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President Duterte sets 17 Vietnamese fishermen free

https://youtu.be/9uzUaDogNmc SUAL, Philippines | AFP | — President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday personally saw off 17 Vietnamese fishermen who had trespassed in Philippine waters, after ordering their release in a gesture of friendship towards Hanoi. Duterte ordered the release of the 17 men, who were apprehended aboard three fishing boats on September 8, after visiting Vietnam, a fellow member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). At a send-off ceremony, Duterte told diplomats and […]

Morocco’s Tangiers gets green makeover before climate talks

The residents of Tangiers are working to bring new life to the neglected streets of the Moroccan port’s old city. Wall paintings, colorful facades and flowery alleyways are brightening up the centuries-old medina ahead of the COP22 climate talks in Marrakesh from November 7 to 18. https://youtu.be/thBdpgnoph8

WATCH: New video of “the world’s saddest polar bear” released in Beijing

GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) — A new video of a polar bear that has been kept captive in a Chinese shopping mall was released on Tuesday (October 25) at a news conference held by animal rights groups, in order to urge the closure of the aquarium and raise awareness for animal protection. The aquarium, located in Grandview Shopping Mall in southern city of Guangzhou, has been making headlines since it opened in January, after Chinese netizens posted […]

Watch: Typhoon-hit residents of Northern Luzon pick up pieces of shattered lives

https://youtu.be/1SKJaJ3EGlE Hungry Philippines typhoon survivors huddle in makeshift shelters and wait for aid , after losing nearly everything from one of the most powerful storms to hit the Southeast Asian archipelago. At least eight people were killed and tens of thousands lost their homes as Haima devastated farming and mountain communities across the north of the Philippines’ main island of Luzon on Thursday. (video courtesy AFPTV)  

Will US be a clean energy or fossil fuel super power?

The first off-shore wind farm in the US is set to start generating power in November, exactly eight years after Barack Obama was elected pledging to fight climate change. It’s a symbolic milestone in the move towards clean energy which Hillary Clinton also supports, but if Donald Trump is elected the focus will be on fossil fuels. https://youtu.be/wXeIqPT6vao