from Friday’s P51.765. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines amounted to $581

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