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Nurse accused of killing patient by injecting stool into IV line

Police near Tokyo have arrested a nurse on suspicion of killing an elderly patient by injecting feces into the IV line during a night shift. The suspect, 51-year-old hospital employee Miyuki Furukawa, has denied the charges surrounding the death of 75-year-old patient Eiji Aita in Chiba Prefecture.. READ: German hospital nurse faces verdict over 13

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Binaliw landfill reopening soon to end costly garbage-hauling crisis

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City may soon end its costly six-month garbage-hauling crisis after the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) signaled that the Binaliw sanitary landfill could reopen within the next few weeks, allowing the city to stop transporting all of its waste to Aloguinsan. The anticipated reopening is a major turning

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UN agency warns cost of a healthy diet has spiked 25% since 2021

UNITED NATIONS, United States — The cost of a healthy diet has increased 25 percent in the past five years, putting it out of reach for one-third of the global population, according to figures released Wednesday by the United Nations. The increased cost of food makes a healthy diet require an average of $4.28 purchase

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San Juan seals sisterhood agreement with Cebu LGUs

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Cebu Province, Cebu City, and Talisay City formalized sisterhood agreements with San Juan City on Wednesday, July 15, aiming to open up an exchange of governance practices between the Cebu LGUs and their Metro Manila counterpart. Gov. Pamela Baricuatro, Cebu City Mayor Nestor Archival, and Talisay City Mayor Gerald Anthony “Samsam”

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Pagadian cops recover P6.9-M worth of ‘smuggled’ cigarettes

PAGADIAN CITY – Authorities recovered alleged smuggled cigarettes valued at almost P7 million during a joint law enforcement operation in Barangay Muricay here early Thursday morning. Capt. Derf Jay Maquinta, spokesperson for the Zamboanga del Sur Police Provincial Office, said the city police, in coordination with other law enforcement agencies, conducted the operation at around

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DOTr receives unmodified opinion from COA for fiscal year 2025

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Transportation (DOTr) has received an unmodified opinion after more than 30 years from the Commission on Audit (COA) for fiscal year 2025. An unmodified or unqualified opinion is issued when the auditor concludes the financial statements of an agency are prepared according to the applicable financial reporting framework, according

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Marcos: New cash aid for 7.5M poor households amid oil price hike

MANILA, Philippines — The government will provide another round of cash assistance to benefit 7.5 million low-income households affected by the rising oil prices driven by the renewed conflict in the Middle East. In a video statement released on Thursday, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said the government will expand its support to Filipinos through the Uplift

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Alleged arson reported at journalist’s home in Laguna

MANILA, Philippines — An alleged arson incident was reported at the home of Bilyonaryo News Channel digital chief and former Philippine Daily Inquirer journalist Marlon Ramos in Laguna early Thursday morning. The fire broke out at the kitchen of Ramos’ home in a subdivision in Santa Rosa City around 2:43 a.m., causing an explosion, according

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