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60 hospitalized after boat engine explosion in Bangkok
BANGKOK, Thailand – 60 people were hospitalized Saturday, March 5, mostly for burns, after the engine on a Bangkok commuter boat exploded and sent passengers leaping to a nearby pier or into the water,...
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Trump gets thumbs down at conservative CPAC
OXON HILL, USA – Ben Williams played bagpipes at the funeral of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia last month. On Friday, March 4, the retired schoolteacher urged a Republican...
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IN PHOTOS: Roxas, Robredo campaign in Olango Island
CEBU, Philippines – The island of Olango in the province of Cebu was buzzing with excitement on Friday, March 4. It's narrow streets were lined with yellow banners bearing the name one of their guests...
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Australian cardinal won't quit over Catholic abuse scandal
SYDNEY, Australia – Australian Cardinal George Pell said in an interview with Sky News he will not resign from his position as the Vatican's finance chief over the Catholic Church's responses to child...
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80% of PH voters likely to pick bets backing CCT program
MANILA, Philippines – A new Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed that 80% of Filipino voters will likely vote for candidates who will continue the Aquino administration's flagship poverty...
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ISIS supporting local terrorist groups? Not true, says Malacañang
MANILA, Philippines – Despite the recent attacks in Mindanao of local terrorists claiming links with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS, IS, ISIL, or Da'esch), Malacañang continued to downplay...
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Brazil's ex-president Lula defiant after detention
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Brazil's ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed to battle his opponents in the streets in a defiant speech late Friday, March 4, hours after being briefly detained as part of...
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Thousands attend funeral of slain Honduran environmentalist
LA ESPERANZA, Honduras – Thousands of mourners paid their final tributes Saturday to Berta Caceres, the indigenous activist killed on Thursday, March 3, demanding justice for the renowned...
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Race for the White House: Cruz, Sanders score wins
WASHINGTON DC, USA (UPDATED) – Senators Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders scored key victories Saturday, March 5, in their White House quests, but it was Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton who outperformed...
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Basque leader gets hero's welcome after release from jail
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain – Thousands of people in the heart of Spain's Basque country gave a hero's welcome on Saturday, March 6, to a veteran separatist leader, following his release after more than 6...
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Slovakia's Fico wins but coalition difficult in fragmented vote
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico won Slovakia's general elections on Saturday, March 6, on the back of a strident anti-refugee platform, but lost his parliamentary majority as...
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Afghan retreat from key districts stokes instability fears
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – Overstretched Afghan forces are pulling back from violent southern districts without a fight, ceding key territory to the resurgent Taliban as part of an unprecedented...
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EU to push Turkey to take back migrants on 'large-scale'
BRUSSELS, Belgium – European leaders will push Turkey at a summit on Monday, March 7, to agree to "large-scale" deportations of economic migrants from Greece, as EU chief Donald Tusk says he sees the...
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Can Grace Poe relive FPJ magic in Zamboanga City?
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Zamboanga City was pivotal in the political career of the late action hero Fernando Poe Jr. – but could his daughter, presidential bet Grace Poe, recreate that victory in...
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Little to show for in Boko Haram-ISIS partnership - analysts
LAGOS, Nigeria – When Boko Haram pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) last year, there were fears the deadly insurgency in northeast Nigeria would take on an...
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Fukushima 'dark tourism' aids remembrance and healing
NAMIE, Japan – Shinichi Niitsuma enthusiastically shows visitors the attractions of the small town of Namie: its tsunami-hit coastline, abandoned houses and hills overlooking the radiation-infested...
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Myanmar police make $30M drugs seizure
YANGON, Myanmar – Police in Myanmar seized more than $30 million worth of heroin and methamphetamine, a senior investigator told Agence France-Presse Sunday, March 6, a bust that highlights the...
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Sri Lanka brings back war-time measures to fight gangs
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka's police Sunday, March 6, re-introduced war-time road blocks and random checks on vehicles following a surge in gang-related shootings in the capital, a spokesman...
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Women's 'dignity kits' now mandatory during disasters
MANILA, Philippines – "Dignity kits" containing basic personal care items for women will soon be distributed in times of disasters and emergencies, according to new government regulations. (READ: How...
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Same-sex plebiscite by year-end – Australian minister
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia's attorney-general said Sunday, March 6, the government would hold a plebiscite on legalizing same-sex marriage this year if re-elected, a day after the prime minister...
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