(Reuters) – A physician with Doctors without Borders who returned from West Africa recently and developed potential symptoms was being tested for Ebola at a New York City hospital, health officials said on Thursday, setting off fresh fears about the spread of the virus. The doctor was identified as Craig Spencer, who was working for the humanitarian organization in Guinea, one of three West African nations hardest hit by Ebola. Spencer, 33, developed a fever […]
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Vietnam’s education system: still under construction
Author: David Brown, California (Courtesy East Asia Forum) — For Vietnamese youth, a university degree is the entry ticket to the middle class and a promise (often unfulfilled) of an urban professional job. Enrolment in higher education has grown from 162,000 in 1992 to over two million last year, some 25 per cent of the nation’s college-age population. Business, finance and foreign trade degrees are prized, a consequence of the Vietnamese economy’s globalisation. To meet demand […]
Government coordinating with MILF to neutralize Abu Sayyaf
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News Service) — Malacañang said Thursday the government is coordinating with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in neutralizing the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said the government is closely coordinating with the MILF since the latter is the government’s partner in insuring peace and order in the Bangsamoro region.“Masinsin ang ginagawang pakikipag-ugnayan ng pamahalaan sa MILF dahil sila ang partner ng pamahalaan sa pagtamo […]
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Canadian PM vows to redouble efforts in fighting terrorist groups amid attacks
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Sen. Trillanes, media members tour alleged “Hacienda Binay”
Senator Antonio Trillanes and members of the media were finally able to enter the alleged Batangas property of VP Binay.
Turismo sa kabila ng Terorismo, palalakasin sa Western Mindanao Region
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Umakyat na sa apat ang bilang ng namatay sanhi ng ibat-ibang karamdaman sa mga evacuation center sa Albay. Pinakahuli rito ang isang sanggol na namatay dahil sa pneumonia. Eagle News Correspondent Jorge Hallare Report
NET 25’s “Sa Ganang Mamamayan” gains recognition at CSC Awarding ceremony
The Civil Service Commission conducted an awarding ceremony to recognize government agencies who managed to cut bureaucratic red tape. Also recognized are media entities who have contributed to the success of the Anti-Red Tape Act. NET 25’s “Sa Ganang Mamamayan” is one of the TV programs to receive such recognition.
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Air Defense in Canada and the United States are on full alert after a shoot-out occurred in a war memorial in Ottawa.
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