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PARIS, The first big shock of the tennis Olympic tournament occurred in the third round of the women’s singles when a tearful Coco Gauff was beaten 7-6 (9-7), 6-2 by Wimbledon semi-finalist Donna Vekic. Gauff, a US flag-bearer in the opening ceremony, had led 5-2 in the opening set but Croatian Vekic fought back and then broke for 4-2 in the second on a contentious point, the German news agency (dpa) reported. The referee over-ruled a Vekic shot that had been called out and awarded her the point after deciding Gauff, who subsequently missed her shot, had not been affected

BUTUAN CITY: The Department of Tourism in the Caraga Region (DOT-13) welcomes the inclusion of General Luna town in Siargao Island as one of the six major tourist destinations in the country to receive a tourist first aid facility. ‘A memorandum of agreement for establishing these facilities was signed between the DOT and the DOH on Monday. The first aid facility for Siargao Island will be established near the Cloud 9 surfing spot in General Luna,’ DOT-13 Regional Director Ivonnie Dumadag said in an interview on Wednesday. The DOT will establish the facility through the Tourism Infrastructure and Enterprise Zone

MANILA: Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is proposing to increase penalties for violators of Republic Act No. 9439, or the Anti-hospital Arrest Law, to prevent hospitals from detaining patients due to unpaid medical bills. ‘Despite the existence of the law for 17 years now, the same illegal practice persists and continues to plague our health care system. My office has received numerous complaints from hapless families victimized by unscrupulous medical institutions,’ Estrada said Wednesday in a news release. ‘No person shall be imprisoned for debt. That is a basic constitutional right. Anong batas ang pinanghahawakan ng ganitong walang

KUANTAN,, Police have confirmed receiving a report against a board member of a telecommunications company accused of using a fake ‘Datuk Seri’ title. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said an investigation is underway, and several individuals have been called to give their statements. ‘Police received the report and the investigation is being conducted under Section 420 of the Penal Code and Section 4(1) of the Pahang Emblems, Titles and Award (Prevention of Improper Use) 2017,’ he told Bernama when contacted today. It was reported that the Private Secretary to the Pahang Crown Prince, Amir Syaffiq Hamzah, confirmed that

KUALA LUMPUR,, Several non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have strongly condemned the assassination of the Hamas leader and political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran. Muslim Youth Movement of Malaysia (ABIM) president Ahmad Fahmi Mohd Samsudin said the organisation strongly condemns Israel for this assassination on foreign soil, adding that such actions undermine the principles of international law and escalate tensions in an already volatile region. He said the killing of Haniyeh was another strong evidence of how Israel never had any intention for peace but rather to continue their heinous crime of oppressing and killing the Palestinians. Ahmad Fahmi called