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The following table shows rates for Asian currencies against the dollar at 0214 GMT.CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLARCurrencyLatest bidPrevious dayPct MoveJapan yen156.170156.24+0.04Sing dlr1.2671.2666-0.06Taiwan dlr31.60131.63+0.09Korean...
QC court issues warrant for VP Duterte’s arrest in grave threats case
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Lacson shares new word to describe colleague: ‘Smugly moralistic, self-serving’
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Philippine peso, Indonesian rupiah lead Asian FX higher
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Church needs prophets, not status quo defenders
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Developing world faces growing threat to child health
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Philippines stages school safety drill after shootings
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Despite losing everything, communities along the Nepal‑Tibet border are helping each other rebuild
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