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Hong Kong hit by coldest temperatures in nearly 60 years
HONG KONG – A cold snap gripped Hong Kong on Sunday, January 24, with residents shivering as temperatures plunged to the lowest point in nearly 60 years and frost dusted the mountaintops of a city...
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IEC 2016: Terrorism, climate change seen on agenda
CEBU CITY, Philippines (UPDATED) – An international Catholic conference begins in Cebu City on Sunday, January 24, and is seen to touch on modern issues such as terrorism and climate change in relation...
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Thailand examines 'aircraft debris' stoking Malaysia jet conjecture
BANGKOK, Thailand – The Thai military is examining whether a chunk of metal debris washed up on a beach is from an aircraft, an official said on Sunday, January 24, stirring local media speculation it...
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LIVE: Day 1 of International Eucharistic Congress, Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Held every 4 years, the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) is one of the biggest events in the Catholic Church. Cebu City is hosting the IEC from January 24 to 31, with...
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A year after Mamasapano: 'Time heals all wounds' – ARMM gov
MANILA, Philippines – A year after the failed Mamasapano operation that happened on January 25, 2015, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) Governor Mujiv Hataman said the region and people have...
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Omani man tests positive for MERS in Thailand
BANGKOK, Thailand – Thai health officials are trying to trace dozens of people who may have come into contact with an elderly Omani man who tested positive for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS),...
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Iran to buy 114 Airbus planes this week – minister
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran will sign a contract this week to buy 114 Airbus planes from France, during a visit to Paris by Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Tehran's transport minister said on Sunday, January...
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Pope's envoy at IEC wants 'World War 3' vs poverty
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Coming from a poor country like the Philippines, a representative of Pope Francis called for a “Third World War” against poverty as he opened a global Catholic congress in Cebu...
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The Scrum: Duterte-Cayetano: Will being opposites work?
A study in contrast. That’s what Rodrigo Duterte and Alan Peter Cayetano are. One is from Luzon, the other from distant Mindanao. One is a senator, the other a local mayor. One was intent on seeking a...
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LIVE: Day 2 of International Eucharistic Congress, Cebu City
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Held every 4 years, the International Eucharistic Congress (IEC) is one of the biggest events in the Catholic Church. Cebu City is hosting the IEC from January 24 to 31, with...
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Storm-hit US digs out as death toll rises to 25
WASHINGTON DC, USA (2nd UPDATE) – The eastern United States emerged wearily from a massive blizzard that dumped huge amounts of snow and killed at least 25 people, but Washington was still reeling,...
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ISIS releases video of 'Paris attackers'
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Islamic State (ISIS) group released a video Sunday, January 24, purporting to show 9 jihadists involved in the November Paris attacks that killed 130 people, in which they...
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France vows to maintain 'order' in Calais
CALAIS, France – French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve on Sunday, January 24, vowed to maintain "order" in northern Calais, a day after dozens of migrants boarded a ferry triggering the temporary...
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Sarmiento: Don't politicize SAF, slain soldiers and police
MANILA, Philippines – On the one-year mark of an ill-fated police operation that claimed the lives of more than 60 Filipinos, including 44 elite cops, the head of the interior department made an...
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Britain, Bill Gates to spend £3B to fight malaria
LONDON, United Kingdom – Britain's finance minister and tech billionaire Bill Gates unveiled a plan to spend billions to defeat "the world's deadliest killer" malaria on Monday, January 24.Chancellor...
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Australian leaders unite for a republic
SYDNEY, Australia (UPDATED) – Australian state leaders threw their support behind a republic on Monday, January 25, with one saying the nation should not have to wait for the end of Queen Elizabeth...
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IN PHOTOS: Mamasapano a year later
MAGUINDANAO, Philippines—On January 25, 2015, 44 police commandos, 17 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fighters, and 3 civilians lost their lives in Barangay Tukanalipao, Mamasapano town,...
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FAST FACTS: Zika virus
PARIS, France – The world's latest health scare is a seemingly minor illness that carries a killer wrapped inside: Zika, the mosquito-borne virus sweeping Latin America, usually lasts less than a week,...
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MH370 hunt loses hi-tech sonar probe to undersea volcano
SYDNEY, Australia – An underwater sonar vehicle used in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines plane MH370 has now been lost to the deep ocean floor after hitting an undersea volcano, Australian...
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Strong quake hits Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain – USGS
RABAT, Morocco (3rd UPDATE) – A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck early Monday, January 25, in the Mediterranean between Morocco and Spain, the US Geological Survey said.The shallow quake hit at...
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