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Preparations in 'final stages' for North Korea nuclear test – report
SEOUL, South Korea – A surge in activity at North Korea's atomic test site suggests preparations for a 5th nuclear test are in their final stages, possibly before a key political event in early May,...
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Robredo, Escudero: Duterte's rape joke sends wrong signal to public
MANILA, Philippines – More candidates in the May elections are speaking out against Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, after a video of the presidential bet joking about rape went viral.In the video,...
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Party mates hit Marcos again in ABS-CBN VP debate
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr was again on the receiving end of criticism despite his absence from ABS-CBN's vice presidential debate on Sunday, April 17.   His party...
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Suicide bomber kills 4 Yemen troops near Aden airport
ADEN, Yemen – Four Yemeni soldiers were killed Sunday, April 17, in a suicide attack on a checkpoint near the international airport in second city Aden, home to a growing jihadist presence, a security...
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Duterte: Not sorry for rape remark, that's how I speak
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Rodrigo Duterte won't apologize, the presidency be damned.Blame his controversial statement on the raped Australian missionary on "gutter language" from his childhood...
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Afghan child casualties soar as urban warfare escalates – UN
KABUL, Afghanistan – Child casualties have soared in Afghanistan this year as the Taliban stepped up attacks in urban areas, the United Nations said Sunday, April 17, branding the figures...
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Bomb threat forces temporary closure of EDSA-Main Avenue
This is a developing story. Please refresh for updates.MANILA, Philippines – A bomb threat on Sunday evening, April 17, triggered the temporary closure of the northbound lane of EDSA-Main Avenue in...
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Mark your calendars: Liquor ban on May 8 and 9
MANILA, Philippines – Do you drink?Then mark your calendars: you’re not allowed to drink liquor from May 8 to 9, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said.If you do, you can go to jail.This is the...
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China dispatches military plane to disputed man-made island
BEIJING, China – China's navy dispatched a military plane to one of the country's manmade islands in the disputed South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said, in what is believed to be the first openly...
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Election-related human rights violations rampant online – CHR
MANILA, Philippines – As election day nears, various forms of politically-motivated violence hound Filipinos both online and offline, the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) observed.On Monday, April 18,...
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Myanmar's Suu Kyi reaches out to ethnic minority rebels
YANGON, Myanmar (UPDATED) – Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday, April 18, vowed to press for greater autonomy for the nation's ethnic minorities, in an early move to soothe the rebellions roiling the...
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South Korea's Park says North preparing nuclear test
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Monday, April 18, said North Korea appeared to be readying for a fifth nuclear test in defiance of tightened UN sanctions imposed after its...
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US defense chief in Iraq to discuss fight against ISIS
BAGHDAD, Iraq (UPDATED) – US Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter visited Baghdad Monday, April 18, for talks on stepping up the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq, where the US has deployed...
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Dominant parties: LP, UNA to get more perks
MANILA, Philippines – The ruling Liberal Party (LP) and the opposition United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) will get more privileges compared to other political parties on election day, May 9, after the...
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Syria opposition seeks peace talks pause as fighting surges
GENEVA, Switzerland – Syria's opposition on Monday, April 18, urged the UN to pause peace talks until Damascus shows it is serious about political transition, as rebel groups vowed to strike back...
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Grace Poe: Yes, Duterte will be a dangerous president
MANILA, Philippines – Dangerous president? Yes.Thats's what presidential bet Grace Poe said when asked if Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte would be a dangerous leader if he wins as president.Poe was on...
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Zipper system: How to get more women elected
In a proportional representation (PR) electoral system, the number of seats that a party has in the legislature should correspond as closely as possible to the number of votes that the party has...
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Defying radiation, elderly residents cling on in Chernobyl
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine – Defying radioactive contamination and a government evacuation order, Yevgeny Markevich returned to his beloved Chernobyl shortly after it suffered the world's worst nuclear...
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Roxas to Duterte: I'll be your enemy
MANILA, Philippines – Even as Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte continues to face strong criticism from the electorate and beyond, one of his rivals for the presidency, friend-turned-foe Manuel Roxas...
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Final COA ruling: P41M SSS Central Visayas incentives not allowed
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) upheld its previous orders directing the Social Security System (SSS) to return P41.31 million worth of irregular cash incentives paid to employees...
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