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UNICEF says essential aid container looted at Haiti port

PORT-AU-PRINC — The UN children’s agency said on Saturday one of its aid containers at Haiti’s main port, stocked with “essential items for maternal, neonatal and child survival,” was looted, as gangs increasingly control the capital. Haiti is struggling to resolve a long-running political and humanitarian crisis that the children’s agency, UNICEF, has warned is causing record hunger […]
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Philippines cash remittances up 2.7% in January

Customers receive money from families working abroad at a money remittance center in Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, September 19, 2018. (Reuters/Eloisa Lopez/File Photo) MANILA — Cash remittances rose 2.7% to $2.84 billion in January from a year ago, the Philippine central bank said on Friday. Cash remittances sent home by Filipinos living and working abroad reached a record $33.5 billion […]
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PCSO: Pause on livestream while fixing malfunctioning lotto machines ‘part of procedure’

The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) on Monday said suspending the livestream of the lotto draw while fixing the machines is part of their procedure. PCSO Assistant General Manager for Product Development and Marketing Sector Arnel Casas explained this during the continuation of Senate committee on games and amusement’s probe into the integrity of lotto […]
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Ukraine drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt power – Russia

Ukraine launched 35 drones against broad areas of Russia, sparking a brief fire at an oil refinery, targeting Moscow and disrupting electricity in border areas, Russia said early on Sunday, the final day of the country’s presidential vote. Moscow accuses Kyiv of election sabotage with its days of strikes on Russian infrastructure, one of the […]
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DFA: China”s claim of historic rights to South China Sea ‘baseless and misleading”

A Chinese Coast Guard vessel blocks Philippine vessel Unaiza May 4 during its resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, March 5, 2024. REUTERS/ Adrian Portugal The Department of Foreign Affairs on Sunday responded to China’s assertion of “historic rights” in the South China Sea, calling its claims “baseless and misleading.” Last […]
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No one should go to jail for ‘smoking weed,’ VP Harris says at White House

WASHINGTON – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday said “nobody should have to go to jail for smoking weed,” as she met to discuss the topic with rapper Fat Joe and others pardoned for marijuana convictions.  Harris added that “far too many people have been sent to jail for simple marijuana possession.” President Joe Biden, seeking a second four-year […]
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Marcos: We don’t conduct policy based on surveys

PRAGUE—President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. welcomed the increase on his net satisfaction rating by added that his administration didn’t conduct police based on polls. PRAGUE—President Ferdinand ”Bongbong” Marcos Jr. welcomed the increase in his net satisfaction rating but added that his administration didn’t conduct policy based on polls. ”I heard a little bit about that. […]
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