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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Dengue cases have dropped by at least 76 percent this year due to “increased awareness” among Filipinos of the need to keep their communities clean, the Department of Health (DOH) said. As of August 15, a total of 59,675 dengue cases had been reported nationwide, down …

[ad_1] BTS (Twitter) The Korean government and politicians are working together to help K-pop superstars BTS postpone their military service until age 30. This came after BTS topped the Billboard Hot 100 on September 1 through their new single “Dynamite,” earning the distinction of being the first Korean artist to …

[ad_1] Miami Heat’s Jae Crowder (99), Jimmy Butler (22) and Bam Adebayo (13) celebrate as they run down the court against Milwaukee Bucks’ Brook Lopez (11) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) after a basket in the second half . from an NBA conference semifinal basketball game on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, …

[ad_1] ILIGAN CITY – Former Ozamiz City Councilor Ricardo Parojinog, believed to be the leader of the notorious Kuratong Baleleng gang, was found dead inside his holding cell at the Ozamiz City Police Station on Friday, according to the Philippine National Police. Parojinog’s death appeared to be a crippling blow …

[ad_1] Former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic presidential candidate, speaks in Wilmington, Delaware, on Friday, Sept. 4, 2020 (AP Photo / Carolyn Kaster). WASHINGTON – Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared President Donald Trump “unfit” for the presidency on Friday, giving a passionate reaction to a report that Trump, …

[ad_1] TUNNEL DRILL. This Japan-made TBM, the first of six to be shipped to the country, will be used to excavate tunnels for the 17-station Metro Manila project. —PHOTO COURTESY OF DOTR MANILA, Philippines – Transportation officials are one step closer to construction of the 17-station Metro Manila Project, as …

[ad_1] Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, president of the United Nations General Assembly, speaks during an interview, Thursday, September 3, 2020, at the UN headquarters. (AP Photo / Mark Lennihan) UNITED NATIONS – The president of the UN General Assembly warns that a vaccine against COVID-19 must be available to all who need …

[ad_1] A view of the Binnofarm pharmaceutical factory in the city of Zelenograd on the outskirts of Moscow on August 12, 2020, where Russia is starting to produce the coronavirus vaccine. Russia claimed it has developed the world’s first vaccine that offers “sustainable immunity” against the coronavirus, despite growing skepticism …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang welcomed as a “positive development” the reduction of the country’s headline inflation to 2.4 percent in August from 2.7 percent last July, although the figure also suggests that economic activity continued slow as the country went through its worst recession in decades. Presidential spokesman Harry …

[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The ample food supply amid the COVID-19 quarantine helped bring inflation down to a three-month low of 2.4 percent year-on-year in August, the government reported Friday. In particular, National Statistician Claire Dennis S. Map said at a news conference that the rate of increase in fish …