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12 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide
YANGON, Myanmar – A landslide in Myanmar's northern jade mining region has killed at least 12 people and many more are missing, officials said Tuesday, May 24, the latest deadly accident to hit the...
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Violent young Sun may have seeded life on Earth – study
PARIS, France – Life on Earth may have sprung from bombardment by a youthful Sun lashing out with flares as potent as a thousand trillion exploding atomic bombs, a study suggested on Monday, May...
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Comelec's Guanzon backs independent system audit
MANILA, Philippines - Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Rowena Guanzon on Tuesday, May 24, said she supports an audit of the automated election system similar to the proposal of vice...
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Obama implores Vietnam to embrace human rights
HANOI, Vietnam – US President Barack Obama told communist Vietnam on Tuesday, May 24, that basic human rights would not jeopardize its stability, in an impassioned appeal for the one-party state to...
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Greece starts evacuating squalid Idomeni migrant camp
IDOMENI, Greece – Hundreds of Greek police on Tuesday, May 24, began clearing the overcrowded Idomeni camp, a migrant flashpoint on the Macedonia border where thousands have been living in squalid...
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Pimentel: Pinpoint specific COCs in canvassing objections
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday, May 24, said that candidates for president and vice president who intend to contest the results of the official canvassing must specify...
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Duterte: Advisers 'just pretend that they advise me'
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – It’s all him. President-elect Rodrigo Duterte addressed queries on how he arrived at his choices for his Cabinet on Monday, May 23.Despite having a “transition committee” to...
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Cebu composers still unpaid by candidate who used their song
CEBU CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – Cebuano composer Jude Gitamondoc and social media personality Rowell Ucat are still awaiting payment from a Lapu-Lapu City bet who used their song for his campaign...
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Comelec’s Abas confirmed by Commission on Appointments
MANILA, Philippines – More than a year after President Benigno Aquino III named him poll commissioner, the Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed the appointment of lawyer Sheriff Abas to the...
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Big thanksgiving bash for Dutertes set for June 4 in Davao City
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Davaoeños are gearing up for a big thanksgiving party for President-elect Rodrigo Duterte and his children, incoming Davao City mayor Sara Duterte Carpio and reelected Vice...
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Suicide bomber kills 10 near Afghan capital – interior ministry
KABUL, Afghanistan (UPDATED) – Ten people were killed in Afghanistan Wednesday, May 25, when a suicide bomber on foot detonated his explosives, striking a vehicle carrying court employees near the...
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Party-list groups declare support for Alvarez, PDP-Laban
MANILA, Philippines – A coalition of party-list representatives – composed of 37 incoming and returning lawmakers – announced on Wednesday, May 25, its support for the speakership bid of newly-elected...
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Young Vietnamese quiz Obama on rap, weed, and good looks
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam – Barack Obama fielded questions Wednesday, May 25, on everything from rap and weed smoking to his good looks at a lively meeting with young Vietnamese, who see the US leader...
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Transition to new admin: DPWH chief warns vs influence peddlers
MANILA, Philippines – With a little over a month to go before a new set of Cabinet secretaries takes over, outgoing Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Rogelio Singson warned...
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CHR: Duterte violated Magna Carta of Women over rape joke
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) said president-elect Rodrigo Duterte violated the Magna Carta of Women when he made a controversial statement regarding a murdered Australian...
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Strike-hit France smashes blockades as fuel runs dry
DOUCHY-LES-MINES, France – French police fired water cannon Wednesday, May 25, to disperse scores of activists blocking a northeastern oil depot, as pumps ran dry and unions stepped up strikes in a...
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Morbid Facebook posts end in murder of Bukidnon school principal
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – A retired firefighter from Malaybalay City in Bukidnon posted a series of cryptic messages on his Facebook page before killing his wife, on Tuesday, May 24.Arnold Tenorio...
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Marcos camp fires opening salvo in canvassing
MANILA, Philippines – The camp of vice presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr fired the opening salvo – and faced an early disappointment – at the canvassing of votes in Congress on...
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Namfrel: Higher voter confidence, turnout in 2016 polls
MANILA, Philippines – The National Citizens' Movement for Free Elections (Namfrel) lauded the recently-concluded May 2016 elections, noting the high turnout rate and increased voter confidence in the...
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UN chief fuels presidential speculation with South Korea trip
SEOUL, South Korea – Ban Ki-moon arrived in South Korea on Wednesday, May 25, for a 6-day visit that has fueled speculation the UN chief is lining up a tilt at the presidency of his home country.Ban's...
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