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Australia passes law to strip militants of citizenship
SYDNEY, Australia – Australia's parliament has passed laws to strip dual nationals of their citizenship if they are convicted of terrorism offenses or found to have fought with banned groups overseas,...
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Protests as Ecuador lifts presidential term limits
QUITO, Ecuador – Ecuador's Congress voted overwhelmingly on Thursday, December 3, to lift presidential term limits from 2021, triggering violent demonstrations that saw police attacked with spears,...
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Malaysia security law attacked as lurch toward 'dictatorship'
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – Critics have hit out against a new Malaysian security law granting unprecedented emergency powers to the government, which they say is aimed at quashing challenges to...
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Thailand warned by Russia ISIS militants 'have entered' the kingdom
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai police on Friday, Decmber 4, said Moscow's top intelligence agency has warned a group of 10 militants from the self-styled Islamic State (ISIS) has entered the kingdom to...
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Aquino takes potshots at presidential rivals of Roxas
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III on Thursday, December 3, took potshots at the rivals of his favored successor in the 2016 presidential race, as he urged Filipinos in Italy to vote...
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Jesuit priest who allegedly molested Duterte had other victims
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday night, December 3, identified the Jesuit priest who allegedly abused him in high school, and said he was “afraid” to...
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Immigration officials stop 12 trafficking cases at NAIA
MANILA, Philippines – The Bureau of Immigration said on Friday, December 4, that it intercepted the flights of 12 Filipinos about to become victims of trafficking at the Ninoy Aquino International...
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PH visit of Japanese emperor, empress set for January
MANILA, Philippines – The emperor and empress of Japan will be in the Philippines for a 5-day state visit in late January, the Office of the Prime Minister announced on Friday, December 4.The Japanese...
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Duterte vows to pay P1,000 for every time he curses
MANILA, Philippines – Presidential aspirant Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, December 4, promised he would pay P1,000 for every expletive he utters in public. "Maybe to discourage me to utter cuss words, I...
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Abu Sayyaf member linked to Malaysian beheading arrested
MANILA, Philippines – A suspected Islamist extremist linked to the kidnapping of several Malaysians in the Philippines, including one that was beheaded last month, was arrested Friday, December 4, the...
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India's spin doctors face flak over 'doctored' Modi image
NEW DELHI, India – India's government has faced mockery on social media for tweeting an apparently doctored photo of its image-conscious prime minister surveying the flood-hit southern state of Tamil...
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Rappler partners with Globe Telecom for #PHVote
MANILA, Philippines — Rappler and Globe Telecom, Incorporated on Friday, December 4, launched a partnership for the 2016 presidential elections, aimed at providing Filipino voters data, insights, and...
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Letter to Mars? Royal Mail works it out for British boy, 5
LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain's Royal Mail has turned to NASA for help after a five-year-old boy wrote in asking how much it would cost to post a letter to Mars.But Oliver Geddings probably won't be...
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COP21 journal: Notes from Paris
Rappler is in Paris for the 21st United Nations climate change conference, better known as the COP21. In Paris, countries are expected to hammer out a legally binding global agreement to cut greenhouse...
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Leni Robredo: Political will needed to implement K to 12
MANILA, Philippines – Vice presidential candidate and Camarines Sur Representative Leni Robredo said it will take political will to implement the controversial K to 12 program."In favor ako sa K to 12....
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UN talks race for climate-saving blueprint
LE BOURGET, France – Negotiators from 195 nations will race Saturday, December 5, to complete a 4-year mission by delivering a blueprint to secure humanity from the consequences of rampant emissions of...
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Ship carrying nuclear waste arrives in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia – A ship carrying 25 tons of radioactive waste arrived back in Australia on Saturday, December 5, and was met by activists who warned against the vast nation becoming a nuclear...
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Aquino: I see ‘logic’ in cancellation of Poe’s COC
MANILA, Philippines – President Beniqno Aquino III said he sees the “logic” behind the ruling of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) second division to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of...
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Aquino defends cell for Pemberton amid renovation
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine President Benigno Aquino III ruled out special treatment for convicted US Marine Joseph Scott Pemberton, even as the American’s detention cell is reportedly slated for...
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Singapore daily names Lee Kuan Yew its 'Asian of the Year'
SINGAPORE – Singapore's Straits Times newspaper on Saturday, December 5, named the late former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew as its "Asian of the Year" for his influence on regional and global...
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