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Thousands flee ISIS offensive in northern Syria – monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Thousands of civilians have fled an offensive by the Islamic State group against non-jihadist rebels in northern Syria into territory controlled by a US-backed Kurdish-led alliance, a...
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'Emotions preventing OFWs from financial success'
HONG KONG – What emotions are preventing overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from achieving financial success? What needs to change?For Analyn Regulacion, a domestic helper in Hong Kong for more than 5...
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China firm apologizes for racist detergent ad
BEIJING, China – A Chinese detergent maker has apologized for an advertisement which shows a black man stuffed into a washing machine and transformed into a fair-skinned Asian, just a day after...
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19 migrants rescued from boat in English Channel
LONDON, United Kingdom – The British coastguard said it rescued 19 migrants on Sunday, May 29, from the English Channel after their inflatable boat began to take on water."The rhib (rigid-hulled...
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Pope scolds clergy over their part-time availability
VATICAN CITY, Holy See – Clergymen should make themselves available to their flocks day and night instead of keeping visiting hours and relaxing once the church doors close, Pope Francis said Sunday,...
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EgyptAir black boxes impossible to recover before 12 days
CAIRO, Egypt – Investigators into EgyptAir's plane crash need at least 12 days to recover its black boxes as they await a ship that can retrieve them from the bottom of the Mediterranean, investigation...
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New Turkish PM wins parliament confidence vote
ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey's new government led by a staunch ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan easily passed a confidence vote in the country's parliament Sunday, May 29, the speaker announced after...
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The transformation of Rody Duterte
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – The Davao City mayor has been elected Philippine president.But while lawmakers, supporters, politicians demand his presence in Manila for his proclamation, Rodrigo Duterte has...
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Duterte and Robredo: At the helm of the nation
MANILA, Philippines – Asia’s rising economic star is now led by two political figures who won the elections from the backdoor, bound by uncanny similarities but just as divided by their sharp...
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NPA rebels abduct Davao Oriental town police chief
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Around 70 members of the New People's Army (NPA) attacked the police station of the municipality of Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental province on Sunday, May 29.The...
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Sotto, Pimentel to join forces vs Cayetano for Senate president?
MANILA, Philippines – Two allies of president-elect Rodrigo Duterte might face off for the Senate presidency: running mate Alan Peter Cayetano and party mate Aquilino Pimentel III.While Cayetano claims...
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Proclaimed: Duterte skips ceremony; Robredo, daughters in full force
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – Congress proclaimed Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as president-elect and Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo as vice president-elect on Monday, May 30 –...
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1.5M students to enter senior high's Grade 11
MANILA, Philippines – The last opening of classes under the Aquino administration also marks the first year of the full implementation of the controversial K to 12 program, with 1.5 million students...
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Stay or go? Brexit activists battle it out
LONDON, United Kingdom – Politicians and world leaders have dominated the headlines in the campaign for Britain's EU referendum, but a passionate battle for the country's future is also being fought by...
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UN chief 'baffled' by South Korea presidency speculation
SEOUL, South Korea – United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon denied Monday, May 30, that his current South Korea visit was testing the waters for an eventual presidential bid, saying his comments...
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Hours before proclamation, 'whistleblowers' allege poll fraud
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Just 3 hours before the proclamation of the newly elected president and vice president on Monday, May 30, self-proclaimed whistleblowers spoke to journalists at the...
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Uganda switches sides, dumping North Korea for South
KAMPALA, Uganda – Uganda promised to halt military cooperation with old ally North Korea after a visit to Kampala by South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Sunday, May 29.North Korea, which is under...
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2 Philippine soldiers killed in Lanao del Sur clashes – army
BUTIG, Philippines – Two Philippine soldiers were killed during clashes with members of the Maute group trying to regain their base in a remote, mountainous region of the southern Philippines, the...
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Everest rescuers abandon recovery of Indian climbers' bodies
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepali rescuers abandoned plans to retrieve the bodies of two Indian climbers missing on Mount Everest on Monday, May 30, hoping instead to bring them down next year, an expedition...
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'Annoying chime,' drama, well wishes in proclamation
MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte and Camarines Sur 3rd District Representative Leni Robredo were officially proclaimed as president-elect and vice president-elect of the Republic...
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