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Thousands show up for Duterte's 'grand rally' in Davao
DAVAO CITY, Philippines â A crowd of thousands attended the "Grand Rally" at Freedom Park here on Wednesday, March 16, for Mindanao's presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte.Duterte solidified support...
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Blogger who lost libel suit makes first payment to Singapore PM
SINGAPORE â An activist blogger who must pay libel damages in installments over the next 17 years to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong made an initial payment Wednesday, March 16, his lawyer...
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Robredo explains rise, âblamesâ Vilma for VP race
BATANGAS, Philippines â Pin the blame on the star for all seasons.Liberal Party (LP) vice presidential bet Leni Robredo said this in jest during a campaign rally here on Wednesday, March 16, referring...
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Niger presidential candidate ill, to be flown to Paris for treatment
NIAMEY, Niger â Niger presidential candidate Hama Amadou, who was jailed for 4 months, is ill and will be flown on Wednesday, March 16, to Paris for medical treatment, just days before standing for...
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Iran fire festival celebrations kill three, injure 2,500
TEHRAN, Iran â Iran's annual fire festival ahead of the Persian New Year claimed 3 lives and injured more than 2,500, hundreds of whom remain hospitalized, officials said Wednesday, March 16.Each year...
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Trump warns of possible 'riots' if he doesn't get White House nod
WASHINGTON, DC, USA â Donald Trump warned Wednesday, March 16, that "riots" could break out if he is denied the Republican presidential nomination despite having won most of the party's primary and...
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Obama unveils Garland as Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON, DC, USA â President Barack Obama on Wednesday, March 16, tapped the centrist judge Merrick Garland as his pick to fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by late conservative justice Antonin...
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Trump presidency a major global risk â research group
LONDON, United Kingdom â The prospect of Donald Trump winning the US presidency represents a global threat on a par with jihadist militancy destabilizing the world economy, according to British...
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Miriam Santiago to skip March 20 presidential debate
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) â Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago announced on Thursday, March 17, that she will not attend the second presidential debate set for Sunday, March 20, at the University of...
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Conflict-plagued Myanmar plans ethnic ministry
YANGON, Myanmar â Myanmar's incoming government announced plans Thursday, March 17, to create a ministry for ethnic affairs, marking the importance it places on relations with minorities in a country...
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Alzheimer's 'lost' memories may be recoverable â study
TOKYO, Japan â Sufferers of Alzheimer's disease may not have "lost" their memories, but could simply have difficulty accessing them, researchers said as they unveiled a possible treatment that could...
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Comelec 'submits' to SC, vows polls on May 9
MANILA, Philippines â The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Thursday, March 17, promised to hold the Philippine elections on May 9 after it lost in its Supreme Court (SC) appeal against voting...
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LP allies in Cebu endorse Poe-Escudero tandem
MANILA, Philippines â The Bakud Party, a political party in Cebu allied with the ruling Liberal Party, has officially endorsed the tandem of senators Grace Poe and Francis "Chiz" Escudero.The party...
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WHO says Sierra Leone Ebola flare-up over
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (UPDATED) â The latest flare-up of Ebola in Sierra Leone has ended, leaving no confirmed cases of the virus in West Africa, the United Nations said Thursday, March 17, hailing it...
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Cambodia's Hun Sen denies buying up Facebook 'likes'
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia â Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen denied buying fake 'likes' for a Facebook page Thursday, March 17, as the country's rival politicians increasingly battle for social media...
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Marcos wants barangay polls postponed
CEBU CITY, Philippines â Speaking to around 80 barangay (village) officials of the city on Thursday, March 17, vice presidential candidate Ferdinand âBongbongâ Marcos Jr said that he is pushing for the...
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Sri Lanka says 'serious threat' to electricity network
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka â Sri Lanka warned Thursday, March 17, of a "serious security threat" to its electricity grid as engineers battled for the 5th straight day to restore supplies crippled by an...
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Scans show '90% chance' of hidden chambers in Tutankhamun tomb
CAIRO, Egypt â Radar scans of the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun in the ancient necropolis of Luxor showed a "90%" chance of two hidden chambers, possibly containing organic material, Egypt's antiquities...
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Sulu mayoral candidate critical after shooting
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines â Ahmad Nanoh, the former mayor of Pangutaran, Sulu, is in critical condition following a shooting incident on Thursday afternoon, March 17.According to Police...
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Britain defends new sugar tax following criticism
LONDON, United Kingdom â British finance minister George Osborne on Thursday, March 17, defended his plans to introduce a new sugar tax to tackle obesity, criticized as "absurd" by the soft drinks...
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