Marcos' surprising embrace of US puts China on back foot
Singaporean couple endured 60 seconds of hell on SIA plane
Singapore and 36 countries that bar felons like Trump from entering
Newly discovered secret chamber at Great Pyramid of Giza has experts stumped
M'sia student 'permanently disabled' after teacher's punishment
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I.Coast's ex-president Bedie buried 10 months after death
Ivory Coast's former president Henri Konan Bedie was laid to rest Saturday in his native village 10 months after his death.Bedie succeeded Ivory Coast's post-colonial founding father, Felix Houphouet-Boigny, as president from 1993 to 1999 -- when he was overthrown by the military in the country's first-ever coup.
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Boeing Starliner's crewed launch abruptly halted, again
Boeing's second attempt at launching a crew aboard its troubled Starliner spaceship was dramatically aborted Saturday with just minutes left on the countdown clock, yet another setback for a program that has faced years of delays.Boeing, with its 100-year history, was heavily favored, but its program fell badly behind amid embarrassing setbacks that mirrored the problems afflicting its commercial airline division.
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Gaza mediators urge Israel, Hamas to accept truce plan
Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators called on Israel and Hamas Saturday to "finalise" the truce deal outlined by US President Joe Biden, as Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza.In a joint statement, Qatar, the United States and Egypt said that "as mediators in the ongoing discussions to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages and detainees", they "call on both Hamas and Israel to finalise the agreement embodying the principles outlined by President Joe Biden".
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South Africa's ANC loses majority, needs allies
South Africa's ruling ANC faced a search for allies to form a new government Saturday after losing its three-decade-old absolute majority in a watershed election, as some rivals questioned the results.She also did not rule out allowing the ANC to attempt to rule alone, telling AFP: "A minority government would be something completely new in South Africa but it is an option."
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El Salvador's Bukele sworn in, says 'bitter medicine' needed for economy
El Salvador's popular gang-busting President Nayib Bukele was sworn in for a second term Saturday, asking citizens to give him "unconditional support" as the government prescribes "bitter medicine" to improve the economy."In this new treatment to heal the economy," he said from the palace balcony, "perhaps we will also have to take bitter medicine... to be cured of the bad economy."
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Elections suspended in two violent Mexico municipalities
Voting has been suspended in two municipalities in southern Mexico due to a spike in violence, authorities said Saturday, just one day before the country elects a new president.Tackling the cartel violence that makes murder and kidnapping a daily occurrence in Mexico will be among the major challenges facing the next president.
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Deputy Charged With Sexually Assaulting Man In Jail, Mom 'In Shock'
The incarcerated man's mother spoke out after a Georgia corrections deputy reportedly confessed to sexually abusing him.
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