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Search for MH370 likely to end by August
SYDNEY, Australia – The massive search for Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 in the remote southern Indian Ocean is expected to be completed by early August, the man leading the hunt said Friday, May...
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Half of LP congressmen moving to Duterte's PDP-Laban – Alvarez
MANILA, Philippines – At least half of the newly-elected Liberal Party (LP) congressmen are reportedly moving to president-elect Rodrigo Duterte's Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan...
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Mexico to analyze bones in search of 43 missing students
IGUALA DE LA INDEPENDENCIA, Mexico – Mexico will analyze skeletal remains from an undetermined number of individuals that were found not far from where 43 Mexican students went missing nearly two...
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A shame for PH if death penalty is reimposed – groups
MANILA, Philippines – With president-elect Rodrigo Duterte vowing to reimpose the death penalty for his war against crime, Amnesty International (AI) Philippines warned that this would mean that the...
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Sacked PNP chief Purisima arrested
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – Authorities arrested dismissed chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), Alan Purisima, at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA3) on Friday,...
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Duterte taps former CAAP chief Cusi as energy secretary
MANILA, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte plans to appoint former Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) chief Alfonso Cusi as energy secretary, his spokesman said on Friday,...
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Ex-DOJ Usec Jose Calida is Duterte admin Solicitor General
MANILA, Philippines – Former justice undersecretary Jose Calida will be the Solicitor General of the incoming administration, president-elect Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman said on Friday, May 20."Former...
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Cebu City: Mayor Osmeña, who 'inspired' vigilante killings, is back
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Tomas "Tommy" Osmeña will soon be back at city hall, and with him is his reputation for having a tough stance on crime, just like Davao City Mayor and President-elect Rodrigo...
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Wreckage of EgyptAir plane found in Mediterranean
CAIRO, Egypt (UPDATED) – Wreckage including seats and luggage from EgyptAir Flight 804 were spotted in the eastern Mediterranean Friday, May 20 as investigators tried to unravel why the plane turned...
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Aquino: Duterte in for a reality check as next president
MANILA, Philippines – After 6 years at the country's helm and an intense election season, President Benigno Aquino III weighed in on his successor in an exclusive interview with TIME magazine.During...
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Aquino: Giving up West PH Sea claim 'political suicide'
MANILA, Philippines – Less than two months before his term ends, President Benigno Aquino III warned that it would be "political suicide" for any Philippine leader to give up the country's claim on the...
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PNP chief Marquez to cops: 'Be loyal to your badge'
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ricardo Marquez, who retires in August, urged police officers to be loyal to the service at all times as a new...
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Ailing Thai king treated for excess fluid in spine and brain
BANGKOK, Thailand – Doctors treating Thailand's hospital-bound monarch Bhumibol Adulyadej have drained excess fluid from his spinal cord and brain, the palace said in a statement late Friday, May...
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PNP chief: Bicol had 'most peaceful' 2016 elections
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Director General Ricardo Marquez said Bicol region had the "most peaceful" 2016 elections in the country."Bicol had the most peaceful...
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'Brexit' in spotlight at G7 meeting in Japan
SENDAI, Japan – Britain's possible exit from the European Union took center stage at a G7 meeting in Japan Saturday, May 21, as UK finance minister George Osborne warned a 'Brexit' could doom trade...
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UN names special envoys for El Niño and climate
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday, May 20, appointed former Irish President Mary Robinson and Kenyan diplomat Macharia Kamau as special envoys for El Niño and climate.The El...
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'Moving to Canada': Trump fuels US relocation dreams
NEW YORK, USA – Donald Trump's inflammatory presidential campaign and the prospect of the brash-talking tycoon actually becoming commander-in-chief has left progressive Americans obsessing about one...
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Fire razes hundreds of homes in Cagayan de Oro
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – Over a thousand people are homeless after a 5-hour fire razed hundreds of houses in one of the city's most densely populated areas late Friday night, May 20.The fire...
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Advocates to Duterte: Don't imprison parents of street kids
MANILA, Philippines – “Penalizing parents won’t necessarily make them good parents,” said Education Undersecretary Alberto Muyot on Friday, May 20. Muyot’s statement comes after President-elect Rodrigo...
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Lawyers' group opposes death penalty, 'shoot-to-kill' policy
MANILA, Philippines – The Free Legal Assistance Group (FLAG) expressed its alarm over the plans of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to restore the death penalty and give security forces "shoot-to-kill"...
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