[ad_1] Manila, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the resignation of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President and CEO Ricardo Morales, Malacañang said Thursday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque confirmed the development, adding that the president has yet to find a replacement. “Names are already being considered, but the president is …
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[ad_1] The Western Conference semi-finals are officially set. The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Houston Rockets in the second round after the Rockets beat the Thunder in dramatic fashion on Wednesday. The Lakers and Rockets have met 35 times in the NBA playoffs, and their last meeting was in …
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[ad_1] By the time the Los Angeles Lakers play their next game, it will be six days since their last game: a 131-122 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers that secured their spot in the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers lost the first game of that series to the Trail …
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[ad_1] The Nation / Asia News Network BANGKOK – Two foreigners, a Hungarian and a Dutchman, were arrested for collecting sea animals on Koh Pha Ngan, Surat Thani, to take selfies and a video and post them on social media, a move that drew widespread criticism from netizens. “We located …
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[ad_1] Actors Michael B. Jordan, Leitia Wright, Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Daniel Kaluuya and Danai Gurira pose for photographers as they arrive at the premiere of the film “Black Panther” in London. Image: AP / Joel C Ryan / Invision Letitia Wright dedicated a poem accompanied by a video in …
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[ad_1] In one of the strangest games you’ll ever see, the HEAT made enough late plays and defeated the Bucks 116-114 Wednesday night at The Field House in Orlando to take a 2-0 series lead in the Semifinals. of the Eastern Conference. Let’s get right to that. 1. Jimmy wins …
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[ad_1] A detachment of the U.S. Marine Corps performs a rifle salute aboard the USS Missouri during official ceremonies marking the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender that ended World War II, in Honolulu, Wednesday 2 September 2020 (Craig T. Kojima / Honolulu Star- Advertiser via AP, Pool) HONOLULU – …
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[ad_1] MANILA, Philippines – The number of confirmed cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the House of Representatives is now 62 after two more employees tested positive for the coronavirus. The chamber’s secretary general, José Luis Montales, said Thursday that the two new cases are from the chamber’s engineering department …
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[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO – An elite group of global prospects trained by five-time NBA champion Brian Shaw and training in suburban San Francisco will be called the NBA G-League Ignite, the league announced Wednesday. The international group working at Walnut Creek, the top talent who would normally seek college stardom …
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[ad_1] Eligible travelers must comply with mutually agreed terms and public health measures in force in both countries. EPA-EFE, LIM YAOHUI via The Straits Times / Asia News Network SINGAPORE – Singapore and South Korea have concluded a fast track agreement that will allow essential commercial and official travel between …
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