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Filipino cardinal and papal aide, Cardinal Tagle, has virus

Tagle, who heads the Holy See’s powerful office in charge of mission territories, last saw the pope during an official audience on Aug. 29. He tested negative for the virus as recently as Sept. 7 but tested positive upon his arrival Thursday in Manila, the Vatican said. In a statement Friday, the V…
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Dengue fever hangs on in Marshall Islands

It raises the question of whether dengue is becoming an endemic illness for the first time. After averaging over 200 cases per week in the January and February period, the number of cases dropped significantly, hitting single digits per week for most of the May through July period. But an uptick in…
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Palau election primary offers heavy competition

The four candidates will face each other in the primary election on Sept. 22, which will determine the top two vote getters, who will battle it out in the general elections. The presidential candidates are Surangel Whipps Jr., who is currently president and CEO of Surangel and Sons Co. and is a for…
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Philippines deports US Marine who killed transgender woman

Lance Cpl. Joseph Scott Pemberton left Manila’s international airport at 9:14 a.m. local time (0114 GMT) aboard an American military aircraft bound for the United States, according to Bureau of Immigration  spokeswoman Dana Sandoval. Pemberton was accompanied by representatives from the U.S. embass…
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Palau remains in Tier 2 for trafficking efforts

Palau is one of the jurisdictions evaluated by the U.S. which rank them into four tiers by ((Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 2 Watch List, and Tier 3), with Tier 1 being the best and Tier 3 the worst. The report said Palau has made efforts to suppress human trafficking including acceding to the 2000 U.N. TIP …
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Japan’s Suga in pole position for PM as debate kicks off

Suga, Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, has support to become party leader from 308 — almost 80%  — of ruling Liberal Democratic Party members with seats in parliament, the Asahi said. That means Suga already has 58% of total LDP votes — more than the majority required — without even counting the ad…
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