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Tagle on refugees: Don’t play blind, deaf, mute
MANILA, Philippines – Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said Catholics should not play “blind, deaf, and mute” to the needs of refugees, as Pope Francis urged his flock to help in...
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Russian cosmonaut back after record 879 days in space
ASTANA, Kazakhstan – Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka returned safely to Earth with two other astronauts from the International Space Station Saturday with the record for having spent the most time in...
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Hungary PM wants 3-billion euro refugee aid plan
BERLIN, Germany – Hungary's prime minister, whose country is under fire for its perceived harsh treatment of migrants, wants Europe to give three billion euros aid to Syria's neighbors to help stem the...
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Truck ban begins September 15
MANILA, Philippines – Trucks will be banned from Metro Manila's roads again on Tuesday, September 15, according to a Memorandum signed by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) last September 4....
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Fire hits container van aboard vessel in Tondo, Manila
MANILA, Philippines – A container van on board a shipping vessel in Tondo, Manila caught fire and is on 4th alarm as of 1:16 pm, Saturday, September 12.The incident affected a portion of MV Cape...
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India gas cylinder blast death toll hits 85 – police
NEW DELHI, India (3rd UPDATE) – At least 85 people died when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in a packed restaurant in India's central Madhya Pradesh state on Saturday morning, September 12, police...
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Palace: Up to Senate to decide on Mamasapano probe
MANILA, Philippines – The Senate has the last say on the fate of the Mamasapano probe, Malacañang said on Saturday, September 12.In an interview over state-run radio dzRB, Deputy Presidential...
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11 dead in rebel shelling on Syria's Damascus – monitor
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Eleven people were killed in rebel rocket fire on the Syrian capital Damascus, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Saturday, September 12.The Britain-based monitor said...
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Japan resumes work on controversial US base in Okinawa
TOKYO, Japan – Tokyo on Saturday, September 12, resumed work on a controversial new US military base in southern Okinawa following a month-long suspension, officials said, even as talks with local...
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Singapore rows back to safe harbor in polls
SINGAPORE, Singapore – The unexpectedly large victory margin of Singapore's long-ruling People's Action Party (PAP) in a snap general election came from a swing vote triggered by fears of change and...
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Moderate 5.4-magnitude earthquake rocks Tokyo
TOKYO, Japan (UPDATED) – A moderate earthquake hit Tokyo early Saturday, September 12, causing minor damage to buildings, temporarily bringing the capital's subway system to a halt and leaving 15...
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4 children missing after migrants' boat capsizes off Greece
ATHENS, Greece – Four children are missing after a dinghy carrying migrants capsized off the Greek island of Samos, the Athens News Agency reported on Saturday, September 12.The coastguard located and...
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Japan PM visits flood-hit town as rescuers search for missing
JOSO CITY, Japan – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday, September 12, visited a disaster-struck city north of Tokyo in the aftermath of massive flooding that killed at least 4 people, as...
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Hajj will go ahead after deadly crane collapse – Saudi official
MECCA, Saudia Arabia –This year's hajj pilgrimage will go ahead despite a crane collapse which killed more than 100 people at the Grand Mosque of Mecca, a Saudi official told Agence France-Presse on...
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Saudi probes Mecca crane collapse that killed 107
MECCA, Saudi Arabia – Saudi authorities on Saturday, September 12, were investigating a construction crane collapse that killed at least 107 people during a storm at Mecca's Grand Mosque, days before...
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Austrian leader compares Hungary migrant treatment to Nazi era
BERLIN, Germany – Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann compared Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's treatment of migrants to Nazi-era cruelty, in an interview published Saturday, September 12."Piling...
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Egypt gov't resigns, oil minister to form new cabinet
CAIRO, Egypt (UPDATED) – Egypt's prime minister and his cabinet resigned on Saturday, September 12, following a corruption scandal, and President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi tasked the oil minister with...
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Ukrainian PM warns West not to lift Russia sanctions
KIEV, Ukraine – Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk on Saturday, September 12, urged the West not to lift sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukraine conflict unless the Minsk peace deal is...
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Socialist Corbyn wins UK Labour leadership in landslide
LONDON, United Kingdom – Radical leftwinger Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday, September 12, won the crown of Britain's main opposition Labour party in a landslide victory, becoming the nation's most left-wing...
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Thai police seek 'Uighur' man over Bangkok bomb
BANGKOK, Thailand (UPDATED) – Thai police on Saturday, September 12, said an arrest warrant had been issued for an ethnic "Uighur" man over last month's deadly Bangkok blast, for the first time...
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