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Philippine militants release hostage after Duterte intervention: aide

by Ayee Macaraig MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — A Filipina held hostage by a notorious kidnapping-for-ransom gang in the strife-torn southern Philippines was released from captivity Friday, police said, a week after her Canadian boyfriend was beheaded by the gunmen. Marites Flor was among four people abducted nine months ago by Abu Sayyaf Islamic militants based on remote, mountainous islands, who have earned millions of dollars from kidnappings in recent years. Flor’s partner, Robert Hall, was […]

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Indonesia bans ships from sailing to Philippines after kidnapping

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — Jakarta banned Friday any Indonesian-flagged vessels from sailing to the Philippines, the transport ministry said, after yet another violent kidnapping in the strife-torn waters between the two nations. The ruling was issued after the government confirmed seven Indonesian sailors were kidnapped at gunpoint earlier this week, and were being held hostage by an unknown group. It’s the third time this year Indonesian sailors have been abducted in the Sulu sea, a […]

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French woman who left baby to drown gets 20 years in jail

by Zoé LEROY SAINT-OMER, France (AFP) — A woman who claimed that witchcraft caused her to leave her baby to drown on a beach in northern France was on Friday sentenced to 20 years in jail. Fabienne Kabou, 39, had faced life imprisonment for the November 19, 2013, murder, but the court deemed that she suffered from impaired judgement. The court in the town of Saint-Omer, near Calais, also ordered Kabou to undergo psychological treatment […]

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Two China media staff still held after Xi ‘resign’ call: letter

by Tom HANCOCK BEIJING, China (AFP) — A Chinese media outlet that carried a call for President Xi Jinping to resign has been shut down and two of its staff have been detained for more than 100 days, according to a social media post Friday. Wujie News website in March published an anonymous letter accusing the Chinese leader of a litany of policy mistakes and asking him to step down for the good of the […]

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Obama confident UK ‘committed to orderly transition’ out of EU

PALO, ALTO, United States (AFP) — US President Barack Obama said Friday he was confident that Britain would make an “orderly transition” out of the European Union, and insisted the special relationship between Washington and London would not change. “Yesterday’s vote speaks to the ongoing changes and challenges that are raised by globalization,” Obama told an audience at Stanford University, one day after British voters opted to leave the bloc in a historic referendum. After […]

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British press divided over ‘earthquake’ EU vote

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Reflecting the divided nature of the country, Britain’s newspapers were Saturday polarized over the “Brexit earthquake”, some calling it the “birth of a new Britain,” others asking “what the hell happens now?” “Take a bow, Britain!”, high-selling eurosceptic title the Daily Mail splashed across its front page. “It was the day the quiet people of Britain rose up against an arrogant, out-of-touch political class and a contemptuous Brussels elite,” it […]

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Brexit – how Britain voted

(AFP) British voters’ decision to leave the European Union highlighted working class dissatisfaction with the UK and Europe’s ruling elite and the mass appeal of populist politics. Videographic showing how the four nations of the United Kingdom voted. David Lory Katherine Levy Spencer / AFP Videographics / AFP

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Britain – EU relations

(AFP) The average of the last six British European Union referendum polls put the Remain and Leave camps neck-and-neck at 50-50, excluding undecided voters, according to the What UK Thinks website. Videographic about relations between Britain and the European Union. Fred. Garet Katherine Levy Spencer / AFP Videographics / AFP

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NBP high-profile inmates seek probe on alleged “kill Duterte” plot

QUEZON City, Philippines – In a manifesto submitted to Acting Justice Secretary Emmanuel Caparas, several high-profile inmates in the New Bilibid Prison (NBP) expressed their concern regarding the alleged conspiracy to kill incoming President Rodrigo Duterte and incoming Philipine National Police Chief Ronald de la Rosa. According to the inmates, the information was intentionally leaked to the public to cover up the eventuality if they are ever killed by corrupt prison officials. The high-profile inmates […]

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VACC challenges PNP to give up its members who are involved in illegal drugs

QUEZON City, Philippines – The group Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) is not content with the series of arrests and killings made by the Philippine National Police against drug pushers. While it is not looking down on the initiative of the PNP, it is noticeable that only small-time drug pushers were arrested but not big-time drug syndicates as well as their alleged police protectors. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]

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Indonesian President Joko Widodo visits island in West Philippine Sea

QUEZON City, Philippines – Indonesian President Joko Widodo visited one of the islands that it is claiming in the West Philippine Sea aboard an Indonesian war vessel almost a week after the incident where an Indonesian naval ship fired a warning shot against Chinese fishing vessels. According to analysts, this is the strongest response made by Indonesia regarding the issue. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin […]

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US will continue to support the Philippines

QUEZON City, Philippines – The United States of America promised that it will continue to support the Philippines whoever the Philippine President is. The US is the longest and main military and economic partner of the Philippines. The US will also continue to support the Philippines in the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing and Uploaded by Vince Alvin Villarin)

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