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New era for Brazil as Rousseff cedes power to Temer
BRASÍLIA, Brazil – Brazil entered a new era Thursday, May 12, as interim president Michel Temer took power from suspended leader Dilma Rousseff, installing a business-friendly government that ends 13...
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Robredo maintains lead in VP race
MANILA, Philippines – Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo maintained her lead in the unofficial vice presidential tally.As of 8:55 am of Friday, May 13, Robredo has 13,992,734 votes against...
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Solar Impulse 2 leaves Arizona on record-breaking flight
LOS ANGELES, USA – The Solar Impulse 2 experimental plane was on its way to the south-central US state of Oklahoma late Thursday, May 12, as it pressed ahead with its record-breaking quest to circle...
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Abortion rates plunge in rich nations, unvaried elsewhere – study
PARIS, France – Abortion rates have dropped 40% in wealthy nations since 1990 but remain unchanged in developing countries where procedures to end pregnancies are often unsafe, according to a study...
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WHO approves new, faster treatment for drug-resistant TB
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization approved a new treatment for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) on Thursday, May 12 a crucial step towards replacing an old, costly therapy...
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US ready to loosen Libya arms embargo – US official
WASHINGTON DC, USA – The US government is ready to loosen a ban on arms exports to Libya, in a bid to help the country's fledgling unity government fight the Islamic State group, officials and...
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Transition team: Duterte cabinet to be patterned after Trudeau's
MANILA, Philippines – Presumptive president Rodrigo Duterte's transition committee says they want Duterte's cabinet to take inspiration from the cabinet of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau."We...
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Comelec’s Guanzon slams Smartmatic over hash code
MANILA, Philippines – Commission on Elections Commissioner Rowena Guanzon slammed technology provider Smartmatic on Friday, May 13, after the company changed an election-related hash code without the...
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US congratulates Duterte
MANILA, Philippines – The United States on Friday, May 14, congratulated president-elect Rodrigo Duterte as well as the Filipino people for the election of their new leaders."The United States offers...
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Robredo camp downplays concerns on credibility of polls
MANILA, Philippines – The camp of vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo downplayed concerns on the credibility of the polls, following comments made by Comelec Commissioner Rowena Guanzon against...
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After defeat, ER Ejercito to push for recall election in Laguna
LAGUNA, Philippines – Following his defeat in the gubernatorial race here, former Laguna Governor Emilio Ramon Ejercito said on Thursday, May 12, that he would push for a recall election as part of his...
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Villanueva, Drilon lead in partial, official Senate race tally
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Former Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Joel Villanueva and Senate President Franklin Drilon led in the partial, official...
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Comelec tightens security after Smartmatic breach
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Friday, May 13, tightened security for its canvassing system at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) after technology...
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Cannes comic 'didn't want to hurt anybody' with rape joke
CANNES, France – A French comedian who made a rape joke in the presence of Woody Allen on the opening night of the Cannes film festival said Friday he meant no harm with the gag.The comment by popular...
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'Trump-Putin kiss' graffiti shows misgivings in Baltic states
VILNIUS, Lithuania – Street graffiti depicting Donald Trump passionately locking lips with Russian President Vladimir Putin went viral on social media in Lithuania Friday, appearing to show concern...
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EXPLAINER: What Marcos Jr should do to prove election fraud
“Fast count stuns the nation.” This was the headline of a newspaper 6 years ago when Benigno Aquino III was elected in the Philippines’ first automated elections.Last May 9, the country was stunned...
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Jerusalem SlutWalk marchers say police forced cover-up
JERUSALEM – The global SlutWalk movement is known for its topless protests demanding respect for women's rights, but a row broke out on Friday in Israel over the right to bare all.The annual protest in...
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Singapore reports first Zika case
SINGAPORE – Singapore said Friday it had detected the first case of Zika in someone who had travelled to Brazil, the epicenter of the outbreak.The Ministry of Health said the 48-year-old male...
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Russia denies state-run doping at showcase Sochi games
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia on Friday, May 13, denied what it called unsubstantiated claims of a vast state-run doping program during the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi seen by many as a triumph for...
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Incumbent clans dominate northern Luzon polls
CAGAYAN, Philippines – Incumbent political clans in 5 provinces north of Manila – Isabela, Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, La Union, and Pangasinan – once again ruled the 2016 elections, the latest vote...
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