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Firefighters · CairoNEW: President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi calls Pope Tawadros II to offer condolences. At least 41 people were killed in a fire at a Coptic Orthodox church in Cairo. Witnesses say people jumped from upper floors of the church to escape the flames. The cause of the blaze was not immediately known.See the Story
Egypt: Dozens killed in Coptic church fire in Cairo
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Floods · KhartoumNineteen fatalities recorded in North Kordofan province, followed by Nile River province. The western Darfur region, which has five provinces, reported 16 deaths. Sudan's rainy season usually starts in June and lasts until September. Last year, flooding and heavy rains killed more than 80 people and swamped tens of thousands of houses.See the Story
Sudan floods kill 52 people - state media
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Europe · ManilaPhilippines considering U.S. offer to provide heavy-lift helicopters like its widely used Chinooks. Manila scrapped a deal to buy military choppers from Russia due to fears of Western sanctions. Then-President Rodrigo Duterte approved the cancellation of the signed deal. Philippines has struggled for years to modernize its military.See the Story
Philippines in talks to buy U.S. helicopters after dropping Russia deal
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Asia · PhilippinesDELEGATES of the United Nations Food and Agriculture (UN FAO) arrived on Monday to assist the Philippines in its effort to combat illegal fishing, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said.DA Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) Officer in Charge (OIC) Director Nestor Domenden said the delegates are composed of Teresa Amador, Kim Stobberup and Peter Southen."The UN FAO delegates will assist BFAR in implementing the Port State Measur…See the Story
FAO to help in campaign vs illegal fishing
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Asia · PhilippinesOIL companies again lowered their pump prices this week.Today, August 16, Pilipinas Shell, Seaoil, Cleanfuel and PetroGazz reduced their diesel prices by P1.05 per liter and gasoline by 10 centavos per liter.Pilipinas Shell and Seaoil, meanwhile, slashed the cost of kerosene by 45 centavos per liter.Based on the Department of Energy's oil monitoring, as of Aug. 9, 2022, oil companies have reduced the prices of gasoline by P2.10 per liter, diesel…See the Story
Oil companies lower pump prices
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Asia · PhilippinesPRESIDENT Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is expected to address the United Nations General Assembly in New York and invite American investors to the Philippines when he visits the United States in September,Philippine Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said on Monday."I think the President is preparing his speech. He's had an outline about a month from now. This is the first time that he will be addressing the UN — which is basicall…See the Story
Marcos to address UN General Assembly
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Asia · PhilippinesSEN. Christopher Lawrence "Bong" Go on Monday said the Senate will legislate policies that will strengthen public health services.The chairman of the Committee on Health and Demography said that in the 18th Congress, the panel passed 69 laws to upgrade and establish public hospitals nationwide."We will continue in this 19th Congress our efforts to ensure that we can legislate policies that will strengthen our healthcare system and address the he…See the Story
Go vows policies to boost health care services
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Asia · PhilippinesINFORMATION technology expert Nelson Java Celis, who writes a column for The Manila Times, was appointed as commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. signed Celis' appointment papers last August 11, but it was released to the media just recently.He will fill out the position vacated by former commissioner Aimee Torrefranca-Neri.Celis graduated with a degree in Electronics and Communications E…See the Story
TMT columnist named Comelec commissioner
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Asia · Philippines(UPDATE) THE Department of Education (DepEd) expects around 90 percent of the more than 47,000 public schools nationwide to hold in-person learning when classes open on Monday, August 22.Education Chief of Staff and Undersecretary Epimaco Densing 3rd said around 76 percent of public schools participated in the pilot and expanded face-to-face classes in the previous school year."About 10 percent will still be blended, and we will be coordinating …See the Story
Most schools to hold F2F classes
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Asia · PhilippinesNEARLY 20 million Filipinos joined the ranks of the poor in 2021, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Monday.According to the Family Income and Expenditure Survey preliminary findings for 2021, the population living in poverty increased to 18.1 percent, or 19.99 million Filipinos earning less than the poverty line.These people were earning less than the poverty line of around P12,030 per month for a household of five.The PSA said p…See the Story
Nearly 20M Filipinos poor in 2021 – PSA
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Asia · PhilippinesTHE Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has suspended the implementation of the Expanded Compulsory Insurance Coverage for land-based "rehires" and "direct hires" as mandated in a department order issued in October 2021.The POEA ordered the suspension of compulsory insurance upon the instructions of Migrant Workers Secretary Susan "Toots" Ople. In ordering the suspension, it cited the improving global health situation and high v…See the Story
Ople: Rehired and direct hire land-based OFWs
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