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India says 330 million people suffering from drought
NEW DELHI, India – About 330 million people are suffering from drought in India, the government has said, as the country reels from severe water shortages and desperately poor farmers suffer crop...
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As Roxas campaigns in Leyte, Martin Romualdez makes amends
LEYTE, Philippines – On the same day Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II took his campaign to the province of Leyte, an opposition candidate called an end to the “blame game” over Super...
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US opens criminal probe linked to Panama Papers revelations – ICIJ
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The US Justice Department has opened a criminal investigation involving the leaked Panama Papers on offshore shell companies, according to an official letter to the group that...
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New fears for press freedoms as Hong Kong editor sacked
HONG KONG, China – The sacking of a respected Hong Kong newspaper editor triggered a furious backlash from journalists and pro-democracy campaigners Wednesday, April 20, in what was seen as the latest...
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Gunmen kill 7 police guarding polio team in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (UPDATED) – Motorcycle gunmen on Wednesday, April 20, shot dead 7 policemen guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's southern port city Karachi, officials said, a brazen attack...
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Obama in Saudi Arabia on fence-mending visit
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – President Barack Obama held talks with Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday, April 20, as he began a two-day visit hoping to ease tensions with the historic US ally.Riyadh and...
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LP bet in Cagayan de Oro endorses Grace Poe
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – It was not the size of the crowd – estimated by the police at 10,000 – that surprised those who stood by for presidential bet Grace Poe’s sorties in this city on...
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The Leader I Want: Rafael Alunan III’s to-fix list for 2016
MANILA, Philippines – After being away from public service for 20 years, former Cabinet official Rafael Alunan III is now eyeing a return to government, this time in the Senate.Alunan served two...
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The Leader I Want: Dante Liban’s to-fix list for 2016
MANILA, Philippines – After serving for 3 terms as Quezon City Second District representative and a year as chief of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Dante Liban is now...
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Quake-hit Ecuador announces drastic economic measures
PEDERNALES, Ecuador (UPDATED) – Ecuador announced drastic economic measures late Wednesday, April 20, including a hike in some taxes and mandatory wage contributions, to deal with the aftermath of the...
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US official questions China's intentions in South China Sea
HANOI, Vietnam — US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday, April 21, questioned China's intentions with its massive land reclamation project in the South China Sea during a visit to...
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Duterte: I shot a bully San Beda law student
ILOILO CITY, Philippines – “Pero sa totoo lang, sanay ako magbaril ng tao. Mag-graduate na lang kami sa San Beda, may binaril akong tao.”(But the truth is, I'm used to shooting people. When we were...
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Website leaks Philippine voter data
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Comelec data breach has reached an entirely new level, with a new site being put up that lets anyone search for any names listed in the database leaked by the group...
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Outrage as voters' personal data leaked online
MANILA, Philippines – Fear and alarm spread on social media Thursday, April 21, as Filipino voters learned that their personal information, which had been stolen during the Commission on Elections data...
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Raul Roco's Aksyon Demokratiko endorses Grace Poe
MANILA, Philippines – The political party of the late Senator Raul Roco formally endorsed Senator Grace Poe as its presidential bet on Thursday, April 21, at the Club Filipino.Members of Aksyon...
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One Cebu, Duterte's PDP-Laban formalize alliance
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte arrived in Cebu City at past midnight on Thursday, April 21. Straight from his rallies in Kalibo and Boracay, he appeared at the general...
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Anti-Marcos Ilocanos campaign for Leni Robredo
MANILA, Philippines – The Marcos family has long claimed the so-called "Solid North" as its own voting bloc, but some professionals in the region have come out publicly not only to campaign against...
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TIMELINE: The life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II
LONDON, United Kingdom – Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday on Thursday, April 21, after last year becoming the longest-reigning monarch in British history.Here are some key dates from the...
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Binay meets with INC exec minister Manalo
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay paid a courtesy call on Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) executive minister Eduardo Manalo on Thursday, April 21.The 101-year-old church’s Eagle News reported...
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Commissioner Guanzon on Comelec leak: Who's at fault?
MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Thursday, April 21, said the poll body should consider holding its own people accountable for the huge data leak...
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