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外出禁止午後８時からにマカティ市で18日までマカティ市は外出禁止時間を午後８時〜午前５時に変更。８月18日まで
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Facebook blocks deceptive pro-Trump campaign from Romania San Francisco, United States --- Facebook said Thursday it took down accounts running a deceptive campaign out of Romania pretending to be Americans supporting US President Donald Trump ahead of the coming election.The leading online social network removed 35 Facebook accounts, three pages, and 88 Instagram accounts as part of an ongoing fight against "coordinated inauthentic behavior," according to security policy head Nathaniel Gleicher. ...
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Lebanese judge: 16 port staffers arrested over Beirut blast BEIRUT --- Lebanon's state-run news agency said 16 employees at Beirut's port have been detained over this week's explosion that killed more than 100 people and wounded thousands.The National News Agency quoted Government Commissioner to the Military Court Judge Fadi Akiki as saying on Thursday that 18 people have been questioned so far. ...
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US lifts advice to avoid all foreign travel due to pandemic Washington, United States --- The United States on Thursday lifted a warning to its citizens to avoid all foreign travel due to the coronavirus pandemic, pointing to improvements.The State Department said it would instead resume considering each country on a case-by-case basis."With health and safety conditions improving in some countries and potentially deteriorating in others, the Department is returning to our previous system," it said in a statement. ...
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WHO says ‘vaccine nationalism’ cannot beat virus Geneva, Switzerland --- The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday warned against "vaccine nationalism," saying vaccine-hogging richer countries would not be safe coronavirus havens if poor nations remained exposed.WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it would be in wealthier nations' interests to ensure that any vaccines eventually produced to protect against the new coronavirus were shared globally. ...
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‘See you in court’: ACLU files nearly 400 cases versus Trump NEW YORK --- The day after Donald Trump's election in November 2016, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) posted a message to him on its website: "See you in court."As president, Trump hasn't personally squared off against the ACLU from the witness stand, but the broader warning has been borne out. As of this week, the ACLU has filed nearly 400 lawsuits and other legal actions against the Trump administration, some meeting with setbacks but many resulting in important victories. ...
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Britain announces quarantine for some travelers LONDON --- Britain has announced that travelers arriving from Andorra, Belgium, and the Bahamas will have to quarantine for two weeks effective from Saturday, following an increase in confirmed coronavirus cases in all three locations.Officials said COVID-19 cases in Belgium have increased fourfold since mid-July, and that in Andorra new cases per week have increased five-fold over the same period. They added that the Bahamas also saw a significant increase in case rates. ...
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EU releases 33M euros emergency aid for Beirut blast Brussels, Belgium --- The European Union announced Thursday that it had released 33 million euros to finance emergency aid for Lebanon and mobilized material resources, including an Italian hospital ship, to help relief efforts in Beirut after this week's devastating explosions.A donor conference is also planned to mobilize additional funding for reconstruction after an assessment of what is required, said an EU source. ...
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Captain astonished that his ship delivered Beirut explosive MOSCOW --- When Boris Prokoshev, a former sea captain spending his retirement years in a Russian village, woke up and found an email saying a ship he once commanded had carried the ammonium nitrate that blew up swathes of Beirut, he was astonished."I didn't understand anything," he told The Associated Press on Thursday from Verkhnee Buu, 1300 kilometers (800 miles) south of Moscow. ...
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After recovering from virus, Domingo vows to clear name SALZBURG, Austria --- Placido Domingo returned to Europe to receive a lifetime achievement award after a bout with the coronavirus, vowing in an interview with a top Italian daily newspaper to clear his name from allegations of sexual misconduct.The opera legend's appearance Thursday to accept the award from the Austria Music Theater was his first in public since recovering from the virus at his home in Acapulco, Mexico. ...
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US aid begins flowing to Lebanon in wake of deadly explosion WASHINGTON --- The United States on Thursday began delivering aid to Lebanon in the aftermath of a massive deadly explosion, amid longstanding concerns about how officials can ensure that supplies get to those in need, and not to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah.The first C-17 transport aircraft with 11 pallets of food, water, and medical supplies from the U.S. military's Central Command arrived from Qatar and two more were expected in the next 24 hours.U.S. ...
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MVP urges gov’t to settle standards on decent internet quality Telco giant PLDT Inc. appealed to the government to judge its performance by established standards on internet speed and coverage after it found itself on the receiving end of attacks by President Duterte during his penultimate State of the Nation Address last month.During a briefing with reporters on its first semester financial results on Thursday, PLDT chair and CEO Manuel V. Pangilinan (MVP) gave assurances service quality will improve. ...
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PSEi brushes off grim GDP numbers, closes at 5,900 level The local stock barometer raced to the 5,900 mark on Thursday despite news about the second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) contracting by 16.5 percent year-on-year, officially putting the Philippines on an economic recession.The main-share Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) added 69 points or 1.18 percent to close at 5,902.58, firming up for the third straight session. The local index tracked mostly upbeat regional markets as the market saw some foreign inflows. ...
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LVPI seeks world body’s recognition The Larong Volleyball sa Pilipinas Inc. (LVPI) made a plea to the FIVB (International Volleyball Federation) to once and for all give it full recognition as the governing body of the sport in the country, and expel splinter group Philippine Volleyball Federation (PVF)---with finality. ...
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Africa passes 1M confirmed virus cases; true number far more JOHANNESBURG --- Africa's confirmed coronavirus cases have surpassed 1 million, but global health experts say the true toll is likely several times higher, reflecting the gaping lack of testing for the continent's 1.3 billion people.While experts say infection tolls in richer nations can be significant undercounts, large numbers of undetected cases are a greater danger for Africa, with many of the world's weakest health systems. ...
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Injured Filipinos in Beirut blast rise to 24; one still missing Ermie Enriquez has yet to recover from her shock."The deafening blast happened just less than five minutes after I went down to meet the customer. All the glasses in our salon were shattered," she said in a chat via Messenger.Enriquez, 35, works in Beirut, Lebanon, near the site where a massive explosion killed at least 135 people and injured thousands on Tuesday. ...
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Struggle looms The current health situation could put to the test the sustainability of teams especially if the league's 45th season gets canceled and this pandemic extends for another year or two."We will see how long that will continue because if it drags on for a second or third year, it will be very difficult," said Alaska owner Wilfred Steven Uytengsu, whose franchise is on its 35th year in Asia's pioneering pro league."I'm not putting the cart before the horse. ...
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‘Worse than expected’: GDP drop lowest in 4 decades Caf owner Hans Cerdania did not need official economic figures to tell him the worst had come when he and his business partner closed shop, long before the government announced the country was in deep recession, due largely to the COVID-19 pandemic."We're closing," Cerdania said on Thursday, confirming a decision they made in June. "But we're doing a small home-based online delivery service with a different name. We're not sure yet if it would work. ...
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Trump reimposes 10% tariff on Canadian aluminum Clyde, United States --- President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he had ordered a 10 percent tariff on Canadian aluminum be reimposed, saying America's key trading partner was flooding the US market with the metal."Canada was taking advantage of us, as usual," Trump said in a speech at a Whirlpool washing machine factory in Clyde, Ohio."I signed a proclamation that defends American industry by reimposing aluminum tariffs on Canada," he said. ...
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Locsin to China: Don’t overinterpret Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. took exception to the Chinese Foreign Ministry's statement welcoming the Philippines' decision not to join the United States-led joint naval exercises in the disputed South China Sea. ...
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Worst is behind us; but we’re not yet out of the woods – BSP chief The head of the country's central bank said on Thursday that the worst was over for the Philippine economy, after the government announced that the country had plunged into a recession due to the coronavirus pandemic.Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin Diokno said the government's economic managers were assessing the performance of the economy, which registered a 16.5-percent contraction in the second quarter."I believe the worst is behind us," he said. ...
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UK Indie scene mourns the death of Elisar Cabrera The 49-year-old British-Filipino is also remembered as an unsung hero of British wrestling CONDOLENCES Elisar was a victim of cancer We’ve only recently heard of the passing of Elisar Cabrera, the son of National Artist for the Visual Arts Benedicto Cabrera or Bencab and his ex-wife, journalist, radio producer, actor, director, and author Caroline Kennedy. Elisar had just turned 49. ...
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DBCC revises macroeconomic assumptions for 2020 after double-digit GDP contraction in Q2s he inter-agency Developme...
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