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China executes two over melamine-laced milk scandal

BEIJING—China executed two men on Tuesday for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal last year that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media reported.

RP has many heroes like Peñaflorida

The government should make street educator Efren Peñaflorida an example of a living hero to be emulated by his countrymen, many of whom look up to Manny Pacquiao as their only hero.

Since July 2009, still no pension; why?

My letter (“Mysterious re-scheduling of pension remittances,” Inquirer, 9/28/09), specifically cited the predicament of Milagros E. Base, surviving spouse of the late Lazaro D. Base, a retired teacher.

Clots in the lungs

The commonest sources of blood clots in the lungs are the veins in the pelvis and in the legs, where the clots form and travel to the lungs.

Organized chaos: handling 2.5M hajj pilgrims’ health

Dr. Mahmoud al-Srouji peers at a laptop computer screen showing technicolor images of a group of Indian pilgrims filing by, just off a flight from Mumbai in Jeddah airport's massive hajj terminal.

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