(Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents posted a video on Tuesday purportedly showing the beheading of U.S. journalist James Foley and images of another U.S. journalist whose life they said depended on how the United States acts in Iraq. The video, titled “A Message To America,” presented PresidentBarack Obama with bleak options that could define America’s next phase of involvement in Iraq and the public reaction to it, potentially deepening his hand in a conflict he built much of his […]
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Iconic London clock tower “Big Ben” gets a much-needed clean
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China finds Mercedes-Benz guilty of price manipulation for car services
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AFP Chief guarantees protection of Philippine territories
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Ebola-hit countries must stop people with virus symptoms from traveling — WHO
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West Africa Ebola toll passes 1,200, quarantine victims to get food – WHO
(Reuters) – Cases in West Africa’s Ebola outbreak this year have risen to 2,240, including 1,229 deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, reporting the toll in four countries including Nigeria. The WHO said it was working with the U.N.’s World Food Programme (WFP) to ensure food delivery to 1 million people living in Ebola quarantine zones in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. “Food has been delivered to hospitalized patients and people under […]
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Malacañang has announced the appointment of former AFP chief Emmanuel Bautista as Undersecretary of the Office of the President.
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