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Manila News Philippines 

Filipino worker in Libya cleared of nCoV

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 10:25:16 +0000

LIBYAN authorities on Tuesday cleared a returning Filipino worker who was suspected of having been infected with the deadly 2019 novel coronavirus-acute respiratory disease (nCoV-ARD). Philippine Embassy Charges d’Affaires Elmer Cato deplored the posting by a local online publication of the photograph of the Filipino worker. In a post on the Embassy’s Facebook page, Cato […]

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Investing in African Energy—Weighing Risks and Rewards

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Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

The post Investing in African Energy—Weighing Risks and Rewards appeared first on POWER Magazine.

Foreign energy companies are investing in Africa as that continent builds out its power generation infrastructure. But there are risks to those investments, as some governments—Angola, Tanzania, and Libya

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Inquirer News Philippines 

UN: Car bomb kills 3 UN staff outside mall in Libya

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Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 22:45:19 +0000

UN: Car bomb kills 3 UN staff outside mall in Libya

BENGHZI, Libya – A bomb-laden vehicle exploded Saturday outside a shopping mall in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi, killing at least three U.N. staff members, a spokesman for the United Nations secretary-general said. The attack came even as the country’s warring sides said they accepted a cease-fire proposed by the U.N. aimed at halting combat in the capital Tripoli during an upcoming Muslim holiday.

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UN attacks ‘ghastly’ conditions in Libya migrant detention centers

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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2019 12:16:38 +0000

The UN attacked Friday horrific conditions in migrant detention centers in Libya, with dozens dying from tuberculosis while many others appear to have disappeared.

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Manila News Philippines 

No ransom paid for release of Filipino, Korean engineers–Locsin

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Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 19 May 2019 09:46:24 +0000

NO ransom was paid for the release of three Filipino and Korean engineers kidnapped in July 2018 in Libya, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr said on Sunday. “No money…READ

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Inquirer News 

Filipino nurses flee Tripoli hospitals amid bombardment

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Credit to Author: dmorcoso| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 23:00:20 +0000

Filipino nurses have fled hospitals in Tripoli amid escalating fighting between rival militias for control of the Libyan capital. Elmer Cato, charge d’affaires at the Philippine Embassy in Tripoli, informed Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. by Twitter on Thursday that embassy officials tried to extricate several nurses but were  unable to reach them due to […]

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Battles intensify around Libya capital as thousands displaced

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Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 01:10:12 +0000

Battles intensify around Libya capital as thousands displaced

Forces answering to Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar battled units that back Tripoli’s unity government on the edge of the capital Friday.

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