Thai farmers on the cash trail with snail slime
by Delphine THOUVENOT and Anusak KONGLANG NAKHON NAYOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Giant snails inch across a plate of pumpkin and…
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1,700 firefighters battle Portugal wildfires
by Patricia de Melo Moreira, with Bruno Cravo in Lisbon AMENDOA, Portugal (AFP) -- Planes and helicopters joined nearly 2,000…
6 years ago
Japan’s Abe claims victory in upper house election
by Shingo ITO Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe claimed victory Sunday for his ruling coalition in the upper house election…
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Iran probes seized UK-flagged tanker, Britain to hold emergency meeting
by Amir Havasi TEHRAN, Iran (AFP) -- Iran warned Sunday that the fate of a UK-flagged tanker it seized in…
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Tear gas and rubber bullets fired as Hong Kong returns to chaos
by Jerome TAYLOR / Elaine YU HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Hong Kong descended into chaos Sunday night as riot…
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3.7-magnitude quake hits Surigao del Sur
(Eagle News)--A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Surigao del Sur on Sunday, July 21. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said…
6 years ago
Pacquiao won’t be able to attend Duterte’s SONA, Jinkee says
(Eagle News)--Senator Manny Pacquiao won't be able to attend President Rodrigo Duterte's State of the Nation Address on Monday, July 22, his…
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“No fly zone” set in areas surrounding Batasan Pambansa to secure President Duterte’s 4th SONA
(Eagle News) – As part of the security measures for the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President…
6 years ago
‘Avengers’ to break ‘Avatar’ all-time record this weekend: Disney
SAN DIEGO, United States (AFP) -- Marvel's "Avengers: Endgame" will become the highest-grossing film of all time this weekend, parent…
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News in photos: Pacquiao outclasses Thurman in age-defying boxing match
TWENTY-FOUR years after first climbing into a professional boxing ring, Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao attempted to defy the…
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