ZAMBOANGA CITY (MindaNews/30 January) – One person was killed while four others were wounded in a bomb explosion and in an ambush in the hinterlands of Basilan province, officials said Friday.

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Magnitude 5.7 Quake Hits Off Northern California Coast

January, 2015 admin

LOS ANGELES (Jan. 29, 2015) — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck just offshore of northern California on Wednesday, rattling a wide coastal area below the Oregon border, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, but local officials said no major damage or injuries were reported.

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Foreign

Blizzard Buries New England in Snow, Spares New York

January, 2015 admin

Boston (Jan. 29, 2015) — A blizzard initially billed as possibly one of the worst ever in New York left only moderate snow in the Big Apple – and officials and forecasters red-faced – as New England bore the brunt of the storm Tuesday.

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City/Municipality

Cleanup of Davao’s Polluted Rivers Urged

January, 2015 admin

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 28 Jan) – The committee on environment of the city council here is asking the City Mayor’s Office to assign an environmental sanitary specialist at the City Health Office to enforce the Septage and Sewerage Ordinance in view of the report that pollution in Davao’s rivers is approaching critical levels.

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