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INC blood donation drive in Eastern Canada Bureau

The Iglesia Ni Cristo held a worldwide blood donation and bone marrow registration. As our Eastern Canada Bureau reports --…

Five die cleaning well in parched Indian village

NEW DELHI , India (AFP) -- Five low-caste villagers have died trying to revive an unused well in a parched…

First case of Zika reported in Belize

BELMOPAN, Belize (AFP) -- Belize has joined the growing number of Latin American nations grappling with the Zika virus, after…

Never again, say China media after Cultural Revolution anniversary

BEIJING , China (AFP) -- The mayhem of China's Cultural Revolution will never be repeated, state-run media said Tuesday, breaking…

Out of this world: ‘Moon and Mars veggies’ grow in Dutch greenhouse

by Sophie MIGNON WAGENINGEN , Netherlands (AFP) -- Establishing a human colony on the Moon and travelling to Mars has…

Catholic Pope rules out early resignation for French cardinal in paedophilia storm

PARIS, France (AFP) -- Catholic Pope Francis has ruled out seeking the fast-track resignation of a French cardinal accused of failing…

OAV: Coalition of Contra-Dayaan in Toronto, Canada

TORONTO, Canada -- Our Canada bureau was able to interview someone from Mississauga who formed a coalition called Coalition Contra-Dayaan.…

Teen arrested over alleged Sydney terror plot

SYDNEY , Australia (AFP) -- An 18-year-old man was arrested in Sydney on Tuesday over an alleged "imminent" terror plot,…

China threats, popular hopes pour pressure on Taiwan’s Tsai

by Amber WANG TAIPEI , Taiwan (AFP) -- When Tsai Ing-wen takes office as Taiwan's president Friday she steps onto…

IS has lost nearly half the area it once claimed in Iraq: Pentagon

WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- The Islamic State group has continued losing control over territory across Iraq and Syria,…

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