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Possible boat used in Samal kidnapping found in Jolo
ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (UPDATED) — Philippine authorities have found a boat they suspect was used by kidnappers to take a group of mainly Western hostages to an island stronghold of Islamic militants,...
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In Philadelphia, Pope urges laity to strengthen Church
PHILADEPHIA, United States (2nd UPDATE) – Pope Francis on Saturday, September 26, highlighted the need for ordinary Catholics, especially women, to help fortify the Church in the future, as he embarked...
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1 killed, 3 hurt as wall of condemned Baguio hotel collapses
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – A worker was killed and at least 3 others were hurt when one of the walls of the condemned Burnham Hotel collapsed late Saturday morning, September 26.Police said that...
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DOJ forms fact-finding team on attacks vs Lumad
MANILA, Philippines – On her last day at the Department of Justice, Secretary Leila de Lima formed a 16-member fact-finding team to probe the attacks against Lumad in Mindanao.In Department Order No....
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Hajj stampede beyond human control, says top Saudi cleric
MINA, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia's top religious leader says a stampede which killed 717 pilgrims was beyond human control, official media reported on Saturday, September 26, the final day of this...
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China says to cooperate with US on graft, money laundering
Pékin, China – China and the United States have agreed to step up cooperation in fighting corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Saturday, September...
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ADB to double annual climate financing to $6 billion
MANILA, Philippines – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is to double its annual lending for climate change adaptation to $6 billion by 2020, the Philippines-based lender said.The initiative comes as...
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Duterte: Give me time to do 'final soul-searching'
MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's ardent supporters once again have reason to hope.In a text message addressed to his supporters gathered at the Rizal Park on Saturday, September...
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'We can't find him' - lament of pilgrims after hajj disaster
MINA, Saudi Arabia (UPDATED) – “We can't find him" was the lament of anxious relatives and friends on Saturday, September 26, as they scoured hospital wards and the morgue, two days after the disaster...
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Russia frees Estonian officer in spy swap
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia's security service said Saturday, September 26, it exchanged Estonian officer Eston Kohver, convicted for espionage, for an imprisoned Russian spy, in a cross-border bridge swap...
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Robredo on VP offer: 'If I were to be cerebral, the answer is no'
MANILA, Philippines – With only days before the ruling Liberal Party (LP) announces its candidate for vice president and its senatorial slate, the woman offered to be Manuel Roxas II's running mate...
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Russia builds up Syria airbase as US policy suffers setback
DAMASCUS, Syria – Moscow pressed its military buildup at a new airbase in Syria on Saturday, September 26, as Washington admitted that rebels it trained handed ammunition and equipment to Al-Qaeda in a...
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$100 billion could ensure radiotherapy for all – study
PARIS, France – An investment of $97-184 billion (87-165 billion euros) could make life-saving radiotherapy accessible to most people who need it by 2035 and save millions of lives, research showed on...
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Security boosted as death-marred hajj ends
MINA, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia deployed large numbers of special forces on Saturday, September 26, as pilgrims performed the final rituals of a hajj marred by double tragedies that have killed more...
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Merkel's popularity drops in Germany amid migrant crisis – poll
BERLIN, Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel's popularity at home has been hit by her policy of openness towards the wave of migrants coming in from Syria and elsewhere, according to an opinion...
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Hajj stampede death toll rises to 769 – Saudi minister
MECCA, Saudi Arabia – The death toll from a stampede during the annual hajj has risen to 769, the Saudi health minister said on Saturday, September 26.Khaled al-Falih also told reporters the number of...
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Bolivia's Congress votes to let Evo Morales run for reelection again
LA PAZ, Bolivia – Bolivia's Congress voted on Saturday, September 26, to amend the South American country's constitution to let President Evo Morales run for re-election again in 5 years, and...
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China's Xi pledges $2 billion to poor countries
UNITED NATIONS, United States – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday, September 26, pledged $2 billion for a new development fund and increased investment in poor countries, vowing a greater role...
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Catalans brace for 'historic' election on independence
BARCELONA, Spain – Catalans braced on Saturday, September 26, for an election dubbed the most important in Spain's recent history, with polls pointing to a win by separatists who are vowing to declare...
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Cuba's Castro at UN calls for end to US embargo
UNITED NATIONS, United States – Cuban President Raul Castro on Saturday, September 26, took aim at the US embargo against his country, describing it as the "main obstacle" to his country's economic...
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