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US court lets Trump transgender military ban stand, orders new review

Andrew Chung and Jonathan Stempel, Reuters
Jun 15 10:30 AM

A US appeals court handed President Donald Trump a victory in his effort to ban most transgender people from the military, ordering a judge to reconsider her ruling against the policy, which the US Supreme Court has allowed to take effect. Read more »

World is watching' Hong Kong protests, Biden warns China

Agence France-Presse
Jun 15 04:10 AM

Top Democratic US presidential contender Joe Biden expressed support Friday for protesters engaged in Hong Kong's deepest political unrest in two decades, warning China that "the world is watching." Read more »

US infant boy cut out of mother's womb dies at hospital

Agence France-Presse
Jun 15 04:08 AM

A baby cut out of his murdered teenage mother's womb died Friday at a Chicago hospital of severe brain injury nearly two months after the attack, a family spokesman said. Read more »

Pakiusap kay Duterte ng Kapa members sa Middle East, huwag ipasara ang grupo

Maxxy Santiago, ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 09:59 PM

Nananawagan sa Pangulo ang mga OFW na miyembro ng Kapa na huwag ipasara ang grupong nagbibigay ng malaking tulong sa mga kanila. Read more »

Mga trabahong iniiwasan ng mga Koreano, patok sa mga Pinoy

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 07:25 PM

Kilalanin ang ilang manggagawang Pinoy sa Korea at alamin ang panganib ng kanilang mga trabaho sa ulat na ito. Read more »

Kuwaiti cop tagged in Pinay rape charged: DFA

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 06:15 PM

MANILA - The Kuwaiti police officer tagged in the sexual assault of a Filipina worker in the Gulf state has been charged with rape, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday.   Read more »

'Hong Kong is not China'

Hector Retaman, AFP
Jun 14 06:06 PM

People walk past placards against a controversial extradition law proposal pasted on a wall near the Legislative Council Complex in Hong Kong on Friday.  Read more »

Filipinos told not to travel to Sudan due to civil unrest

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 12:52 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) advised Filipinos "not to travel to Sudan" due to ongoing civil unrest in its capital Khartoum and nearby areas. Read more »

Alleged rape of Filipina by Kuwaiti cop still being probed - Bello

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 10:27 AM

Officials have yet to verify if a Filipino worker in Kuwait was raped by a policeman in the Middle Eastern country, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Friday. Read more »

Filipinos on Middle East oil tankers 'safe' after attacks: labor chief

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 10:03 AM | Updated Jun 14 10:45 AM

All Filipino crew members on board 2 oil tankers that were attacked in the Gulf of Oman are safe, Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III said Friday. Read more »

Hong Kong risks turning into China if extradition law passed: Filipino worker

ABS-CBN News
Jun 14 09:41 AM

The situation in Hong Kong is a "little bit quiet" as the city braced for another big protest on Sunday. Read more »

Russia uncovers 40,000-year-old wolf head, preserved in ice

Reuters
Jun 14 06:37 AM

MOSCOW, Russia - About 40,000 years ago, a wolf died in what we know as Siberia. Now its severed head has been found, and because of the freezing conditions, it is so well preserved that its fur, teeth, brain and facial tissue are largely intact. Read more »

US man sentenced to death for killing his 5 children

Agence France-Presse
Jun 14 06:20 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - An American convicted of killing his 5 small children was sentenced to death Thursday, even after his ex-wife asked jurors to spare his life because the kids loved him.   Read more »

Trump announces exit of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders

Agence France-Presse
Jun 14 05:32 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - President Donald Trump on Thursday made the surprise announcement of the departure of spokeswoman Sarah Sanders, who has been widely criticized for her performance in the White House. Read more »

UK tells telecom firms to be cautious over Huawei

Kate Holton, Reuters
Jun 13 11:48 PM

WATFORD, England- British telecom companies should show "all due caution" before using China's Huawei equipment in their 5G networks because the government cannot ignore the warnings from the United States, its digital minister said. Read more »

Filipino community in Toronto mourns diplomat's passing

Christine Santos, ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 10:27 PM

Amid the Filipino Heritage Month celebrations in Toronto, the community mourned the loss of its Philippine Consul General Rosalita Prospero, who humbly served her kababayans for the past 4 years. Read more »

Boris Johnson wins first round of UK leadership vote

Agence France-Presse
Jun 13 09:27 PM

Boris Johnson overwhelmingly won the first round of voting Thursday in the race to replace outgoing British Prime Minister Theresa May, with the field of candidates narrowed to seven from 10. Read more »

Surveillance-savvy Hong Kong protesters go digitally dark

Elaine Yu, Agence France-Presse
Jun 13 09:14 PM

Hong Kong's tech-savvy protesters are going digitally dark as they try to avoid surveillance and potential future prosecutions, disabling location tracking on their phones, buying train tickets with cash and purging their social media conversations. Read more »

Pinay in San Francisco recognized for work helping immigrants

Rommel Conclara, ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 09:08 PM

Carla Laurel says it is important to extend a hand to Filipinos who arrive in America looking to build a new life. Read more »

The day after

Thomas Peter, Reuters
Jun 13 08:27 PM

A police officer in Hong Kong on Thursday looks at a protester sitting among salvaged items following a day of violence over an extradition bill that could send people to mainland China for trial. Read more »

Telegram traces cyber-attack during HK protests to China

Qasim Nauman, Agence France-Presse
Jun 13 07:12 PM

BEIJING - Encrypted messaging service Telegram suffered a major cyber-attack that originated from China, the company's CEO said Thursday, linking it to the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong. Read more »

2 oil tankers struck in suspected attacks in Gulf of Oman

Lisa Barrington and Rania El Gamal, Reuters
Jun 13 05:35 PM

Details of the incident were not immediately clear, but one operator said it suspected its ship had been hit by a torpedo. Read more »

NASA renames street for ‘hidden’ black female mathematicians

Agence France-Presse
Jun 13 05:23 PM

Despite the achievements of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, they had to confront the racial segregation of the era. Read more »

Hong Kong's extradition bill with China seen endangering refugees

ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 05:13 PM

The Filipino manager of a refugee center in Hong Kong said the city's proposed extradition treaty with China poses a risk to refugees and asylum seekers.  Read more »

Cambodia extends visa-free stay for Pinoy tourists

ABS-CBN News
Jun 13 03:56 PM

Filipino tourists may now enjoy up to 30 days of visa-free stay in Cambodia, the Philippine Embassy in Cambodia announced Thursday. Read more »