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Convicted: the US sex cult leader who attracted the rich and famous

Agence France-Presse
Jun 20 07:18 AM

NEW YORK - A US jury on Wednesday convicted a "self-help" guru of racketeering, sex trafficking and other crimes for his leadership of a cult-like organization of sex slaves he branded like cattle. Read more »

Exhausted polar bear wanders into Siberian city

Reuters
Jun 20 06:23 AM

MOSCOW, Russia—A starving polar bear has strayed hundreds of kilometers from its natural Arctic habitat and wandered, exhausted, into the major Russian industrial city of Norilsk in northern Siberia.   Read more »

Himalayan glaciers melting far faster this century - study

Matthew Green, Reuters
Jun 20 06:13 AM

LONDON, United Kingdom—Himalayan glaciers have been melting twice as fast since the start of this century, underscoring the threat the climate crisis poses to water supplies for hundreds of millions of people across Asia, according to a study published on Wednesday. Read more »

Train derails in US, spilling vegetable oil, closing major highway

Reuters
Jun 20 06:04 AM

NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES—A Union Pacific freight train derailed in Nevada, US on Wednesday, spilling vegetable oil and prompting the closure of an interstate highway. Read more »

6.3-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia's Papua

Agence France-Presse
Jun 20 06:02 AM | Updated Jun 20 06:53 AM

JAKARTA, Indonesia—A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck eastern Indonesia in the early hours of Thursday, according to the US Geological Survey. No tsunami warning was issued. Read more »

Sex cult leader found guilty in New York

Agence France-Presse
Jun 20 04:47 AM | Updated Jun 20 07:44 AM

A federal jury in Brooklyn on Wednesday found a US "self-help" guru guilty of all of charges for his leadership of a cult-like organization of women he treated as sex slaves. Read more »

Canada’s new caregiver program to offer permanent residency to those qualified

Christine Santos, ABS-CBN News
Jun 20 01:02 AM

Canada’s immigration minister said the new pilot program offers a pathway for caregivers to become permanent residents, among other perks. Read more »

Protesta sa Hong Kong, binuklod ng awitin

ABS-CBN News
Jun 20 12:15 AM

Sa loob ng ilang araw na kilos-protesta sa Hong Kong kung saan milyong mga mamamayan nito ang nakilahok, isang awit ang nagbuklod sa kanila. Read more »

Russians, Ukrainian to face murder charges over downing of flight MH17

Toby Sterling and Anthony Deutsch, Reuters
Jun 19 11:54 PM

NIEUWEGEIN, Netherlands- Three Russians and a Ukrainian will face murder charges for the 2014 downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine which killed 298 people, in a trial to start in the Netherlands next March, an investigation team said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Man convicted in Britain of making 3D-printed gun

Reuters
Jun 19 11:26 PM

A 26-year-old man has become the first person in Britain to be convicted of making a firearm with a 3D printer that was capable of firing a lethal shot, police said on Wednesday. Read more »

Has 'the sacrificial lamb' arrived?: UN cites new recordings in Khashoggi murder

Reuters
Jun 19 11:01 PM

"Joints will be separated. It is not a problem. The body is heavy. First time I cut on the ground. If we take plastic bags and cut it into pieces, it will be finished. We will wrap each of them."   Read more »

Japan mangangailangan ng hanggang 60,000 caregivers: POEA

ABS-CBN News
Jun 19 09:00 PM

Aabot sa 60,000 caregivers ang kakailanganin ng Japan sa susunod na 5 taon dahil sa kanilang tumatandang populasyon.   Read more »

Kiss from the Pope

Andrew Medichini, AP
Jun 19 07:37 PM

Pope Francis kisses a child's forehead, as he arrives for his weekly general audience at Saint Peter's Square, at the Vatican on Wednesday. Read more »

Promised $9 mn online, US teen killed 'best friend': police

Jocelyne Zablit, Agence France-Presse
Jun 19 02:06 PM

LOS ANGELES, United States – An American teenager has been charged with conspiring to murder her "best friend" after a man she met online offered her $9 million to commit the crime. Read more »

Varying vaccine trust leaves populations vulnerable, global study finds

Kate Kelland, Reuters
Jun 19 12:57 PM

LONDON- Trust in vaccines - one of the world's most effective and widely-used medical products - is highest in poorer countries but weaker in wealthier ones where skepticism has allowed outbreaks of diseases such as measles to persist, a global study found on Wednesday. Read more »

Trump launches re-election campaign, presents himself as outsider and victim

Steve Holland, Reuters
Jun 19 09:56 AM

At a packed rally in Orlando, Florida, Trump made clear he would run for re-election as an outsider, just as he did in 2016. Whether he can pull it off remains far from certain as Trump has been in Washington now for 2-1/2 years. Read more »

PH post sa Milan nagbabala laban sa Facebook scam

Maricel Burgonio, ABS-CBN News
Jun 19 09:02 AM

TORINO, Italy - Nagbabala ang Philippine Consulate General sa Milan sa Italy hinggil sa isang modus operandi na bumibiktima sa mga kaibigan at kamag-anak ng mga overseas Filipino worker gamit ang kanilang Facebook accounts. Read more »

TV hit challenges workaholic culture in Japan

Ben Dooley and Eimi Yamamitsu, The New York Times
Jun 19 08:12 AM

In this one, a woman dares to leave work at 6 p.m. sharp. Read more »

China quake kills 12

AFP
Jun 19 07:57 AM

People walk past earthquake-damaged buildings in Yibin, in China's southwestern Sichuan province on Tuesday. Read more »

Many in Hong Kong, fearful of China's grasp, flee to Taiwan

Yimou Lee and Jessie Pang, Reuters
Jun 19 07:38 AM

TAIPEI/HONG KONG - For Hong Kong resident Yung Xiu Kwan, 67, a proposed extradition law that would allow people in the former British colony to be sent to mainland China for trial was the final straw. Read more »

Southeast Asia should ban imports of foreign trash - environmentalists

Patpicha Tanakasempipat, Reuters
Jun 19 07:30 AM

BANGKOK - Environmental groups called on Tuesday for Southeast Asian countries to ban waste imports from developed countries to help tackle a plastic pollution crisis, as regional leaders prepare to meet this week in Bangkok. Read more »

At least 15 hurt in northeastern Japan quake

Kyodo News
Jun 19 06:46 AM | Updated Jun 19 06:52 AM

TOKYO, Japan (UPDATE) - At least 15 people were injured after a magnitude-6.7 earthquake struck Japan's northeastern region late Tuesday, authorities said Wednesday. Read more »

A nightmare that was not: New York rescuers find dead baby is actually a doll

Reuters
Jun 19 06:35 AM

NEW YORK, United States - It was a first responder's worst nightmare: the discovery early on Tuesday of a dead infant. Read more »

Artist sketches under the sea among fish and coral reefs

Rodrigo Gutierrez, Reuters
Jun 19 06:26 AM

PUNTA PERDIZ, Cuba - Some artists like to go on a countryside retreat to foster their creative process. Read more »

Historic US drug bust nets 16 tons of cocaine

Agence France-Presse
Jun 19 06:19 AM

NEW YORK, United States - US authorities said Tuesday they had seized around 16 tons of cocaine with an estimated street value of over $1 billion in a historic drug bust aboard a ship at the port of Philadelphia. Read more »