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Taiwan says Filipino apology in fisherman's death not enough
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippines' coast guard has spiraled into a series of sanctions and sparked a rare anger-fest threatening the normally solid Pacific Rim alliance. Â The dispute has not eased despite...
Tags: Taiwan, Roman Catholicism, NATO, Lifestyle and Leisure, China
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4 U.N. peacekeepers released by Syrian rebels
BEIRUT--Syrian rebels released four U.N. peacekeepers Sunday, five days after the Filipino troops were seized in the increasingly volatile buffer zone between Syria and the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. A rebel group reportedly said the four...
Tags: National Government, Unrest, Conflicts and War, United Nations, Israel, Manila (Philippines)
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In a disputed reef, Philippines sees face of Chinese domination
MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel "bigger than the biggest ship in the Philippine navy." Caneda could see a red Chinese...
Tags: Maritime (music group), Japan, Vietnam, Lifestyle and Leisure, China
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China, Taiwan protest fatal shooting of fisherman by Philippines
BEIJING -- Beijing and Taipei united in their condemnation of the Philippines on Friday for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. The killing of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, injects a volatile new element in ongoing conflicts over...
Tags: Taiwan, Malaysia, Lifestyle and Leisure, Beijing (China), China
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Limo fire: U.S., Philippine leaders offer condolences for victims
Government officials from the United States and the Philippines took to social media this week to express condolences to the families of a group of Filipina nurses who died in a Bay Area limousine fire over the weekend. “Condolences to the Fojas...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing
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Limo fire: Victim planned Manila hilltop wedding, father says
A woman killed over the weekend in a Bay Area limousine fire was going to have a wedding on a hilltop in the Philippines, her family said. Neriza Fojas, 31, had already had a civil wedding ceremony in Las Vegas with her husband, Carlo Moya, but was...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing, Manila (Philippines)
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Tennis and writing a love match for Pomona-Pitzer freshman
By the time she was 10, Samantha Mae Coyiuto was a published author in the Philippines. By the time she was 16, she had four children's books published. Now she's 18 and goes by just Mae and is a student at Pomona-Pitzer, where she plays for the women's...
Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Colleges and Universities, Flight (movie), Authors, College Sports
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Five killed as Philippine volcano starts spewing rocks and ash
Four German tourists and one of their Filipino guides were killed Tuesday when one of the Philippines' most active volcanoes started spewing large rocks and ash, officials said. The group was climbing the Mayon volcano when an explosion happened at...
Tags: Landforms, Volcanoes
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Limo fire: Death toll 'beyond words,' CHP official says
Officials said they were stunned by the loss of life after a limousine burst into flames Saturday night on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge, leaving five women dead. “Any time we have a significant loss of life it's very difficult, but given the...
Tags: The Happiest News!, Highway Transportation, Human Interest
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Grief and questions surround deadly limo fire
OAKLAND — Grief and disbelief reverberated from the Bay Area to the Central Valley on Monday as questions multiplied about a limousine fire that killed five women and injured four on the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge. Although officials said they had...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Nursing Homes, Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics, Nursing
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Limousine's back doors were locked, fire victim's husband says
The rear passenger doors were locked on a limousine that caught fire on a Bay Area bridge, fatally trapping five of its passengers, the husband of one of the victims said. John Balon told the San Francisco Chronicle that one of the limo’s...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Abusive Behavior, Nursing Homes, Medical Specialization, Hospitals and Clinics
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Limo fire: Driver describes last minutes on the bridge
A limousine burst into flames when a rear door was opened in an attempt to save the passengers inside, the limo’s driver told CNN in an interview Monday afternoon. “Everything happened so fast,” LimoStop Inc. driver Orville Brown, 46,...
Tags: The Happiest News!, CNN (tv network), Human Interest
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