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North, South Korea agree to family reunion in October
SEOUL, South Korea (UPDATED) – North and South Korea agreed Tuesday, September 8, to hold a reunion in October for families separated by the Korean War, following all-night talks between their...
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Campaigning begins for historic Myanmar elections
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi called on the international community Tuesday, September 8, to help ensure November polls bring “genuine political and governmental change”...
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Signature campaign launched urging Leni Robredo to run for VP
MANILA, Philippines – With a little more than a month to go before 2016 poll bets make their bids official, supporters of Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo launched a "one million signatures"...
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Mexico charges 4 with helping drug lord 'El Chapo' flee
MEXICO CITY, Mexico – A court in Mexico on Monday, September 7, formally charged 4 criminal justice workers for their alleged role in the July prison escape of drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.A...
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Latin American nations offer to take in Syria refugees
BRASILIA, Brazil – Brazil will welcome Syrian refugees with "open arms," President Dilma Rousseff said Monday, September 7, as various Latin American nations sought to help with the human tidal wave...
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Legarda pushes for Moro history subject in college
MANILA, Philippines – With Congress aiming to pass the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) before October 10, Senator Loren Legarda reminded the public about another measure that will allow Filipinos to better...
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Is Jokowi finally starting reforms in Indonesia?
After a year of seeming inability to get much traction on the country’s problems, Indonesian President Joko Widodo has exploded into action, naming an anti-corruption activist as his chief of staff,...
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Tagle: No politics in event with Binay, Roxas, Poe
MANILA, Philippines – Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle on Tuesday, September 8, said there was "no political discussion" in his prayer meeting with the Philippines’ top 3 presidential bets...
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Australia's tough migrant policy wobbles as sympathy soars for Syrians
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia's hardline policy on asylum-seekers, who have been pushed back by the boatload and incarcerated in offshore camps, is under pressure as public sympathy for Syrians...
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LP SecGen is next DILG chief
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Western Samar Representative and Liberal Party (LP) secretary-general Mel Senen Sarmiento will take over the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG),...
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Aquino, Enrile and anti-corruption lessons for PH
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia – A long-ruling leader with massive corruption scandals and human rights violations manages to evade justice. It is a storyline familiar not just to Filipinos who recall the days of...
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Aquino on Grace Poe: #SaTamangPanahon
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III on Tuesday, September 8, reiterated the need for Senator Grace Poe to gain more experience in government before gunning for the country's highest...
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Tokopedia, GrabTaxi: How to spot the next big Asian startup
SINGAPORE - For investors and entrepreneurs, following the crowd can be an irresistible instinct. Indeed, going against the grain requires a great deal of discipline and courage.But here’s the problem:...
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Duterte: I won’t accept other nat’l government posts
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Those hoping Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte will be part of the national government in 2016 are in for a disappointment.The popular mayor, who has announced he is not...
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DOJ probe on charges vs INC leaders yet to begin
MANILA, Philippines – The charges filed by an expelled Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) minister two weeks ago against members of the powerful church's highest administrative body has yet to undergo preliminary...
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Comelec to clean, reuse 5,000 old PCOS machines
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, September 8, said it is set to “clean” and reuse at least 5,000 old vote-counting machines in the Philippines' presidential...
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Inter-agency body should probe killings of lumad – De Lima
MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima proposed on Tuesday, September 8, that an inter-agency body be formed to investigate the killings of indigenous people or lumad in Mindanao,...
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Minors maul cop in Baguio City
BAGUIO CITY, Philippines – Two teenage boys mauled a police officer who caught one of them picking the lock of the door of a police station over the weekend.On Sunday, September 6, Police Officer 3...
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NP to leave LP coalition – Bongbong Marcos
MANILA, Philippines – The Nacionalista Party will soon break away from the administration coalition, as the 2016 presidential election nears. NP senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos said the party would...
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One big step for man as astronaut controls robot from space
NOORDWIJK, Netherlands – European experts have pulled off a major advance that might one day help build new worlds in space after an astronaut in the International Space Station remotely guided a robot...
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