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Nestle to offer jobs training to 300,000 African youths

ABIDJAN, Ivory Cost (AFP) — Swiss company Nestle will offer on-the-job training for 300,000 African youths to offset high unemployment that poses “severe economic and social challenges” for the continent, the company announced Tuesday. “We’re going to create more than 3,000 internships and apprenticeships in African countries by the end of 2018,” said chief executive officer Paul Bulcke during an economic conference in Ivory Coast’s capital. “During the same period, we will offer qualified work […]

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Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra to make history in New York.

Living the Dream NEW YORK, United States – Since it’s establishment on May 15, 1973, the Philippine Philharmonic Orchestra (PPO) has come a long way. First intended to be accompaniment for Filipino artists at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP), the Orchestra has garnered many accomplishments over the years. The Orchestra is now considered to be the Philippine’s leading orchestra and one of Asia-Pacific’s top musical ensembles. When current music director and principal conductor, […]

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Murder of British MP: what we know

  by Alice Ritchie LONDON, United Kingdom  (AFP) —  Jo Cox, a British member of parliament who campaigned for the country to stay in the EU and for more aid for Syrian refugees, was killed in a brutal attack on Thursday. A 52-year-old man is in police custody after Cox was shot and stabbed numerous times in her constituency in northern England. Campaigning for the June 23 referendum has been suspended through Saturday out of […]

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Yen soars as BoJ holds fire on stimulus

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The yen surged Thursday after the Bank of Japan held fire on fresh stimulus measures, as fears over Britain’s future in the EU pummel financial markets around the world. Japan’s currency powered to 103.55 against the dollar, its strongest level since the summer of 2014, as the central bank voted to keep a massive 80 trillion yen annual asset-buying plan unchanged, despite the weak economy. The unit was at a more […]

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Millions of Latin Americans could fall back into poverty: UN

PANAMA CITY, Panama (AFP) — A third of Latin Americans who have risen out of poverty over the past 15 years could fall back into it due to the region’s recession, a UN report showed Tuesday. “We estimate there is a population of between 25 and 30 million citizens that today find themselves vulnerable to falling into poverty,” said George Gray, the main author of the report and the chief economist for the UN Development […]

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Grief mixes with defiance as a shaken Orlando deals with attack

ORLANDO, United States (AFP) –The people of Orlando grieved and remembered the dead after a gunman murdered 50 people at a gay nightclub in the Florida city, but there was also defiance in the face of tragedy. On Sunday evening many relatives kept anxious vigils at the bedsides of wounded loved ones at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Angel Colon emerged from the hospital thankful to have found his son Angel Jr, 26, alive and in stable condition […]

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Lingap-Pamamahayag sa Philippine Arena naging matagumpay

  Eagle News — Kasabay ng paggunita ng Araw ng Kalayaan, naging matagumpay ang isinagawang Lingap-Pamamahayag ng mga kaanib sa Iglesia Ni Cristo sa Philippine Arena, kahapon, Hunyo 12. Hindi inalintana ng mga kaanib ng Iglesia ni Cristo ang mainit at pabago-bagong panahon upang maayos na maisagawa ang Lingap-Pamamahayag. Maaga pa ay abala ng ang ibang mga kaanib ng INC sa pagpunta sa Philippina Arena kasama ang kani-kanilang mga panauhin. Nagkaroon din ng entertainment para sa […]

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Sen. Bongbong Marcos would be honored to serve in Duterte Administration

SENATOR Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. today declared he would be honored to serve in the incoming Administration of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte if given a chance to do so. Speaking to reporters in a press conference at Anabel’s Restaurant in Quezon City, Marcos said he would be honored if he is given a position in the Duterte Administration but he was quick to add that no position has been offered to him. “You know, I am […]

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Mexico cracks down on capital’s car pollution

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP)–Mexico’s government announced Tuesday measures to reduce smog in the capital by preventing corruption at emission inspection centers that have allowed polluting cars to stay on the road. The environment ministry unveiled the new rules three months after authorities issued the first air quality alert in 13 years in the greater Mexico City area. Normally, cars that pass emissions tests are allowed to drive every day while those that fail have to stay off […]

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19 arrested in Europe for forgery of documents and migrant smuggling

AT least 16 persons suspected of large-scale forgery of documents and the smuggling of irregular migrants have been arrested in Greece, with the help of the Europol.  Three more were also arrested in the Czech Republic. These two parallel investigations supported and coordinated by Europol targeted a network of organised crime groups involved in the massive production and distribution of falsified or forged documents, including passports, ID cards and visas, to third country nationals. Such […]

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