(AFP) – Three people were killed and 23 injured by a major hotel fire in the Philippine capital Manila on Sunday, with others plucked by helicopter from the rooftop of the building engulfed in thick black smoke, authorities said. The blaze at the Waterfront Manila Pavilion, a high-rise hotel and casino complex, was still raging […]
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Suspended sentence for deputy Vanuatu PM Natuman
PORT VILA, 19 MARCH 2018 (VANUATU DAILY POST) — Vanuatu deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism, Trades, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business, Joe Natuman told Daily Post he “was not satisfied with the verdict outcome but he accepted it.” MP Natuman made the remark Friday after the verdict was handed down Friday, adding, “It is […]
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Vatican convicts ex-Guam archbishop accused of abuse
VATICAN, 19 MARCH 2018 (AP) — The Vatican on Friday removed the suspended Guam archbishop from office and ordered him not to return to the Pacific island after convicting him of some charges in a sex abuse trial. The Vatican didn’t say what exactly Archbishop Anthony Apuron had been convicted of, and the sentence was […]
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1854 dengue cases in Fiji
SUVA, 19 MARCH 2018 (FIJI TIMES) — Fiji recorded a total of 1854 confirmed dengue fever cases between January 1st and March 8th this year, says the Ministry of Health. In response to queries from this newspaper on the issue, the ministry said that while 562 cases were recorded in the West, with a downward […]
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PNG Police not protecting human rights: Judge
PORT MORESBY, 19 MARCH 2018 (THE NATIONAL) — The Papua New Guinea police force is no longer an authority responsible for safeguarding human rights, says Judge Panuel Mogish. He told the court when jailing two police officers for six and seven years respectively that the culture of police brutality in the Royal PNG Constabulary was […]
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Aries (Mar.21 – Apr.19) You may feel as if people have turned against you today and that they’ve suddenly lost interest in what you have to say, Aries. Maybe this is a reflection of your own inability to truly listen to someone else talking. Look at the collective picture and open your eyes to the […]