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• Philippines' offshore oil field starts work
MANILA, Philippines - The Philippines announced Thursday that it had begun pumping crude oil from its first oil field development in 16 years — a relief to the country amid ongoing global financial woes. Officials estimate that the Galoc oil field ...
• Turbulence forces Qantas emergency landing
The Qantas 747-400 suffered a sudden loss of cabin pressure during a flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne on July 25, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency descent before diverting to the Philippines, where it landed safely in Manila. The pilot ...
• Asian firms more likely to keep workers in slump
MANILA, Philippines - Asian employers are more likely to keep employees during an economic downturn than U.S. companies, for whom layoffs is the top choice for coping with a slump, an international management consulting company said Monday. Watson ...
• Arroyo faces new impeachment attempt
MANILA, Philippines - Opponents of the Philippine president filed a new impeachment complaint against her Monday over alleged corruption, vote-rigging and other crimes, but the government predicted the bid would fail like three previous attempts. The ...
• World markets tumble after huge U.S. losses
In Australia, where the S&P/ASX200 plummeted a record 8.3 percent, market watchers were calling it “Black Friday.” Key indexes in Hong Kong, Singapore, the Philippines and India were all down about 8 percent. South Korea’s Kospi closed down 4.1 ...