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Protests leave trail of destruction in northern India

ROHTAK and HANIPAT, HARYANA, India (Reuters) — A week-long protest by India’s Jat community, a rural caste, has left a trail of destruction in Rohtak city, in the country’s northern Haryana state. The protesters gutted several showrooms of automobile companies. They also attacked shopping malls and looted and destroyed shops. A school building was torched and several buses parked in the premises were destroyed. Rohtak was one of the worst affected districts in the state, after demonstrations […]

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Partido ni Senator Miriam Santiago na People’s Reform Party, nakalagay na sa balota

By Aily Millo (Eagle News Service) MANILA, Philippines — Nagtungo sa tanggapan ng National Printing Office (NPO) ang isa sa mga abugado ni presidential aspirant Senador Miriam Defensor Santiago. Ayon kay Atty. Abel Maglangue, inatasan siya ni Senador Santiago para inspeksyunin ang balotang iniimprenta ng NPO na gagamitin sa 2016 elections. Una na kasing napansin ng kampo ni Senador Santiago na wala sa unang batch ng inimprentang opisyal na balota ng COMELEC ang partido nito na […]

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Global rights are in jeopardy, Amnesty warns in annual report

LONDON, ENGLAND, United Kingdom (Reuters) — International protection of human rights is in danger of unravelling as governments focus more on short-term national self interests and implement security crackdowns, Amnesty International warns in it’s annual report released on Wednesday (February 24). The State of the World’s Human Rights said there had been a wholesale assault on basic freedoms and rights. “The system to protect human rights is itself under threat and needs protection. The system […]

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Education Campaign ng COMELEC dapat palakasin-Malacañang

By Weng Dela Fuente (Eagle News Service) MALACAÑANG, Philippines — Sinabi ng Malacañang na kailangang paigtingin ng Commission On Elections ang Education Campaign nito para pawiin ang pangamba ng publiko na magkakaroon ng dayaan sa darating na eleksyon. Ginawa ni Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. ang apela sa harap ng latest Pulse Asia Survey (PWS) na nagsabing 39 porsyento ng respondents ang duda na magkakaroon ng dayaan sa halalan. Sabi ni Coloma, taong 2010 […]

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Some Metro roads set to undergo repair

METRO Manila, Philippines — The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority has advised motorists against using several roads in the metropolis starting Friday. In a statement on Tuesday, the MMDA said the Department of Public Works and Highways would undertake reblocking and repairs on the southbound lane of Edsa, from P. Tuazon to North Road; and the southbound lane of C.P. Garcia, from Katipunan Ave. to Ma. Regidor St.; starting 10 p.m. MMDA Chair Emerson Carlos advised […]

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Sunog sa Basak Mandaue City, Cebu

MANDAUE City, Cebu — Mahigit sa 160 na bahay ang natupok sa nangyaring sunog sa barangay Basak, Mandaue City, Cebu, kahapon, Pebrero 23. Nagsimula ang sunog alas diyes y media ng umaga (10:30 am)  na agad namang naapula ng ala onse bente ng umaga (11:30 am) sa agarang pagresponde ang mga kagawad ng Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), subalit nahirapan ang mga ito dahil sa sobrang sikip na mga daanan papunta sa pinangyarihan ng sunog. Batay […]

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Syria to continue fight against terrorism after US-Russia ceasefire deal: official

DAMASCUS, Syria (CCTV/Reuters) — The Syrian government will continue its fight against terrorism after a ceasefire deal reached by the U.S. and Russia suspends hostile activities between the government and oppositions, said an official Tuesday. The U.S. and Russia Monday reached an agreement on ceasefire among all sides in Syria. The agreement will be effective starting Saturday. However, the deal will not be extended to the terrorists, and the Syrian government has agreed to accept […]

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WHO chief ‘confident’ Olympics will be safe despite Zika

BRASILIA, Brazil (AFP) — The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday she is confident Brazil can host the Rio Olympics safely despite the Zika threat, though she warned of a long battle against the mosquito-borne virus. Margaret Chan, who was in Brazil for a 48-hour visit, praised the Brazilian government’s efforts to stamp out mosquitoes and its coordination with various international bodies, including the WHO and the International Olympic Movement, ahead of the Games’ kick-off […]

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Chinese foreign minister Wang blames Philippines for South China Sea tension

WASHINGTON D. C., United States (Reuters) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi assailed the Philippines on Friday (February 23) as the instigator of tension in the South China Sea. “It is exactly one country, and let me not avoid mentioning the name: that is, the Philippines has violated the stipulation of Article 4 of DoC (the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea) and has given up on the dialogue and […]

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Kabul calls for date to be set for Taliban talks by end of month

KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — Afghanistan expects a date for direct talks with the Taliban to be set by the end of February, the foreign minister told an international group seeking to relaunch the peace process at a meeting in Kabul Tuesday. Delegates from Afghanistan, China, the US and Pakistan met in the capital for a fourth round of talks aimed at forming a path back to the nascent peace process, which was interrupted by last summer’s announcement […]

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US-Russia agree truce deal for Syria but doubts persist

DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) — The United States and Russia have announced plans for a partial truce in Syria but there were serious doubts it could take effect on Saturday as planned. The agreement does not apply to jihadists like the Islamic State group and the Al-Nusra Front, putting up major hurdles to how it can be implemented on Syria’s complex battlefield. It calls for President Bashar al-Assad and opposition forces to agree by noon on Friday to […]

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‘Brexit’ would ‘threaten jobs’, warn UK business leaders

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — The bosses of more than a third of Britain’s top companies on Tuesday urged voters to keep the country in the European Union, warning that a “Brexit” would threaten jobs. Some 198 business leaders including Roger Carr, chairman of BAE Systems, BP CEO Bob Dudley and Ron Dennis, chief of F1 team McLaren, wrote a joint letter published in the Times, backing Prime Minister David Cameron’s deal to reform the EU. “Following […]

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