MANILA, (PNA) –A total of 14 distressed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) arrived home from Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Friday after availing of the government’s repatriation program. The Overseas Workers Welfare Administration…
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Nigeria to immunize 35 M children against measles
ABUJA, (PNA/Xinhua) — Nigeria is set to immunize an estimated 35 million children against measles this month, an official said in Abuja on Thursday. The immunization exercise will be conducted in two…
English-speaking Filipinos highly sought after in Indonesia
BALI, Indonesia, (PNA) — Filipinos, not only well known for our gracious hospitality and inviting smile but also for our firm grasp and command of the English language, are highly sought after…
POEA warns aspiring OFWs over illegal recruiters offering nonexistent jobs in Italy
By Josine F. Estuye MANILA, (PNA) -– Aspiring overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) must watch out against bogus recruiters, offering jobs in Italy that are nonexistent, the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration warned Friday….
Cambodia sees steady growth in tourist arrivals despite disputed election resultby Nguon Sovan
PHNOM PENH, (PNA/Xinhua) — Cambodia registered steady growth in international tourist arrivals in the first nine months of the year although the political dispute between the ruling and opposition parties over contested…
2 Egyptian soldiers killed, 2 injured in attack on military vehicle
CAIRO, (PNA/Xinhua) — Two Egyptian soldiers were killed and two others injured in an attack by militants on their vehicle on Cairo-Ismailia road, state-run al-Ahram Online reported Friday. The attack was carried…
Motorcade to accompany 2014 Olympic Torch Relay presented in Moscow
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — A motorcade which will accompany the 2014 Olympic Torch Relay ceremony was presented in Ivanovskaya Square, a territory inside the Kremlin Wall on Thursday. President of the organising committee…
(Lead) 2 killed in Nigeria as private jet crashes: NEMA
LAGOS, (PNA/Xinhua) — At least two people were killed on Thursday after a private jet crashed near the Lagos Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Nigeria’s southwestern Lagos State, the National Emergency Management…
Plane crashes in Nigeria, 9 people dead
PRETORIA, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — At least 9 people were killed on Thursday in a plane crash in Nigeria. According to Nigeria’s rescue service, the jet was carrying 20 people. It took off from…
China Focus: New tourism law spurs Chinese independent travel
HEFEI, (PNA/Xinhua) — China’s first tourism law, in aiming to upgrade the country’s tourism industry, has caused travel agencies to raise prices, spurring more Chinese to become independent travelers. Having learned that…
Rupee up 31 paise vs dollar in early trade
MUMBAI, (PNA/PTI) — The rupee rose by 31 paise to 62.15 in early trade today at the Interbank Foreign Exchange as the dollar weakened against other major overseas currencies. Besides, increased dollar…
Chosun ilbo: DPRK re-energizes reactor at Yongbyon
SEOUL, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) has re-energized its outdated nuclear reactor, the dismantling of which was started in 2007, the newspaper Chosun ilbo reported on Thursday. Upon…
5.3-magnitude quake hits 16km NW of Singtam, India — USGS
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale jolted 16km NW of Singtam, India at 14:12:39 Hong Kong Time on Thursday (06:12:39 GMT), the U.S. Geological Survey said….
Suicide attack on militant leader’s center kills 12 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, (PNA/IRNA) — A suicide attack on a center of a Pakistani militant commander killed at least 12 people in the country’s tribal region on Thursday, security sources said. Sources said that…
Russia bans 250,000 violators of migration rules to arrive in country
NEW YORK, (PNA/Itar-Tass) –Thanks to the information system of the migration service, Russia controls and regulates the migration flows successfully. “The violators of the migration rules are banned to arrive in our…