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Duterte: I killed 700? No, make that 1,700
MANILA, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, December 8, downplayed a warning from human rights group Amnesty International (AI) about his presidential bid because of his human...
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Rizalito David to SET majority: Resign if we win at SC
MANILA, Philippines – One of Senator Grace Poe's accusers, Rizalito David, challenged 5 members of the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) to resign as senators if the Supreme Court declares Poe as not a...
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Palace: Poe offers no 'concrete, alternative' programs
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang on Tuesday, December 8, criticized presidential candidate Senator Grace Poe for hitting the Aquino administration’s Daang Matuwid program. In an apparent reminder to...
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Ruling party in Laguna: One stage, two vice governors
LAGUNA, Philippines – Almost everyone in the crowd was clad in yellow, and the familiar “Daang Matuwid (Straight Path)” hymn was playing in the background – typical for a political sortie featuring...
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Marcos supporters to Duterte: Choose Bongbong
MANILA, Philippines – Supporters of Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr trooped to the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Tuesday, December 8, to urge Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to choose...
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COP21: PH pushes for exact amount in climate funds
LE BOURGET, France – Developing countries on the frontline of climate change devastation deserve an exact number.This was one of the main points raised by the Philippines during a high-level session on...
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WATCH: Former US VP Al Gore at #COP21
Bookmark to watch the livestream with Al Gore on RapplerPARIS, France – Al Gore, renowned environmentalist and former vice-president of the United States, will be at the 2015 United Nations Climate...
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6 dead as Muslim rebels clash with Christians in Tulunan
COTABATO, Philippines – At least 6 people were killed when suspected Muslim guerrillas clashed with armed Christian settlers in the southern Philippines on Tuesday, December 8, in a feud over land,...
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Boko Haram torches village near kidnapped girls' town
KANO, Nigeria – Boko Haram gunmen have torched almost an entire village near the northeast Nigerian town of Chibok from where over 200 schoolgirls were kidnapped, a resident who fled and a local elder...
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British say Trump comments on Muslims 'wrong'
LONDON, United Kingdom – The British government condemned comments by US presidential hopeful Donald Trump as "wrong" on Tuesday, after the Republican frontrunner said Muslims should be barred from...
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Angry Taiwanese rally against food scandal acquittal
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Hundreds of Taiwanese took to the streets to protest the acquittal of a tycoon accused of selling tainted cooking oil, in a string of food scandals that has sparked widespread...
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Solving Metro traffic: Spur rural development, says Robredo
MANILA, Philippines – It’s a problem that often makes headlines in the country but the Liberal Party's (LP) vice presidential bet says that for the most part, Metro Manila’s infamous congestion is...
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Dozens of corpses lie in streets day after Burundi attacks – witnesses
NAIROBI, Kenya – At least 39 dead bodies were seen lying in the streets of the Burundi capital, Bujumbura, on Saturday, December 12, witnesses said, a day after coordinated armed assaults on 3 military...
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Death toll rises to 42 in Afghan hospital strike – MSF
KABUL, Afghanistan – The death toll from a devastating US air strike on an Afghan hospital in October has risen to 42, medical charity MSF (Doctors Without Borders) said on Saturday, December 12,...
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#COP21: Historic global climate pact in sight
LE BOURGET, France (3rd UPDATE) – The world is moments away from a historic deal that could set the course for our planet's fate.As of posting, ministers and delegates representing 195 groups are...
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High-level inter-Korean talks fail to reach agreement
SEOUL, South Korea (UPDATED) – Two days of rare, high-level talks between North and South Korea aimed at easing cross-border tensions broke up on Saturday, December 12, with no agreement and no set...
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#COP21: Countries have few hours to decide on UN climate pact
LE BOURGET, France – After the release of the the final draft of the UN climate change agreement, country delegations have only a few hours to decide whether or not to accept it.The draft was released...
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#COP21: PH team hold 'salu-salo' while waiting for UN climate deal
LE BOURGET, France – Hours from history being made at a UN climate summit (COP21) in Paris, the Philippine delegation is taking a break the good ol’ way: a Filipino salu-salo. What’s on the table?...
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Merkel defends contested refugee stance ahead of congress, EU meet
BERLIN, Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel defended her open-door policy on refugees in an interview published on Saturday, December 12, ahead of a key party congress and an EU summit likely to...
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Russia slams Riyadh talks as not representing 'entire Syria opposition'
MOSCOW, Russia – Russia on Saturday, December 12, slammed as unrepresentative the talks held this week in Saudi Arabia among Syrian political and armed opposition groups which culminated with a call...
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