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Greenland sees record early melting of ice sheet
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – The seasonal melting of Greenland's vast ice sheet reached record levels this week, data from the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI) showed."We had to check that our models...
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Poe seeks St Jude of the 'impossible' as poll nears
CAMARINES SUR, Philippines – Weeks ahead of the May 9 election, presidential bet Grace Poe visited the church of Saint Jude near Malacañang in Manila to seek help.Poe said she is relying on divine...
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9 Vietnamese students drown in river
HANOI, Vietnam – Nine Vietnamese schoolboys from the same class have drowned after jumping into a river in central Vietnam's Quang Ngai province on Friday, April 15, a police official told AFP.The...
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Belgian transport minister quits over airport security lapses
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Belgium's transport minister resigned on Friday, April 15, after being accused of ignoring damning EU reports on the poor state of security at the country's airports that was laid...
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Merkel authorizes Turkey request for criminal probe against TV comic
BERLIN, Germany – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday, April 15, authorized a Turkish demand for criminal proceedings against a German TV comedian over a crude satirical poem about President Recep...
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Ancient mass graves discovered in Greece
ATHENS, Greece – Archaeologists have discovered two mass graves near the Greek capital containing the skeletons of 80 men who may have been followers of ancient would-be tyrant Cylon of Athens.Regional...
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Brazil lawmakers open key debate on Rousseff impeachment
BRASILIA, Brazil – Brazil's lower house of Congress opened debate Friday, April 15, on impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff ahead of a vote this weekend that could seal her fate.Hours earlier, the...
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Brazil president to meet supporters as impeachment vote looms
BRASILIA, Brazil (UPDATED) – President Dilma Rousseff is set to fight for her political life on Saturday, April 16, backed by vast crowds of supporters, as Brazil prepares to vote on whether to drive...
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EU foreign policy chief admits Iran deal difficulties
TEHRAN, Iran (UPDATED) – The European Union's top diplomat during a visit to Tehran on Saturday, April 16, admitted difficulties in implementing Iran's recent nuclear deal with world powers, but...
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Binay wants pro-women law to include social media protection
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar said on Saturday, April 16, courted the women's vote in this city, saying that he will fight to protect the their rights, even on social media if...
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Miriam Santiago: Back on the campaign trail, back with pick-up lines
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago, who had not been too active on the campaign trail, was in her element on Saturday, April 16, in Baguio City.She spoke at a...
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PH to China: No US militarization of West PH Sea
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Saturday, April 16, defended the United States from China's allegations that the superpower is militarizing the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) through...
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Violence erupts at protests over French labor reforms
PARIS, France – Twenty-two people were arrested in Paris during clashes with police at a demonstration over labor reforms seen as threatening workers' rights, French police said Saturday, April 16.Some...
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Bangladesh police arrest elderly editor for sedition
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh police on Saturday, April 16, arrested a well-known magazine editor for sedition, officials said, the latest in a series of detentions of pro-opposition journalists that...
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Death toll rises to 5 in Tenerife building collapse
MADRID, Spain – Spanish authorities said Saturday, April 16, they had pulled more bodies from the rubble of a 4-story building that collapsed on the popular Canary Island resort of Tenerife, bringing...
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Pope, on Lesbos visit, 'wants to take back refugees'
LESBOS, Greece – Pope Francis received an emotional welcome Saturday, April 16, on the Greek island of Lesbos during a visit aimed at showing solidarity with migrants fleeing war and poverty, a small...
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ISIS makes gains in northern Syria from regime, rebels – monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Islamic State jihadist group made gains in northern Syria on Saturday, April 16, from both government forces and their rebel opponents, a monitoring group said.The northern...
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Comelec ballot rule may rob voters of right to vote
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) approved on Tuesday, April 12, an unprecedented rule that allows voters to get replacement ballots if, through no fault of their own,...
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Brussels airport 'back to full capacity in June'
BRUSSELS, Belgium – Brussels airport will fully reopen in June, its chief executive said, after suffering extensive damage when two suicide bombers blew themselves up in the departures hall last month...
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Iraq MPs quit session aimed at replacing speaker
BAGHDAD, Iraq – A group of Iraqi lawmakers announced their withdrawal on Saturday, April 16, from a session of parliament aimed at selecting a replacement for the speaker, apparently leaving it without...
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