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Zambales LP candidates junk Roxas, support Poe
ZAMBALES, Philippines – The entire slate of the ruling Liberal Party (LP) in this province dropped standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II in favor of Grace Poe, but said they remain behind the party's vice...
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Italy to start fingerprinting migrants at sea
ROME, Italy – Italy is to introduce the fingerprinting of migrants crossing the Mediterranean as soon as they are picked up by rescue boats, officials say.The move could help to reduce mounting...
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Sandiganbayan asked: Send Lañete back to jail over P76M kickbacks
MANILA, Philippines – Masbate Governor Rizalina Seachon-Lañete should not have been granted bail because there is enough evidence to convict her in the plunder case against her, the Ombudsman's Office...
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Murders force Bangladeshi gay rights activists underground
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Xulhaz Mannan was a rallying figure for Bangladesh's marginalized but increasingly outspoken lesbian, gay, and transgender community, but his brutal murder has dealt a huge blow to...
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Syria army readies Aleppo offensive as civilian toll rises
ALEPPO, Syria – The Syrian army was preparing an offensive on Thursday, April 28, to retake the whole of Aleppo, as fighting in the divided second city killed 38 civilians in a new blow for a tattered...
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China warns Southeast Asia over maritime dispute
SINGAPORE – China urged Southeast Asian nations on Thursday, April 28 to resolve territorial disputes through dialogue and repeated a warning of "negative consequences" if the Philippines wins an...
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Malaysia's troubled 1MDB fund ordered to repatriate money
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Malaysia's central bank on Thursday, April 28, ordered troubled state-owned investment firm 1MDB to repatriate money that was sent overseas without approval, putting further...
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China, Russia rap US missile defense plan in S. Korea
BEIJING, China (UPDATED) – China and Russia on Friday, April 29 rapped US plans to put a missile defense system on the Korean peninsula, less than 24 hours after Pyongyang twice tested projectiles...
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South Sudan forms unity government
JUBA, South Sudan (UPDATED) – South Sudan's transitional unity government was sworn into office Friday, with President Salva Kiir sharing power with ex-rebels in a key step in a long-delayed peace...
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El Niño dries up Asia as its stormy sister La Niña looms
TEMERLOH, Malaysia – Withering drought and sizzling temperatures from El Niño have caused food and water shortages and ravaged farming across Asia, and experts warn of a double-whammy of possible...
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Duterte: Details of BPI bank account to be disclosed May 2
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATED) Rodrigo Duterte has instructed his lawyer to have his bank account in the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) Julia Vargas branch opened in front of Senator Antonio...
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Duterte: Jonvic Remulla and I 'promised to work together'
MANILA, Philippines – With a little over a week left before the May 9 polls, has presidential survey front-runner Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte gained the support of Cavite Governor Jonvic...
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Miriam Santiago's tips: How to fight corruption
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago’s campaign promise is clear as day: combat corruption.In a speech before students of the University of Negros Occidental-Recoletos in Bacolod City...
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S. Korea, US activists launch balloons with anti-Pyongyang leaflets
PAJU, South Korea – South Korean and US activists on Friday, April 29, launched anti-Pyongyang leaflets over the border where tensions have been running high since the isolated state's last nuclear...
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Back to the bailiwick: Binay woos core votes in Laguna
Vice President Jejomar Binay returns to Laguna, the 4th most vote-rich province in the country. He relies on allies like dismissed Laguna Governor ER Ejercito and boxing superstar and Sarangani...
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Rappler Talk: Former Abu Sayyaf hostage on terrorism
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler talks to Australian Warren Rodwell, a former Abu Sayyaf hostage, about terrorism.In a recent interview with the Sydney Morning Herald, Rodwell claimed that the Abu...
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Air strike hits clinic in rebel area of Syria's Aleppo – civil defense
ALEPPO, Syria – An air strike hit a clinic in a rebel-held district of Aleppo on Friday, the civil defense said, the second time this week a medical facility in Syria's second city has been hit.The...
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Miriam Santiago: Opponents waiting 'to buy me out'
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – Presidential candidate Miriam Defensor Santiago basked in the “very overwhelming” reception by university students here on Friday, April 29, leading her to issue a...
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Bongbong Marcos sets foot on Robredo's home region
MANILA, Philippines – For the first time since the election period started, Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr campaigned in the Bicol region – home to his 5 opponents in the vice presidential...
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Voting system not certified before Congress
MANILA, Philippines – An independent committee, which includes a representative from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), has failed to meet a deadline to certify before Congress that the automated...
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