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Tempers flare at Paris airport after fake bombs found
BOBIGNY, France – A security exercise gone wrong saw tempers flare in a Paris airport, after fake explosive devices were discovered by FedEx workers in a ripped package, sources said Thursday, January...
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Comelec partners with Facebook for voters’ engagement
MANILA, Philippines – First it was Twitter, next came Facebook.The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is keeping up with the tech-savvy Filipino as it forged a partnership with social media giant...
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Fil-Am kid gets perfect score on advanced calculus test
MANILA, Philippines – Acing a standardized exam is rare. Perfecting a standardized calculus exam is even rarer.Seventeen-year-old Cedrick Argueta from Los Angeles has done just that – news that should...
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Ceiling collapses at NAIA 3, injures passenger
MANILA, Philippines – Part of a ceiling collapsed in the Philippines' biggest airport Thursday, January 28, slightly injuring a foreign passenger, the latest in a series of incidents at a facility...
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‘Restore family meals,’ Cardinal Tagle says at IEC
CEBU CITY, Philippines – Families should eat together again, Manila Archbishop Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle said Thursday, January 28, as he slammed individualism at a global Catholic congress here....
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Frenchman, wife, son found dead in Palawan – police
MANILA, Philippines – A Frenchman, his Filipina wife, and their 4-year-old son were found dead inside a pickup truck on the popular Philippine tourist island of Palawan, police said Thursday, January...
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Early registration for public school students on January 30
MANILA, Philippines – It's that time of the year again.Students in public elementary and high schools nationwide may start registering for school year 2016-2017 on Saturday, January 30, the Department...
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Pilots blamed for 2014 TransAsia crash on Taiwan island
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Two TransAsia Airways pilots caused a 2014 plane crash that left 48 people dead by flying too low as they attempted to land on an island during a typhoon, Taiwan's aviation...
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Akihito visits Japanese troop shrine in Philippines
LAGUNA, Philippines (UPDATED) – Japanese Emperor Akihito offered flowers Friday, January 29, at a shrine built in the Philippines for Japanese soldiers killed during Japan's brutal World War II...
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1st Japanese volunteer in PH recalls farmer's life in Benguet
MANILA, Philippines – The meeting of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko with Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) here on Tuesday, January 26, brought to Hidekazu Kumano fond memories of his...
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Curtain falls on Myanmar's army-led parliament
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar – Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi applauded the military-stacked parliament on its final day in office Friday, January 29, as one-time enemies welcomed a power...
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With BBL 'dead', Aquino to strengthen Mindanao peace gains
MANILA, Philippines – As Congress leaders announced the imminent death of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) in the 16th Congress, President Benigno Aquino III will continue to strengthen the...
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UN envoy warns of eroding freedoms in S. Korea
SEOUL, South Korea – A UN envoy on Friday, January 29, warned of a gradual erosion of the freedom of assembly in South Korea, and cited North Korea as an extreme example of what happens when such...
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SC: Murder trial of Palawan ex-governor can proceed
PALAWAN, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) ordered the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Palawan to proceed with the trial of former governor Mario Joel Reyes in connection with the murder of broadcast...
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Maldives ready to extend Nasheed's prison leave
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The Maldives said Friday, January 29, it could extend the prison leave granted to former president Mohamed Nasheed to go to London for medical treatment after he hinted at delaying...
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Japan turns on third nuclear reactor since post-Fukushima ban
TOKYO, Japan – Japan on Friday, January 29, restarted its third nuclear reactor since a country-wide shutdown in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, after a court ruled it was safe despite opposition...
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UN alarm at new child abuse claims by foreign troops in C. Africa
GENEVA, Switzerland (UPDATED) – The UN rights chief Friday, January 29, expressed alarm at new allegations of child abuse by foreign peacekeepers in the troubled Central African Republic, including...
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Paris demands 'immediate' release of French, British journalists in Burundi
PARIS, France – The French government, Agence France-Presse (AFP) and Le Monde newspaper on Friday, January 29, demanded that Burundi immediately free a French journalist and a British photographer...
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Alcala wants farming to become 'sexy' again to younger Filipinos
LEGAZPI CITY, Philippines – To sustain the Philippines' food security in the coming decades, the Department of Agriculture (DA) wants to attract younger Filipinos and encourage them to take up...
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Suicide attack kills 4 at mosque in Saudi Shiite region
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (3rd UPDATE) – A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Shiite-populated eastern Saudi Arabia during Friday prayers, January 29, killing four people before worshippers disarmed and...
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