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Published by Philippine Star Philstar.com October 16, 2021 | 9:51am MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Elections has extended hours and opened Saturdays for voter registration in select areas including Metro Manila. The Comelec announced that beginning October 16, voter registration in some areas during weekdays will be from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., while […]

Published by Reuters (Reuters) – The Metropolitan Police has said that the murder of British lawmaker David Amess in Essex on Friday has been declared as a terrorist incident, with the investigation being led by its Terrorism Command. (Reporting by Bhargav Acharya in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)

Published by Reuters PARIS (Reuters) – A report into sexual abuse in the French Catholic Church has found that at least 216,000 children were victims of abuse at the hands of clergy since 1950, Jean-March Sauve, head of the commission that compiled the report, said at a news conference. (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Writing by

Published by Reuters MANILA (Reuters) – Manila City mayor Francisco Domagoso registered to run for the presidency of the Philippines on Monday, touting himself as a unifying candidate of humble beginnings who can heal an economy and livelihoods damaged by the pandemic. Domagoso, 46, a former actor, is the second contestant to sign up for

Published by DPA North Korea and South Korea have restored their direct communications lines, a spokeswoman for the Unification Ministry confirmed in Seoul on Monday. In a statement carried by the North Korean state agency KCNA, the move was described as “part of the effort to realize the expectation and desire of the entire nation

Published by Reuters By Gene Blevins and Jonathan Allen HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (Reuters) -A large oil spill off the southern California coast left fish dead, birds mired in petroleum and wetlands contaminated, in what local officials called an environmental catastrophe. The U.S. Coast Guard, heading a clean-up response involving federal, state and city agencies, on

Published by Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong’s then-leader Leung Chun-ying sold shares worth HK$2.3 million (£200,000) in a subsidiary of international property services firm DTZ in 2015, whilst he was being investigated by an anti-corruption watchdog over past dealings involving DTZ, according to a report. The previously undisclosed sale by the former chief executive

Published by Reuters MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Rodrigo’s daughter would run for president in next year’s election and her father’s long-time aide, who filed his vice presidential candidacy, would be her running mate, broadcasting firm ABS-CBN news reported late on Saturday. Sara Duterte-Carpio is currently mayor of Davao, the Philippines’ third-largest city, and filed on

Published by Al-Araby Qataris voted on Saturday in the Gulf Arab state’s first legislative elections for two-thirds of the advisory Shura Council, a process that has stirred domestic debate about electoral inclusion and citizenship. Turnout for the election of 30 members of the 45-seat body was 63.5%, the internal ministry said in a statement early

Published by Al-Araby The leader of Australia’s most populous state resigned Friday amid a corruption investigation, leaving Sydneysiders – deep in months of lockdown – without a political leader. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she would leave parliament after an anti-corruption body announced an inquiry into allegations against her. “My resignation as premier