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AND then
there were three pieces. At rush hour Wednesday, the
Interstate 35W bridge, suddenly broke, like a pretzel, in
three parts over the Mississippi River, sending dozens of
cars, tons of concrete and twisted metal crashing into the
water. In lower photo is a 2005 image provided by John
Weeks III, showing the I-35W bridge north of Minneapolis.
--AP PHOTO/STAR
TRIBUNE, DAVID DENNEY; AP/JOHN WEEKS |
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BOC
bent on seized fuel sale, but is TRO’d |
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IGNORING
small oil companies’ warnings of a looming fuel shortage in
Metro Manila, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) said it may sell
Friday petroleum. |
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‘Dry
spell won't dent agriculture growth’ |
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CONSUMERS
can only hope that the peso continues to strengthen against
the dollar, as this could help soften by at least 50
centavos the impact of high international oil prices on
domestic fuel prices. |
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Hostages, nukes, Iraq fill ARF’s plate |
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THE release
of Korean hostages in Afghanistan, diplomatic solutions to
the nuclear issues in
North Korea
and Iran, as well as peace and stability in Iraq and the
Middle East were among the agreements adopted by the
delegates of the 14th Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(Asean) Regional Forum (ARF) concluded in Manila on
Thursday. |
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Toyota: We’ll break ’96 record |
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TOYOTA Motor
Philippines Corp. (TMPC) expects to fully recover from the
sales slump that the industry has experienced since the
Asian crisis, as the company projects to exceed this year
its 42,801-unit sales performance in 1996. |
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3rd
contracting round for oil, gas exploration in Aug-Sept |
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HOPING there
will be no similar conflict as those that marred earlier
high-profile exploration projects, the Department of Energy
(DOE) is scheduled to grant service contracts to nine
exploration firms under the third public contracting round (PCR) covering
oil and gas exploration. |
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Go
ahead, get receipts, help government plug P65-B tax hole |
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THE
government has a sobering message for people who normally do
not demand an official receipt for their purchases: some P65
billion worth of uncollected tax, more than enough to plug
this year’s budgetary shortfall, results from it. |
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ICTSI plans upgrade of Ecuador
port |
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MANILA-BASED
International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) will
reorganize the container and general cargo operations of its
Ecuadorian facility—one of its largest overseas
investments—so that it can comply with international
standards. |
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PHILIPPINE
Airlines Inc., the nation’s flag carrier, is enjoying
positive financial results. In photo, (left to right), are
Lucio Tan, PAL chairman and chief executive, Eduardo Ceniza,
PAL senior vice president and corporate counsel and Jaime
Bautista, PAL president and chief operating officer during
PAL’s stockholders meeting at the PAL Learning Center in
Ermita, Manila. |
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