Duterte critic Leila de Lima granted bail after six years in jail
Former senator Leila de Lima has long fought what she describes as trumped up drug charges.
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Iran: French tourist Louis Arnaud jailed for five years
Louis Arnaud's family says his conviction on national security charges is an attack on human rights.
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South China Sea: Biden says US will defend the Philippines if China attacks
Biden's statement comes days after collisions between Filipino and Chinese ships in the South China Sea.
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Ukraine war: Nobel Prize invitation to Russia and Iran withdrawn
The Nobel Foundation says the U-turn comes after strong reaction against it in Sweden.
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Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-winning novelist, hospitalized with Covid-19
Peruvian novelist and Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has been hospitalized in Madrid with Covid-19, his son said Monday.
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