#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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