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Fearing global spread WHO creates Zika response unit
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization said Tuesday, February 2, it had created a global unit to respond to the Zika virus, voicing fears the disease blamed for a surge in birth defects in...
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Merkel tells Putin to 'use influence' to rein in Ukraine rebels
BERLIN, Germany – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, February 2, urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to use his influence to rein in pro-Kremlin rebels in eastern Ukraine, a day after she...
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'Boring' Roxas asks: Will you choose a foreigner or bully over me?
ANTIPOLO, Philippines – A “foreigner,” a tough-talking and motorcycle-riding bully, or a filthy rich suitor may be appealing at first, but Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Manuel Roxas II hopes that...
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Syrian peace talks in disarray again
GENEVA, Switzerland (UPDATED) – The biggest push to date to end Syria's tangled war was thrown into fresh disarray Tuesday, February 2, as the government denied formal peace negotiations had begun and...
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Pentagon chief unveils extra funds to counter Russia, fight ISIS
WASHINGTON, USA – US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter on Tuesday, February 2, announced a big boost in military spending to counter Russia and raise the US presence in eastern Europe, while also...
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US, allies to intensify strikes on ISIS in Iraq, Syria but cool on Libya action
ROME, Italy – Washington and its allies vowed Tuesday, February 2, to "accelerate and intensify" the fight against Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists in Syria and Iraq but distanced themselves from calls...
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N. Korea confirms imminent satellite launch
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea confirmed Tuesday, February 2, it was planning an imminent satellite rocket launch that would amount to another major breach of UN resolutions following its nuclear...
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US 'open' to joint patrols with PH in disputed sea – envoy
MANILA, Philippines – The United States is open to the proposed joint patrol with the Philippines in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), US Ambassador Philip Goldberg indicated on Wednesday,...
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Malaysia state leader quits post amid PM scandals
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – A leading Malaysian politician relinquished his post as a state chief minister Wednesday, February 3, in what is widely seen as the latest move by scandal-plagued Prime...
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White House warns Congress to not delay Pacific trade deal
WASHINGTON DC, USA – The White House warned Congress Wednesday, February 3, that delaying ratifying a vast trans-Pacific trade deal will cost the US economy.Ahead of the formal signing of the Trans...
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Lawmakers to GrabBike: Cease 'illegal' operations
MANILA, Philippines – Despite an order from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB), ride-hailing service GrabBike is still continuing its operations because the cease and...
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#USvote: 6 takeaways from the Iowa caucuses
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Duterte: Don’t believe I can end crime in 6 months? Bayot ka!
MANILA, Philippines – Rodrigo Duterte has something to say about politicians and critics who don’t think he can quash crime, drugs, and corruption in 6 months.“Sabi ng mga kalaban ko, imposible raw....
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Comelec division junks cases vs Duterte candidacy
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – A division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Wednesday, February 3, dismissed all disqualification cases against presidential bet Rodrigo Duterte.The...
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Somalia airplane makes emergency landing after blast – police
MOGADISHU, Somalia – A blast on a passenger airplane punched a hole in the side of the fuselage soon after take off from the airport at Somalia's capital Mogadishu, police said Wednesday, February...
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UN tries to get Syria peace talks back on track
GENEVA, Switzerland – The UN envoy for Syria was under pressure Wednesday, February 3, to get peace negotiations back on track after intense Russian bombing in support of regime forces left talks in...
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Congress adjourns, no vote to override Aquino SSS pension veto
MANILA, Philippines (UPDATED) – About 100 senior citizens who trooped to the House of Representatives on Wednesday, February 3, expressed outrage that congressmen, despite forming a quorum, did not...
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Roxas on shared candidates: Support only ‘Daang Matuwid’ bets
MANILA, Philippines – Shared candidates of the ruling Liberal Party (LP)-led “Daang Matuwid” coalition won’t exactly have the best of both worlds once the campaign period begins on February 9. “Malinaw...
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Duterte’s common-law wife joins him in Manila events
MANILA, Philippines – The woman who shares Rodrigo Duterte’s home and is mother to his youngest child joined him on the campaign trail for the first time.Cieleto “Honeylet” Avanceña sat quietly beside...
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Grace Poe: Allow authorities to wiretap for anti-drug ops
MANILA, Philippines – Senator Grace Poe on Wednesday, February 3, sponsored Senate Bill 2139, seeking to exempt law enforcement agencies from the anti-wiretapping law.Poe, chairperson of the Senate...
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