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Washington pulled apart by partisan divide over 'facts'
WASHINGTON DC, USA – In Washington these days, there are facts, alternative facts and disputed facts.It also seems like there are Democratic facts and Republican facts.The acrimonious impeachment...
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2 men found dead with faces wrapped in tape inside abandoned van in Cavite
MANILA, Philippines – The bodies of two unidentified men with their faces wrapped in tape were found in an abandoned white van in Noveleta, Cavite, on Friday afternoon, December 13.A police report said...
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'Brexit election' raises hopes and fears in Northern Ireland
BELFAST, United Kingdom – Prime Minister Boris Johnson's crushing election victory gives Britain a chance to move past years of gridlock over Brexit — especially in Northern Ireland, where social and...
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U.N. climate talks unravelling, face failure
MADRID, Spain – A United Nations climate summit in Madrid risked collapsing Saturday, December 14, after all-night negotiations between countries left them more divided than ever over on how to fight...
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Crashed Chile plane had emergency in 2016 – Air Force
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile – The Chilean Hercules C-130 plane that crashed on its way to Antarctica, killing all 38 people on board, suffered an emergency 3 years ago on the same route, the Air Force said...
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Protests rage as U.S., UK warn on travel to northeast India
GUWAHATI, India – Protests against a divisive new citizenship law raged Saturday, December 14, as Washington and London issued travel warnings for northeast India following days of violent clashes that...
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U.S. senators misled over PH officials ban? De Lima: ‘Nakakatawa naman ito’
MANILA, Philippines – Detained Senator Leila de Lima scoffed at Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo for claiming United States senators were “misled” by the opposition to pass a resolution that...
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Cuba-U.S. relations backslide 5 years after landmark thaw
HAVANA, Cuba – Five years ago this week, Washington and Havana surprised the world when they agreed to reopen diplomatic ties severed in 1961, but relations have since slid downhill as if on a fresh...
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These will make you hope and (hopefully) act
We humans are glorious at failing ourselves, each other, and the planet, but if there is one thing that spectacularly exceeds our capacity to do all that, it is our capacity and ability to hope that...
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New Zealand eruption death toll rises to 18 as body search continues
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (UPDATED) – The death toll from New Zealand's White Island volcano eruption rose to 18 on Sunday, December 15, including two people whose bodies have not been recovered, police...
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2 dead, tens of thousands of homes without power as storms hit France
PEYREHORADE, France – Two pensioners have been killed and tens of thousand of homes left without electricity as gale force winds and flooding hit southwestern France.Eleven departments remained on...
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What the Philippines' CHR findings on polluters' liability mean for loss and...
MANILA, Philippines – The result of the landmark inquiry of the Philippines' Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on climate change proved the role and liabilities of the world's biggest carbon emitters in...
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Locsin calls ‘idiotic’ US Senate panel’s resolution vs PH officials
MANILA, Philippines – Foreign Secretary Teodoro “Teddyboy” Locsin Jr slammed as “idiotic” the resolution of a United States Senate committee calling for sanctions against Philippine government...
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Hong Konger 'missing' after crossing China bridge checkpoint
HONG KONG (UPDATED) – Hong Kong's immigration department said on Sunday, December 15, they received reports a man went missing on a cross-border mega bridge to the gambling hub of Macau that currently...
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‘Disappointed’ Robredo hits PDEA's Aaron Aquino for being two-faced
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo said that she was “disappointed” over Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) chief Aaron Aquino's insincerity when they were co-chairs of...
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Magnitude 6.9 earthquake strikes Davao del Sur
This is a developing story. Please refresh this page for updates.MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Davao del Sur on Sunday, December 15. The Philippine Institute for...
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In a Philippine village, pangolin hunting happens under local officials' watch
PALAWAN, Philippines – It was pitch-dark sometime in 2015 save for a lonely moon that occasionally peeked from the clouds, casting a faint glow on grass that swayed with the cold northeast monsoon wind...
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#WalangPasok: Class suspensions, Monday, December 16, 2019
Please refresh this page for updates.MANILA, Philippines – Here is a list of areas where classes have been suspended for Monday, December 16, due to the magnitude 6.9 earthquake that struck Davao...
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Careful review of water concession agreements needed – Robredo
MANILA, Philippines – Vice President Leni Robredo on Sunday, December 15, favored a careful review of the country's water concession agreements with Manila Water and Maynilad Water Services. Robredo's...
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Brother of Bacolod ex-councilor shot dead
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – The brother of a former councilor here was shot dead on Sunday, December 15, at Barangay Estefania.Robert “Kaishek” Tan, 70, of Barangay Villamonte, was on his way home when...
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