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Eyes on Celtics, LeBron

Defending champion Boston launches a quest for back-to-back titles, LeBron James teams with his 20-year-old son and familiar faces debut in new places when the NBA's 79th season begins on Tuesday.

PBA FINALS BATTLE OF SUPER IMPORTS

It's a rivalry that started in Season 47 PBA Governors' Cup and spilled over to the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year.

Liam Payne fans leave tributes in London, other cities

LONDON (AP) - Hundreds gathered Sunday in London's Kensington Gardens to mourn Liam Payne as fans around the world grieved for the One Direction singer who died this past week.

US defense chief visits Ukraine

KYIV (AP) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Kyiv on an unannounced visit yesterday, hours after a Russian drone attack on the Ukrainian capital and as Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky pushes Western partners to keep providing military support for the war.

Trump holds drive-thru news conference at McDonald's

FEASTERVILLE-TREVOSE (AP) Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump manned the fry station at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania on Sunday before staging an impromptu news conference, answering questions through the drive-thru window.

Kremlin says Moldova's poll results raise many questions

MOSCOW (Reuters) -Moldova's election was not free and the results showed a \"hard-to-explain\" increase of votes in favor of President Maia Sandu and the European Union, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.

Musk's election promise of $1-M giveaway sparks call for probe

HARRISBURG (Reuters) - Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, Josh Shapiro, on Sunday called on law enforcement to investigate billionaire Elon Musk for his promise at a weekend pro-Trump rally to give away $1 million each day until Election Day.

Controversy in title fight

There were apparent slip-ups in the 12th and last round of the close fight featuring Giemel Magramo against Judy Flores for the vacant Oriental and Pacific Boxing Federation (OPBF) superflyweight title in a \"Blow By Blow\" event at the Okada Manila Grand Ballroom, Parañaque last Sunday night.

China lodges protest with Myanmar over consulate attack

BEIJING (AFP) - China said yesterday it had lodged a protest with Myanmar authorities after Beijing's consulate in the city of Mandalay was attacked last week with an explosive device.

Seoul demands withdrawal of NoKor troops in Russia

SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea summoned the Russian ambassador yesterday to criticize Pyongyang's decision to send thousands of soldiers to support Moscow's war in Ukraine, the foreign ministry said, calling for their immediate withdrawal.

Fuel prices down this week

Motorists can expect a slight decrease in domestic pumps today, amid recent developments in the global oil market.

Israel bombs Hezbollah-linked financial firm FTUR in Lebanon

BEIRUT (AFP) - Israel conducted airstrikes hitting a Lebanese association linked to Hezbollah, accusing it yesterday of financing the group's weapons, as it expanded the scope of its raids beyond military targets.

NBI nabs woman in Thai surrogate mom trafficking

Criminal cases were filed against a woman for attempted trafficking of two women to become surrogate mothers in Thailand, National Bureau of Investigation chief Jaime Santiago reported yesterday.

Kremlin says Moldova's poll results raise many questions

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moldova's election was not free and the results showed a \"hard-to-explain\" increase of votes in favor of President Maia Sandu and the European Union, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday.

US says Thaad anti-missile system 'in place' in Israel

KYIV (Reuters) – The US military has rushed its advanced anti-missile system to Israel and it is now \"in place,\" Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

US probes leak of Israel's plan to attack Iran

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States is investigating the leak of a pair of highly classified intelligence documents describing Israel's preparations for a retaliatory strike on Iran, House Speaker Mike Johnson said on Sunday.

Australian senator heckles King Charles

CANBERRA (AP) - An indigenous senator told King Charles III that Australia is not his land and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the monarch is not needed as the country's head of state as the British royal visited Australia's parliament yesterday.

1,000 displaced in VisMin flash floods

COTABATO CITY – Up to 1,000 people were forced to evacuate due to flash floods in Cotabato and Negros Occidental over the weekend.

DA expands ASF vaccination trial in commercial farms

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. has expanded the controlled vaccination against African swine fever (ASF), to include commercial farms amid low participation rate among backyard hog raisers.

‘Mastermind’ in MSU campus bombing nabbed

COTABATO CITY – The alleged mastermind in an attack on a Catholic religious ceremony at the Mindanao State University (MSU) in Marawi, Lanao del Sur in December has been arrested.

FBI joins search for kidnapped American

ZAMBOANGA CITY – The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is joining in the search for an American who was kidnapped in Sibuco, Zamboanga del Norte by suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf bandit group.

Crime ring leader nabbed in QC

Police arrested yesterday an alleged leader of a criminal ring responsible for robbery incidents in Quezon City.

2 killed in Tondo birthday party

Two persons, including a 16-year-old girl, died after being stabbed by a man during a birthday party in Tondo, Manila over the weekend.

Makati resumes free vax for students

The local government of Makati has resumed its free school-based immunization program for Grades 1 to 7 as well as Grade 4 female students.

Belmonte vows more programs for 'inclusive, sustainable' QC

More than five years into her administration, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte yesterday touted the local government's achievements in raising the standards of service and the bar of governance in the country.

SC upholds life sentence, P2-M fine for SoKor pastor

Over trafficking of minors

What's new, NAIA?

SINGKIT - There was such an outcry when the new parking rates at the NAIA were announced ahead of its implementation last Oct. 1 - from P40 for the first two hours and P15 for every hour thereafter to P50/P25 and for overnight parking from P300 to P1,200.

Fissiparous Sara D.

VIRTUAL REALITY - Disclosure: The D does not stand for deranged or demented, but rather to the first letter of one of the most awesome political brands locally.

Unmentioned

The sanitary landfill operated by Metro Clark in Capas, Tarlac will likely be shut down after all. This will have repercussions on waste disposal throughout Central Luzon. But government claims there is no legal basis for Metro Clark to claim an \"automatic\" 25-year extension of its contract.

Family feud and our tight fiscal space

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