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Solar Impulse 2 ready to fly again by April 20 – spokeswoman
GENEVA, Switzerland – The sun-powered plane SolarImpulse2, grounded in Hawaii since the summer for repairs, will be ready to fly again by April 20, the project's spokeswoman told Agence France-Presse...
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Burundi rebels announce force to oust president
NAIROBI, Kenya – Burundi's rebels came together on Wednesday, December 23, for the first time as a force aimed at ousting President Pierre Nkurunziza, after months of bloodshed in the troubled central...
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Trump laps Republican field in latest 2016 poll
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Provocative billionaire Donald Trump is the dominant Republican candidate heading into the 2016 presidential election year, after a poll released on Wednesday, December 23, gave...
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PH military probes video of alleged ISIS training camp
MANILA, Philippines – A United States-based non-governmental counterterrorism organization this week put the spotlight on the alleged links between the Islamic State (ISIS) and Filipino jihadis in...
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Reinforcements rushed to Afghan district under Taliban siege
KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan rushed military reinforcements to Helmand on Wednesday, December 23, after the Taliban captured large swathes of a strategic opium-producing district, prompting the...
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France looks to enshrine emergency anti-terror laws in constitution
PARIS, France – The French cabinet backed reform proposals on Wednesday, December 23, that could see the state of emergency called after last month's Paris attacks enshrined in the constitution,...
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US Christmas lights use more energy than entire countries
WASHINGTON, United States – American household Christmas lights, a favorite holiday tradition, use up more electricity than some poorer countries – such as El Salvador or Ethiopia – do in a year.Bright...
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PM Abe's cabinet approves largest defense budget
TOKYO, Japan – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet on Thursday, December 24, approved Japan's biggest ever annual defense budget, as the country bolsters its military amid territorial rows and...
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1 dead in San Juan shooting
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A woman was killed after suspects riding-in-tandem shot at the SUV she was driving along Wilson Street corner Ortigas Avenue in San Juan at about 7:30 am Thursday,...
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25 dead in Saudi hospital fire – civil defense
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – At least 25 people were killed and 107 injured in a fire at a hospital in southern Saudi Arabia on Thursday, December 24, the civil defense agency said.The blaze broke out at the...
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PNP suspends operations vs NPA until New Year
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Director General Ricardo A. Marquez declared a nationwide "suspension of offensive police operations" (SOPO) against the New People's Army...
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Chiz Escudero: Comelec 'bullying' Grace Poe
MANILA, Philippines – The running mate of presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe hit the Commission on Elections after its en banc upheld her disqualification in next year’s polls.Senator Francis...
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BIFF kills 11 in Maguindanao, S. Kudarat on Christmas eve
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines – Eleven people were killed on Christmas eve as rebels claiming allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF)...
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Christmas eve fire ‘crowded’ Boracay
BORACAY, Philippines (Updated) – Ten people sustained injuries in a Christmas eve, December 24, fire in Boracay Island that left up to 60 families including dozens of children homeless.The fire that...
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Christmas 2015: 'Welcome Jesus in the hungry'
MANILA, Philippines – Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle urged Filipinos to celebrate Christmas on Friday, December 25, by helping the poor as the Catholic Church marks a year devoted to...
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'Stampede' in Pampanga mall following alleged shooting incident
MANILA, Philippines - Police in Angeles City, Pampanga, are investigating an alleged shooting incident at a mall in Clark that caused a stampede in the afternoon of Thursday, December 24.A video posted...
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Number of Filipinos expecting happy Christmas highest in 12 years – survey
MANILA, Philippines – The number of Filipinos who expect Christmas in 2015 to be happy is at its highest in 12 years, a Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey found.The results of the 4th quarter SWS...
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How Comelec commissioners voted on Grace Poe's case
MANILA, Philippines – The poll commissioners have spoken – for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc, presidential aspirant Grace Poe is not a natural-born Filipino and is not eligible to run...
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10 Chinese cities issue pollution red alert – state media
BEIJING, China – More than 100 million people in China have been warned to stay indoors after at least 10 Chinese cities issued red alerts for smog, state media reported Thursday, December 24.Pollution...
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Syria says ready to enter new peace talks
BEIRUT, Lebanon – Syria's regime said Thursday, December 24, it was ready to take part in new talks in Geneva aimed at ending the war but appeared to make its participation conditional on which...
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