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Oil prices jump following the latest fighting in the Middle East

Oil prices jumped Monday following a weekend of attacks in the Middle East, while more losses for computer chip companies and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom dragged stock markets lower. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed 9.6% to $83.30 after the United States and Iran each said the Strait of Hormuz is under its control. Fighting in the

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Sandiganbayan sends Marcoleta to Quezon City jail

MANILA, Philippines — The Sandiganbayan on Wednesday ordered Sen. Rodante Marcoleta‘s transfer to the New Quezon City Jail, Associate Justice Karl Miranda said. Miranda said the court issued the order after the Philippine General Hospital found that Marcoleta had recovered from mild pneumonia, while the Philippine National Police General Hospital declared him fit to travel.

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Google accused of stealing copyrighted content in new lawsuit

WASHINGTON, United States — Multiple book publishers sued Google on Tuesday for allegedly stealing copyrighted content, using it to train artificial intelligence (AI) models and then generating content that “directly” competes with the original authors’ work. “The scale and speed at which Gemini can create books and compete with human writers is unprecedented,” the lawsuit

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BJMP: Marcoleta transferred to Quezon City Jail

MANILA, Philippines — The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) confirmed that it had taken Sen. Rodante Marcoleta into its custody following an order from the Sandiganbayan Third Division. In a message to reporters, BJMP spokesperson Jail Superintendent Jayrex Bustinera said Marcoleta was committed to the Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory at 10:49 a.m.

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Manila provides aid to families displaced by Tondo fire

MANILA, Philippines — The Manila city government, through the Manila Department of Social Welfare (MDSW), distributed relief assistance to residents affected by the July 14 fire in Tondo. District Welfare Office II’s final report showed the fire damaged 321 houses in Barangays 163 and 152, destroying 272 and partially damaging 49. A total of 321

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ICYMI: Prosecution won’t present Lopez anymore: Testimony is redundant

MANILA, Philippines – House prosecution counsel, Lawyer Lorna Kapunan, on Tuesday announced that the panel would no longer present Office of the Vice President chief-of-staff and Undersecretary Zuleika Lopez as a witness in the impeachment trial, as her testimony will only be unnecessary and a surplus./ dp READ: LIVE UPDATES: Impeachment trial of VP Sara

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Alleged illegal copper ores worth P600,000 seized in Agusan Norte

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur — Authorities seized nearly 2,000 sacks of alleged illegally mined copper ores worth P600,000 in Tubay, Agusan del Norte, on Monday, police said. Brig. Gen. Marcial Mariano Magistrado IV, Police Regional Office-Region 13 (PRO-13) director, said the joint anti-illegal mining operation was conducted following information provided by concerned individuals. According to

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3 drug suspects nabbed in Calabarzon; P499,000 shabu, 2 guns seized

LUCENA CITY – Police arrested three suspected drug pushers in separate buy-bust operations in Batangas, Cavite, and Laguna provinces on Tuesday and Wednesday. The operations yielded over P499,000 worth of suspected shabu (crystal meth) and two unlicensed handguns, the Police Regional Office 4A (Calabarzon) reported. The police report said members of the Batangas City Drug

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