MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte told police on Monday they could kill “idiots” who violently resist arrest, two days after hundreds of people turned the funeral of a slain teenager into a protest against his deadly war on drugs. Duterte met the parents of the schoolboy, 17-year-old Kian Loyd delos Santos, at the […]
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U.S. navy recovers remains of all sailors missing after USS McCain collision
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy on Monday confirmed recovery of the remains of all 10 sailors killed after the warship John S. McCain collided with a merchant vessel in waters near Singapore and Malaysia. The guided-missile destroyer collided with the Alnic MC east of Singapore last week while approaching the city state on a […]
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Video shows man shooting at crowd during Charlottesville rally, with no police response
A man attending the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month fired his gun in the direction of a black counterprotester who was holding a torch, and police in their vicinity did not seem to respond. Those events appear in a video filmed two weeks ago by a volunteer with the American Civil […]
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Fiji’s SODELPA wants Chinese visa free access suspended
SUVA, 23 AUGUST 2017 (RNZI/DEPTFO NEWS) — The opposition in Fiji has called for the suspension of visa free entry for China’s nationals following the deportation of 77 fraud suspects to China this month. Seventy-seven people, accused of running an online scam targeting people in China, were rounded up and flown from Nadi on the […]
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Access to Micronesia- Key to Tourism Development
POHNPEI,24 AUGUST 2017 (SPTO) –– Access and interline agreements between regional airline operators have been raised by the President of the Federated States of Micronesia, Peter Christian as barriers to what could be a thriving tourism industry. President Christian raised the issues during a discussion with the South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) Chief Executive Officer, […]
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Discussions Underline Regional Unity and Inclusive Progress
Pohnpei, Federated States of the Micronesia (August 23, 2017) – The Pacific Islands Forum Chair, the President of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), His Excellency Peter Christian received a final briefing from the Pacific Islands Forum Secretary General Dame Meg Taylor on Friday, August 18. Amongst other themes discussed, H.E President Christian underlined the […]