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1 missing in Dragon Boat mishap
MANILA, Philippines – One person is missing and feared dead after rowing practice by an amateur Dragon Boat team went awry in the Philippine capital on Saturday, April 30, the coast guard said.The 22...
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WATCH: Ogie Alcasid resigns from PPC, campaigns for Poe
MANILA, Philippines – Celebrity and singer Ogie Alcasid on Saturday, April 30, officially campaigned for presidential bet Grace Poe in a sortie in Marikina.Alcasid performed at the Annual Fireworks...
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Two ISIS-allied militants killed in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines – Security forces in the southern Philippines have killed two members of a local extremist organization sympathetic to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group, a police...
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UK strikes in Syria, Iraq kill 1,000 IS fighters
LONDON, United Kingdom – British air strikes have killed nearly 1,000 fighters of the Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq in the past 18 months, according to new Ministry of Defence figures.Figures...
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Kenya lights world's biggest ivory bonfire
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta set fire Saturday to the world's biggest ivory bonfire, after demanding a total ban on trade in tusks and horns to end "murderous" trafficking and...
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Duterte: 'PH in jeopardy if Binay, Roxas elected president
SORSOGON, Philippines – The Philippines will be jeopardy if either Vice President Jejomar Binay or administration standard-bearer Maniel "Mar" Roxas II wins in the presidential race, Davao City mayor...
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ISIS claims killing of Hindu tailor in Bangladesh
TANGAIL, Bangladesh – The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group claimed responsibility for the murder of a Hindu tailor in central Bangladesh on Saturday, according to a US-based monitoring...
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Indian teen shoots himself in head taking selfie with gun
NEW DELHI, India – An Indian teenager accidently shot himself in the head with his father's gun while trying to take a "selfie" photograph, police said Sunday, May 1, the latest in a series of such...
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Car bomb kills 2 Turkish police, wounds 22 near Syria border
ISTANBUL, Turkey (3rd UPDATE) – A car bomb on Sunday, May 1, hit the Turkish city of Gaziantep, a major refugee hub near the Syrian border, killing at least two policemen and wounding 22 other people...
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Iran's new parliament has more women than clerics
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran’s new parliament will have more women than clerics when its members are sworn in next month, a first in the Islamic republic and a sign of the country's evolving politics.Official...
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Before labor leaders, Roxas hits Duterte over 'cash gifts'
MANILA, Philippines – Liberal Party standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II on Sunday, May 1, hit presidential rival Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for supposedly receiving cash gifts in the millions from...
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Poe denies disrespecting Isabela Governor Dy
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential bet Grace Poe allegedly disrespected Isabela Governor Faustino "Bojie" Dy III during a campaign sortie in the province on Tuesday, April 26, local reports and a...
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Sandiganbayan to auction two aircraft in Marcos case
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan ordered the sale of two aircraft recovered by the Philippine government from the ill-gotten wealth of the Marcos family and alleged crony Alfonso Lim Sr.In a...
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How Philippine presidential candidates turn up on Google
MANILA, Philippines – The presidential candidates in the country's 2016 elections appear to be making their mark on social media. On Facebook, for example, 20% of the 49 million users in the...
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Crisis-hit Venezuela sets clocks ahead to save power
CARACAS, Venezuela (UPDATED) – With their country gripped by an economic crisis, Venezuelans lost half an hour of sleep early Sunday, May 1, as their clocks were moved forward to save power on...
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Eyeing DOLE, Bongbong Marcos woos labor unions
MANILA, Philippines – Vice presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr made full use of the Labor Day celebration on Sunday, May 1, to further his platform of fixing the labor sector, which...
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Misamis Oriental workers seek end to contractualization
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Close to 3,600 workers and farmers from Misamis Oriental took to the streets on Labor Day, May 1, to demand an end to contractualization and unfair labor practices.Tita...
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Roxas vows no 'endo,' government that listens
MANILA, Philippines – Speaking to labor union leaders on Labor Day, Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II promised to put an end to unfair labor practices, and to ensure that the...
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Pacquiao chooses 'only Binay' in new TV ad
PAMPANGA, Philippines – Will the popularity of Sarangani Representative Manny Pacquiao be enough to convince more voters to pick Vice President Jejomar Binay?The boxing superstar-turned-politician...
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Death toll in Kenya building collapse reaches 16
NAIROBI, Kenya – At least 16 people were killed when a 6-storey residential building due for demolition collapsed in Nairobi in torrential weekend storms, local authorities said Sunday, May 1.“The...
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