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INTERVIEW: Amari may propose double elections to Abe

February 9, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese ruling party heavyweight Akira Amari has indicated that he may call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to decide to hold simultaneous elections of both chambers of the Diet, the country’s parliament, this summer, depending on tactics of opposition parties.

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Three children die in Davao Oriental fire

February 9, 2019

Three children died in a fire in the province of Davao Oriental on Friday night. Based on the information posted at the Facebook page of the “Province of Davao Oriental” the victims were identified as siblings Ahmily Earl Halipa, 10,

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USA Figure skating Four Continents

February 9, 2019

Rika Kihira (C) of Japan takes the gold medal, Elizabeth Tursynbaeva (L) of Kazakhstan gets the silver medal and Man Mihara (R) of Japan wins the bronze medal in the Women’s Four Continents Figure Skating Championships at the Honda Center

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Gov’t to enforce law on immunization to curb measles outbreak

February 9, 2019

The government will enforce a law on immunization in light of a measles outbreak in the National Capital  Region, Central Luzon, Calabarzon, and Central and Western Visayas, said Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles on Saturday. In a statement, Nograles said the

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Jobs given to former shipyard workers

February 9, 2019

Almost 30,000 jobs were offered to former workers in the Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Philippines shipyard in Subic on Saturday at the second Build Build Build = Jobs Jobs Jobs Caravan at the Subic Bay Gymnasium, Subic Bay Freeport

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Work to slaughter pigs completed at swine fever-hit Aichi farms

February 9, 2019

Nagoya–The work to slaughter pigs has been completed at two swine fever-affected farms in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, the prefectural government said Saturday. Aichi is one of the five prefectures where outbreaks of the disease, also known as hog cholera,

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Chinese woman arrested after throwing soya at cop in MRT 3 station

February 9, 2019

A Chinese woman was arrested after throwing a cup of soya at a police officer on duty at the MRT 3 Boni station Saturday morning.  According to a police report, the Chinese woman identified as Jiale Zhang entered the bag

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Swine fever affecting furusato nozei return gifts

February 9, 2019

Tokyo–The recent outbreaks of swine fever in Japan are affecting some local municipalities that send pork products as return gifts under the country’s “furusato nozei” donation system. The disease, also known as hog cholera, has been confirmed in five prefectures–Aichi,

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