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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake jolts Davao Occidental

MANILA: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake jolted Davao Occidental at 5:48 p.m. on Tuesday.

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said the tectonic quake struck 368 kilometers of Balut Island. It was 10 kilometers deep.

There wer…

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Over P45-M illegal drugs seized in W. Visayas in March

ILOILO CITY: The month-long campaign of various units under the Police Regional Office 6 (PRO6) confiscated around 6,709 grams of shabu and 42 grams of marijuana with a total estimated price of PHP45.62 million in March this year.

PRO6 data showed fo…

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Oil prices rise with Middle East tensions

ANKARA: Oil prices rose on Tuesday after hopes fell that negotiations between Israel and Hamas would lead to a ceasefire in Gaza amid concerns the lingering conflict could disrupt supplies from the Middle East, a key oil-producing region.

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US conducts humanitarian airdrop into Gaza

WASHINGTON: US Central Command (CENTCOM) conducted another round of humanitarian assistance airdrops Monday into northern Gaza to provide relief to civilians affected by an Israeli onslaught.

“The joint operation included one C-130 U.S. Air Force air…

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Vatican wants surrogacy to become ‘universal crime’

ROME: The Vatican said in a new document on human dignity Monday that it wants to see surrogate motherhood, or surrogacy, banned worldwide as a “universal crime”.

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith’s new Declaration “Dignitas infinita” (Infi…