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Repeat of 2010? Binay confident he will win in Sorsogon
SORSOGON, Philippines – Vice President Jejomar Binay and his senatorial slate on Wednesday, April 27, drew a crowd of about 10,000 here, prompting him to declare that, like in 2010, he would win the...
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Dozens of North Korean restaurants abroad closed or suspended – South
SEOUL, South Korea – Dozens of North Korean restaurants abroad have closed or suspended business as visitor numbers plunge because of growing international pressure on the isolated state, Seoul's spy...
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Exiled Tibetans reelect Lobsang Sangay as leader
DHARAMSALA, India (UPDATED) – Exiled Tibetans have reelected Lobsang Sangay as their leader, the election commission said Wednesday, April 27, 5 years after the Dalai Lama ceded political power in a...
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Negros Occidental declares state of calamity due to El Niño
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – The province of Negros Occidental has declared a state of calamity after incurring P407 million worth of losses in agro-fishery.The provincial board, during its session on...
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UN chief urges end to 'madness' of nuclear weapons testing
VIENNA, Austria – UN chief Ban Ki-moon called Wednesday, April 27, for the US, China, and other nuclear-armed states to end the "madness" of atomic testing by finally ratifying the Comprehensive...
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Obama to visit water crisis-hit Flint
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – President Barack Obama will next week travel to Flint, Michigan, where a crisis over tainted water has become a focus of the 2016 election campaign, the White House said...
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Panama Papers to go public May 9
WASHINGTON, USA – The "Panama Papers" trove of leaked documents revealing the vast extent of global tax evasion will be made available to the public on May 9, the organization behind the leak said...
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'Revitalize' Syria ceasefire before peace talks resume – UN envoy
GENEVA, Switzerland – The UN's Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said Thursday, April 28, that he planned to hold another round of peace talks next month but called for a ceasefire to be "revitalized"...
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It's final: Jail awaits voters with 'frivolous' complaints
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – After voting on the issue again, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decided to still consider it an election offense to make "frivolous" complaints over voting...
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Applications until May 6: Who qualifies for senior high school vouchers
MANILA, Philippines – Grade 10 completers from private schools have about a week to go to apply for the Department of Education's (DepEd) senior high school (SHS) voucher program.The first batch under...
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US toddler shoots mother dead
WASHINGTON DC, USA – A toddler riding in the back of a car accidentally shot dead his mother with a gun that slid out from under the driver's seat, US police said Wednesday, April 27.The 26-year-old...
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Australia talks tough on asylum-seekers
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia cannot be "misty-eyed" about boatpeople, the country's prime minister said Thursday, April 28, the day after his immigration policy was thrown into disarray when Papua New...
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Miriam Santiago meets with INC head Eduardo Manalo
MANILA, Philippines – Two weeks before the May 9 elections, presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago met with Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo on Wednesday, April...
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Record-breaking: 200,000 overseas Filipinos vote
MANILA, Philippines – More than 200,000 overseas Filipinos – a record-breaking number – have cast their ballots so far to elect the Philippines’ next leaders, the Commission on Elections (Comelec)...
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How presidential bets plan to empower OFWs
(Part 3 of 3)(Part 1: #OFWVote: Presidential bets on solving illegal recruitment, abuse)(Part 2: How presidential bets plan to solve NAIA, balikbayan box issues)MANILA, Philippines – Overseas Filipino...
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First rocket launch from Russia's Vostochny after delay
VOSTOCHNY, Russia – Russia's new Vostochny cosmodrome hosted its first rocket launch Thursday, April 28, the Roscosmos space agency said, after a last-minute delay a day earlier led to President...
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South Korea says North failed with second mid-range missile test
SEOUL, South Korea (3rd UPDATE) – North Korea on Thursday, April 28, tried and failed in what appeared to be its second attempt in two weeks to test a powerful, new medium-range ballistic missile,...
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UN chief slams 'increasingly restrictive' EU refugee policies
VIENNA, Austria – UN chief Ban Ki-moon hit out Thursday, April 28, at what he called "increasingly restrictive" refugee policies in Europe as the continent faces its worst migrant crisis in decades."I...
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Roxas slams Duterte for 'lying' about BPI account
MANILA, Philippines – "Mayor Duterte, you're lying again."Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II on Thursday, April 28, took a quick break from his campaign to challenge his friend turned...
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10% of machines in overseas absentee voting 'defective'
MANILA, Philippines – Nearly 3 weeks after voting began in Philippine consulates and embassies, 10% of an original batch of 130 vote-counting machines (VCMs) overseas have been found...
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