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LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May tried to persuade MPs to back the EU divorce deal, seeking to build bridges after lashing out at lawmakers for their indecision on…READ
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BAGHOUZ, Syria: Kurdish-led forces pronounced the death of the Islamic State group’s nearly five-year-old “caliphate” Saturday after flushing out diehard jihadists from their very last bastion in eastern Syria. Fighters…READ
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The Philippines does not need the help of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to resolve its maritime dispute with China, Malacañang said on Saturday. Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo made the…READ
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Philippine boxing legend Manny Pacquiao took to social media to poll millions of fans on who they think should be his next opponent, having brushed off calls to hang up…READ
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump on Friday abruptly announced the cancellation of sanctions imposed by his own Treasury Department to tighten international pressure on North Korea. “It was announced today…READ
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SYDNEY: A “very destructive” category 4 cyclone slammed into Australia’s remote northern coast on Saturday, while a second, equally powerful storm bore down on the country’s west. Cyclone Trevor, pushing…READ
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WASHINGTON, D.C.: Special counsel Robert Mueller on Friday submitted his long-awaited report into an explosive two-year investigation of Russian meddling in Donald Trump’s 2016 election — a probe the president…READ
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MIAMI: Serena Williams survived an “irresponsible” second set lapse on Friday to see off Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 in her second-round opener of the WTA and ATP Miami…READ
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SEOUL: North Korea pulled its staff out of an inter-Korean liaison office Friday, Seoul said, weeks after leader Kim Jong Un’s summit with US President Donald Trump ended without agreement….READ
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President Rodrigo Duterte signed an executive order prohibiting junkets of government officials and employees. Under Executive Order (EO) no. 77, signed on March 15 but released to media on Friday,…READ
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