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Chance to face Tyson ‘too incredible’ to resist, says Jones MANILA, Philippines---Roy Jones Jr. happily walked away from the sport of boxing in 2018 but the draw of fighting Mike Tyson ultimately pulled him back to the Sweet Science.A couple of years on, the 51-year-old Jones will have his dream match against the man who was once called "The Baddest Man on the Planet" in an eight-round exhibition bout with proceeds going to charity."Too hard to resist, too incredible to resist, too much of a blessing to resist," said Jones in a report from MMA Junkie. ...
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Lakers not exactly rolling along as playoffs approach LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida --- This is the land of in-between for the Los Angeles Lakers.Games right now matter, in the sense that only three contests are left to build momentum for the postseason. And games right now don't matter, in the sense that the Lakers basically knew five months ago that they would be the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.They lost again Thursday night, with LeBron James getting the night off in a defeat to the Houston Rockets. ...
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20 patients, including family of 4, added to Cagayan Valley COVID-19 list TUGUEGARAO CITY---The COVID-19 list of Cagayan Valley on Friday (Aug. 7) grew by 20 cases, including those of an entire family of four, according to authorities. The family of four in Ilagan City had shown no symptoms but are on quarantine at home. A 25-year-old man in Cabagan, Isabela; a 25-year-old overseas Filipino worker in Tuao, Cagayan; and a 26-year-old man in Enrile, Cagayan were also quarantined after getting infected with the virus. ...
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Smart Enterprise subscribers to experience interruption Monday morning MANILA, Philippines --- Subscribers to Smart's Enterprise plan would be experiencing mobile data interruption due to a network routing enhancement scheduled in the early morning of Monday, August 10.According to Smart's advisory on Friday, the service interruptions may occur from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m. of Monday. However, the telecoms giant clarified that only mobile data would be affected while phone calls and text messaging services would still operate normally. ...
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Military says NPA platoon leader, medic wife surrender PAGADIAN CITY---The military said a couple, who hold key posts in the New People's Army in the Zamboanga Peninsula, has surrendered. Lt. Col. Manaros Boransing, commander of the Army's 97th Infantry Battalion, identified the couple only as alias Peewee and alias Ritche. The husband, according to Boransing, is commander of the NPA's strike platoon that operates mainly in Zamboanga del Norte, while the wife is in charge of training guerrilla medics. ...
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Chinese hotel guest in Subic tests positive for coronavirus SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES---A 29-year-old Chinese national who arrived at Subic Bay Freeport a month ago tested positive for SARS Cov2, the virus that causes COVID-19, authorities said on Friday (Aug. 7). Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chief Wilma Eisma said that the patient, who was staying in a hotel, showed no symptoms and had no history of travel to infected places or contact with any infected person upon his arrival. ...
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Twitter, Facebook take fresh steps to curb US election manipulation Twitter and Facebook on Thursday announced moves to thwart efforts to deceive or divide voters as the US nears a contentious presidential election.Twitter unveiled new steps to prevent the spread of content from "state-affiliated media" used to advance a government's political agenda -- a move affecting key outlets from Russia and China.Facebook, meanwhile, said it took down accounts running a deceptive campaign out of Romania pretending to be Americans supporting US President Donald Trump. ...
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Sam Milby believes Catriona Gray is ‘The One’ MANILA, Philippines --- As the famous Hotdog song goes, "Ikaw Ang Miss Universe ng buhay ko."And Sam Milby somehow believes this, as he sees Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray as "The One.""It's early naman (to say), but I do believe she's the one," Milby proudly said during the press conference of his upcoming teleserye "Ang Sa Iyo Ay Akin" on Friday.It was on his 36th birthday that he made his relationship with the beauty queen public. ...
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Russia’s race for virus vaccine raises concerns in the West MOSCOW--- Russia boasts that it's about to become the first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, with mass vaccinations planned as early as October using shots that are yet to complete clinical trials -- and scientists worldwide are sounding the alarm that the headlong rush could backfire.Moscow sees a Sputnik-like propaganda victory, recalling the Soviet Union's launch of the world's first satellite in 1957. ...
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QR code on QC resident’s quarantine pass makes phone to search ‘hello’ MANILA, Philippines --- A quick response (QR) code printed on quarantine passes is used by authorities to prove if the person is authorized to carry the pass.In this case, a Quezon City resident found that her QR code makes her search the word, "hello."In a Facebook post on Friday, Vannezza Aranas said after using her camera to scan the QR code of her quarantine pass from Barangay Batasan Hills, her phone automatically leads to searching "hello. ...
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Olongapo gets 7 new COVID-19 cases, its single day highest SAN ANTONIO, ZAMBALES---Olongapo City logged its highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases on Friday (Aug. 7), officials said. Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino Jr. said seven new COVID-19 patients were added to the city's tally of 19 cases. Among the latest reported cases were those of two healthworkers aged 26 and 30. ...
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Pagasa: LPA may intensify into tropical depression in coming days MANILA, Philippines --- The low pressure area (LPA) east of Luzon may intensify into a tropical depression in the next 36 hours, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said on Friday.Pagasa's 5 p.m. weather forecast showed that the LPA, last spotted 455 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora, is currently pulling cloud bands from the west toward a huge part of the country, while intensifying the southwest monsoon or Habagat. ...
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India hits 2 million cases as health volunteers strike NEW DELHI---- As India hit another grim milestone in the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, crossing 2 million cases and more than 41,000 deaths, community health volunteers went on strike complaining they were ill-equipped to respond to the wave of infection in rural areas. ...
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400 Filipinos expected to be flown out of Lebanon next week MANILA, Philippines --- Around 400 Filipinos in Lebanon are expected to be flown to the Philippines next week following the deadly explosion that rocked the Port of Beirut, a Philippine envoy said on Friday.The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said it has already charted a repatriation flight scheduled for next Sunday, August 16.The flight, the DFA said in a statement, also seeks to bring home the remains of the Filipinos who were killed in the Beirut port blast. ...
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Lebanon navigates food challenge with no grain silo and few stocks DUBAI/BEIRUT--Beirut's blast destroyed Lebanon's only large grain silo, with plans for another in the country's second biggest port Tripoli shelved years ago due to a lack of funding, the U.N.'s FAO, Tripoli port director and a regional grain expert told Reuters. ...
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Hong Kong offers free coronavirus testing for all residents HONG KONG --- Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says the semi-autonomous Chinese city will offer free coronavirus testing for all its 7.5 million residents beginning in two weeks.Lam says such universal testing will help gauge the level of transmission in the community, find those who may be carrying the virus but not showing symptoms and reassure the public.She told reporters, "Put simply, anyone in the community who wants to do a test can take the test. ...
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Palace insists PH not new COVID-19 epicenter Malacañang on Friday dismissed as false the reports that the Philippines is Southeast Asia’s new COVID-19 epicenter after overtaking Indonesia as the country with the highest number of cases in the region.
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DFA reports 18 new COVID-19 cases among Filipinos abroad The Department of Foreign Affairs on Friday reported 18 new confirmed COVID-19 cases, one new death and 19 new recoveries among Filipinos abroad, bringing the total number of cases among Filipinos worldwide to 9,710. In a report, the DFA said the new confirmed cases and new recoveries were from Asia and the Pacific and Europe while the new fatality was recorded in the Asia Pacific region. ...
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Marikina to provide COVID-19 testing to dialysis patients Marikina City will be offering coronavirus disease (COVID-19) swab tests to its residents undergoing dialysis treatment, as dialysis patients are required to undergo swab tests before undergoing the treatment to ensure they are COVID-free, as part of health protocols. Mayor Marcelino Teodoro announced this on Friday (Aug. 7), after dialysis centers in Marikina and the local government came to an agreement to provide dialysis patients with a swab test. ...
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Septuagenarian dies after house swept away by flood in QC A 74-year-old man was recovered dead from a river in Quezon City after he and his house were swept away by a surging flood following a heavy downpour in Metro Manila on Friday (Aug. 7). The body of Romeo Aniez was recovered from the San Juan River in Barangay Damayang Lagi around 3:15 p.m, according to Don Bayongos, search-and-rescue supervisor of the city’s Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office (DRRMO). ...
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Poe wants greater protection, benefits for OFWs MANILA, Aug 7 (Mabuhay) — Sen. Grace Poe pressed for the immediate passage of a bill that would provide greater protection to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who have unjustly or prematurely lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 crisis. Senate Bill No. 1476 or the proposed Act to Further Assist...
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De Lima says 'trumped up' drug cases show why death penalty must be opposed Senator Leila De Lima on Friday said her detention in Camp Crame for alleged involvement in illegal drug trade would be the best argument to oppose the reimposition of death penalty in the Philippines.
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Coronavirus cases worldwide pass 19 million – AFP tally PARIS, France (AFP) – The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide has passed 19 million, according to an AFP tally from official sources at 2300 GMT Thursday. At least 19,000,553 cases and 712,315 deaths have now been registered. Forty percent of cases were in the United States and Brazil, the two worst-affected countries […]
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Asymptomatic COVID-19 carriers have high viral loads – study WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – People who are infected with the coronavirus carry similar levels of the pathogen in their nose, throat and lungs whether they have symptoms or not, a new study from South Korea showed Thursday. The paper, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, is an important biological line of evidence in […]

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