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Colombia and Venezuela to normalize ties after border row
QUITO, Ecuador – Colombia and Venezuela agreed Monday, September 21, to restore diplomatic dialogue and oversee the "progressive normalization" of their border, after a meeting between Colombian...
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3 foreigners, 1 Filipina abducted in Samal Island
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – Three foreigners – two Canadians and a Norwegian – and a Filipina were abducted in a resort in Samal Island in Davao del Norte late Monday night, September 21,...
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MMDA wasted gov’t funds on NAIA rotunda – COA
MANILA, Philippines – State auditors said the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) wasted government funds when it spent P803,000 for the beautification of the Circulo Del Mundo Rotunda in...
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Australians welcome new PM Turnbull, poll shows
SYDNEY, Australia – New Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull received a clear tick of approval from voters Tuesday, September 22, with a poll suggesting he is the nation's most popular leader in...
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'Stability' in Comelec after CA confirms poll chief
MANILA, Philippines – No longer beholden to the President for a reappointment, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista on Tuesday, September 22, hailed the Commission on Appointments...
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Mel Sarmiento breezes through Commission on Appointments
MANILA, Philippines – Western Samar Representative Mel Senen Sarmiento breezed through the Commission on Appointments on Tuesday, September 22, with no opposition to his confirmation as secretary of...
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NUP to meet with Grace Poe, Mar Roxas, VP Binay on Sept 28
MANILA, Philippines – The National Unity Party (NUP) has invited the 3 declared presidential candidates – Vice President Jejomar Binay, Senator Grace Poe, and Manuel Roxas II – to attend its party...
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APEC leaders in Iloilo to forge cooperation in disaster management
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – Disaster risk reduction officials and experts from all over Asia-Pacific are in Iloilo City to forge better cooperation in disaster risk reduction and management.Officials...
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Criminal raps filed vs 90 individuals over Mamasapano clash
MANILA, Philippines – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Tuesday, September 22, filed criminal complaints against 90 individuals over the bloody January 25 firefight between elite cops and...
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Overseas graft probes pose new challenge for Malaysia PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Mounting investigations by US and other foreign authorities are undermining the Malaysian premier's attempts to quash corruption allegations, and analysts said they could...
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Binay-Honasan? Gringo says it's a 'painful joke'
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Senator Gregorio Honasan II became the latest politician to thumb down the idea of running with Vice President Jejomar Binay. A day after the opposition standard-bearer...
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Seoul summons VW over 'cheating' emissions tests
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean officials summoned Volkswagen representatives to discuss emissions tests after the German auto giant was accused of cheating on US air pollution standards, the...
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After warm welcome in Cuba, pope off to somewhat chillier US
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba – Pope Francis travels Tuesday, September 22, from Cuba to the United States, trading the warm welcome he received on the communist island for a slightly chillier reception – at...
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‘Erratic maneuver’ one of causes of Ormoc boat tragedy
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has submitted to the transportation department its final report on the sinking of the boat in Ormoc in July that killed 62 of the passengers,...
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German intelligence 'concerned' Islamists recruiting refugees
BERLIN, Germany – German intelligence warned Tuesday, September 22, that the number of Islamic extremists in the country had increased sharply in recent months and expressed serious concern that they...
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No peace until foreign troops leave Afghanistan: Taliban chief
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban's new leader told Kabul on Tuesday, September 22 it must cancel a security deal with the United States and expel all foreign troops if it wants peace, as 10 Afghan...
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VW admits 11 mn cars have pollution cheating device
FRANKFURT, Germany – German auto giant Volkswagen revealed Tuesday, September 22, that 11 million of its diesel cars worldwide are equipped with devices that can cheat pollution tests, a dramatic...
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Aquino: Let people 'judge' Grace Poe
MANILA, Philippines – Although the two failed to see eye to eye in their 2016 plans, President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday, September 22, said the public should be left to judge presidential...
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Yemen president returns to Aden after 6-month exile
ADEN, Yemen – President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi returned to war-torn Yemen Tuesday, September 22, after 6 months in exile in Saudi Arabia, joining government ministers in the southern city of Aden, an...
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Muslim teen arrested for clock pulled from Texas school
CHICAGO, United States – A Muslim teenager who became an overnight sensation after a Texas teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb has been withdrawn from his school, local media reported...
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