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Senate President Migz Zubiri says Sen. Cynthia Villar tested positive for COVID-19. She is third senator to test positive for the virus following Sens. Alan Peter Cayetano and Imee Marcos -- Philstar.com/Xave Gregorio

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At least 30 Palestinians were wounded in heavy clashes Tuesday as Israeli troops raided a house in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, two days after deadly fighting in Gaza was halted by a truce. "Israeli army and special forces are surrounding the house of a wanted man in Nablus. There is exchange of fire," the army said in a statement. At least 30 Palestinians were wounded and at least one was in serious condition, according to the Red Crescent. Palestinians traded gunfire with the Israeli army in the old city of Nablus, an AFP correspondent reported. Clashes with the Israeli army also broke out in other parts of Nablus, as Palestinians hurled stones at the troops. Heavy gunfire was heard from the ongoing clashes, as dozens of Israeli military vehicles brought traffic in one of the West Bank's largest cities to a standstill. Israeli security forces have conducted near-daily operations in the West Bank in recent months, focusing on militants from the Islamic Jihad group. On Friday, Israel launched what it called a "pre-emptive" aerial and artillery bombardment of Islamic Jihad positions in the Gaza Strip, leading militants in the coastal enclave to fire more than a thousand rockets in retaliation, according to the army. An Egypt-brokered ceasefire reached Sunday ended three days of intense fighting that killed 46 Palestinians, 16 of them children, and wounded 360, according to Gaza's health ministry. -- AFP

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This 8.8, the country’s first homegrown all-in-one lifestyle delivery app celebrates turning 2. PICK•A•ROO’s mission is to provide urban consumers a way to go about their lives stress-free and conveniently. For the past 2 years, it has been growing its list of premium brands to become the most trusted delivery service in the Philippines. Fueled by becoming 2x faster and 2x better, PICK•A•ROO has found that the #1 customer pain point in grocery shopping is stock inaccuracy. Enter, COOP, which is the only one-stop grocery with real-time inventory and a 99% stock guarantee in the market. PICK•A•ROO tapped COOP as they saw the opportunity to be game-changers and aggressively break industry barriers. The partnership of the 2 grocery giants aims to offer 2x the freshness and 2x the convenience to consumers. It is the next-level grocery shopping experience you have been waiting for. "We are so excited about our exclusive partnership with COOP. Together, we will change the way our customers experience grocery with 99% stock guarantee, grocery shopping will be seamless and hassle-free. We are the first to offer real-time inventory integration with COOP and promise that when they shop and order, all items will be complete and actually arrive," said Crystal Gonzalez, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of PICK•A•ROO. "Pickaroo is the first Filipino-made super app and we want to provide the best online shopping experience, especially for grocery. COOP has the most complete grocery selection and with our technology, we can now offer the most complete and the most accurate grocery experience in the country," added co-founder Kevin Tan.  Founded on a simple mission: To be the only one-stop grocery with real-time stock updates, and the greatest assortment of the freshest goods, affordable for everyone. No annoying substitutions or out-of- stock surprises after payment. As your one-stop grocer of the freshest produce, all in one site. It has got the most complete range of goods, affordable for everyone: from Tuscan kale to kangkong, from Norwegian salmon to galunggong. More than just providing the freshest produce, it also offers all-natural selections, non-GMO produce— absolutely free from nasty chemicals. It buys direct from farmers to give you the best quality at unbeatable prices. Like Wholefoods is to Amazon, as the brand continuously grows, COOP’s next biggest step this year is to join forces with PICK•A•ROO. “The COOP and PICK•A•ROO partnership will change the conversation around groceries and how reliable you get them,” said Emmanuel T. Pineda, President of COOP. “Our two companies — a digital grocer and a super app — play to each others’ strengths, and we’re excited to shake up the market.” Start your hassle-free grocery experience, COOP will be available in PICK•A•ROO starting 8.8.2022.   

4 hours ago

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) denies that it was the Dolomite Beach caused flooding in some of the streets in Manila last Friday but the ongoing drainage systems project in the area. MMDA Acting General Manager Baltazar Melgar says in a statement: "The reason why flood water subsided slowly during heavy rains last Friday was the ongoing construction of three pumping stations and a pipeline by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) which is expected to be completed by October," Melgar said. These three pumping stations are the Padre Faura Drainage, Remedios Drainage and Estero De San Antonio.

5 hours ago

Tens of thousands of users reported being unable to access various Google services on Monday night, according to outage monitor Downdetector. "User reports indicate Google Maps is having problems since 9:36 PM EDT (0136 GMT)," Downdetector tweeted. More than 40,000 users, including in New York City and Denver, Colorado, reported disruptions when trying to use Google's services, particularly the maps and search engine. After around two hours, reports of the outage began tapering, but a small number of users continued to report trouble accessing Google's cloud and calendar functions, according to Downdetector. "We're aware of a software update issue that occurred late this afternoon Pacific Time and briefly affected availability of Google Search and Maps, and we apologize for the inconvenience," a Google spokesperson said.   "We worked to quickly address the issue and our services are now back online." -- AFP

8 hours ago

Taiwan's military holds a live-fire artillery drill simulating a defense of the island against an attack after days of massive Chinese war games.  Lou Woei-jye, spokesman for Taiwan's Eighth Army Corps, confirms the drills started in the southern county of Pingtung shortly after 0040 GMT with the firing of target flares and artillery, ending within an hour at 0130 GMT.  As the last round of cannon was fired, Taiwanese soldiers were heard shouting "mission accomplished". — AFP

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Former US president Donald Trump says that his Mar-A-Lago residence in Florida was being "raided" by FBI agents in what he called an act of "prosecutorial misconduct." "These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents," he says in a statement posted on his Truth Social network. "It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don't want me to run for President in 2024," Trump adds The FBI had not yet confirmed the search or said what it might be for, and Trump is at the center of a slew of legal investigations. The US Department of Justice is investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by a mob of Trump's supporters -- an incident that is also the subject of a House of Representatives committee probe. — AFP

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Ukraine's security service says  it had arrested Russian agents who were planning to assassinate the defence minister and the military intelligence chief. The SBU "arrested killers from the Russian special services who were plotting the assassinations" of Defence Minister Oleksiy Reznikov and military intelligence boss Kyrylo Budanov, the service says on Telegram. — AFP

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