ZAGREB, (PNA/Xinhua) — The risk of Ebola infection in Croatia is considered low at present although WHO declared the Ebola outbreak an international public health emergency, Croatia’s health ministry said Friday. There…
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Death toll rises to 41, over 100 still missing in landslide in India
MUMBAI, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least 41 people were killed and over 100 remained missing in Wednesday’s landslide which crashed on a village near Pune in the Indian state of Maharashtra, local media…
Asbestos use in construction a labor hazard
HANOI, (PNA/VNS) — The use of asbestos in construction should be stopped as it poses serious health risks to workers, said experts at a conference in Hanoi yesterday. The conference, which was…
500,000 OFWs to benefit POEA on-line transactions — Baldoz
MANILA, (PNA) — The usual long queue of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) counters waiting for the processing of their overseas employment certificates will soon be…
25 distressed OFWs return home from Riyadh
MANILA, (PNA) — Twenty-five distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrived home late Thursday night after they availed of the government’ repatriation program. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) desk at the Ninoy…
Saudi Arabia reports another death from new coronavirus infection: WHO
GENEVA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Saudi Arabia has reported an additional death from confirmed infection with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), the World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday. WHO said in its latest…
Palace vows assistance for maltreated Saudi OFWs in filing charges
MANILA, (PNA) — Malacañang on Tuesday assured undocumented overseas Filipino workers allegedly maltreated in Saudi Arabia that they would be assisted in possible filing of charges. “Kung may sapat na katibayan na…
Government to assist Filipinos abused in Saudi Arabia
MANILA, (PNA) — The government is prepared to support Filipinos seek justice after some were reportedly abused and humiliated in the ongoing crackdown on illegal immigrants in Saudi Arabia, Malacanang said on…
Palace hopes HK govt. plan to revoke visa-free entry for Filipinos won’t strain further PHL-HK relations
MANILA, (PNA) — The Palace remains confident that the Hong Kong government’s plan to revoke the visa-free entry for Filipinos would not further strain the relations between the two nations. “Ang mangibabaw…
10,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers return on Saudi amnesty
COLOMBO, (PNA/Xinhua) — As many as 10,000 Sri Lankan migrant workers have returned home on an amnesty provided by the Saudi Arabian government while efforts are being made to bring home some…
1st LD: Egypt court suspends Morsi trial over defendants’ chants: State TV
CAIRO, (PNA/Xinhua) –A Cairo court on Monday suspended the trial of Egypt’s ousted president Mohamed Morsi after the Muslim Brotherhood defendants in the cage chanted against the army for the “military coup.”…
22 distressed OFWs arrive home from Riyadh
NILA, (PNA) — A total of 22 undocumented overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrived Wednesday in the country from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia after they availed of the government’s repatriation program, the…
Survivor of Nigeria plane crash loses toes, fingers to infection
ABUJA, (PNA/Xinhua) — A survivor of the Oct. 3 plane crash in Nigeria’s Lagos State has lost all 10 toes and five fingers on her left hand to a gangrene infection detected…
Singapore Q3 private property prices up 0.4 pct
SINGAPORE, (PNA/Xinhua) — Singapore’s private home prices rose by 0.4 percent during the third quarter, easing from the quarterly rise of 1.0 percent in the second quarter and unchanged from the flash…
Russia’s migrants may have their own ombudsman soon
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — A special position of Russia’s ombudsman for the rights of migrants may be introduced next week, when the presidential council for inter-ethnic relations meets in session in Bashkortostan’s capital…