
Activists renew pressure over stranded Afghans
Berlin (AFP) —- More than 250 human rights groups and other NGOs on government Tuesday renewed pressure on the German to take in hundreds of Afghans stranded…
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Berlin (AFP) —- More than 250 human rights groups and other NGOs on government Tuesday renewed pressure on the German to take in hundreds of Afghans stranded…
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The world body estimates that 240 million people in conflict zones, suffering from epidemics, or victims of natural disasters and climate change are in need of…
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World stock markets gave a mixed picture, with sentiment underpinned by hopes for sustained US central bank rate cuts, but nagging inflationary worries…
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The process for the repatriation of the nine Filipino seafarers being held by Houthi forces is in an advanced stage, making their repatriation before Christmas…
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'He dragged me out of the bathroom. He would not let me put my clothes back on.'
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Seoul (AFP) — North Korea denounced an agreement between Seoul and Washington to build nuclear-powered submarines, saying in a state media commentary on…
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Razon-led Prime Infrastructure Capital Inc. (Prime Infra) has secured a stronger foothold in the natural gas sector after closing the P50-billion acquisition…
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The bill would restore funding for the SNAP food stamp program which helps more than 42 million lower-income Americans pay for groceries.
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Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon announced Sunday he will appeal his conviction for graft to the Supreme Court, citing the dissenting opinions of two…
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If we can queue properly for fish balls and kwek-kwek and turn throwing water at each other into a festival, surely we can figure out how to make our economy…
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Malaysian firm Capital A Berhad is eyeing to establish the Middle Eastern kingdom as AirAsia’s regional hub—an expansion that could open new long-haul routes…
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JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel said on Sunday it had received the remains of three additional captives from Hamas as part of the ongoing hostage-prisoner exchange…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has appealed to demonstrators planning to join Bonifacio Day protests on 30 November to keep their actions peaceful, warning…
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Duterte is facing charges of crimes against humanity before the ICC, related to the alleged extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users during…
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GYEONGJU, SOUTH KOREA — Leaders of the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies wrapped up the two-day summit here with the adoption of the…
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As for legacy? Hong smiles softly. ‘I think I’m still searching for that,’ he says. ‘Maybe when I look back someday, I’ll find out what I wanted to leave…
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The number of Filipinos falling victim to scam hub operations in Southeast Asian countries remains “fluid,” Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac said Monday.
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At the sidelines of the 47th Asean Summit, Roque initialed agreements for the Asean–China Free Trade Area 3.0 Upgrade Protocol and the Second Protocol to Amend…
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