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Inter-American court hears first abortion rights case
AFP, Published on 23/03/2023
» SAN JOSé - Women gathered outside the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) in Costa Rica Wednesday, calling for "justice" as lawyers presented the tribunal's first-ever abortion rights case.
Philippine election frontrunner Marcos Jr sees lead trimmed in poll
Reuters, Published on 06/04/2022
» MANILA: Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr has retained a clear lead in a survey ahead of the May 9 election, though his lead has narrowed after Vice President Leni Robredo picked up support, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.
Marcos keeps big lead in Philippine presidential survey
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2022
» Former Philippine Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, son of the late dictator, has kept his huge lead in the presidential race, favoured by 60% of respondents in last month’s survey by pollster Pulse Asia Research Inc.
Venezuela creeps out of hyperinflation, but no one feels it
AFP, Published on 15/01/2022
» CARACAS - Economists say Venezuela has come out of a four-year cycle of hyperinflation, but citizens like pensioner Humberto Reco are still waiting to see the evidence.
Philippines' Duterte accused of stifling scrutiny in senate probes
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2021
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered members of his cabinet to get his consent before appearing at senate investigations, fuelling accusations from activists and some politicians of an attempt to stifle scrutiny.
Philippines' Duterte accepts 2022 vice presidential nomination
Reuters, Published on 08/09/2021
» MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday accepted his party's nomination to run for vice president in next year's election, pushing ahead with a plan criticised by rivals as an attempt to maintain his grip on power.
Pandemic raises Japan suicide rate after decade of decline
AFP, Published on 22/01/2021
» TOKYO: The number of people taking their own lives in Japan rose for the first time in over a decade last year, as the pandemic reversed years of progress combatting a stubbornly high suicide rate.
Prehistoric mega-shark raised young in nurseries, study finds
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» PARIS: The largest sharks ever to have roamed the oceans parked their young in shallow, warm-water nurseries where food was abundant and predators scarce until they could assume their title as kings and queens of the sea.
Tropical Storm Humberto dumps rain on hurricane-hit Bahamas
AFP, Published on 14/09/2019
» MIAMI - Tropical Storm Humberto lashed the Bahamas with rain and wind on Saturday, possibly slowing down relief efforts in the wake of the devastation wrought less than two weeks ago by Hurricane Dorian.
Tempers flare as oil-rich Venezuela starts to ration gas at the pumps
AFP, Published on 05/06/2019
» BARQUISIMETO (VENEZUELA) - Maria Lopez complains about gasoline rationing that Venezuela -- home to the world's largest oil reserves -- has started introducing in some areas to tackle extreme fuel shortages.