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Camiguin treasure now an ASEAN Heritage Park
MANILA, Philippines – Southeast Asian environment ministers have named a famous natural park in Camiguin, Philippines, as a Heritage Park of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the...
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Chinese media warns Taiwan on independence after meet
BEIJING, China – Chinese state media warned Taiwan against pursuing independence on Sunday, November 8, a day after a historic meeting between the leaders of the mainland and the island it calls its...
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Pakistan factory collapse death toll rises to 44
LAHORE, Pakistan – The death toll from the collapse of a factory in eastern Pakistan rose to 44 on Sunday, November 8, as rescuers said that hopes of recovering more survivors were growing increasingly...
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Death toll from Romania nightclub fire soars to 43
BUCHAREST, Romania – Two more people succumbed on Sunday, November 8, to their wounds from a horrific nightclub fire in Bucharest that brought down the Romanian government, bringing the death toll up...
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Palace: Slow rehab due to Yolanda’s powerful strength
MANILA, Philippines – The unprecedented magnitude of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) explains the government’s sluggish rehabilitation program in Yolanda-affected areas, the Palace said Sunday, November...
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Haiti parliament headed for no clear majority – results
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti's notoriously unstable politics was plunged into fresh uncertainty on Sunday, November 8, after preliminary results showed that no party won a clear majority in...
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11,000 Russian travellers fly home from Egypt – Deputy PM
MOSCOW, Russia – Some 11,000 Russian tourists have returned home from Egypt in the past 24 hours after Moscow suspended flights to the country over the Sinai plane crash, an official said on Sunday,...
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Napoles appeals to anti-graft court: Grant me bail
MANILA, Philippines – Businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles has urged the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan to let her post bail in a P172-million* ($3.65-million) plunder case tagged as the biggest corruption...
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Pope deplores Vatican leaks, vows to continue reforms
VATICAN CITY (UPDATED) – Pope Francis on Sunday, November 8, pledged to forge ahead with reforms within the Church, while decrying "deplorable" leaks over uncontrolled spending by the Vatican.The pope...
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Vladimir Putin to attend Paris climate summit: France
PARIS, France – Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the November 30 opening of a UN summit in Paris tasked with producing a climate rescue pact, France's top diplomat said Sunday, November...
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No result, but Suu Kyi fans sure win is in their grasp
YANGON, Myanmar – A sea of red flooded the streets around Aung San Suu Kyi's party headquarters in Yangon late Sunday, November 8, as supporters erupted in cheers while watching the trickle of results...
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Pakistan army chief to visit US, hold talks on Afghanistan: officials
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Pakistan's army chief General Raheel Sharif is set to visit the United States next week to hold talks with top officials on security issues including the stalled Afghan peace...
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Panic, deaths as Yemen's Socotra hit by new cyclone
ADEN, Yemen – Another cyclone made landfall in war-ravaged Yemen's Socotra island Sunday, November 8, causing panic as a minister posted an "urgent appeal" to save residents from the second tropical...
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'Life on planet at stake,' France warns as climate ministers meet
PARIS, France – France's top diplomat, who will preside over a year-end Paris summit tasked with inking a climate rescue pact, warned Sunday, November 8, of looming planetary "catastrophe" if...
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What's healthier than walking to work? Running to catch the bus – study
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Taking the bus or train to work may be even healthier than walking, according to a new study published Sunday, November 8, by the American Heart Association."Bus/train commuters...
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Chinese president to visit Philippines for APEC
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to make a historic trip to the Philippines from November 17 to 19 for a key regional summit, the Chinese Foreign Ministry...
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Aquino pushes bill to raise gov't workers' salaries
MANILA, Philippines – Basic salaries of government employees are set to increase by an average of 27% should a bill endorsed by President Benigno Aquino III become a law.The Department of Budget and...
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Meeting in PH: 20 countries hardest hit by climate change
MANILA, Philippines – Twenty of the countries most vulnerable to climate change are meeting in Manila, Philippines, to forge a common position for the much-awaited United Nations (UN) climate summit in...
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Ex-INC minister's house help: Leaders force my family to lie
MANILA, Philippines (2nd UPDATE) – Abegail Yanson, the house help of former Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) minister Lowell Menorca, insisted she was not abducted by her boss as she denied the claims of her...
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Poe hits 4th disqualification case in Comelec
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe on Monday, November 9, criticized the 4th disqualification case filed against her before the Commission on Elections (Comelec). The new...
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