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Obama to visit Cuba in March, pledges to address human rights
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – President Barack Obama announced Thursday, February 18, that he and First Lady Michelle Obama will make a landmark visit to Cuba on March 21-22, pledging to address human rights...
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Police chiefs on migrant route announce joint refugee register
ZAGREB, Croatia – The police chiefs of 5 countries on the migrant route through southeast Europe announced an agreement Thursday, February 18, for a joint refugee registration point at the...
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Priority of any Syria ground op must be ISIS – Saudi minister
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Any participation by Saudi forces in a US-led ground operation in Syria would focus on fighting the Islamic State (ISIS) group not President Bashar al-Assad, Saudi Arabia's...
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Cameron ready to reject bad EU 'Brexit' deal
BRUSSELS, Belgium – British Prime Minister David Cameron threatened to walk away Thursday, February 18, from a "make or break" EU summit without a deal as his counterparts warned they would not pay any...
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Pope Francis says Donald Trump 'not a Christian'
VATICAN CITY, Holy See – Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump cannot claim to be a Christian, Pope Francis said Thursday, February 18, after the billionaire vowed to build a border wall to keep...
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Pope Francis on Zika: Contraception a lesser evil
VATICAN CITY, Holy See – Pope Francis insisted Thursday, February 18, that abortion was always a crime but hinted that the Church could exceptionally relax its ban on contraception for women at risk of...
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Love does not make the world go round, gravity does
“Gravity” is literally, the most earthly experience we have – the one thing we all experience, regardless of size, shape, color, bank account or virtual identity. But the vast majority of us don’t...
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Taiwan vows new safety laws after quake disaster
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan's premier pledged Friday, February 19, to change safety laws after more than 100 people were killed when an earthquake toppled an apartment complex thought to have been weakened...
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Panic as lions on the loose in Kenyan capital
NAIROBI, Kenya – Wildlife rangers on Friday, February 19, hunted for two lions who escaped from Nairobi's national park and meandered into "highly populated" areas of the Kenyan capital.Kenya Wildlife...
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Cameron says 'still no deal' at EU 'Brexit' summit
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday, February 19, said he had still not reached a deal with EU counterparts to try and keep Britain in the bloc as a crunch Brexit summit went...
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All 5 presidential bets attending Mindanao debate – Comelec
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The presidential debate happening on Sunday, February 21, isn't just the first debate sanctioned by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) since 1992.It's the first one...
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UNA won’t drop Pacquiao from Senate slate
MANILA, Philippines – The opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) is not dropping boxing icon and Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao from its Senate slate over his controversial remark on...
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Robredo goes to vote-rich Cavite
Vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo visits the province of Cavite – the vote-rich opposition stronghold.Bea Cupin reports.BEA CUPIN, REPORTING: This is the province of Cavite, home to over 1.8...
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DepEd urges schools: No politicians in 2016 grad rites
MANILA, Philippines – With 2016 campaign period having started, the Department of Education (DepEd) urged schools to keep graduation rites free from any politicking."The end of school year 2015-2016...
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PH slams China over ‘missiles’ in disputed sea
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines slammed China on Friday, February 19, over reports that Beijing deployed missiles on an island in the disputed South China Sea.“The Philippines is gravely...
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Duterte in Ilocos Norte: I will allow Marcos' burial in Heroes' Cemetery
LAOAG CITY, Philippines – In the heart of Marcos country, Rodrigo Duterte said that, if elected president, he will allow the burial of former president Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani...
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Endangered Sumatran elephant found with leg almost severed by rope
JAKARTA, Indonesia - A Sumatran elephant calf lies stricken in the jungle in Indonesia as conservationists fight to remove a rope tightly wound around its leg. It almost caused the critically...
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Dutch to establish spot from which MH17 missile was fired soon
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands – Dutch and international criminal investigators will "within months" establish the spot from where the missile that downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was fired,...
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US air strike hits ISIS in Libya, dozens dead: officials
TRIPOLI, Libya – A US air strike on a jihadist training camp in Libya killed dozens of people Friday, February 19, probably including a senior Islamic State (ISIS) group operative behind attacks in...
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Security tight for first presidential debate in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – The Cagayan de Oro city police on Friday, February 19, started cordoning off the area around Capitol University, where the first presidential debate since 1992 will be...
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