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Georgia on Monday jailed for over three years an owner of the nation's most popular television station critical of the government, further raising concerns over media freedom in the country. Nika Gvaramia, an anchor and owner of the pro-opposition Mtavari TV, was found guilty of harming financial interests of a television station he had earlier run, a judge of the Tbilisi city court said. He was sentenced to three and a half years behind bars. — AFP

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Gymnast Carlos Yulo wins his fourth gold medal for Team Philippine at the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi. Yulo defends his reign in the gymnastics men's vault final with a score of 14.700, the Philippine Sports Commission says. ???????????? ????????????????! ???????????? Carlos Edriel Yulo wins his fourth gold medal for Team Philippines and defends his reign in the Gymnastics Men’s Vault Final with a score of 14.700 at #SEAGames31. Mabuhay ang #GalingNgAtletangPinoySaHanoi! #IAmSportsPositive #parasainangbayan pic.twitter.com/XkHOgEhPnI — Philippine Sports Commission (@psc_gov) May 16, 2022

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The US Defense Threat Reduction Agency has concluded its training with the Bureau of Fire Protection on May 13, the US Embassy says Monday. The two-week training course, which involved more than 100 participants from the Philippines, focused on countering weapons of mass destruction. "The CWMD Operations course enabled the students to analyze an incident, plan the initial response, and implement defensive actions to include: the selection and use of personal protective equipment, air monitoring and sampling, technical and mass decontamination, victim rescue and recovery, defensive product control, evidence preservation, and illicit laboratory and improvised device awareness," the US Embassy says in a press release.

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One person was dead and four others in critical condition after a shooting at a church near Los Angeles, law enforcement said Sunday, just one day after a gunman killed 10 people at a grocery store in New York state. Shortly before 1:30 pm (2030 GMT), parishioners were attending a banquet following a morning service at Geneva Presbyterian Church when the gunman began his rampage, authorities said. The churchgoers detained the shooter and "hogtied his legs with an extension cord and confiscated at least two weapons" before officers arrived at the scene to apprehend him, Orange County Undersheriff Jeff Hallock told a press conference. "That group of churchgoers displayed what we believe is exceptional heroism, and bravery," Hallock said. "They undoubtedly prevented additional injuries and fatalities." "One person is confirmed deceased at the scene," Hallock said. "Four others are critical and one other victim sustained minor injuries." — AFP

7 hours ago

Troops clashed with the Abu Sayyaf group on Sunday and left an undetermined number of of the bandits wounded, the military said. Three soldiers were also injured in the clash in the mountains of Indanan town, Sulu, officials reported here. The troops from the 100th Infantry Battalion under the 1102nd Brigade encountered undetermined number of the Abu Sayyaf group under senior leader Radullan Sahiron in Barangay Tumatangis after receiving information about the presence of the bandits in the area, said Brig. Gen. Ignatius Patrimonio, commander of Joint Task Force Sulu (JTFS) and 11th Division. “The troops were on their way to the area when they encountered the undetermined followers of Abu Sayyaf group leader Radullan Sahiron,” 1102nd Infantry Battalion Col. Giovani Franza said in his reports. -- The STAR/Roel Pareño

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Kim Jong Un slamms North Korea's pandemic response and ordered the army to help distribute medicine, state media said Monday, as the country said 50 people had died since first reporting an outbreak of Covid-19. More than a million people have been sickened by what Pyongyang is referring to as "fever", state media said, despite leader Kim ordering nationwide lockdowns in a bid to slow the spread of disease through the unvaccinated population. In a sign of how serious the situation may be, Kim "strongly criticised" healthcare officials for what he called a botched response to epidemic prevention — specifically a failure to keep pharmacies open 24/7 to distribute medicine. — AFP

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The Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach will be reopened to the public on May 20, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources announces. NOW: Undersecretary Jonas Leones, during the flag raising ceremony of the Agency, announces the reopening of the Manila Baywalk Dolomite Beach on May 20. #TayoAngKalikasan pic.twitter.com/UMYmcQ6QIO — ???? (@DENROfficial) May 16, 2022

12 hours ago

US President Joe Biden offers a potent condemnation of racist extremism Sunday after a murderous rampage in Buffalo, and he called for citizens to end the hate that remains a "stain on the soul of America." "A lone gunman, armed with weapons of war and a hateful soul, shot and killed 10 innocent people in cold blood at a grocery store on Saturday afternoon" in western New York state, Biden says in Washington at a service for fallen US police officers. "We must all work together to address the hate that remains a stain on the soul of America," the president says. — AFP

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