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German industries make economic case to welcome refugees
BERLIN, Germany – As thousands of refugees arrive every day in Germany, calls are growing louder from business leaders in Europe's biggest economy to offer them jobs."If we can integrate them quickly...
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Nepal's 'ice doctors' risk all for sole Everest hopeful
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Ang Kami Sherpa is one of Nepal's most experienced "ice doctors" – the mountaineers who brave Mount Everest's treacherous Khumbu icefall to prepare it for the climbing season – but...
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Charter backed by Thai junta is rejected
BANGKOK, Thailand (UPDATED) – A council appointed by Thailand's junta Sunday, September 6, rejected a draft constitution, a move expected to delay a return to democracy following last year's military...
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After Poe and Roxas, NPC to meet with VP Binay
MANILA, Philippines – After 3 meetings with the prospective tandem of Senators Grace Poe and Francis Escudero, the Nationalist People’s Coalition will now meet with another presidential candidate: Vice...
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10 die as South Korea fishing boat capsizes
SEOUL, South Korea – At least ten people died when a South Korean fishing charter boat capsized off the country's southwest, the coastguard said Sunday, September 6.The 9.77-tonne Dolphine went missing...
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New wave of air strikes shake Yemen capital – witnesses
SANAA, Yemen (UPDATED) – Powerful explosions shook the Yemeni capital Sunday, September 6, witnesses said, after the Saudi-led coalition vowed to press its air war following a rebel missile strike that...
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Cyprus rescues 114 fleeing Syria in fishing boat
NICOSIA, Cyprus – More than 100 Syrian refugees have been rescued from the Mediterranean after their boat ran into trouble off the southern coast of Cyprus, authorities said on Sunday, September 6.The...
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Japan 'yakuza' forms new group amid fears of gang war
TOKYO, Japan – Thousands of Japanese "yakuza" mobsters have officially formed a new group after splitting off from the country's largest organised crime syndicate, raising concerns for possible...
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PH to China: Why the display of offensive weaponry?
MANILA, Philippines – After China’s show of military might during the 70th anniversary of Japan’s defeat in the World War II, the Philippine’s Department of National Defense (DND) called on the Asian...
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Australia firm on refugee quota, but will admit more Syrians
SYDNEY, Australia – Australian leader Tony Abbott said Sunday, September 6, the government would welcome a higher portion of Syrian refugees amid Europe's humanitarian crisis, but would not increase...
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Conservative Bangladesh gets first lesbian comic strip
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh's first comic strip featuring a young lesbian discovering her sexuality has been launched in the capital to raise awareness of the plight of gays in the conservative...
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Two Turkish police killed in suspected PKK attack
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey – Two Turkish police were killed on Sunday, September 6, in an attack in the country's southeast blamed on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), security sources told Agence...
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Thousands of refugees receive warm welcome in Germany
MUNICH, Germany – Germany on Sunday, September 6, readied for hundreds more refugees to arrive from Hungary via Austria, a day after thousands were greeted, often by volunteers holding signs that read...
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Austrian leader calls for emergency EU summit on migrant crisis
VIENNA, Austria – Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann called Sunday, September 6, for an emergency EU summit to resolve the migrant crisis, saying his country's admittance of thousands of refugees...
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New poll shows UK would vote to leave EU
LONDON, United Kingdom – A new opinion poll published Sunday, September 6, showed more Britons want to leave the European Union than want to stay ahead of a referendum to be held by 2017.The poll is...
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On Grace and patience
When I think of Senator Grace Poe’s chance of winning the coveted top post of the land, I am reminded of the Greek philosopher Heraclitus who once said: “Good character is not formed in a week or a...
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2 killed, 19 injured in bus accident in Zamboanga City
MANILA, Philippines – Two people are reported dead while 19 are injured after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in Zamboanga City on Sunday, September 6.The Rural Transit Mindanao Incorporated (RTMI)...
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Pope calls for each European parish to take in refugee family
VATICAN CITY (UPDATED) – Pope Francis on Sunday, September 6, called on every Catholic parish in Europe to take in a refugee family, saying the Vatican's two parishes would lead by example.Calling for...
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COA points out inefficiencies in 4Ps program
MANILA, Philippines – Underpayment and lack of payments to beneficiaries, unnecessary bank fees, and double entries were among the “recurring deficiencies” of the government’s Pantawid Pamilyang...
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Cop who found dead Syrian refugee boy thought of 'own son'
ISTANBUL, Turkey – A Turkish police officer who was pictured picking up the lifeless body of 3-year-old Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi – whose death pricked the world's conscience – said he thought of his...
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