Club Balai Isabel: 59% OFF on Bayani Lakeside Suite

Before hotels arrived on the scene, travelers had to undergo the tedious process of transporting their homes brick-by-brick to the site of their holidaymaking. Leave the cement behind, and live-in hassle-free with today's Groupon: Escape to Club Balai Isabel: Stay in a Bayani Lakeside Suite + Breakfast + Fish Spa + Foot Reflex for 2 starting at P3492 (P7760 value)

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Hey Jude Resort: 37% OFF Boracay Airfare, Hotel etc.

The Philippines famous beach paradise needs no introduction, and Hey! Jude is a resort as famous as the Island itself! And here at CashCashPinoy, we propose some splendid ALL INCLUSIVE offers to experience the magical atmosphere of Boracay! All packages have 3D/2N Deluxe Room + Full Board Meals at Valhalla Restaurant + Welcome Drinks + Transfers + Roundtrip Airfares with AirPhil or Zest Air!

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Comic Odyssey: 50% OFF 12 Assorted Comic Books

The most valuable superpower is not x-ray vision or super strength but the ability to foil a villain's next move by skipping ahead in the comic. Stay on top of predictable do-badders with today's Groupon: P999 (P2000 value) for an assorted 12-issue Comic Book Package at Comic Odyssey.

Only P999 for an Assorted 12 Issue Comic Book Package at Comic Odyssey, Robinsons Galleria (valued at P2,000) Save P1,001!

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HPV vaccine prevents most anal pre-cancers: Study

WASHINGTON — A vaccine against the sexually-transmitted disease HPV, which can cause cervical cancer in women, also has been shown to prevent most anal pre-cancers in gay men, according to the results of an international study released Wednesday.

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Posted in: Health,Sexual Health

Nuclear pollution of sea from Fukushima was world's biggest

PARIS - France's nuclear monitor said on Thursday that the amount of caesium 137 that leaked into the Pacific from the Fukushima disaster was the greatest single nuclear contamination of the sea ever seen.

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Boeing Dreamliner makes first commercial flight

HONG KONG — Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner made its first commercial flight on Wednesday, giving a handful of deep-pocketed passengers the chance to fly into history on what is touted as an aviation breakthrough.

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YouTube making deals for original content

NEW YORK - YouTube is teaming up with media companies to produce original content in its latest bid to boost the amount of professional material on the video-sharing site, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.

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Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant Headline NBA All-Star Barnstorming Tour As LeBron James Withdraws

"After enduring some scheduling changes, logistical challenges and a few last-minute withdrawals from big-name superstars, the proposed six-game, four-continent, NBA all-star barnstorming tour will finally get underway on Sunday in Puerto Rico.

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Keystone becoming a touchstone for once-ardent Obama supporters

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Barack Obama was just minutes into an upbeat speech at the University of Colorado when the pep rally atmosphere turned momentarily sour.

A group of hecklers in the crowd of 4,000 students interrupted Obama, shouted concerns about the health of Mother Earth, and unfurled a large banner with a blunt message: "Stop the Keystone Pipeline Project."

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The day's best photos from around the world

OCTOBER 26 — People walk in front of collapsed buildings after an earthquake in Ercis, province of Van. Homeless survivors of Turkey's devastating earthquake shivered in sub-zero temperatures on Wednesday as the government admitted that it was struggling to cope with the demand for shelter.

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The day's best photos from around the world

OCTOBER 26 — Yemeni veiled women burn veils in a symbolic and traditional move in Sanaa to protest the regime's crackdown on female protesters. At least 19 Yemeni civilians, government troops and dissident soldiers were killed in continuing violence in the wake of President Ali Abdullah Saleh's most recent pledge to resign.

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World in Pictures

OCTOBER 26 — A girl sits on a chair, next to the Chao Praya river in Bangkok. Thailand's premier warned nervous Bangkok citizens that incoming floods could last for four weeks, as waters inched nearer the city centre on the eve of an emergency five-day holiday.

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Collapse of euro could pose threat to peace, says Merkel

Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, warned Wednesday that failing to resolve the eurozone crisis could jeopardize the single currency and end "half a century" of peace in Europe.

As European leaders struggled to reach a deal over a bail-out package, Mrs Merkel said "the world is watching" and that "if the euro collapses, then Europe collapses".

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World population hits seven billion and could double within 100 years

A picture taken on July 28, 2007 shows people crowding a beach in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province. Following is a snapshot in statistics of the world's population, which will officially reach seven billion on October 31. Photograph by: Stringer, AFP/Getty Images

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Philippines is 12th Most Populous Country

World population will reach seven billion by Oct. 31 with the Philippines being the 12th most populous country, a report of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFA) showed.

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Posted in: PHILIPPINE PROFILE