Tuesday, May 10, 2016

#Philippines - election: Rodrigo Duterte claims victory

Published on 10 May 2016
Rodrigo Duterte has claimed presidential victory in the Philippines.

With about ninety percent of the vote counted, exit polls show that the mayor of the southern city of Davao he's in the lead.

Duterte has promised to crack down on crime and overhaul the country's constitution.

Al Jazeera’s Wayne Hay reports From Davao City.

NASA footage: Stunning images of rare Mercury transit across the Sun

Published on 10 May 2016
NASA released images yesterday (9 May) of the planet Mercury making a rare “transit” across the surface of the sun; a phenomenon that occurs only 13 times in a century.

#US: Top Islamic State Leader Abu Wahib killed in Iraq

Published on 9 May 2016
The Pentagon says a coalition airstrike killed a top Islamic State leader in Iraq's Anbar province. Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook says Abu Wahib and three others were killed when their vehicle was struck on May 6 in Rutba. (May 10)

#Canada - Firefighters saved almost 90 per cent of Fort McMurray: Notley

Published on 9 May 2016
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley toured Fort McMurray Monday, to see first-hand the wildfire destruction. Notley praised the efforts of first responders, who she says managed to save 25,000 buildings. (May 9)

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#USA - Is Facebook censoring conservative news?

Published on 9 May 2016
Technology Editor at Gizmodo discusses the claims that Facebook suppressed conservative news.

#Germany - Munich knife attack: one man dead and several injured by attacker shouting "Allahu Akbar”

Published on 10 May 2016
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Monday, May 9, 2016

#France - to create regional 'de-radicalisation' centres: PM: France pour créer des centres régionaux «dé-radicalisation»

Published on 9 May 2016
France will create regional centres to de-radicalise people and prevent them joining jihadist groups, the prime minister said Monday as he laid out measures in response to last year's terror attacks that killed 147 people.

#Mexico - Judge: El Chapo can be extradited to U.S: Juez: El Chapo puede ser extraditado a U.S

Published on 9 May 2016
A Mexican federal judge has ruled that reputed drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman can be extradited to the United States, according to a news release from the Mexican Federal Court. CNN's Boris Sanchez report