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Iran nuclear deal delays bomb by 10-15 years – IISS chief
LONDON, United Kingdom – The deal between world powers and Iran has delayed Tehran's acquisition of nuclear weapons by 10 to 15 years, the head of a top defense think-tank told the Agence France-Presse...
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Snowy New Hampshire votes in key US primary
MANCHESTER, USA – New Hampshire voters headed to polls at the snowy break of day Tuesday, February 9, for the crucial first US presidential primary, with Donald Trump chasing victory and Hillary...
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'President' Binay to give benefits, scrap income tax for the poor
Vice President Jejomar Binay formally launches his presidential bid with his party, the United Nationalist Alliance on February 9. He makes four promises to a crowd of 30,000 supporters in Welfareville...
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North Korea has restarted plutonium reactor – US spy chief
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – North Korea has restarted a plutonium reactor that could provide fuel for nuclear weapons, US Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Tuesday, February 9."We further...
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Poe relives FPJ movie lines in campaign launch
Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero held the opening salvo of their campaign on Tuesday February 9, at Plaza Miranda in Manila.It's the same place where supporters of her father, Fernando Poe, Jr,...
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Duterte promises radical change in campaign kick-off in Tondo
Tondo is said to be the toughest neighborhood in Manila and it's where tough-talking Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte chose to launch his presidential campaign.Duterte again repeated his stance on...
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In Capiz and Iloilo, Roxas and Robredo hit the ground running
The road from Capiz to Iloilo was dotted with yellow, from tarpaulins to sticker ribbons to shirts and streamers. Administration standard bearer Manuel "Mar" Roxas II, along with running mate Leni...
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South Korea shutters joint industrial park after N.Korean rocket
SEOUL, South Korea (3RD UPDATE) – South Korea on Wednesday, February 10, announced the total shutdown of a jointly run industrial park in North Korea, saying Pyongyang had been using it to fund its...
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Duterte: Subic was better venue for APEC summit
MANILA, Philippines – A government that truly puts the people first.This was the campaign promise of Rodrigo Duterte and Alan Peter Cayetano during their proclamation rally on Tuesday, February 9.To...
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Mining firm files charges vs 10 Zambales residents
ZAMBALES, Philippines – Mining firm Zambales Diversified Metals Corporation (ZDMC) Incorporated on Wednesday, February 10, charged 10 residents of Santa Cruz town in this province for blocking their...
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Navy rescues 102 tourists stranded in Masbate
ALBAY, Philippines – The Naval Forces of Southern Luzon (Navforsol) rescued more than 100 domestic tourists, who got stranded on Sombrero Island, Burias, Masbate province on Tuesday afternoon, February...
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Comelec admits more problems in voting system
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, February 10, admitted more problems in the automated election system as the Comelec has less than 3 months to prepare for the...
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Marcos central bank governor to testify on ill-gotten paintings
MANILA, Philippines – Jaime C. Laya, the Central Bank governor under the Marcos regime, has been ordered to testify in an ill-gotten wealth case against the Marcos family, as the government tries to...
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Court acquits ex-Sulu vice governor Estino of homicide
MANILA, Philippines – A division of the anti-graft court acquitted former Sulu Vice Governor Munib Estino of homicide and obstruction of justice charges that were filed against him in 2013, saying the...
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'I'm not my father's copycat' – Bongbong Marcos
ABRA, Philippines – “Hindi ako naging pulitiko para gayahin ang aking ama.” (I did not enter politics to be my father’s copycat.) This was how vice presidential candidate Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr...
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Bin-Go visits vote-rich Laguna on Day 2 of campaign period
As the campaign season begins, the stakes are higher for United Nationalist Alliance standard-bearer and Vice President Jejomar Binay. He heads to vote-rich Laguna on February 10 with running mate...
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Anti-dynasty? Why do Poe, Escudero ask support from Cebu families?
CEBU, Philippines – Why meet with political families if you are in favor of the anti-dynasty bill? On the second day of the campaign on Wednesday, February 10, independent presidential candidate Grace...
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Japan slaps new sanctions on North Korea
TOKYO, Japan – Japan announced fresh sanctions against North Korea on Wednesday, February 10, for its latest rocket launch, including a total ban on shipping from the country and barring Pyongyang's...
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N. Korea's army chief of staff executed – report
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea's army chief of staff has been executed, South Korean media reported Wednesday, February 10, in what would amount to the latest in a series of purges and executions of...
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Binay hits Poe: 'I never abandoned my country'
LAGUNA, Philippines – Training his guns on the current poll front runner, Vice President Jejomar Binay on Wednesday night, February 10, told supporters at a rally in Calamba that he takes pride in his...
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