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Fire leaves 81 families homeless in Bacolod City

BACOLOD CITY: At least 81 families were left homeless when a fire struck early past 3 a.m. Wednesday in Purok Kagaykay, Barangay 2 in this city.

This is the second fire incident in the coastal community in only five months after 13 homes were also ra…

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Divers continue to seal 24 valves in sunken oil tanker

MANILA: Divers working on the sunken Motor Tanker (MT) Terra Nova have continued to work on sealing 24 valves that were found to be leaking oil.

In a situation update on Wednesday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the operation was done by diver…

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Top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated

ISTANBUL: The Palestinian resistance group Hamas announced early Wednesday that its political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting his residence in the Iranian capital Tehran.

“Hamas mourns to our great Palestinian…

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UAE, US send donations for ‘Carina’ victims

MANILA: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States extended fresh humanitarian aid to the Philippines in response to the recent onslaught of super typhoon Carina and an intensified southwest monsoon (habagat).

The UAE government turned over…

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Koronadal highway mishap claims 3 lives, hurts 6

KORONADAL CITY: Three persons, including a Grade 10 pupil, died while six others were hurt in an accident along the national highway in Barangay Saravia here on Tuesday night.

Police Master Sgt. Leo Dimaculangan, Koronadal City traffic chief, said tw…

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Poe wants accountability in San Juan City pound incident

MANILA: Senator Grace Poe said Wednesday she is waiting for the outcome of the San Juan City government’s action against their personnel responsible for the drowning of animals in the city pound during the onslaught of Typhoon Carina.

In a statement,…