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The dirty half-dozen

By Noel Vera

Movie Review
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Directed by Gareth Edwards

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Nine Inch Nails return with ‘impenetrable’ music

NEW YORK — Industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails on Friday last week announced their first release in three years — an EP that frontman Trent Reznor described as “impenetrable.”

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Novotel’s eventful year

IT’S BEEN A YEAR since AccorHotels’ Novotel brand opened in Quezon City’s commercial center, Cubao and what a year it has been for the 401-room Araneta Center hotel.

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After the sale

Getting the edge in professional selling
Terence A. Hockenhull

THINGS OFTEN go wrong on major projects. The best will in the world is not going to prevent delays, mistakes, or unforeseen events interfering with what was originally promised to the client. The salesman who refuses to take calls from the client to explain what has gone wrong (and what is being done to address the problem) is creating more problems for himself and the client.

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Probes help surgeons detect cancer cells

PARIS — Nanoscale fluorescent probes that switch on in the presence of cancer cells helped surgeons remove tumors in mice without harming healthy tissue, according to a study published Monday.

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Sea of Galilee draws faithful despite receding waters

SEA OF GALILEE, ISRAEL — On the shimmering Sea of Galilee, where the Christian gospels say Jesus walked on water, 150 Nigerian pilgrims aboard a river boat sing and dance to an African beat.

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2016 Metro Manila Film Festival’s films

THIS YEAR’S Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) kicks off on Dec. 25 and will run until Jan. 3 — shortened to the original 10 days after several years of showing entry films until Jan. 7. Another twist in this year’s MMFF plot is the screening-time issue. This year the festival entries will be guaranteed at least two days of screenings as there will be no “first day-last day” which refers to the practice by movie theaters in which a festival movie is pulled out of the screening schedule if it does not attract many moviegoers in its first day, to be replaced with a more popular offering.

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Is Christmas gift-giving inefficient and wasteful?

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Net trust ratings of President Rodrigo R. Duterte

PRESIDENT Rodrigo R. Duterte maintained his “excellent” trust rating among Filipinos this quarter, despite palpable drops in Metro Manila and among respondents belonging to the country’s top socioeconomic class, according to a new Social Weather Stations (SWS) report. Read the full story.

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McKinsey & Co’s Suraj Moraje on the Philippines and the ASEAN Integration

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Noche Buena inflation

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Real GDP growth outlook for select Asian economies

THE PHILIPPINES will lead Southeast Asia and much of Asia in economic growth this year and for the rest of the term of President Rodrigo R. Duterte, according to the latest regional outlook provided by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Read the full story.

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