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Suu Kyi party chalks up wins in first Myanmar poll results
YANGON, Myanmar (2nd UPDATE) – Supporters of Aung San Suu Kyi's pro-democracy party on Monday, November 9, cheered in growing excitement as early results from Myanmar's historic election boosted hopes...
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Netanyahu, Obama poised for first talks since Iran deal
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets US President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday, November 9, in a bid to thaw frosty personal ties, turn the page on the Iran...
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After 2 years, China’s top diplomat agrees to visit PH
MANILA, Philippines – Two years after his Filipino counterpart invited him to the Philippines, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is set to visit Manila on Tuesday, November 10, the Philippine Department...
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Gov't salary hike ready in time for 2016 – congressmen
MANILA, Philippines – Top officials of the House of Representatives said on Monday, November 9, they will "immediately act" on the recommendation o President Benigno Aquino III to increase the basic...
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Petition to cancel Pia Cayetano's congressional candidacy filed
MANILA, Philippines – A petition calling for the cancellation of Senator Pia Cayetano's certificate of candidacy (COC) for her congressional bid in Taguig City has been filed before the Commission on...
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Abu Sayyaf leader killed while facing arrest
BASILAN, Philippines – Government troops killed a leader of the Abu Sayyaf Group in a 30-minute firefight in Basilan that aimed to have him arrested.Philippine police and military personnel killed Abu...
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Ex-PH president Estrada: Respect international law and release Anwar
MANILA, Philippines – Former Philippin president and now Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada, on Monday, November 9, called for the immediate release of Malaysia's former Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim,...
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Ex-Palawan governor wants jail leave to attend graft trial
MANILA, Philippines – Former Palawan Governor Joel Reyes, currently in jail for the murder of an environmental activist, has asked the anti-graft court Sandiganbayan to order the jail warden allow him...
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Philippine militants release Malaysian hostage – police
MANILA, Philippines – Muslim militants in the Philippines have released a Malaysian woman they had been holding for nearly six months, authorities said Monday, November 9.Thien Nyuk Fun and a Malaysian...
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'Catastrophe' climate warnings as greenhouse gases hit new high
PARIS, France – Rising seas from global warming could submerge swathes of New York and Shanghai, and drive millions of people into poverty worldwide, researchers warned Monday, November 9, as...
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Kosovo fails in UNESCO membership bid
PARIS, France – Kosovo failed Monday, November 9, in its bid to gain membership of the UN cultural body UNESCO, coming up three votes short of the two-thirds majority required.Ninety-two UNESCO member...
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Thousands more tourists fly home after Egypt crash
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt – Thousands more foreign tourists flew home from Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh Monday, November 9, after the downing of a Russian airliner claimed by jihadists, as police killed a top...
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NCR Aviation Security Unit chief sacked amid NAIA 'laglag-bala' scam
MANILA, Philippines – The chief of the police’s Aviation Security Unit in the National Capital Region (NCR) was relieved on Monday, November 9, as criticism mounts over the police’s alleged involved in...
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2015 world temperatures to hit 1C above pre-industrial levels: UK Met Office
LONDON, United Kingdom – Global mean surface temperatures this year are set to reach one degree Celsius above pre-industrial levels for the first time, Britain's Met Office said Monday, November 9.Data...
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Militant leaders face charges for 'attack on cops' during SONA
MANILA, Philippines – Militant leaders face criminal raps for allegedly detaining and beating up two police personnel during President Benigno Aquino III’s final State of the Nation Address (SONA) in...
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Rappler’s Patricia Evangelista bags Ochberg Fellowship
MANILA, Philippines – Rappler’s Patricia Evangelista has been awarded the 2015 Ochberg Felllowship in New York along with 12 other senior and mid-career journalists representing 9 nations and 5...
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EU looks to clinch deal with Africa to stem migrant flows
VALLETA, Malta – EU leaders hope Thursday, November 12, to clinch an aid-for-cooperation deal with their African partners to tackle an unprecedented migration crisis and rebuff fears a "fortress"...
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Clients in shorts and slippers may soon be allowed in gov't offices
MANILA, Philippines – A group of lawmakers filed on Wednesday, November 11, a bill seeking to remove the strict dress code for clients in government agencies.By doing so, House Bill Number 6286 or the...
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South Korea ferry captain murdered passengers – Supreme Court
SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday, November 12, upheld a murder conviction and life sentence for the captain in the Sewol ferry disaster, saying he had effectively drowned...
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Gatchalian: PH not yet ready for same-sex marriage
MANILA, Phillippines – While Valenzuela representative and senatorial candidate Sherwin Gatchalian believes in equal opportunity for all, he thinks the Philippines is not yet ready for same-sex...
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