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Birth defects in Latin America spark Zika virus panic
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Alarm over thousands of birth defects blamed on the mosquito-borne Zika virus spread Friday, January 22 as the United States expanded a travel warning for pregnant women.With the...
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Security, immigration, guns top US 2016 debate
WASHINGTON DC, USA – From immigration to the thorny issue of gun control, from America's flimsy economic recovery to the fight against jihadists, White House rivals are clashing on multiple fronts as...
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Haiti in limbo as election postponed amid unrest
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti was once again plunged into political limbo Friday, January 22 after plans to hold an imminent presidential run-off were abandoned in the face of an opposition boycott and...
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NFA: Beware of fake administrator soliciting money
ISABELA, Philippines – After the controversy over "fake rice", the National Food Authority (NFA) faces yet another issue – a "fake" administrator again.Three mayors from this province reported an...
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Only 27 refugees accepted by Japan in 2015 – gov't
TOKYO, Japan – Japan accepted only 27 refugees last year and rejected almost all applications, officials said Saturday, January 23 as rights groups urged the government to allow more people in.The...
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Neri Colmenares: Genuine agrarian reform a ‘development tool’
MANILA, Philippines – Bayan Muna Representative Neri Colmenares said he would advocate for a genuine agrarian reform program in the country should he win as senator in the May elections. “[For me],...
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3 people test positive for Zika in New York – authorities
NEW YORK, USA – Three people in New York have tested positive for the Zika virus, which has been blamed for a surge in babies born with abnormally small heads in Latin America, city officials said...
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Bezos space firm duplicates reusable rocket breakthrough
WASHINGTON DC, USA – Two months after the breakthrough launch and vertical landing of a reusable rocket, the space firm created by Internet entrepreneur Jeff Bezos did it again.The company, Blue...
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Billionaire ex-mayor Bloomberg mulling presidential bid – NYT
NEW YORK, USA – US billionaire and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg is mulling an independent bid for the White House, The New York Times reported on Saturday, January 23. The 73-year-old...
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Norway temporarily suspends return of migrants from Russia
OSLO, Norway – Norway on Saturday, January 23, announced it was temporarily suspending its controversial return of migrants from Arctic Russia, following a request from Moscow."The Russian foreign...
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Canada shooting suspect charged with murder
MONTREAL, Canada (UPDATED) – A 17-year-old male student has been charged with 4 counts of first-degree murder following a shooting spree that left two brothers and two teachers dead in western Canada,...
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The Santo Niño, IEC and Cebuano faith
"Lahi gyud ang devotion ng Cebuano sa Santo Niño (There is nothing like the Cebuano's devotion to the Santo Niño)," Francine, a first-year student at University of the Philippines Cebu, said. I spoke...
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Greece wants EU help sending migrants back to Turkey
ATHENS, Greece – Greece wants EU border agency Frontex to help send back to Turkey migrants deemed ineligible for asylum in Europe, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias told reporters Saturday, January...
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Ship sinks off Nicaragua, 13 Costa Ricans dead
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (UPDATED) – Thirteen Costa Ricans died Saturday, January 23, when a small ship carrying 32 tourists from Central America and the United States sank off Nicaragua's Little Corn Island...
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Japan's Akihito heads to the Philippines
TOKYO, Japan – Japan's aging Emperor Akihito travels to the Philippines this week to visit World War II memorials, his latest pacifist pilgrimage which appears increasingly at odds with the...
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'Snowzilla': Massive blizzard paralyzes eastern US
NEW YORK, USA (2nd UPDATE) – A massive blizzard that claimed at least 16 lives in the eastern United States finally appeared to be winding down Sunday, January 24, giving snowbound residents the chance...
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Pope’s envoy in Cebu for Int'l Eucharistic Congress
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The representative of Pope Francis, Cardinal Charles Maung Bo, arrived in Cebu City for the 51st International Eucharistic Congress that begins Sunday, January 24.Bo, the...
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Austria migrant cap could be reached by summer – minister
BERLIN, Germany – Austria's interior minister said Sunday, January 24, that a new national cap on the number of asylum seekers it takes in this year could be reached by the summer, as Europe grapples...
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Angry Haitians demand president's ouster amid vote delay
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Thousands of protesters took to the streets of Haiti's capital Saturday, January 23, setting tires ablaze and demanding the resignation of outgoing President Michel Martelly...
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PNP to Cebuanos: Help protect IEC visitors
CEBU CITY, Philippines – "We would like to appeal to Cebuanos sense of hospitality."Philippine National Police (PNP) Region 7 Acting Director Chief Superintendent Manny Gaerlan echoed this appeal on...
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