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                    [Title] => DOH urged to prepare for Zika virus
                    [Summary] => 

The Department of Health (DOH) was urged yesterday to put in place the necessary measures to prevent the entry into the country of the Zika virus, which is considered the most serious threat to public health since Ebola nearly decimated eastern Africa in 2014.

[DatePublished] => 2016-02-01 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20160129/Brazil-Zika-virus.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1371232 [Title] => Virus toll nears 500,000 in Dominican Republic [Summary] =>

Health authorities in the Dominican Republic say a mosquito-borne virus has now sickened nearly 500,000 people in the country, which is among the hardest hit by the outbreak in the Caribbean.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-20 07:03:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1331746 [Title] => Guyana confirms more cases of virus new to region [Summary] =>

A mosquito-borne virus that has been spreading fast since the first locally transmitted case in the Western Hemisphere has infected at least 12 more people in Guyana.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-06 04:03:49 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1220541 [Title] => More than 6,200 flee as Indonesian volcano erupts [Summary] =>

More than 6,200 people were evacuated from their villages following the eruption of Mount Sinabung in western Indonesia, an official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-17 03:11:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1171017 [AuthorName] => Binsar Bakkara [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 937442 [Title] => Bolivia president expels US government aid agency [Summary] =>

President Evo Morales acted on a longtime threat Wednesday and expelled the U.S. Agency for International Development for allegedly seeking to undermine Bolivia's leftist government, and he harangued Washington's top diplomat for calling the Western Hemisphere the "backyard" of the U.S.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-02 09:43:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1213379 [AuthorName] => Carlos Valdez and Frank Bajak [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 812262 [Title] => British ship in Cuba to mark battle anniversary [Summary] =>

A British fleet-support ship has docked in Havana's harbor as Cuba and the U.K. prepare to mark the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Havana.

[DatePublished] => 2012-05-31 04:03:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 726077 [Title] => Bodies of 10 Haitian migrants found off T&C [Summary] =>

 The bodies of 10 Haitians were recovered from the ocean off the Turks and Caicos Islands on Sunday after the captain of a smuggler's boat forced the illegal migrants into a rickety, overloaded boat near the reef-fringed shoreline, officials said.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-12 09:13:09 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 681886 [Title] => Bank earnings up 31.4% to P91.2B [Summary] =>

Earnings of the Philippine banking system went up by 31.4 percent in 2010 on the back of the industry’s strong interest and non-interest income, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097197 [AuthorName] => Lawrence Agcaoili [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 624347 [Title] => Indonesian volcano erupts, up to 18 killed in ash [Summary] =>

Indonesia's most volatile volcano erupted yesterday after scientists warned that pressure building beneath its dome could trigger the most powerful explosion in years. At least 18 people were killed, including a two-month-old baby, according to doctors and media reports.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-27 02:03:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 619466 [Title] => Panigarilyo sa mga doctor! [Summary] =>

Unsaon man tuod nato pagtuo nga makadaut ang smoking kun silang mga doctor mismo di man motuo?

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134484 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1129613 [AuthorName] => Antolin dela Cerna [SectionName] => Banat Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) ) )
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