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Germany stun favourites US to reach the final of basketball World Cup

Gordon Herbert’s side will now face Serbia on Sunday for the World Cup title.

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Serbia defeat Canada 95-86 to reach basketball World Cup final

Bogdan Bogdanovic scores 23 in 95-86 win over Canada to help Serbia reach its second final in last three editions.

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‘Basketball mecca’: FIBA World Cup passion spikes in co-hosts Philippines

With its undying love for basketball, the Philippines is thrilled to be co-hosting the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

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Philippines, Japan, U.S. hold first trilateral coast guard manoeuvres

Small boats of armed men in grey camouflage fatigues and balaclavas speed towards a Philippine ship before climbing aboard and scanning the deck with small rifles at the ready.

Reuters

U.S., Philippine forces sink mock enemy warship in their biggest war games yet

U.S. and Philippine armed forces unleashed a volley of missiles on a mock enemy warship in the South China Sea on Wednesday, in a show of military power and a strengthening alliance at a time of rising regional tension.

Reuters

High Philippine inflation dents Marcos' approval ratings

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's approval ratings edged lower due to public dissatisfaction over his government's handling of inflation, but he remains popular, an opinion poll showed on Wednesday.

Reuters

Philippines, U.S. begin joint troop exercises amid regional tensions

More than 17,000 Philippine and U.S. soldiers began their largest ever joint military drills on Tuesday, as ties between the long-term allies warm over shared concerns about China's assertiveness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Filipino Catholics mark Jesus' crucifixion with self-flagellation

A group of 20 Catholic devotees walked barefoot for hours in Manila on Thursday while repeatedly striking their backs with bamboo whips to commemorate the passion of Jesus Christ.

Reuters

‘They were shot in the head’: morgue gives up truth of Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war

Crusading pathologist Raquel Fortun finds evidence of multiple murder at the direction of ‘a madman’ in the exhumed remains of young Filipinos

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Myanmar junta extends emergency as coup anniversary marked by 'silent protest'

Myanmar's junta extended the country's state of emergency by another six months, the acting president said at a leadership meeting broadcast on state TV on Wednesday, as protesters marked the anniversary of a 2021 military coup with a "silent protest".

Reuters

‘Unwavering’: Harris stresses US commitment to the Philippines

US Vice President will also visit South China Sea area, as Philippines reported an incident with the Chinese coastguard.

Al Jazeera

Swathes of land swamped in Philippines after typhoon

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr conducted an aerial survey of damage on Monday brought by typhoon Noru, which left heavy flooding across several northern provinces as authorities rushed to get aid to thousands of evacuees.

Reuters

'Never forget': Filipino activists mark 50th anniversary of martial law declaration

Hundreds of Filipino activists on Wednesday took to the streets to mark the 50th anniversary of the late strongman Ferdinand Marcos Sr's declaration of martial law.

Reuters

Cleanup day comes to Philippine capital's polluted bay

Hundreds of volunteers joined a mass cleanup drive along the coast of the polluted Manila Bay in the Philippine capital to mark International Coastal Cleanup Day on Saturday.

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Body of Philippine teen exhumed in fresh push for drug war justice

The body of a teenager killed in a high-profile shooting during the Philippines' war on drugs five years ago was exhumed for autopsy on Monday as his family seek to learn more about his death and hold others accountable.

Reuters

'Award is final' - Philippines asserts sovereignty on arbitration anniversary

The Philippines reaffirmed on Tuesday that it had the legal high ground over China in a long-running maritime row, marking the anniversary of an arbitration ruling that concluded Beijing's claim to almost the entire South China Sea was groundless.

Reuters

Duterte slams ICC prosecutor's plan to reopen Philippines drug war probe

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's office said on Saturday it was "exasperated" with International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan and his plan to resume an investigation into killings during the government's crackdown on drugs.

Reuters

Fervour in Philippines as election campaign reaches climax

Crowds of hundreds of thousands massed in the Philippines on Saturday where the leading presidential candidates made a last-ditch bid to sway undecided voters with patriotic, upbeat messages after a divisive election race.

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The Marcos makeover: How history was rewritten to place a dictator's son on the cusp of power

Ferdinand Marcos Jr, son of the late dictator Ferdinand Sr, is poised to become the next president of the Philippines, despite his father's legacy of brutality and corruption.

The Guardian - UK

‘Authoritarian nostalgia’: Philippines seem set to return Marcoses to power

Ferdinand Marcos Jr leads polls despite father’s dictatorship and energetic opposition campaign

Reuters

Philippine expert says some drug war death certificates falsified

The Philippine justice secretary pledged on Tuesday to launch an investigation after a forensic pathologist said some death certificates issued for victims of the country's crackdown on drugs had been falsified to show they died of natural causes.

The Guardian - UK

Winter Olympics 2022 day eight: skeleton, women’s curling and more – as it happened

Updates from day eight of the winter Games as Jaclyn Narracott took Australia’s first ever medal in skeleton

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