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NUP unlikely to favor Sara Duterte impeachment without ‘new evidence’
The National Unity Party (NUP) announced that it will not support the impeachment complaint filed against Vice President Sara Duterte unless “compelling ... -
HK’s Court of Appeal overturns tycoon Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction, sentencing
BY REUTERS HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s Court of Appeal overturned a lower court ruling against jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy ... -
Trump policy allowing swift deportations to alternate countries rejected by US judge
BY REUTERS A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that the Trump administration had adopted an unlawful policy that allows for ... -
Trump touts economic record in State of the Union, seeks reset
BY REUTERS WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump touted his economic record during the longest State of the Union address ... -
New US tariffs come in at lower 10% rate
BY REUTERS The United States imposed a new tariff from Tuesday of 10% on all goods not covered by exemptions, ... -
North Korea’s ruling party re-elects Kim Jong Un general secretary
BY REUTERS SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea’s ruling Workers’ Party re-elected Kim Jong Un as general secretary at a party congress ... -
House committee oks bill scrapping travel tax
The House of Representatives Committee on Tourism approved a bill seeking to abolish the travel tax for Filipino travelers to ... -
ICC opens Rodrigo Duterte’s 4-day pre-trial hearings nearly a year after arrest
BY AFP The International Criminal Court Pre-Trial Chamber I on Monday afternoon (Manila time) officially opened the confirmation of charges ... -
Mexican drug lord killing aftermath: Cars, businesses set ablaze, highways blocked
BY AFP/ REUTERS Within hours of the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, better known as El Mencho, in ... -
Nepal bus crash kills 19, including British tourist
BY AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE KATHMANDU, Nepal — A bus in Nepal skidded off a mountain road and plunged into an icy ...
