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US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre
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US returns bells looted after Philippine wartime massacre

  MANILA (Reuters) – Church bells taken as war trophies by US forces more than a century ago arrived in…
Forget the snacks: Charity vending machines dish out goats as gifts for poor
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Forget the snacks: Charity vending machines dish out goats as gifts for poor

  Buy a goat to donate to a poor family…from a vending machine? It’s now possible in New York, London…
Duterte bent on rewriting Philippine constitution
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Duterte bent on rewriting Philippine constitution

President Rodrigo Duterte is determined to carry out his campaign promise to amend the constitution and turn the Philippines into a federal state. The shift…
Philippines withdraws bid for US grant, says unrelated to rights
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Philippines withdraws bid for US grant, says unrelated to rights

The Philippines said on Tuesday it has withdrawn an application for a second grant from a US aid agency after…
Philippines, Russia sign two military deals
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Philippines, Russia sign two military deals

Thousands of assault rifles and helmets were among the military gear Russia donated to the Philippines in a bid to…
32 killed in bloody night for Duterte’s war on drugs
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32 killed in bloody night for Duterte’s war on drugs

Thirty-two suspected drug dealers were killed in shootouts across one province in the Philippines on Tuesday, police said, in a…
Philippines is not ‘little brown brother’ of US: foreign minister
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Philippines is not ‘little brown brother’ of US: foreign minister

The Philippines is firmly committed to its alliance with the United States but will not be lectured on human rights…
Philippines guarantees US deal intact as Duterte’s salvos test ties
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Philippines guarantees US deal intact as Duterte’s salvos test ties

The Philippines moved to shore up relations with the United States on Tuesday with guarantees that a treaty between them…
Vietnamese protesters detained for rapping China over South China Sea case
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Vietnamese protesters detained for rapping China over South China Sea case

About 20 Vietnamese demonstrators were detained on Sunday while trying to hold a protest against China's rejection of an international…
Regional tensions, Paris attacks hang over APEC summit
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Regional tensions, Paris attacks hang over APEC summit

Regional tensions over the South China Sea and security concerns after the attack by Islamist militants on Paris could eclipse…
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