[ad_1] MUSCAT, Oman – The 2030 Asian Games were awarded to Doha on Wednesday and the 2034 event went to Riyadh after a deal was reached between rival nations. Qatar’s capital Doha beat its Saudi Arabian counterpart Riyadh in the 2030 Games in the general assembly vote of the Olympic …
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[ad_1] With the expectation that the previous rate cuts, totaling 200 basis points (bp), would help accelerate the recovery of the economy, the Monetary Policy Board decided yesterday to maintain the key rates of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ( BSP). The interest rate on the BSP overnight reverse repurchase …
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[ad_1] President Rodrigo Duterte has defended Health Secretary Francisco Duque 3rd from accusations that he ruined the government’s agreement with a US pharmaceutical company to supply the Philippines with a vaccine against the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19). Secretary of Health Francisco Duque 3rd. PHOTO BY RUY MARTINEZ Palace spokesman Harry …
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[ad_1] THE Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) closed the year with a resumption of its “prudent pause” in monetary policy as inflation soars and optimism for the economic recovery is based on vaccine hopes. At its last monetary policy meeting of the year, BSP Governor Benjamin Diokno announced the Monetary …
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[ad_1] The World Bank approved two loans on Thursday to support the Philippines’ efforts to recover from the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, improve competitiveness and build resilience in the face of shocks and natural disasters. World Bank headquarters in Washington, DC XINHUA FILE PHOTO In a statement, the Washington-based …
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[ad_1] SEOUL, South Korea – A man in South Korea who spent 20 years in prison for the murder of a 13-year-old girl was acquitted in a retrial Thursday after the country’s most infamous serial killer confessed to the crime on Thursday. last year. The acquitted man, Yoon Sung-yeo, 53, …
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[ad_1] Eumir Felix Marcial after the victory of his professional debut. PHOTO PROMOTIONS MP MANILA, Philippines – Eumir Marcial just made a dominant pro debut after beating Andrew Whitfield in four rounds, but he’s not looking to take it easy anytime soon. Marcial, who is also training for the Tokyo …
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[ad_1] Eumir Felix Marcial (File photo) MANILA – The Association of Boxing Alliances in the Philippines (ABAP) on Thursday expressed its joy over the victory of national boxer-turned-professional Eumir Felix Marcial in his professional debut against Andrew Whitfield in Los Angeles on December 16. “We are happy for Eumir and …
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[ad_1] MIES (Switzerland) – FIBA, the International Basketball Federation and Smart, the Philippines’ leading mobile service provider, have announced a new global partnership ahead of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The announcement was made today at a virtual press conference organized by Smart, FIBA and Samahang Basketbol Ng Pilipinas …
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[ad_1] Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, December 17) – Filipino boxer Eumir Marcial started his professional boxing career on a high note with a unanimous decision victory over Andrew Whitfield at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles, California on Thursday (Philippine time). The 25-year-old boxer from Zamboanga dominated the 29-year-old …
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