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Israel planted explosives in 5,000 Hezbollah pagers, say sources

BEIRUT — Israel’s Mossad spy agency planted explosives inside 5,000 pagers imported by Lebanese group Hezbollah months before Tuesday’s detonations, a senior Lebanese security source and another source told Reuters. The operation was an unprecedented Hezbollah security breach that saw thousands of pagers detonate across Lebanon, killing nine people and wounding nearly 3,000 others, including the […]
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Filipino cruise ship employee gets 30 years in Florida over hidden cams

A Filipino cruise ship employee was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a court in Florida for the crime of producing child pornography, according to the US Attorney’s Office – Southern District of Florida. Arvin Joseph Mirasol, a stateroom attendant who serviced passenger cabins, was sentenced by US District Court Judge Melissa Damian after […]
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Iza Calzado posts photos with wind effect: ‘Hawak ko pa rin pala ang Brilyante ng Hangin”

Iza Calzado will forever be our Amihan! The actress made an “Encantadia” reference in her latest Instagram post, showing black-and-white photos of her with a wind effect evident in the silhouettes of her gown and hair. “Hanggang ngayon, hawak ko pa rin pala ang Brilyante ng Hangin,” Iza said in her caption with a blue heart. […]
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COA tells House panel it questioned OVP’s confidential fund spending in 2023

The Commission on Audit has questioned how the Office of the Vice President spent portions of its confidential fund over three quarters in 2023, a state auditor told a House inquiry on Wednesday. Atty. Gloria Camora, the team leader of the COA unit that audited the OVP’s confidential funds in 2023, confirmed that the COA […]
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North Korea fires missile off east coast, South Korea and Japan report

SEOUL/TOKYO – North Korea fired a missile its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea and Japan said, days after it unveiled a uranium enrichment facility and vowed to beef up its nuclear arsenal. Japan’s Defense Ministry said the North appears to have used a ballistic missile, and Japan’s coast guard said the projectile had already fallen. The missile was launched off its east coast, […]
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Career OFW opens up on challenges of raising a child with severe ASD

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Life gave her lemons, and so she made lemonade. Marie Bernadette Jacobo Ortiguerra, who started out in 2007 as sales secretary at a five-star hotel here and is now among top executives of the city’s highly competitive hospitality industry, said that while she considers this a feather in her cap, […]
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UN General Assembly debates call for end to Israeli occupation

UNITED NATIONS – UN member states debated Tuesday a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months. The text, which has faced fierce criticism from Israel, is based around an advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice calling Israel’s occupation since 1967 […]
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