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Venezuela teeters on chaos as Maduro orders state of emergency
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela was seen teetering on the verge of chaos Sunday, May 15, after President Nicolas Maduro ordered a state of emergency allowing the seizure of paralyzed factories and...
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Duterte reveals top picks for AFP, PNP posts
MANILA, Philippines (3rd UPDATE) – Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte revealed his top choices to lead the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), led by...
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Gibo Teodoro arrives in Davao to meet with Duterte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Former defense secretary and 2010 presidential candidate Gilbert Teodoro Jr arrived in Davao City on Monday, May 16, on the day president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is set to...
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Obama slams Trump in speech: 'Ignorance is not a virtue'
WASHINGTON DC, USA – US President Barack Obama on Sunday criticized the populist campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, decrying "anti-intellectualism" and noting that "ignorance is...
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Aussie team preps extra-strong condoms for Olympics
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia's Olympians will be issued with free super-strength condoms in Rio to minimize any infection from the Zika virus, officials said Monday, May 16.Brazil has been the...
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LIVE: President-elect Rodrigo Duterte in Davao City
BOOKMARK THIS PAGE TO WATCH LIVE AT 2 PMDAVAO CITY, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will appear before the public on Monday, May 16 – his first since winning the elections held Monday,...
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VLOG: Duterte goes back to work
For the first time since the May 9 elections, Rodrigo Duterte will make a public appearance – no longer as the mayor of Davao City, but as the president-elect of the Republic of the Philippines. Pia...
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Joma: Left welcomes Duterte offers of Cabinet posts
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Left is poised to accept President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s olive branch."The NDFP (National Democratic Front of the Philippines) and CPP (Communist Party of the...
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WHO issues first guidelines on treating female genital mutilation victims
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization on Monday, May 16, released its first-ever guidelines on how medical professionals should treat victims of female genital mutilation (FGM), hoping to...
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Marcos supporters hold prayer rally for 'truth in election results'
MANILA, Philippines – It took 10 hours before Emelita Querubin reached Metro Manila from the province of Isabela. Querubin, a 58-year-old Ilocano, is a leader of a local group of supporters of Senator...
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New UN climate talks aim at fleshing out Paris deal
BONN, Germany – Five months after ushering in a landmark climate deal, diplomats kicked off a new round of talks Monday, May 16, tasked with converting a political blueprint into a workable plan."The...
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Duterte: No more 'junket' seminars for gov't employees
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Government employees take note: Rodrigo Duterte plans to get rid of the practice of holding “seminars” and sending employees or local government officials to “lakbay aral”...
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Duterte: Curfew for minors in, late-night karaoke out
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Citing the need to restore public order and security, president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said he would impose a curfew on minors and would press local government units to stamp...
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First US penis transplant performed on 64-year-old man
WASHINGTON DC, USA – A 64-year-old man who lost most of his penis to cancer is recovering well after undergoing the United States' first penis transplant operation, doctors said Monday, May 16.The...
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Duterte: Armed personnel per barangay to crack down on drugs
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte revealed another aspect of his plan to suppress drugs: arm select people in each barangay to crack down on drug syndicates.He said he would...
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Canada announces ban on transgender discrimination
MONTREAL, Canada – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced legislation Monday, May 16, to protect transgender people from hate speech and discrimination, as debate rages in the United States...
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Protests cloud Brazil acting president's political honeymoon
BRASÍLIA, Brazil – Street protests and controversy over the absence of female ministers clouded Brazilian acting President Michel Temer's political honeymoon Monday, May 16, as he began his first full...
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Flare-ups, thick smoke from Canadian wildfires delay residents' return
MONTREAL, Canada – Thick smoke and a risk of flare-ups are delaying residents' return to fire-ravaged Fort McMurray in Canada, the province of Alberta's premier said Monday, May 16."There's active fire...
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ISS completes 100,000th orbit of Earth – mission control
MOSCOW, Russia – The International Space Station, the space laboratory that showcases cooperation between Russia and the United States, on Monday, May 16, orbited Earth for the 100,000th time, Russian...
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World powers meet to save Syria peace hopes
VIENNA, Austria – Senior envoys from world and regional powers are to meet once again in Vienna on Tuesday, May 17, in an effort to salvage stumbling efforts to halt Syria's bloody civil war.US...
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