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After Ebola, World Bank creates pandemic insurance plan
SENDAI, Japan - The World Bank announced Saturday, May 21, a new program to mobilize funds quickly against virulent disease outbreaks after the world was caught unprepared in the 2014 Ebola disaster in...
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Pope under fire for meeting French cardinal accused of sex abuse cover-up
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis came under fire Friday, May 20, after meeting Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, the Lyon archbishop suspected of covering up for a paedophile priest in a scandal that has rocked...
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Venezuela's armed forces are political too
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela's armed forces, which are conducting exercises against perceived internal and external threats, hold immense power in the government of President Nicolas Maduro and...
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6 dead, 500,000 flee as Cyclone Roanu hits Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (UPDATED) – Cyclone Roanu struck the Bangladesh coast on Saturday, May 21, killing six people and forcing hundreds of thousands more to flee their homes as the storm unleashed strong...
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Macalintal: Senators’ proclamation 'negates poll irregularities'
MANILA, Philippines – The lead counsel of Camarines Sur 3rd District Representative Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo said that the proclamation of winning senators and party-list groups on Thursday, May 19,...
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Search teams hunt for EgyptAir black boxes
CAIRO, Egypt - Search teams scoured the Mediterranean Saturday, May 21, for more wreckage and the black boxes from EgyptAir flight MS 804 for clues on why the plane plummeted and turned full circle...
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Beijing warns will cut contacts if Taiwan doesn't toe line
BEIJING, China – Beijing warned Taiwan it would cut off critical contacts with the island if its new president Tsai Ing-wen does not state her support for the concept that there is only “one China,"...
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S. Africa compensates 750 families for apartheid land loss
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – Some 750 South African families who say they were pushed out of their land on a natural reserve during apartheid will be handed over $5 million in compensation, President...
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International concern mounts over Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela – International concerns are mounting over the economic and political crisis in Venezuela, where the military on Saturday, May 21, wrapped up two days of exercises ordered by...
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Teodoro: No decision yet on DND post
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Former defense chief Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr denied reports that he has already declined president-elect Rodrigo Duterte's offer for him to again lead the Department...
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Bolivia enacts law letting transsexuals change ID documents
LA PAZ, Bolivia – Bolivia on Saturday, May 21, braved criticism from Christian churches to enact a gender identity law allowing transsexual and transgender people to change their name, sex and photo on...
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Jejomar Binay's impossible dream
MANILA, Philippines – He fought the toughest and the longest battles, but the war was not for him to win.Of the 5 candidates, it was only Vice President Jejomar Binay who dreamt of becoming president...
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Australian and Dutch climbers die after Everest summit
KATHMANDU, Nepal – An Australian and a Dutch mountaineer have died of altitude sickness after summitting Mount Everest, expedition organizers said, the latest deaths to hit the Himalayan climbing...
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Taliban leader Mansour 'likely killed' in US drone strike
WASHINGTON, United States – Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was targeted and "likely killed" Saturday, May 21, in a US drone strike in a remote area of Pakistan along the Afghan border, a US...
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ISIS threatens US, tries to rally support in new audio message
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group appeared to try to keep morale high among its supporters in a new audio message released on Saturday, May 21, which also called for...
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Duterte eyes Bebot Bello for DOLE, Pernia for NEDA
MANILA, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte has people in mind to head the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).During a late...
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Brexit: The potential consequences
LONDON, United Kingdom – If Britain votes on June 23 to leave the European Union, it would be a political earthquake for the EU. (READ: Stay or go? Arguements for and against Britain leaving EU)Here...
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Duterte campaign manager Evasco eyed as Cabinet Secretary
MANILA, Philippines – Rodrigo Duterte is considering his presidential campaign manager Leoncio "Jun" Evasco for the position of Secretary to the Cabinet.Duterte told media on Saturday night, May 21,...
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Two years after coup ousted Thai PM says country 'suffering'
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thailand's ousted prime minister called on the kingdom's generals to return power to the people as the country marked the second anniversary Sunday, May 22, of its latest...
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Polls open in key Austrian presidential runoff
VIENNA, Austria – Austrians began voting Sunday, May 22, in a key presidential runoff which could usher in the European Union's first extreme right-wing leader amid the continent's worst migrant crisis...
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