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Sanofi admits risk of “severe disease” higher in people who never had dengue but were given Dengvaxia shots

(Eagle News) — Drug manufacturer Sanofi Pasteur on Thursday, June 15, acknowledged that the risk of “severe disease” in those administered the dengue vaccine Dengvaxia was higher if they did not previously contract dengue. “In this supplementary analysis, we found an increased incidence of (such) in vaccinated people without a prior infection compared to unvaccinated people without a prior infection,” Sanofi Pasteur said in a statement. The drug company’s pronouncement was essentially an acknowledgment also […]

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Australian gets life imprisonment in Philippine child sex abuse case

MANILA, Philippines (AFP)- An Australian man has been sentenced to life in a Philippine prison as part of a notorious child sexual abuse case in which prosecutors say he chained the victims like dogs. Peter Scully still faces another trial and dozens of more charges, including allegations he made child pornography and murdered a young girl. The Philippines has become a key hub for a billion-dollar, global child cybersex industry, police have warned, with operators helped […]

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Trump, America’s oldest first-time president, turns 72

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump turned 72 on Thursday, having returned to the fray of Washington politics after his grueling trip to Singapore for the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Trump in 2016 was the oldest person to assume the US presidency — he was 70 then — although Ronald Reagan was 73 when he was re-elected in 1984. Trump’s health, both physical and mental, have been the subject of […]

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Japan working to arrange Abe-Kim talks: reports

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan is working to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Kim Jong Un after the North Korean leader said he was open to talks, local media reported Thursday. The Sankei Shimbun said Kim discussed the possibility during historic talks Tuesday with US President Donald Trump. “During the summit with Trump, Kim told Trump ‘I can meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’,” the Sankei reported. Japan wants the talks to […]

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At school-turned-command post, Nicaraguan students defy Ortega’s ‘law of the jungle’

by Maggy Donaldson © Agence France-Presse MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP) — The day M.M. traded his books for mortars and joined the masses in protesting against Nicaragua’s president, he knew he would have to leave home. “If I go to my house I’m a dead man,” he says from the Managua campus of Nicaragua’s national university, now occupied by hundreds of students organizing against leftist leader Daniel Ortega. “My father is a Sandinista; he’s a fan of […]

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British engine maker Rolls-Royce cutting 4,600 jobs

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)–Rolls-Royce, the British maker of plane engines, said Thursday that it plans to cut 4,600 mainly British jobs by 2020, adding to thousands of cuts already announced in recent years. “Rolls-Royce announces the next stage in our drive for pace and simplicity with a proposed restructuring that will deliver improved returns, higher margins, and increased cash flow,” the group said in a statement. The London-listed company, whose engines are used in Airbus […]

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Authorities nab former Air Force member for illegal drug possession, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition

LIPA CITY, Batangas (Eagle News) – A former member of the Philippine Air Force was arrested after authorities recovered suspected shabu, among others, from his house in Batangas on Wednesday, June 13. The suspect was identified as Avelino Bautista. According to the authorities, apart from the two sachets of suspected shabu and drug paraphernalia, a blank bullet from an M-16, a caliber 45 gun with seven bullets, among others, were found in Bautista’s house in St. […]

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Asian markets lower after hawkish Fed, fresh trade war fears

HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets mostly fell Thursday after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates and signaled a more hawkish tone for future moves, while US President Donald Trump stoked trade war fears by suggesting he will hit China with fresh tariffs. After a keenly watched meeting, the US central bank lifted borrowing costs, as expected, but indicated another two this year and four in 2019 as the world’s top economy continues to […]

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Two stabbed to death in South Africa mosque, assailant killed: police

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AFP)- A man stabbed to death two people in an attack at a mosque in South Africa early Thursday, before being shot dead by police, police said. Several people were also wounded in the attack in the town of Malmesbury near the southwestern city of Cape Town. “Malmesbury police were called out to a local mosque and found two people dead with stab wounds and several injured,” Noliyoso Rwexana, spokesperson for the […]

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Avoid corruption, fight illegal drugs, President Duterte tells newly promoted uniformed personnel

https://youtu.be/2JIHF6oGHKI   (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte warned police officials and other uniformed personnel not to even think about engaging in corruption or illegal drug operations, as he swore in 59 newly promoted personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) and the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). He said that illegal drugs and corruption are the two things that he will not […]

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House minority to reject proposed Comelec budget for 2019 if Smartmatic not replaced

(Eagle News) — Members of the House minority bloc on Thursday, June 14, said they would move for the rejection of the Commission on Elections’ budget proposal for 2019 if the poll agency does not replace Smartmatic as the midterm elections’ technology provider. “Glaring na glaring naman ‘yung lapses nila,” House minority leader Danilo Suarez said. BUHAY party-list Rep. Lito Atienza cited as an example Smartmatic’s alleged lapses during the 2016 elections. He said such […]

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N. Korea’s Kim knows denuclearization must be ‘quick’: Pompeo

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un understands that denuclearization must happen “quickly”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, warning there will be no sanctions relief for Pyongyang until the process is complete. Washington remained committed to the “complete, verifiable and irreversible” denuclearization of North Korea, Pompeo added, after the joint statement from the historic US-North Korea summit in Singapore drew criticism for lack of detail on the key issue. “We […]

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