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Japan to Give 3.1 B. Yen for Rwanda Water Services

January 9, 2019

Tokyo–Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday agreed with Rwandan President Paul Kagame to provide up to 3,191 million yen in aid to help the African country build water supply facilities. During their meeting at the prime minister’s office in

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Cop, three family members die in Marikina fire

January 9, 2019

A policeman and three family members died in a fire which gutted their house in Marikina City Wednesday morning. Dead were Police Officer 3 Romar Sumait, 27, his wife Glendolly Rose, 27, and their children Kaizer Lee, 6, and Kenzie Faye,

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Hayabusa2 Ready for 1st Landing on Asteroid in Late Feb.

January 9, 2019

Tokyo–The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, or JAXA, said Tuesday that its Hayabusa2 spacecraft will touch down on asteroid Ryugu to collect samples in the week of Feb. 18. Between September and October last year, JAXA carried out a total of

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Repair of PN flagship may not be completed until end-2019

January 9, 2019

The repair of the Philippine Navy flagship BRP Gregorio Del Pilar , which ran aground off Hasa-Hasa Shoal last year, may not be completed until the end of 2019. In an interview with reporters after the New Year’s Call in

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South Korean Court OKs Seizure of Nippon Steel Assets

January 9, 2019

Seoul–A South Korean court has approved the seizure of assets of Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. , which refuses to follow a Supreme Court order to pay compensation for wartime labor. Plaintiffs in a damages lawsuit against the company

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Stock index ends near 8,000-point mark

January 9, 2019

The local stock index closed near the 8,000-point level as foreign buying stretched into its fifth day on Wednesday. The peso finished at P52.345 against the US dollar from P52.47 on Tuesday. Volume at the foreign exchange portal of the

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More sources of cheaper rice with tariffication: NEDA

January 9, 2019

Immediate enactment into law of the rice tariffication bill is fundamental in the government’s efforts to stabilize food prices and overall inflation rate, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said Wednesday. Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said through rice

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Duterte jokes to kidnap, torture state auditors

January 9, 2019

In what could be another joke, President Rodrigo Duterte said it could be better to kidnap and torture the auditors of the Commission on Audit (COA). Duterte made the remarks during a gathering of local officials in Pasay City on

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