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6.4-magnitude quake hits southern Philippines
Sep 29, 2019 05:28A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck off the Province of Davao Occidental in the southern Philippines on Sunday morning, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.
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FIBA World Cup: Iranian b-ballers beat Philippines to qualify for 2020 Olympic Games
Sep 09, 2019 01:48The Iranian basketball team have qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games after cruising past the Philippines 95 to 75 in the classification phase of the FIBA World Cup in China.
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Daesh bombing wounds eight people in southern Philippines
Sep 08, 2019 06:58The Daesh terrorist group has carried out a bombing attack in the southern Philippines, wounding at least seven people.
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About 31 dead in boat incidents caused by winds in Philippines
Aug 04, 2019 11:10At least 31 people were killed after strong monsoon winds capsized three ferries in the southern Philippines, coast guard officials said on Sunday, August 4.
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Duterte mocks 'ice-eating' Iceland over UN vote on Philippine war on drugs
Jul 13, 2019 06:27Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte took a swipe at Iceland on Friday for spearheading a U.N. resolution to investigate his bloody war on drugs, saying it was a nation made entirely of ice, with no understanding of his country’s problems.
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Iran raps terror attack in the Philippines
Jul 01, 2019 03:52The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned a terrorist bomb attack on a military camp in south of the Philippines that killed and wounded several soldiers on Friday.
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Philippine army camp blast kills seven as Daesh claims responsibility
Jun 29, 2019 13:45A bomb attack that killed seven people at a military base in the southern Philippines was likely a suicide bombing, said the army in their latest update on Saturday, June 29, another blow to government efforts to rein in militants inspired by Daesh.
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China dismisses Philippine claims vessel accident was ‘hit-and-run’
Jun 15, 2019 09:23Beijing has confirmed that its vessel hit a Philippine fishing boat in a collision in the disputed South China Sea but dismissed claims the incident was intentional.
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Philippines returns 69 trash-loaded containers to Canada
May 31, 2019 08:43The Philippines has started returning dozens of shipping containers full of trash to Canada after a long-running row over waste exports that has tested diplomatic ties amid threats from firebrand President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Philippines' Duterte orders trash shipped back to Canada
May 22, 2019 10:34Rodrigo Duterte has ordered his government to hire a private shipping company to send 69 containers of garbage back to Canada and leave them within its territorial waters if it refuses to accept the trash, his spokesman said on Wednesday.