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India court jails 5 for life for tourist gang rape
NEW DELHI, India – Five men convicted of gang-raping a Danish tourist in the Indian capital in 2014 were on Friday, June 10, sentenced to life in jail, a prosecutor said, the maximum term possible.They...
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Scientists turn CO2 into stone to fight climate change
WASHINGTON, DC, USA – Scientists have turned carbon dioxide into stone in a matter of months by pumping it deep underground, offering a revolutionary new way of storing the greenhouse gas to tackle...
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Dureza flying to Norway to meet with Joma Sison
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – Jesus Dureza, President-elect Rodrigo Dutere's appointed Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) is flying to Oslo,...
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US Navy ends base restrictions for sailors in Japan
TOKYO, Japan – The US Navy said on Friday, June 10, it lifted restrictions preventing sailors in Japan from leaving their bases 4 days after the rule was imposed following a drunk-driving case on...
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Senior high in Laguna: Unfinished classrooms, students in private schools
LAGUNA, Philippines – Local education officials in Sta Cruz, Laguna are gearing up for the full implementation of the K to 12 program on Monday, June 13. One existing public high school and two...
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Mexico gunmen attack family, kill 11 – officials
PUEBLA, Mexico (UPDATED) – Gunmen burst into a family's home in Mexico at dawn on Friday, June 10, killing 9 adults and two children, officials said. The attack took place in El Mirador, a mountain...
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Climate change implicated in France floods – study
PARIS, France – Torrential rains which caused flooding in France recently bore the unmistakable fingerprint of climate change, according to research to be submitted to a scientific journal next...
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Knife-edge EU referendum sets soothsayers abuzz
LONDON, United Kingdom – The only thing everyone seems to agree on is that Britain's EU referendum result is going to be close.One of the main references is the polling average compiled by the...
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Sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 aircraft sets off for New York
WASHINGTON, United States (UPDATED) – The Solar Impulse 2 aircraft set off late Friday from Pennsylvania, aiming for New York and a fly-over of the Statue of Liberty in the latest leg of its bid to...
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Venezuela lets Maduro recall advance, with threats
CARACAS, Venezuela – Facing mounting pressure from food shortages, looting and increasingly violent protests, Venezuelan authorities on Friday, June 10, announced the next stage of a recall referendum...
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Bongbong Marcos: My father's burial will bring closure for the country
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr on Saturday, June 11, said the planned burial of his father, the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos Sr, in the Libingan ng mga Bayani...
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Qatar pardons 15 imprisoned OFWS on Ramadan
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government expressed gratitude for the pardon granted to 15 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) imprisoned in Qatar.In a radio interview on Saturday, June 11,...
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Marcos after June 30: I'll take seat kept warm for me
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The camp of vice presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr is set to file an electoral protest on June 28 – two days before his Senate term ends.Asked what...
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Libyan forces 'retake port' in jihadist bastion Sirte
TRIPOLI, Libya – Forces allied with Libya's unity government said Saturday, June 11, they had recaptured the port in the jihadist stronghold of Sirte from Islamic State in Iraq & Syria (also known...
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Negros Occidental cop disarmed for refusing drug test
BACOLOD CITY, Philippines – A policeman in Negros Occidental was disarmed after refusing to undergo a random drug test on Friday afternoon, June 10.Police Officer 1 Richard Suarez of the Negros...
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At least 42 electoral protests in 2016 local races
MANILA, Philippines – It has been a month since the May 2016 elections, but the fight is not yet over in many provinces and cities.At least 42 election protest cases (EPC) in connection with local...
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Anti-gang offensive in El Salvador cuts murder rate
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – El Salvador, ranked one of the most dangerous countries in the world, has nearly halved its staggeringly bloody monthly murder rate amid a fierce crackdown on fearsome...
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Suicide bombers 'kill 20' outside Syria shrine
BEIRUT, Lebanon (UPDATED) – Suicide bombers struck outside a Shiite shrine near Syria's capital Saturday, June 11, leaving at least 20 people dead, a monitor said, in an attack claimed by the Islamic...
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Bangladesh arrests 37 'Islamist militants' in crackdown
DHAKA, Bangladesh – Bangladesh police have arrested 37 suspected Islamist militants as part of a nationwide crackdown on jihadists, an official said Saturday, June 11, following a spate of murders of...
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UK Nobel winners back EU after Brexit poll boost
LONDON, United Kingdom – Thirteen of Britain's top scientists signed a letter backing the campaign to remain in the EU Saturday, June 11 after a dramatic new poll boosted the Brexit campaign.Nobel...
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