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Manila - Experts from three UN health agencies have arrived in the Philippines to investigate an outbreak of the airborne Ebola-Reston virus at two pig farms north of Manila. This was the first time globally that this virus was found in pigs.
Published 13 hours ago by ■ Adriana Stuijt in Health
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A giant Dugong (Sea Cow) has been saved by fisher folks and eventually freed after the gentle mammal was found trapped in the low tide waters of Palawan, Philippines.
Published 16 hours ago by ■ Leo Reyes in Environment
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The much-anticipated Pacquiao-Hatton boxing fight will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada and not at the Wembley Stadium in London as suggested earlier by the handlers of Ricky Hatton. The match is scheduled for May 2, 2009.
Published 19 hours ago by ■ Leo Reyes in Sports
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In last month's punch up between boxing champions Evander Holifield of the USA and the gigantic Nikolai Valuev of Russia, 3,5 minutes into the fight, Holifield took nine punches to the head and neck. Opponent Valuev wasn't even touched.
Published yesterday by ■ Adriana Stuijt in Sports
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A 10-meter whale shark weighing about three tons was found dead and floating on the shore of Manila bay got her decent burial in a fish cemetery in Pangasinan, northern Philippines.
Published Jan 2, 2009 by ■ Leo Reyes in Environment
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Top Rank Promotions head Bob Arum said that as far as he is concerned, the most anticipated boxing match between Manny Pacquiao of the Philippines and Ricky Hatton of England in going to happen on May 2, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Published Jan 1, 2009 by ■ Leo Reyes in Sports
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This is the first time, the Ebola-Reston virus has been found in pigs. The virus was discovered in the Philippines after field investigations were conducted and sample collections were taken.
Published Dec 31, 2008 by ■ Bob Ewing in World
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The world's most popular boxer, Manny Pacquiao has a new baby girl as his wife Jinkee gave birth to a bouncing baby girl at Los Angeles Memorial Hospital in California, USA.
Published Dec 31, 2008 by ■ Leo Reyes in Sports
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A team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has reported a rapid recovery of coral reefs in areas of Indonesia, following the tsunami that devastated coastal regions throughout the Indian Ocean four years ago today.
Published Dec 27, 2008 by ■ Bob Ewing in Environment
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After winning the '2008 World Boxer of the Year Award' given by World Boxing Council (WBC) Manny Pacquiao is the new recipient of another award from Yahoo Sports
Published Dec 26, 2008 by ■ Leo Reyes in Sports
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