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FACT CHECK: Duterte was served food in flight to The Hague after his arrest, contrary to claim

Duterte was served a rice meal while on the flight, as can be seen in a video from Senator Bong Go’s Facebook account, which was shared by various media outlets

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LeBron James sets all-time NBA win mark as Lakers continue to roll

LeBron James surpasses Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most combined regular season and playoff wins in NBA history as the Lakers pick up their 13th victory in the last 14 games

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT ‘conversion’ talk therapy

Christian therapist challenged the ban on free speech grounds; more than two dozen U.S. States ban or limit this therapy

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FACT CHECK: Duterte was served food in flight to The Hague after his arrest, contrary to claim

Duterte was served a rice meal while on the flight, as can be seen in a video from Senator Bong Go’s Facebook account, which was shared by various media outlets

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LeBron James sets all-time NBA win mark as Lakers continue to roll

LeBron James surpasses Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most combined regular season and playoff wins in NBA history as the Lakers pick up their 13th victory in the last 14 games

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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Colorado's ban on LGBT ‘conversion’ talk therapy

Christian therapist challenged the ban on free speech grounds; more than two dozen U.S. States ban or limit this therapy

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Food assistance slashed for hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees trapped in Bangladesh camps

Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees struggling to survive in Bangladesh's overcrowded camps will see their food assistance slashed starting on Wednesday, raising alarm throughout the increasingly desperate communi...

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Global protests condemning Israel’s new death penalty law for Palestinians

Protesters are condemning Israel's new bill that makes the death penalty the default punishment for some Palestinians.

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109 illegal migrants from Pakistan died or went missing last year: International Organisation for Migration

ISLAMABAD: A total of 109 Pakistanis were among at least 2,722 persons from the Asia-Pacific region who died or disappeared around the world last year in an attempt to cross illegally into other countries, according to...

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