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Biden visits war-scarred Ukraine to reaffirm US support
KIEV, Ukraine – US Vice President Joe Biden arrives in Kiev late Sunday, December 6 to reassure its pro-Western leaders that Washington remains committed to Ukraine despite stepped-up efforts to work...
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Climate pact: Battle lines redrawn in the blueprint
LE BOURGET, France – Diplomats crafting the blueprint for a worldwide climate rescue deal tendered their 48-page offering Saturday, December 5, concluding a bitter 4-year haggle that seemed often to...
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Estrada 'very likely' to endorse Poe's presidential bid
MANILA, Philippines – Former president and now Manila mayor Joseph Estrada revealed he is "very likely" to support the presidential candidacy of Senator Grace Poe.In a press release on Sunday, December...
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AMLC files civil forfeiture case vs Binay, son
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – The Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) will hear on Monday, December 7, the civil forfeiture case filed by the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) against Vice President...
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Humanity must change to avert climate disaster – Al Gore
LE BOURGET, France – Nobel laureate Al Gore said at the Paris climate summit on Thursday, December 3, that humanity must change how it lives, travels and grows food in order to avert global warming...
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France's far-right set to make history in first poll since attacks
PARIS, France – France's far-right National Front (FN) is widely predicted to take a step towards gaining control of at least one region for the first time, as polls opened Sunday, December 6, 3 weeks...
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DSWD open to probe buried Yolanda relief goods – Soliman
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) is open to investigations on the reported burying of relief goods intended for victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda...
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Myanmar's ex-dictator tips Suu Kyi as 'future leader'
YANGON, Myanmar – Myanmar's feared former junta leader Than Shwe has endorsed his one-time nemesis Aung San Suu Kyi as a "future leader" of the country, according to his grandson.Than Shwe, a postal...
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Obama to make primetime address after California attack
WASHINGTON, USA – President Barack Obama will make a rare primetime address to the nation Sunday, December 6, laying out how he will keep Americans safe and defeat the Islamic State group, days after...
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IN PHOTOS: Aquino leads turn over of brand new fighter jets
MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III poured champagne on the nose of the new FA-50 fighter jets from South Korea on Saturday, December 5, in a ceremony that officially turned over the...
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Oil-rich, cash-poor Venezuela votes in tense election
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelans voted Sunday, December 6, in tense elections that could see the opposition seize legislative power from the socialist government and risk sparking violence in the...
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'We feel ashamed': Pakistani relatives of California shooter
KAROR LAL ESAN, Pakistan – Estranged relatives of a Pakistani woman involved in a mass shooting in California spoke Sunday, December 6, of their shame at her crimes, as former classmates and teachers...
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Opposition wins control of Venezuela congress
CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuela's opposition won control of the state legislature, electoral authorities said Monday, December 7, in a blow to the oil-rich country's socialist government that has held...
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Japan to launch international anti-terrorism information unit
TOKYO, Japan – Japan is launching a new diplomatic unit this week to collect and analyse information on international terrorism, the government said Monday, December 7, in light of attacks on its...
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Poe camp leaves inhibition up to Comelec execs
MANILA, Philippines – The camp of Grace Poe did not ask the 3 members of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Second Division to inhibit from the case filed against the senator by lawyer Estrella...
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California shooter attended female madrassa in Pakistan – teacher
MULTAN, Pakistan – The woman who with her husband shot dead 14 people in California last week attended one of Pakistan's most high-profile religious seminaries for women, a teacher at the madrassa told...
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Trillanes to back death penalty as VP
MANILA, Philippines – Naming peace and order as his top priority, independent vice-presidential candidate Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said he wants to bring back the death penalty."I'm really hoping...
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Comelec told: Poe misled voters about citizenship
MANILA, Philippines – Lawyer Estrella Elamparo on Monday, December 7, asked the Second Division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to reconsider its ruling regarding Senator Grace Poe's...
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World's indigenous women fight climate change
PARIS, France – Empower indigenous women in fighting climate change, urged UN Women executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on Monday, December 7 as the Paris climate talks (COP21) entered its second...
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Trillanes to Binay: Explain money, not technicality
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Antonio Trillanes IV challenged Vice President Jejomar Binay to explain his allegedly anomalous bank transactions instead of citing legal technicalities to evade...
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