HANOI Wed Oct 8, 2014 11:02pm EDT (Reuters) – Pirates that captured a Vietnamese oil tanker last week after it left Singapore have released the vessel, the company that owns the ship said on Thursday. Two of the tanker’s 18 crew have been injured and the pirates took part of its cargo of more than 5,000 tonnes of gas oil, said Nguyen Vu Diep, a manager at the Haiphong Sea Product Shipbuilding Co. “Officers from […]
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First US Ebola patient dies
The first Ebola patient to be recorded in the United States has passed away.
Renewed assault on Kobani; 21 dead in Turkey as Kurds rise
By Daren Butler and Jonny Hogg MURSITPINAR Turkey/ANKARA Wed Oct 8, 2014 8:39pm EDT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters launched a renewed assault on the Syrian city of Kobani on Wednesday night, and at least 21 people were killed in riots in neighbouring Turkey where Kurds rose up against the government for doing nothing to protect their kin. Heavily outgunned defenders said Islamic State militants had pushed into two districts of the mainly Kurdish border […]
Dallas Ebola patient on ventilator and receiving kidney dialysis
BY LISA MARIA GARZA AND RICHARD VALDMANIS (Reuters) – The Ebola patient fighting for his life in a Dallas hospital is on a ventilator and a kidney dialysis machine to help stabilize his health, the hospital said on Tuesday. Liberian national Thomas Eric Duncan, the first person diagnosed with the deadly virus on U.S. soil, has also been given the experimental medication brincidofovir. A hospital in Nebraska said it is using the same drug to treat […]
HK SAR Government to start dialogues with protesters: Official
The Hong Kong government will conduct official dialogue with the representatives of the student-protesters.
4 Hospitalized in Spain, Including Nurse who contracted Ebola
Four people were hospitalized in Spain for Ebola including a nurse who became the first person in the world to contract the virus outside of Africa.
Former Makati Vice-Mayor bares photos, details of Batangas farm he links to VP Binay
Former Makati Vice-Mayor Ernesto Mercado continued to testify before the Senate Blue Ribbon sub-committee, presenting photographs of Vice-President Jejomar Binay’s alleged property in Batangas.
Hong Kong protests dwindle, but talks with government likely to go nowhere
By Diana Chan and Donny Kwok HONG KONG Wed Oct 8, 2014 12:54am EDT (Reuters) – Hong Kong pro-democracy protests that brought tens of thousands on to the streets last week dwindled to a few hundred on Wednesday after activist leaders agreed to talks with the government which are all but certain to go nowhere. The student-led protests have calmed since clashes with police more than a week ago and the number of protesters calling […]
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes Mexico
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.2 quake struck Mexico on Tuesday in the Gulf of California, 75 miles (121 km) west south-west of the city of El Dorado, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake was shallow at just 6.2 miles (10 km), and was felt inland in the city of Culiacan, the capital of the western state of Sinaloa, Culiacan emergency services spokeswoman Melva Uribe said. […]
Germany and the Philippines: Celebrating 60 Years of Friendship
German Ambassador to the Philippines, Thomas Ossowski, hosted a reception celebrating 60 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and the Philippines, with 600 distinguished guests from the fields of politics, business and culture attending the event. Former German Minister for Economics and Technology, Michael Glos, conveyed greetings for the festive occassion. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario was the evening’s guest of honor. Through the past 60 years Germany and the Philippines have built a deep […]
Israeli students paint schools in Nueva Ecija
A humanitarian delegation composed of 40 students went to the Philippines to conduct community work in Nueva Ecija. The Israeli students led educational activities in the Magtangol Integrated School in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. Part of their outreach is the painting of class rooms. Headed by Shachar Nahari and Maor Cohen, the delegation came from the College of Management Academic Studies. With 12, 000 students, COMAS is the largest college in Israel and has extended […]
Israeli Ambassador presents his credentials to the Philippine President
Israeli Ambassador Ephraim Ben Matityau presented his letter of credentials to Philippine President Benigno Simeon Aquino III in Malacañang Palace, October 7. During the meeting, President Aquino and Ambassador Matityau exchanged views on how to further strengthen Israeli-Philippine relations, particularly in the areas of high-tech innovation, excellence in research and development, emergency preparedness and agro-technology, as basis for strong future cooperation. “Israel has 1,301 good reasons to thank the Philippines and you Mr. President. Your […]
