Anxious search for missing after deadly Mexico blast
by Ignacio Carvajal Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz State, Mexico (AFP) -- Anguished relatives nervously awaited news of their loved ones Thursday outside…
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Oil prices rise, set for third weekly gain
SINGAPORE,Singapore (AFP) -- Oil prices climbed in Asia on Friday, heading for their third weekly gain after OPEC said it…
8 years ago
Dantes: ‘Paris Agreement signing on Earth Day is Filipino Youth’s Success’
QUEZON CITY, April 22 -- There’s another reason to celebrate this year’s Earth Day. Celebrity and former National Youth Commissioner Jose…
8 years ago
Volkswagen expected to buy back 500,000 U.S. diesel cars
SOURCES say Volkswagen is expected to buy back some 500,000 diesel vehicles sold in the United States that exceeded legal…
8 years ago
USGS: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes disaster-hit Ecuador
(Reuters) A powerful earthquake measuring 6.0 magnitude struck Ecuador on Thursday, as the country was still struggling to recover from…
8 years ago
Grupong SINAG, dismayado kay Pangulong Aquino ukol sa anti-agricultural smuggling act
Dismayado ang grupo ng Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura o (SINAG) matapos bigong lagdaan ni Pangulong Benigno Aquino III ang HB 6380…
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China could build nuclear plants for South China Sea, paper says
(Reuters) China is getting closer to building maritime nuclear power platforms that could one day to used to support Chinese…
8 years ago
Philippines conducts nationwide earthquake drill
CLARK, Pampanga -- The Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) led by the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) was held Thursday (April…
8 years ago
More than 100 feared dead in India heat wave
AN intense heat wave in India has left more than one hundred people dead in India. The early-summer heat have forced…
8 years ago
Israel blocks off Gaza Strip and West Bank for Passover
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the construction site of a new military border fence between Israel and Jordan, on…
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