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Singapore blogger to pay libel damages to PM Lee over 17 years
SINGAPORE, Singapore (UPDATED) – An activist blogger ordered to pay SGD $150,000 ($109,000) in libel damages to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will make payments in installments over the next...
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1 in 3 Syrian children know nothing but war – UNICEF
AMMAN, Jordan – One in 3 Syrian children have known nothing but a lifetime of war, UNICEF said Monday, March 14, as the country's conflict enters its sixth year this week.Forced from their homes and...
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Comelec eyes moving polls to 1st week of June
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is thinking about moving the May 9 polls to the first week of June, as the poll body crams 5 months of preparations in only 60 days...
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Rocket blasts off on mission seeking life on Mars
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan – Two robotic spacecraft on Monday, March 14, began a 7-month journey to Mars as part of a European-Russian unmanned space mission to sniff out leads to life on the Red Planet....
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French prosecutor seeks 8 years for 'dentist of horror'
NEVERS, France – A French prosecutor on Monday, March 14, requested an 8-year prison sentence for a Dutchman dubbed "the dentist of horror" who is accused of causing severe injuries to the mouths of...
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Poland accuses Russia of 'terrorism' over 2010 jet crash
WARSAW, Poland – Poland has accused Russia of downing a Polish presidential jet in 2010 in what it called an act of "terrorism," sparking an immediate retort on Monday, March 14, from Moscow."We can...
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Senior Saudi royal criticizes Obama
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia, the world's top oil exporter, has long been a major ally of the United States but the relationship has deteriorated under Obama.Riyadh has been especially concerned...
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Bangladesh central bank governor quits over $81M heist
DHAKA, Bangladesh (4th UPDATE) – Bangladesh's central bank chief resigned on Tuesday, March 15, after hackers stole $81 million from the nation's foreign reserves in one of the biggest bank heists in...
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SC issues show cause order to Times reporter
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court en banc on Tuesday, March 15, issued a show cause order to Manila Times senior reporter Jomar Canlas to explain why he should not be cited in "indirect...
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SC junks TRO plea vs K to 12
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Supreme Court (SC) has denied the petition of several groups asking to temporarily stop the government's K to 12 program.More than a year after the first petition...
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Presidential bets reject poll postponement: 'Kalokohan'
MANILA, Philippines – For once, they agreed on one thing.Presidential candidates rejected the possibility floated by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) that it could postpone the May 9 polls due to...
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'Forced labor' for thousands of maids in Hong Kong – report
HONG KONG – Tens of thousands of foreign maids in Hong Kong are in "forced labor," according to a new report that fuels growing criticism of the city's treatment of its army of domestic workers.The...
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Binay camp to Inquirer: ‘See you in court, again’
ILOCOS SUR, Philippines – The gloves are off for the camp of Vice President Jejomar Binay after the Philippine Daily Inquirer released a report alleging that the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA)...
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Australia gripped in endless summer as heat breaks records
SYDNEY, Australia – A heatwave has Australia gripped in a seemingly endless summer, with a run of record-breaking temperatures even as autumn officially begins.The Bureau of Meteorology has said the...
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SC upholds plunder raps vs Reyes, Napoles over PDAF scam
MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) has upheld the plunder indictment against lawyer Jessica Lucila "Gigi" Reyes and alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles in connection with...
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Grace Poe banks on FPJ's legacy to get votes in Laguna
LAGUNA, Philippines – Independent presidential bet Grace Poe is unfazed by the seemingly strong support for both the administration and opposition in the vote-rich province.The presidential polls...
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Youth in well-off nations smoke, drink less than in 2010 – WHO
PARIS, France – The number of teenagers trying alcohol or cigarettes before they turn 14 has dropped, especially among girls, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) study of 42 well-off...
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Poe in Laguna: Beyond party machineries
LAGUNA, Philippines – For the second time, presidential candidate Grace Poe visits the province of Laguna. Here, she pays little attention to the local rivalries and goes straight for the heart of the...
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Berlin police open homicide probe after car bomb
BERLIN, Germany (3rd UPDATE) – German police opened a homicide probe on Tuesday, March 15, after a car bomb killed a driver on a central Berlin street, with authorities saying there was currently no...
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Senators on Jovito Salonga: 'A statesman of the highest order'
MANILA, Philippines – Former and current senators of the country paid tribute to former Senate President Jovito "Jovy" Salonga on Tuesday morning, March 15, at the Senate building in Pasay City."He...
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