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New campaign aims to curb high road deaths in Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – With Asia posting some of the highest numbers of deaths due to road accidents, a new safety campaign aims to help arrest the alarming figures of what experts say is a...
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Darker ovals, bigger boxes pushed after mock polls
MANILA, Philippines – Watchdogs and participants in the mock elections on Saturday, February 13, pushed for voting receipts and darker ovals on ballots, among other things, after the day-long rehearsal...
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Zika outbreak won't compromise Olympics – Brazil president
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (UPDATED) – The presence of the Zika virus in Brazil won't compromise the Olympics in August, President Dilma Rousseff vowed on Saturday, February 13, as soldiers went...
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Shebab claims bomb attack on Somalia plane
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia's Shebab insurgents on Saturday, February 13, claimed responsibility for a bomb attack which ripped a hole in a passenger plane shortly after takeoff from the capital...
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Turkey shells Kurdish-held areas of Syria's Aleppo – monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Turkish artillery on Saturday, February 13, bombarded areas of Aleppo province in northern Syria controlled by Kurdish forces, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.The...
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Thousands protest in Burundi against Rwanda 'aggression'
NAIROBI, Kenya – Thousands of people took to the streets of Burundi's capital Bujumbura on Saturday, February 13, to condemn what the country's embattled government calls neighboring Rwanda's meddling...
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Men face higher risk of cancers linked to oral sex
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Men are twice as likely as women to get cancer of the mouth and throat linked to the human papillomavirus, or HPV, one of the most common sexually transmitted infections,...
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Davao del Norte politicians unite behind Duterte
TAGUM CITY, Philippines – Are politicians from different political parties in Davao del Norte finally uniting behind Rodrigo Duterte?In his first Mindanao proclamation rally at the New City Hall Arena...
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UNA: LP using government funds for vote-buying
MANILA, Philippines – The administration is supposedly resorting to "extreme reckless tactics" by using government funds to sway local executives in their favor, claimed the opposition United...
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UN: Afghan civilian casualties top 11,000 to hit record in 2015
KABUL, Afghanistan (UPDATED) – The number of civilians killed or wounded in Afghanistan last year was the highest recorded since 2009, the UN said Sunday, February 14, with children paying a...
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150,000 Antarctica penguins die after iceberg grounding – study
SYDNEY, Australia – Some 150,000 penguins died after a massive iceberg grounded near their colony in Antarctica, forcing them to make a lengthy trek to find food, scientists say in a newly-published...
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After falling ill, Duterte back on campaign trail
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – After falling ill, presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte bounced back Saturday, February 11, showing up fresh and energetic in several events in the Davao area."I'm fine. I'm...
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Pope to lead mass in crime-ridden Mexican city
ECATEPEC, Mexico – Pope Francis will celebrate an open-air mass in a rough, crime-plagued Mexico City suburb on Sunday, February 14 after pressing the nation's leaders to combat the menace of drug...
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Haiti lawmakers elect Jocelerme Privert as interim president
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (UPDATED) – Haitian lawmakers early Sunday, February 14, elected Jocelerme Privert as the troubled country's interim president to fill a power vacuum following the departure of...
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Putin, Obama discuss Syria in phone call – Kremlin
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia's President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Barack Obama held frank talks on Syria amid US concern over Turkish shelling of Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria days...
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Indonesians not interested to buy gift on Valentine's Day
JAKARTA, Indonesia - If you’re not planning on buying your significant other a gift for Valentine’s Day, you are not alone.Just 10% of Indonesians plan to buy their significant other a Valentine’s Day...
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Greece arrests 3 armed Britons at Turkish border
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Greek police said Sunday, February 14, they had arrested 3 heavily armed Britons near the border with Turkey where they were suspected of heading to join Kurdish forces fighting...
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Ex-Israeli Prime Minister Olmert to begin prison term
JERUSALEM – Israel's Ehud Olmert on Monday, February 15, becomes the country's first ex-prime minister to sit behind bars as he begins a 19-month prison term for separate counts of bribery and...
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Campaign Trail: Where the candidates are, Feb 15-21
MANILA, Philippines – On the second week of the campaign period, only 4 presidential candidates have scheduled sorties. Miriam Defensor Santiago has yet to announce any activities, but her running...
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EU in final push for difficult 'Brexit' deal
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The quest to prevent Britain crashing out of the European Union faces its moment of truth this week, with EU chief Donald Tusk touring key capitals in a final push for a deal at a...
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