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Hillary Clinton shapes potential new role for Bill Clinton

Mr. Clinton’s more emotive style appears to resonate with blue-collar voters in ways Mrs. Clinton’s has not. Some 55 percent of voters nationwide said they do not believe Mrs. Clinton “cares about people like me,” according to a Quinnipiac poll conducted in February.

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Obama set to be US' longest war president

President Barack Obama came into office seven years ago pledging to end the wars of his predecessor George W. Bush. On May 6, with eight months left before he vacates the White House, Mr Obama passed a sombre, little-noticed milestone: He has now been at war longer than Mr Bush, or any other American president.

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Economic worries give way to cautious optimism in Philippines after Rodrigo Duterte's election

The election of controversial politician Rodrigo Duterte to the nation's highest office has so far had little impact on the robust Philippine economy. In fact, quite the reverse has happened since the polls on Monday.

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Philippine President-elect Duterte set to impose late-night liquor ban, child curfew

A day after being hailed as victor in the Philippine presidential race, maverick anti-crime mayor Rodrigo Duterte vowed to keep his campaign promises.

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Philippine President-elect Duterte set to impose late-night liquor ban, child curfew

A day after being hailed as victor in the Philippine presidential race, maverick anti-crime mayor Rodrigo Duterte vowed to keep his campaign promises.

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Philippines election: The politics of charm

For about 15 minutes, Mr Ruffy Biazon navigated a maze of alleys three-men wide that snaked through a packed squatters colony in Muntinlupa city, 30km south-east of the capital Manila.

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"Positive attitude" needed to mend ties with China, Japan told

China has told Japan to take a "positive attitude" towards China's growth if it wishes to mend ties, rather than play up the threat posed by the rising superpower.

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Philippine presidential favourite Duterte vows to pardon himself for murder in crude address to business elite

Philippine presidential favourite Rodrigo Duterte joked on Wednesday (April 27) about his penis and vowed to pardon himself for mass murder, as he took his profanity-laced campaign to the nation's business elite.

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Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte widens lead despite rape joke

A Philippine presidential candidate who joked about raping a murdered Australian missionary has widened his lead over his rivals despite a backlash from diplomats, the influential church and women's groups.

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Jakarta gives Singapore a list of fugitives

Indonesia has given Singapore a list of fugitives, part of back-channel efforts to nab those who had fled the country after being convicted of crimes.

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Group affiliated to Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for killing of gay activist in Bangladesh

A group affiliated to Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility on Tuesday (April 26) for killing a Bangladeshi gay rights activist and his friend, the latest in a string of murders of liberal activists and other minorities in the South Asian nation.

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Top Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte pushes 'kill criminals' message

Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday (April 23) renewed his vow to kill criminals as the tough-talking favourite hit the stump in the capital heading into the home stretch of a controversial campaign.

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F.B.I. director suggests bill for iPhone hacking topped $1.3 million

The director of the F.B.I. suggested Thursday that his agency paid at least $1.3 million to an undisclosed group to help hack into the encrypted iPhone used by an attacker in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif.

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Grieving and going forward: How Zaha Hadid's firm plans to move on

White flowers fill the design gallery, with commemorative portraits placed amid undulating furniture of burnished polyurethane and marble.

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Philippine mayor says "sorry" for rape remark

A Philippine mayor who built a reputation for fighting crime apologised yesterday for a rape comment that caused a political storm and could dent his chances of winning the presidency in an election three weeks away.

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Bill Campbell, Legendary Silicon Valley Mentor, Dies at 75

Bill Campbell, a legendary mentor to some of Silicon Valley’s most important entrepreneurs and executives including Steve Jobs and Larry Page, died Monday at age 75. He had been suffering from cancer.