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APD | Seventy-three percent of millennials in 15 countries believe mental health is as important as water, food, shelter

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña MANILA – About three in four millennials or 73 percent surveyed from 15 countries said mental hea

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Putin, Duterte say ready to expand Russian-Philippine cooperation

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed on Thursday common readiness to strengthe

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Amazon fires fall sharply in September, spread elsewhere

The number of fires has declined sharply in Brazil's Amazon region an alarming rise in July and August, but state environment

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Britain’s Prince Harry heads to Malawi

Britain’s Prince Harry arrived in Malawi on Sunday, the final stop in his solo tour across southern Africa before rejoining h

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APD | Former Sri Lankan Army Commander to contest Presidential polls

By APD writer Easwaran COLOMBO, Sept. 29 (APD) - Former Sri Lankan Army Commander Mahesh Senanayake on Sunday announced that

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APD | South Korea’s Hyundai Motor to engage in energy storage system business

By APD writer Alice South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Co. said on September 27 that it will partner with a state-run renewable ener

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APD | Sri Lanka investigates death of seven elephants

By APD writer Easwaran COLOMBO, Sept. 28 (APD) – Sri Lanka is investigating the mysterious deaths of seven elephants, the car

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BRICS cooperation exemplary of new type of intl. relations: Chinese FM

The cooperation among the five BRICS countries has set an example of a new type of international relations, Chinese State Cou

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APD | South Korea's 2018 gender pay gap widens 37 percent

By APD writer Alice South Korea's gender pay gap widened in 2018 from a year earlier, marking the largest difference among th

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APD | Swedish newspaper stops taking adverts from fossil fuel goods

By APD writer ** Aditya Nugraha** **STOCKHOLM, Sept. 26 (APD) - **A Swedish newspaper, Dagens ETC, announced to stop taking a

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U.S., Japan reach trade deal on tariff reduction, digital trade

U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Wednesday that the two countries have agreed to

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Spain arrests Catalan separatists suspected of plotting violence

Spanish police arrested on Monday nine people linked to Catalonia's pro-independence movement who prosecutors said were plott

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APD | Iran’s rice production surpasses 2.6m tons current year

By APD writer Muhammad Sohail Iranian farmers have managed to produce 2.6 million tons of rice during the current Iranian cal

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APD | Britain’s Johnson accuses Iran responsible for Saudi oil refinery attacks

LONDON, Sept. 23 (APD) - Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Sunday that Iran was responsible for attacks on Saudi A

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Scientists reconstruct skeleton of elusive, pre-historic human

Researchers in Israel say they have reconstructed the skeleton of a pre-historic human from a long-extinct and elusive specie

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APD | Japan's exports down for ninth straight month

By APD writer Alice Japan’s exports dropped for a ninth straight month in August as trade conflicts compound a global economi

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U.S. social media firms say they are removing violent content faster

Major U.S. social media firms told a Senate panel on Wednesday they are doing more to prevent or remove violent or extremist