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IN PHOTOS: The heat is on for local races
MANILA, Philippines – The campaign period for candidates running for local elective posts officially began on Friday, March 25, but because it fell on Good Friday, when campaigning is banned by the...
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How did President Aquino spend his Lenten holidays?
MANILA, Philippines – How did Benigno Aquino III spend his last Lenten holidays as president?In a statement, he said he went to two wakes and will attend a birthday on Easter Sunday. He stayed in...
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Organizers cancel Brussels protest march set Sunday
BRUSSELS, Belgium – The organizers of a "March Against Fear" planned for Sunday, March 27, said they had cancelled the event after the authorities asked them to do so because of security fears. This...
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Thousands of Yemenis protest year-long coalition campaign
SANAA, Yemen – Thousands of Yemenis rallied in the rebel-held capital on Saturday, March 26, to denounce the Saudi-led coalition that launched a military campaign against the country's insurgents a...
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On Black Saturday, locals report Mt Apo fire
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Mt. Apo summit is burning.Businessman Philip Dizon told Rappler his friend communicated to him late Saturday night, March 26, that the fire started at around 1 pm on Black...
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Chile reports first case of sexually transmitted Zika
SANTIAGO, Chile – Authorities on Saturday, March 26, reported the first sexually transmitted case of Zika in mainland Chile, where there is no known presence of the mosquito generally blamed for...
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Bernie Sanders wins Alaska, Washington caucuses
SEATTLE, USA – Bernie Sanders won the Democratic caucuses in Alaska and Washington on Saturday, March 26, giving his campaign a much-needed boost as he seeks to disrupt Hillary Clinton's path to the...
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'Unseated' Marinduque rep laments SC's 'double standard'
MANILA, Philippines – Only two weeks after the Supreme Court (SC) allowed Senator Grace Poe to run for president, an unseated district representative lamented what she called the "double standard" of...
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Top Bangladesh court convicts ministers for contempt
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh's Supreme Court Sunday, March 27, found two ministers guilty of contempt after they criticized the country's chief justice, casting doubt on their future in the...
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PH: China's reported move to destroy bananas won't hurt ties
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government said on Sunday, March 27, that it has yet to confirm reports that China destroyed 35 tons of bananas exported by the Philippines.A Reuters report quoting...
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Migrants rush to Greek camp after rumors border will open
IDOMENI, Greece (UPDATED) – Dozens of hopeful refugees, some carrying babies, rushed to Greece's overwhelmed Idomeni camp on the sealed border with Macedonia on Sunday, March 27, following rumors that...
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Thousands of Iraqis flee fighting south of Mosul
MAKHMUR, Iraq – Thousands of desperate civilians were fleeing fighting on Sunday, March 27, on the new front opened by Iraqi forces against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group south of the...
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Nigeria checking if would-be bomber is captured Chibok girl
LAGOS, Nigeria (UPDATED) – Nigeria is waiting for the green light from Cameroon to verify a would-be suicide bomber's claim that she is one of 276 Nigerian school girls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014....
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Pope slams 'rejection' of migrants, refugees in Easter message
VATICAN CITY (3rd UPDATE) – Pope Francis on Sunday, March 27, spoke out against the "rejection" of refugees as the European migrant crisis saw its latest desperate scenes on the Greek border with...
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Hundreds leave before, during Grace Poe speech in Manila
MANILA, Philippines – Even before presidential bet Grace Poe and running mate Francis Escudero could speak before a crowd at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila, hundreds of attendees already left...
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Binay expects victory in Isabela
ISABELA, Philippines – United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) standard-bearer Vice President Jejomar Binay said on Sunday, March 27, that he expects another strong election performance in Isabela...
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Opponents of Malaysian PM step up drive to oust him
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Leaders from across Malaysia's political spectrum said Sunday, March 27, they plan to present a petition to the country's Islamic royalty seeking the removal of scandal-plagued...
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Campaign Trail: Where the candidates are, March 28 to April 3
MANILA, Philippines – After having rested – and regrouped – during the Holy Week, candidates for national positions are back on a busier-than-usual campaign trail – the local hustings having started...
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Pakistan police clash with supporters of executed Islamist assassin
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistani police fired tear gas on Sunday, March 27, at thousands of stone-throwing supporters of an Islamist assassin, a month after he was hanged for killing a provincial...
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Belgian police detain 4 suspects after 13 raids
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Belgian police detained 4 people for questioning in connection with terrorism after 13 raids Sunday, March 27, across Brussels and the towns of Duffel and Mechelen to the north, the...
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