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30 years on, Ukraine remembers Chernobyl catastrophe
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine – Ukrainians held candlelit vigils Tuesday, April 26, to mark 30 years since the world's worst nuclear accident at Chernobyl spewed radiation across Europe and left several thousand...
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Lanao del Norte town 'under Comelec control'
MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Tuesday, April 26, said the poll body has placed the town of Pantar in Lanao del Norte "under Comelec...
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French court jails 'dentist of horror' for 8 years
LYON, France – A French court on Tuesday, April 26, sentenced a Dutch dentist to 8 years in jail for deliberately mangling his patients' mouths in a case which saw him dubbed "the dentist of...
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Thai court sides with foreign gay couple in surrogacy row
BANGKOK, Thailand – A Thai court on Tuesday, April 26, granted a foreign same-sex couple full custody of their surrogate baby daughter following a legal battle with the mother who refused to hand her...
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Roxas hits ex-LP provincial chairman, insists victory in Negros Occidental
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – Liberal Party standard bearer Manuel "Mar" Roxas II assailed the former provincial chairman of his party in Negros Occidental for saying that the province will go for...
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Clinton, Trump look to dominate in Tuesday primaries
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Voters cast ballots in 5 northeastern states Tuesday, with frontrunners Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both looking to overwhelm their respective Democratic and Republican...
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Duterte, Joma on Skype: Ceasefire if Davao mayor becomes president
NORTH COTABATO, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and exiled communist leader Jose Maria Sison have agreed to observe a ceasefire between government and New People’s Army (NPA) forces if...
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Is Bongbong Marcos Iglesia ni Cristo's bet for vice president?
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr confirmed that he met with Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) head Eduardo Manalo, but refused to disclose whether the bloc-voting religious sect had...
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At an LP rally, politician campaigns for Duterte
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines – It was meant to be a show of force for local candidates of the ruling Liberal Party, but a former mayor stole the show when he campaigned for Rodrigo Duterte – even raising...
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Poe to Duterte: Why blame me? Disprove bank account
BATAAN, Philippines – Presidential bet Grace Poe lashed out at her rival, surveys front runner Rodrigo Duterte, and his camp for blaming her for the exposé on his alleged P211-million undeclared bank...
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Want communism to rise? Choose Duterte – Roxas
CEBU, Philippines – The standard-bearer of the ruling Liberal Party (LP) on Wednesday, April 27, sought to differentiate himself even further from the front runner in the 2016 presidential race, by...
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Poe loses patience over Tatad's deportation case vs husband
BATAAN, Philippines – Presidential bet Grace Poe has lost her patience with former Senator Francisco Tatad for his unrelenting filing of charges against her and her family.Tatad, who earlier filed a...
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Thailand files first charge under draconian anti-campaigning law
BANGKOK, Thailand (UPDATED) – Thai election authorities on Wednesday, April 27, filed their first charge under a law banning campaigning and debate before a referendum on a controversial new...
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Poll violence? Gay group condemns killing of party-list member
ABRA, Philippines – Partylist “Ang Ladlad” denounced the death of Mercedita Beronilla Bragas, who was shot dead last Sunday, April 24 in Abra. Mercedita Bragas, the campaign leader of San Juan...
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Mall voting would've shown ideal polls – Comelec chair
MANILA, Philippines – A day after 3 of his colleagues turned their backs on his proposal, Commission on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Andres Bautista defended mall voting on Wednesday, April 27, as the...
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Paris attacks suspect Abdeslam transferred to France
PARIS, France – Key Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam has been transferred from Belgium to France where he was expected to be charged later Wednesday, April 27, over the bloody rampage, prosecutors...
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Ex-TESDA Cavite director gets 79 years for graft
MANILA, Philippines – A former provincial director of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) office in Cavite was convicted of 13 counts of graft by the Sandiganbayan for...
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Glitch delays first rocket launch from Russia's new cosmodrome
VOSTOCHNY, Russia – The first rocket launch from Russia's new Vostochny cosmodrome was put on hold at the last moment on Wednesday, April 27, in the latest embarrassing glitch for the country's...
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Duterte 'lacked substance' in Makati business forum
MANILA, Philippines – Rodrigo Duterte failed to give a clear explanation of his economic plans for the country during a business forum in Makati City, according to some of the forum’s audience...
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Turkey PM says draft constitution will guarantee secularism
ANKARA, Turkey (UPDATED) – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu vowed Wednesday, April 27, that Turkey's draft constitution would guarantee secularism, after calls for a religious charter sparked controversy...
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