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Police officials said the attack on the victims, who were mostly farmers, at noon Saturday in Kabacan town in Cotabato province may have been sparked by a local feud and was likely not an act of terrorism. Cotabato lies in a poverty-wracked region where a decades-long Muslim separatist insurgency h…

“For those of you saying on Twitter this morning that you plan to come to Portland to seek retribution, I’m calling on you to stay away,” Mayor Ted Wheeler told an afternoon news conference, urging individuals of all political persuasions to join in renouncing violence. He also lashed out at Trump …

Trump said later that Pelosi was only interested in bailing out states run by Democrats, casting doubt on chances of reviving stalled talks for another round of fiscal stimulus. The new figure was put forward by White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, marking a $300 billion increase from an initia…

“Their roles are different, but all bring a high-degree of accountability and action to their work, which benefits the public,” said the newspaper. “A thread that links the performance of these individuals is that each of the agencies they supervise are overseen by boards of directors that are majo…

The mission will comprise of  Anthony Maxwell, senior energy specialist/mission leader; Paul Hattle, energy specialist; Asghar Ali Syed, legal counsel; and. Martina Tonizzo of the Pacific department. The objectives of the mission  are to (1) review consultants report and undertake due diligence ass…

The state government also includes the legislative, judicial and traditional branches. Copies of the memorandum were also distributed to all the functions of the executive branch of the government. Anefal said another adjustment is being made to the memorandum of Oct. 4, 2011 on the observance of l…

The two-hour course will take place on Jan. 3 to 5 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon in the Youth Service Office conference room. The instructor for this class will be Mr. Chinatsu who teaches Japanese at Yap High School. Deadline for application is on Friday, Dec. 30, 2011. For additional information contac…

As of Monday, Dec. 26, 2011, there had been a total of 921 cases of which 769 were on Yap Island, 75on Ulithi Atoll, 73 on Fais Island, 2 on Eauripik Island and 2 on Woleai Atoll. A total of 163 patients in critical conditions had been admitted to the state hospital. So far, 2 deaths had been repor…

Palau was scheduled to host this major international meeting the first week of December. It brings together hundreds of people from the approximately 30 countries that are members or observers of the commission that regulates fishing on the high seas in the Pacific region. But a fire in Palau’s Aim…

UAK is a non-profit organization established to promote partnership projects in non-communicable diseases programs and to provide support clinically in the area of NCDs within Palau. The Ministry of Health has  declared NCD as a major cause of death in this island nation. In September, UAK received…