Duterte claims Philippine presidency
Longtime mayor of Davao captivates Filipinos with vows of brutal but quick solutions to crime and poverty DAVAO, Philippines: Incendiary…
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US warship sails by South China Sea reef, irking Beijing
BEIJING: The US yesterday sailed a warship close to a disputed South China Sea reef Beijing has built up into…
Adolescent health neglected worldwide — Report
PARIS: Decades of neglect and underinvestment have damaged the health of 10-to-24-year olds worldwide and could hold back future generations,…
Thai students caught using ‘Mission Impossible’ exam spy glasses
BANGKOK: A top Thai medical college has caught students using spy cameras linked to smartwatches to cheat during exams in…
One killed, three wounded in ‘apparent Islamist’ attack in Germany
MUNICH: A man killed one person and wounded three others in a knife attack at a German railway station on…
Environmentalist ‘weds’ 1,000-year-old Tule Tree in South Mexico
OAXACA: Peruvian activist and actor Richard Torres contracted ‘matrimony’ with the 1,000-year-old Arbol del Tule, or Tule Tree, in an Inca ceremony…
Massive tornadoes rip across Oklahoma, at least two killed
WASHINGTON: Several massive tornadoes churned above Oklahoma, with at least two touching down in the US Plains state, killing two…
US Muslim girl identified as ‘Isis’ in school yearbook
LOS ANGELES: A California school has recalled its yearbook after wrongly identifying a Muslim student as “Isis,” an acronym for…