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[Body] => A security official says 23 more members of two terror groups surrendered to the Army in separate rites in the neighboring North Cotabato and Maguindanao provinces Friday.
The group is composed of 19 members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters and four Dawlah Islamiya gunmen.
Both groups, tagged in deadly bombings in central Mindanao in recent years, are operating in the fashion of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.
Major Gen. Juvymax Uy, commander of the Army’s 6th Infantry Division, says the 23 BIFF and Dawlah Islamiya members renounced their membership with both groups during simple surrender rites in Pikit, North Cotabato and in Ampatuan, Maguindanao. — AFP
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[Body] => The local government of Zamboanga City conducts a drive-through inoculation to ramp-up the vaccination campaign against the coronavirus disease as cases continued to increase.
The City Health Office initiates the drive-through vaccination at the Integrated Bus Terminal to all motorists, including those driving motorcycles.
Sheila Covarrubias, City Hall Information chief, says at least 400 doses for booster shots were made available for the initial campaign. — The STAR/Roel Pareño
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[Body] => The NBA fines the New York Knicks $25,000 for failing to make Julius Randle available to the media after the Knicks' 102-91 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans.
The league's statement says the Knicks were fined "for violating league rules governing media interview access."
Randle scored just four points in Thursday's defeat. He was just one of the Knicks starters to struggle, with teammates Evan Fourier and Kemba Walker combining for 11 points. — AFP
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[Body] => The United States announces that it was suspending 44 Chinese passenger flights from America to the Asian giant in response to restrictive moves by Beijing on US carriers under its COVID-19 protocols.
China maintains strict controls over border entry including slashed flights and a "circuit breaker" policy where routes are halted if too many infections are brought in on the flights.
China's aviation authority used the circuit breaker policy to cancel flights by American, Delta and United airlines when passengers who tested negative for Covid before takeoff later tested positive once arriving in China. — AFP
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[Body] => Phivolcs reports that a magnitude 6.5 earthquake hit the waters off Balut Island, Davao Occidental at 10:26 a.m. Saturday.
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[Body] => A government tally shows Russia reported a record number of new coronavirus infections over the previous 24 hours, with officials warning of surging cases driven by the Omicron variant.
A government website reported 49,513 new infections in Russia, which is already one of the world's worst-hit countries by caseload, surpassing the previous record set in November of 41,335.
Cases across Russia have risen sharply in recent days, with authorities predicting an imminent surge due to the fast-spreading Omicron variant. — AFP
[LastUpdate] => 2022-01-21 20:15:30
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