German national, another killed in Antipolo City ambush

April 7, 2019

Two individuals, including a German national, were killed in an ambush in Antipolo City Saturday afternoon, police said. Antipolo City Police identified the victims as Remedios Kauth and Conrad Heinrich, a German national. The victims, on board a vehicle, were

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Japanese study finds cats recognize their Names

April 7, 2019

London–Domestic cats recognize their names even though they may not act like they do, a new Japanese study has shown. A team including Atsuko Saito, associate professor at Sophia University, studied how cats kept at homes and a so-called cat

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Military rescues kidnapped Indon fisherman; another drowns in Sulu

April 7, 2019

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has rescued an Indonesian fisherman while another drowned during his attempt to escape from his Abu Sayyaf captors in a firefight in Sulu province, an official said. Three Abu Sayyaf bandits were also killed

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One dead, 2 hurt in motorcycle collision in Laguna

April 7, 2019

A 37-year old carpenter died and two others were injured in an accident involving two motorcycles in Santa Rosa Laguna, police said. According to Santa Rosa City Police, the road mishap transpired around 3:50 am on Friday along Santa Rosa-Tagaytay

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Suspect in Mamasapano massacre arrested in Cotabato City

April 7, 2019

Police arrested on Saturday a member of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), who was allegedly involved in the killing of 44 Philippine National Police Special Action Force (PNP SAF) commandos during the 2015 Mamasapano clash in Maguindanao. A joint

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“Peaceful” picked most in Japan as positive word describing society

April 5, 2019

Tokyo–As many as 58.4 pct of respondents in Japan picked “peaceful” as a word that they think matches a positive image of the current society, a Cabinet Office survey showed Friday. In the interview-based annual survey, respondents were asked to

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Stocks, peso close higher on Friday

April 5, 2019

Philippine stocks and the peso ended higher on Friday. The peso closed at P52,10 against the US dollar from P52.18 on Thursday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the Bankers Association of the Philippines amounted to $964.52 million from

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Tokyo court oks Ghosn’s detention until April 14

April 5, 2019

Tokyo–Tokyo District Court approved on Friday the detention until April 14 of former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who has been arrested again on additional aggravated breach of trust charges. The defense team for Ghosn plans to appeal the

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