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PH authorities nab suspected Chinese poachers off Batanes

MANILA, Philippines – Philippine authorities have seized two Chinese fishing vessels suspected of poaching in waters between Babuyan Island and Batanes province, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic...

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Smartmatic: No intention of leaving Philippines

MANILA, Philippines – Technology provider Smartmatic on Tuesday, May 17, said it has no intention of leaving the Philippines after it was accused of breaching election-related protocol. This comes...

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Top China official visit stirs anger in Hong Kong

HONG KONG – One of China's most powerful officials lands in Hong Kong Tuesday, May 17, in an attempt to build bridges in the divided city, but the trip has already stirred anger among opponents.The...

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Heavy traffic along Commonwealth Road as INC holds medical mission

MANILA, Philippines – Traffic slowed down along Commonwealth Road in Quezon City on Tuesday, May 17, after a stretch of it was closed down for a whole-day outreach event of the Iglesia ni Cristo.In an...

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#PHVote: Proclamation of Winners, National Positions

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Proclamation of 12 senators set on May 19

MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) sitting as the National Board of Canvassers (NBOC), is set to proclaim the Philippines' 12 new senators on Thursday, May 19.Comelec...

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Teen arrested over alleged Sydney terror plot

SYDNEY, Australia – An 18-year-old man was arrested in Sydney on Tuesday, May 17, over an alleged "imminent" terror plot, as police raided properties in Melbourne in a separate counter-terrorism...

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Brawl erupts in South Africa parliament as opposition party ejected

CAPE TOWN, South Africa – A brutal fistfight broke out in the South African parliament on Tuesday, May 17, as security guards ejected opposition lawmakers in an ugly fracas that underlined heightened...

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Baghdad attacks kill at least 48 people

BAGHDAD, Iraq (UPDATED) – Attacks including suicide bombings killed at least 48 people in Baghdad on Tuesday, May 17, the second time in a week the Iraqi capital has been hit by a deadly spate of...

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Soldiers, cops, media vote Palparan for senator

MANILA, Philippines – If local absentee voters such as cops and soldiers had their way, the retired general known as "The Butcher" will become one of the Philippines’ 12 new senators. Now detained, the...

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Opposition calls on Venezuela to defy emergency decree

CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's opposition leader urged his country on Tuesday, May 17, to defy a state of emergency decreed by the government as it grapples with an acute political and economic...

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No breakthrough at Syria talks as violence rages

VIENNA, Austria – World power talks on ending the Syrian conflict broke up with no clear breakthrough on Tuesday, May 17, as new faction-fighting erupted and the death toll continued to mount.US...

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Obama congratulates president-elect Duterte

MANILA, Philippines – US President Barack Obama on Tuesday, May 17, congratulated Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for his win in the presidential elections in the Philippines.In a brief statement, the...

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Clinton claims Kentucky, Sanders takes Oregon in Democratic duel

WASHINGTON DC, USA (4th UPDATE) – Hillary Clinton claimed a narrow victory in Kentucky Tuesday, May 17, as she sought to put away Bernie Sanders, but her resilient rival for the Democratic presidential...

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US Senate votes to allow 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia

WASHINGTON DC, USA – The US Senate approved legislation Tuesday, May 17, that would allow September 11 victims and their relatives to sue Saudi Arabia over its possible role in the 2001 attacks, a bill...

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World response to UN aid appeal for Yemen 'shockingly low'

UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations has raised only 16% of the $1.8 billion needed to help war-torn Yemen, a "shockingly low" level of response to a funding appeal, a senior UN aid official said...

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Australian minister under fire for 'illiterate' refugees comment

SYDNEY, Australia – Australia's immigration minister was accused of xenophobia Wednesday, May 18, after he said increasing the nation's refugee intake would lead to "illiterate and innumerate" people...

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11 Kalibo airport personnel sacked over terminal fee scam

MANILA, Philippines – Aviation authorities sacked 11 personnel of the Kalibo International Airport (KIA) for pocketing the terminal fee paid by passengers.The Civil Aviation Authority of the...

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Hong Kong protests as top China official visits

HONG KONG, China (UPDATED) – Hong Kong protesters angry at a visit by a top Beijing official shouted pro-democracy slogans and demanded free elections Wednesday, May 18, but were kept away from talks...

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Inside the clubhouse where Duterte holds court

DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The fate of the Philippine republic is being decided in a clubhouse at the end of a lonely road on the edge of Davao City.Rodrigo Duterte, the country’s president-elect holds...

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