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3 QC barangays to experience 3-day water supply interruption — Manila Water

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 06:32:54 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — About 20,000 households in three barangays in Quezon City will experience low pressure to no water service for three days starting Tuesday night, the Manila Water said. This is due to the power supply transfer activities that the east zone concessionaire will conduct on its Luzon water treatment plant in Quezon City, […]

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China’s Xi gets tougher on Trump after new tariff threat

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:51:27 +0000

China's Xi gets tougher on Trump after new tariff threat

BEIJING – Facing another U.S. tariff hike, Chinese President Xi Jinping is getting tougher with Washington instead of backing down.

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Marina OKs operations of passenger motor bancas plying Iloilo-Guimaras route

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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:24:05 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Subject to conditions, the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) on Tuesday lifted its earlier suspension order on the operations of passenger motor bancas

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New rules to deny green cards to many legal immigrants

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:05:38 +0000

New rules to deny green cards to many legal immigrants

WASHINGTON – The Trump administration announced Monday it is moving forward with one of its most aggressive steps yet to restrict legal immigration: Denying green cards to many migrants who use Medicaid, food stamps, housing vouchers or other forms of public assistance.

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Trump admin weakens enforcement of Endangered Species Act

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:56:45 +0000

Trump admin weakens enforcement of Endangered Species Act

WASHINGTON  – The Trump administration moved on Monday to weaken enforcement of the 45-year-old Endangered Species Act, ordering changes that critics said will speed the loss of animals and plants at a time of record global extinctions .

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Pagasa: Scattered rain showers expected due to southwest monsoon

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:51:21 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Parts of Luzon are may experience scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Tuesday due to the southwest monsoon, the state weather bureau said. 

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Dangerous heat grips wide stretch of the South and Midwest

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:42:43 +0000

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  — Forecasters are warning about days of scorching, dangerous heat across a wide stretch of the U.S. South and Midwest, where the heat index will feel as high as 117 degrees (47 Celsius) in some spots.

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3 killed, 46 arrested in saturation drive – Manila police

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 02:56:06 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Three suspects were killed while 46 others were arrested during the simultaneous anti criminality law enforcement operation conducted by the Manila Police District (MDP) at the Baseco Compound Sunday afternoon.

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Muslims mark Eid and final days of hajj in Saudi Arabia

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 07:06:26 +0000

Muslim pilgrims pray after they cast stones at a pillar symbolizing the stoning of Satan, in a ritual called "Jamarat," the last rite of the annual hajj, on the first day of Eid al-Adha, in Mina near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019. The hajj is required of all Muslims to perform once in their lifetime if they are financially and physically able. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

MINA, Saudi Arabia — Close to 2.5 million pilgrims took part in a symbolic stoning of the devil in the final days of the hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as Muslims around the world marked the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations. In Mina, pilgrims spend the final days of hajj throwing pebbles at a […]

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Angat, 6 other dams’ water level rises amid rains

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 06:00:15 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The water level at Angat Dam rose further on Sunday. Largely due to rainy weather the past few days, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (Pagasa) said. 

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