Storms kill at least 33 in Bangladesh
DHAKA , Bangladesh (AFP) -- Fierce tropical storms wreaked havoc across Bangladesh on Thursday, killing more than 30 people, with…
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Presidential Transition Committee scheduled to meet on Friday afternoon
MANILA, May 13 - Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa, Jr. is scheduled to meet with the members of the Presidential Transition Committee (PTC)…
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Japanese billionaire mystery buyer of Basquiat painting
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) -- A Japanese billionaire is the mystery art collector behind the $57.3 million purchase of…
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US Navy fires officer in charge of sailors held by Iran
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- The officer in charge of 10 US sailors who were briefly captured by Iran…
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‘We must restore Brazil’s credibility’: acting president
BRASILIA , Brazil (AFP) -- Brazil's acting president Michel Temer said Thursday his new cabinet must work to restore the…
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Former Trump butler posts online about killing Obama
WASHINGTON , United States (AFP) -- The US Secret Service said Thursday it is "aware" that Donald Trump's former butler…
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NBA: Skiles resigns as Magic coach
MIAMI , United States (AFP) -- Orlando Magic head coach Scott Skiles resigned on Thursday, stepping down after a single…
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Pregnant women should avoid Rio Olympics due to Zika risk: WHO
GENEVA , Switzerland (AFP) -- The World Health Organization on Thursday urged pregnant women not to travel to Rio for…
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NBA: Deng questionable for Heat with bruised left wrist
MIAMI , United States (AFP) -- Britain's Luol Deng, a key playmaker for the Miami Heat, was declared questionable by…
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Jodie Foster says women directors seen as ‘too risky’
by Fran Blandy and Deborah Cole CANNES, France (AFP) -- Jodie Foster, who presented her first mainstream film as…
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