Philippines

  MANILA, Philippines — Senator Leila de Lima on Saturday denied that she directed lawyer Jude Sabio to file charges of crimes against humanity against President Rodrigo Duterte before the International Criminal Court (ICC).   In a statement, the detained opposition senator said that while she was not “behind” it, she was aware.   And feeling that Sabio’s complaint “needs enhancement,” De Lima revealed that she filed her own complaint before the ICC in October 2017.   “That is why I submitted my own Communication to the ICC in October 2017 — four months before ICC prosecutor Fatou Bensouda announced the start of a preliminary examinatio…

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MEMPHIS, Tennessee— The Memphis Grizzlies kept the NBA’s longest winning streak alive with a fourth-quarter burst and defensive stops in the final seconds. Dillon Brooks scored 26 points, Ja Morant added 16 points and eight assists and the Grizzlies survived a late rally by Cleveland to defeat the Cavaliers 113-109 on Friday night for their seventh straight win. The Grizzlies failed to score in the final two minutes, allowing Cleveland to chop away at a 12-point lead. But after a trio of free throws by Kevin Love cut Memphis’ advantage to 113-109 with 52.3 seconds left, the Cavaliers could get no closer as Love missed a pair of 3-point attempts in the final 11 seconds. “We…

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