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Burning, not nicotine, causes smoking-related disease

Nicotine is not the main cause of smoking-related diseases as science would show that it is the combustion or burning of the tobacco that produces the harmful chemical substances.

GM Wesley hangs on to share of lead

BUCHAREST CHESS

Erring Gencos probed for collusion: DOE won't rule out brownouts

As the Department of Energy (DOE) still sounded off alarm of high prob-abilities of brownouts until July this year, it also stated that the erring power generation companies (GenCos) are being investigated for possible collusion breaches that then resulted in summer brownouts this year.

Court upholds life sentence for 'Butcher of Bosnia' Mladic

THE HAGUE (AFP) - War crimes judges on Tuesday upheld the genocide conviction of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe's worst act of bloodshed since World War II.

'Epidemic epicenter' widens

From NCR+, it now includes Davao City and Western Visayas – OCTA

SMC expects to sustain recovery this year

San Miguel Corporation is confident of sustaining its recovery this year after its pandemic strategy led to the reversal of losses in the first half of 2020 to respectable gains in the second semester.

Gomez barges into last 16, takes on American foe next

WORLD POOL

Yulo good for parallel bar bronze

PH gymnast vows to get better

Amazon's Jeff Bezos To Go To Space On Blue Origin Rocket

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced plans on Monday to fly into space next month on a rocket built by his company Blue Origin, fulfilling what he said was a lifelong dream.

Hanjin To Assign Shipyard Contract To ‘White Knight'

Renegotiation of the contract of South Korean-owned Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction-Phils., Inc. (HHIC-PH) for the sprawling shipyard facility in Subic is nearing completion and which will be assigned to their “white knight,” according to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.

Mayweather Takes Jab At Pacquiao: At His Age, It's Sad He Still Has To Fight

Floyd Mayweather Jr. has said he’d make sure not to bash any fighter when he talks about his own success story as an undefeated boxer.

No Need To Tweak BSP's Hedging Facility – Diokno

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Benjamin E. Diokno said there is no need to alter or revise the Currency Risk Protection Program (CRPP) which allow banks to hedge their eligible foreign currency obligations.

Tokyo Olympics: Saso Tempers Gold Medal Expectations

US Open champ dedicates win to family, country

Chess: GM Wesley Threading Cautiously

Grandmaster Wesley continued to play it safe by settling for a second straight draw to stay in the middle of the pack after two rounds in the Superbet Chess Classic of the Grand Chess Tour 2021 in Bucharest, Romania.

Football In Mourning For Absalon

The local football community is mourning the loss of Far Eastern University’s Kieth Absalon, who was killed Sunday, June 6 while riding a bicycle with his relatives in Masbate City.

Native Species Of ‘Mistletoe' Discovered In Mt. Hamiguitan

DAVAO CITY – Researchers from the National Museum of the Philippines and Central Mindanao University (CMU) in Bukidnon discovered a new species of flowering plant “Amylotheca cleofei Tandang, Galindon, & A.S.Rob,” which 5 belongs to the family Loranthaceae, collectively called as “mistletoe,” at the Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS) in Davao Oriental.

Pope's 'Pain' Over Bodies Found At Canadian Indigenous School

VATICAN CITY (AFP) — Pope Francis expressed his pain Sunday over the discovery of the remains of 215 children in a mass grave at a former indigenous boarding school in Canada run by the Church.

World-Class Filipino Golfer Wins US Women's Open

Filipino golfer Yuka Saso made history last Sunday when she won the US Women’s Open championship at the Olympic course in San Francisco, California.

Global vaccine equity is key to ending COVID-19 pandemic

If not enough countries will band together and commit to vaccine equity, COVID-19 will continue to evolve and humanity may be con-signed to a never-ending pandemic.

Next President should have solutions to huge debt, other serious problems – Lacson

The Philippines’ next leader should take into account the overwhelming problems hounding the country amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis and must be prepared to solve these, Senator Panfilo Lacson said on Sunday, June 6.

Vaccine rollout for A4 group starts today

The national government is set to expand its coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination to essential workers or those under the A4 priority group starting today, June 7.

JAPAN B.LEAGUE Kiefer media briefing deferred by Lakestars

PBA stands pat on Ravena UPC; Shiga backs off

2021 NBA PLAYOFFS - Harden hurt as Nets take Game 1 vs Bucks

MRI tests to determine extent of injury

K-pop, K-drama: Korean ‘soft power' in pandemic

What are the elements that have popularized Korean drama and pop culture in the Philippines, especially during the pandemic? Refreshing content and aggressive promotions were two factors cited by the University of the Philippines Korea Research Center (KRC) in a webinar late last year.

Bomb-sniffig rat retires after award-winning Cambodian career

PHNOM PENH (AFP) — A giant African pouched rat called Magawa who spent years sniffing out landmines in the Cambodian countryside has stopped working and will enjoy a well-earned retirement eating bananas and peanuts, his employers told AFP.

FRENCH OPEN Serena reaches last 16; Tsitsipas, Medvedev win

PARIS (AFP) — Serena Williams continued her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title by reaching the French Open second week for the first time since 2018, after third seed Aryna Sabalenka's surprise loss left the veteran American as the highest-ranked player in her half of the draw.

Filipino student graduates with perfect GPA at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

A Filipino student graduated with a perfect grade point average (GPA) from the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the United States.

2021 NBA PLAYOFFS Clips force Game 7

Kawhi drops 45 on Mavs to avoid elimination

Massive online tax filing signals greater financial inclusion

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has reported that 1.43 million or 99.5 percent of all the income tax returns filed (ITRs) during the last tax filing season were filed online. In a report to the Secretary of Finance, the BIR said that only 7,139 returns were filed manually.

COVID-19 'uptick' in some areas in Metro a ‘slight concern' – OCTA

Independent research group OCTA on Friday, June 4, expressed a slight concern due to the observed uptick of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in some areas in Metro Manila.