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Rare, bright full moon on Christmas Day
MANILA, Philippines – A full moon will be seen on Christmas day, a rare event that has not happened in about 4 decades and won't happen again in nearly two decades. "Not since 1977 has a full moon...
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In Christmas message, Pope Francis speaks out on conflicts, migrants
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis offered a Christmas message on Friday, December 25, of mitigated hope for an end to the world's conflicts, backing recent accords on Syria and Libya and praising those who...
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Obamas and their dogs send festive cheer to Americans
WASHINGTON, United States – President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama – and their two dogs – on Friday, December 25, paid tribute to US soldiers in a joint address wishing Americans a Merry...
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Nigeria's president says 'tens' die in gas explosion
LAGOS, Nigeria (UPDATED) – "Tens" of people were killed in a huge Christmas Eve blast at an industrial gas plant in southeastern Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari said Friday, December 25.In an...
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Jihadists 'to quit south Damascus districts' – sources
DAMASCUS, Syria – Some 4,000 people, half of them jihadist fighters, will leave 3 besieged southern districts of Syria's capital at the weekend as part of a landmark ceasefire, sources told Agence...
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2 dead as hundreds of migrants storm Spanish border post
MADRID, Spain – Hundreds of African migrants stormed the border between Morocco and the Spanish territory of Ceuta on Friday, December 25, and two migrants drowned and 12 others were hospitalized,...
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Duterte turns over P11M donation to typhoon-hit towns
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte visited before Christmas Day areas hardest hit by Typhoon Nona and turned over P11 million (about $233,000) of financial aid to various...
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Poe confident SC will act 'swiftly' on election case
MANILA, Philippines – Two days before she is expected to bring her case to the Supreme Court, Senator Grace Poe said she's hopeful that the Tribunal will act swiftly on her petition challenging the...
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New landslide sweeps through Myanmar jade mine
YANGON, Myanmar – Rescuers were searching through mud and rubble Saturday, December 26 after a new landslide buried workers in a remote jade mining region in northern Myanmar, the second such incident...
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NPA releases Alex Boncayao Brigade member on Christmas Day
NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines – On Christmas Day, December 25, members of the New People's Army (NPA) released a member of the Revolutionary Proletarian Army-Alex Boncayao Brigade in Moises Padilla...
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Ayala Bridge restoration work now done
MANILA, Philippines – Here's good news for the riding public in Manila: restoration work on the Ayala Bridge have been completed. Jerick Casiño, deputy project manager of Frey Fil Corporation said the...
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Journalist facing expulsion a 'flagrant champion' of terrorism –China
BEIJING, China – China confirmed the imminent expulsion of a French journalist in the first such case since 2012, accusing her of "flagrantly championing" terrorist acts in a statement on its foreign...
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Children of Cuban revolution recall exodus to US
MIAMI, United States – At the start of the Cuban revolution, Javier Llorens was one of thousands of children who left the island unaccompanied for the United States, thinking it would be temporary.He...
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Pay for permit to campaign, Reds tell candidates
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Philippines – Candidates in next year’s general elections should set aside funds if they wish to campaign in rebel-held territories, the National Democratic Front (NDF) said...
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Communist Party lost 'ideology', now 'bandits' – Army officials
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, Philippines – On the 47th anniversary of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP), military officials from the 4th Infantry Division (ID) described followers as bereft of...
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Grace Poe woos OFWs in Hong Kong amid disqualification
MANILA, Philippines – Despite the ruling of the Commission on Elections en banc disqualifying her, presidential aspirant Senator Grace Poe took the chance to court Overseas Filipino Workers in Hong...
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Tokyo to propose new fund for former 'comfort women' – Reports
TOKYO, Japan – Japan plans to propose a fresh fund to support former comfort women as foreign ministers from Tokyo and Seoul meet next week to settle a bitter row over a Japanese wartime brothel...
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Scores injured as powerful quake jolts Afghanistan, Pakistan
KABUL, Afghanistan – A 6.3-magnitude earthquake centered in the Hindu Kush jolted Afghanistan and Pakistan, damaging homes and leaving dozens of people injured just two months after a killer quake...
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ABS-CBN news team ambushed in Marawi City
MANILA, Philippines – An ABS-CBN news team was ambushed on Saturday, December 26, by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Bangolo, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur.Reporter Ronnie Enderes, cameraman Emilito Balansag,...
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Baguio-La Trinidad monorail system finds backer
MANILA, Philippines – Good tidings at the end of the year, as the ambitious monorail system for Baguio and La Trinidad just found a new backer.San Miguel Holdings Corporation (SHMC) is interested in...
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