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India's biometric database crosses billion-member mark
NEW DELHI, India – India's biometric database notched up one billion members on Monday, April 4, as the government sought to allay concerns about privacy breaches in the world's biggest such scheme.The...
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Thousands protest as Panama Papers put pressure on Iceland PM
REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Iceland's prime minister is in the hot seat after the leaked "Panama Papers" sparked allegations that he and his wife used an offshore firm to hide million-dollar investments, with...
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NYC chair quits to focus on Roxas-Robredo campaign
MANILA, Philippines – The chairman of the National Youth Commission (NYC) formally resigned from his post on Monday, April 4, to campaign for the ruling party for the May 9 elections."I believe it is...
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New Zealand's Helen Clark enters race to lead UN
UNITED NATIONS – New Zealand's former prime minister Helen Clark on Monday, April 4, entered the race to be the next UN secretary-general, touting her decades of leadership as she aims to become the...
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Sanders, Clinton finally agree to New York debate
NEW YORK, USA – Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will face off in a debate on April 14 in Brooklyn, after sparring for days about having a New York debate ahead of the...
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'Suspicious' activity at North Korea nuclear complex – US think tank
SEOUL, South Korea - Recent satellite images of North Korea’s main nuclear complex show suspicious activity that could be linked to re-processing plutonium for additional nuclear bombs, a US think tank...
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Filipinos confuse Panama Papers with 2013 exposé
MANILA, Philippines – In the rush to find the Philippine connection to the biggest data leak in journalism history, some people online – including several news groups – confused the data with a similar...
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Panama Papers scandal: Iceland PM resigns
REYKJAVIK, Iceland (4th UPDATE) – Iceland's prime minister resigned on Tuesday, April 5, becoming the first political victim of a mushrooming global scandal over hidden offshore financial dealings...
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Head of Transparent Chile resigns over Panama Papers
SANTIAGO, Chile – The head of one of Chile's leading anti-corruption watchdogs has resigned after his name appeared in the so-called Panama Papers, a massive leak of secret offshore financial...
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Kidapawan protester: I was shot by sniper on firetruck
KIDAPAWAN, Philippines - Three police officers guard the entrance to the city gymnasium. There is a logbook outside, filled out by visitors with names and affiliations. Inside, detainees mill about the...
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Poe on INC meeting: They asked me for 'fairness' only
MANILA, Philippines – Nothing but fairness.That’s what the religious group Iglesia ni Cristo supposedly asked from her during a meeting on Wednesday, March 30, presidential bet Grace Poe said.“Wala,...
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Broken hearts at higher risk of failing – study
PARIS, France – The death of a life partner may trigger an irregular heartbeat, itself potentially life-threatening, said new research Wednesday, April 6, into the risk of dying from a broken heart.A...
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Azerbaijan, Armenia agree truce in Nagorno-Karabakh clashes
STEPANAKERT, Azerbaijan – Azerbaijan and Armenian separatists in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, April 5, announced a ceasefire after 4 days of bloodshed, as international powers scrambled to end the...
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Pope Francis set to visit refugees in Greece as deportations stall
ATHENS, Greece – Pope Francis will travel to the Greek island of Lesbos on the frontline of Europe's refugee crisis next week, Greece announced Tuesday, April 5, as a controversial EU accord to send...
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Worldwide executions highest since 1989 – Amnesty
LONDON, United Kingdom – The number of known executions worldwide went up by more than 50% last year to at least 1,634, the highest figure recorded since 1989, Amnesty International said Wednesday,...
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Fiji residents ordered to stay inside as cyclone looms
SUVA, Fiji (UPDATED) – Authorities in Fiji ordered people to stay inside as a tropical cyclone bore down on the Pacific tourist destination Wednesday, April 6, taking no chances after a recent monster...
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Bans on Peru presidential bets draw international criticism
LIMA, Peru – International observers are critical of the expulsion of candidates from Sunday's (April 10) presidential election in Peru, the head of a key regional body said."Criticism of the system of...
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#USVote: Ted Cruz, Bernie Sanders win Wisconsin
WASHINGTON DC, USA (3rd UPDATE) – Texas Senator Ted Cruz scored a commanding victory over Donald Trump in Wisconsin's presidential primary Tuesday, April 5, putting the Republican frontrunner on...
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Robredo: Farmers first, finger-pointing later
MANILA, Philippines – The Liberal Party (LP)’s vice presidential bet on Wednesday, April 6, called on both government and non-governmental groups to stop the finger-pointing over a bloody dispersal of...
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IN PHOTOS: Grace Poe's celebrity friends show support in Cebu
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Presidential candidate Grace Poe was back in Cebu and held a rally that was grander than ever. Showbiz personalities from Cebu and Manila entertained the crowd while waiting...
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