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Fear stalks campus after Bangladesh professor's murder
RAJSHAHI, Bangladesh – Days after his colleague was butchered by Islamist extremists at their university in Bangladesh, Mahbub Alam answered a call from a mystery number that made his blood run...
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Marcos wants Comelec to develop evidence for him – Robredo camp
MANILA, Philippines – The camp of vice presidential candidate Leni Robredo slammed her rival, Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr, for calling on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to open part of its...
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Trump would speak to North Korea's Kim Jong-un – report
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Donald Trump on Tuesday, May 17, said he would speak with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, in what would be a dramatic shift in US policy."I would speak to him, I would have no...
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Aquino: 'I'm leaving behind a much better Philippines'
MANILA, Philippines – With just 43 days until he relinquishes the highest post in the land, President Benigno Aquino III said he can hold his head up high at the end of his term, confident that he was...
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China holds landing drills ahead of Taiwan swearing-in
BEIJING, China – China's military has staged at least 3 landing exercises in the country's southeast this month, state-run media reported Wednesday, May 18, ahead of the inauguration of Taiwan's...
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Cebuano businessman to be Duterte's presidential assistant for Visayas
MANILA, Philippines – Cebuano businessman Michael Dino has accepted Rodrigo Duterte’s offer to become the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas under his administration. Dino confirmed to Rappler that...
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Yasay accepts Duterte offer to be acting DFA chief
MANILA, Philippines – Former Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Perfecto Yasay Jr on Wednesday, May 18, accepted the offer of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to be the acting secretary of the...
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PAGASA warns of possible La Niña by end of 2016
MANILA, Philippines – After experiencing drought due to El Niño, the Philippines might be facing La Niña soon.On Wednesday, May 18, state weather bureau PAGASA released a statement saying that it has...
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Ex-gov’t officials slam Marcos for ‘dangerously irresponsible’ claims
MANILA, Philippines – A group of former government officials slammed the camp of Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr for failing to provide evidence of his cheating allegations in the last...
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Chibok girl found, first since abduction by Boko Haram
KANO, Nigeria – The first of 219 schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok in northeast Nigeria more than two years ago has been found, activists, the head of a support group, and a community...
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Transparency server unofficial count ends with 96.14%
MANILA, Philippines - The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, May 18, advised observer groups with access to the real-time unofficial election results via the transparency and mirror...
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Proclamation of 3 senators in limbo due to Tolentino
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is bracing itself for a last-minute change on Thursday, May 19, after the 13th placer in the Senate race ran to the Supreme Court (SC) to...
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High risk of Zika virus spread in Black Sea area – WHO
COPENHAGEN, Denmark – The Black Sea coastal areas of Georgia and Russia face a high risk of a Zika virus outbreak, the World Health Organization warned Wednesday, May 18, while it also put Europe on...
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Duterte's 'Bato': Who is Ronald dela Rosa?
MANILA, Philippines – Chief Superintendent Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa is not used to getting attention. He recalled a time when he could walk around the streets of Davao City or even Camp Crame in Quezon...
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Poll sabotage? Brillantes: 'Ang daming bobo sa Pilipinas'
MANILA, Philippines – Former Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairman Sixto Brillantes Jr on Wednesday, May 18, criticized an electoral sabotage case filed days before the canvassing of votes for...
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April breaks heat records, 12th month in a row for global heat
MIAMI, USA – Last month was the hottest April in modern history, marking the 12th consecutive month that global heat records have been shattered, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
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Chinese jets conduct 'unsafe' intercept of US spy plane – Pentagon
WASHINGTON DC, USA (UPDATED) – Two Chinese fighters have conducted an "unsafe" intercept of a US spy plane in international air space over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said, as tensions mount in...
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Concerns raised over Brazil's new all-male government
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Brazil's week-old interim government is regressive and unequal, the Inter-American Commssion on Human Rights said in a statement Wednesday, May 18.The body charged with protecting...
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After hesitating, Dominguez accepts Finance post
MANILA, Philippines – Former Cabinet secretary and businessman Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez III will be Finance Secretary under the Duterte administration.On Thursday, May 19, Dominguez told Rappler that...
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Meet PH’s 12 new senators
MANILA, Philippines – One of the closest allies of President Benigno Aquino III, Liberal Party stalwart Senator Franklin Drilon, topped the list of 12 new senators that the Commission on Elections...
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