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Day: February 23, 2023

Death toll from earthquakes in Türkiye rises to 43,556

WASHINGTON: The death toll from the powerful Feb. 6 earthquakes in southern Türkiye has risen to 43,556, Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said Wednesday.Soylu made the remarks during a live broadcast with the TRT Haber TV channel in Hatay, one …

Canada to hire more Filipino healthcare workers

MANILA: Manitoba Minister of Labour and Immigration Jon Reyes has expressed interest in hiring more skilled Filipino health professionals under a new program that would financially support Filipino nurses.Said program would include the provision of air…

Bacolod mulls public-private scheme for city hospital

BACOLOD CITY: Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has said the city government is considering a public-private partnership (PPP) scheme for the operation of the soon-to-rise Bacolod City General Hospital.”We are actually entertaining a PPP for the proposed …

Austin commits MDT in case of armed attack vs. PH assets in SCS

MANILA: United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III has reiterated that any armed attack on Philippine ships and aircraft in the South China Sea will result in the invocation of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT).Austin issued this commitment after a…

7.2 magnitude earthquake hits China-Tajikistan border

BEIJING: An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 jolted the China-Tajikistan border early Thursday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).CENC said the quake occurred near the border between the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in nor…

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