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            <title><![CDATA[Philippines wins first Eurovision Song Contest Asia with Carmelle’s Sobra-Sobra]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Artist Carmelle wins the first Eurovision Song Contest Asia with “Sobra-Sobra.”]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 16:11:59 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[North and South Korea Drawn in Same Group for Women’s Olympic Football Qualifying]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[North and South Korea will face each other in the women's Olympic football qualifiers. The countries, which are technically still at war, have been drawn in the same qualifying group.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:14:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Plane feared crashed in the southern Philippines lands safely after false alarm]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Reports that a small private plane crashed in the southern Philippines on Tuesday were a false alarm, Reuters reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 06:19:27 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippine Police Find Child Abuse Material on Devices Linked to Thomas Markle Investigation]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Three memory cards and a cellphone handed over by Meghan Markle’s half-brother contain child sexual abuse material, Philippine police say. The agency is investigating where the material came from and who it belonged to.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:43:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[FT: Trump, Xi and Putin could meet at Apec summit in China]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Financial Times reports that a first meeting between Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin could take place soon.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:33:12 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Prosecutors Drop Most Charges Against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The prosecution has dropped most of the charges against Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte, leaving only those related to allegedly misreporting assets.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:15:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Children’s rights groups or the International Space Station? Possible Nobel Peace Prize candidates emerge as Trump looms over award]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump is once again casting a shadow over the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s choice of this year’s Peace Prize laureate. The result could be a neutral recipient - in space.]]></description>
            <link>https://swedenherald.com/article/childrens-rights-groups-or-the-international-space-station-possible-nobel-peace-prize-candidates-emerge-as-trump-looms-over-award</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 03:45:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ICC Rules Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte Fit to Stand Trial for Crimes Against Humanity]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:20:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippines Raises Alarm Over Increased Chinese Naval Presence in Disputed South China Sea Waters]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Philippines is raising the alarm that China is advancing its positions in the disputed waters of the southern South China Sea.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:08:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Children, courts or the International Space Station? Peace Prize contenders emerge as Trump casts a shadow over Nobel decision]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[US President Donald Trump is once again casting a shadow over the Norwegian Nobel Committee as it chooses this year’s Peace Prize laureate. The result could be a neutral recipient - in space.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:45:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Two Filipino tourists dead after bus overturns in Germany]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Two Filipino tourists died when a bus went off the road and overturned in Germany on Sunday.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:33:49 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU and Philippines reach breakthrough in free trade talks]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Commission hopes to be on the road to another completed trade agreement - now with the Philippines.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:09:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Several killed in school shooting in the Philippines, teenage suspect dead: reports]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Several people have been shot dead at a school in the Philippines.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:35:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippines ferry fire death toll rises to 76]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The death toll from a ferry fire in the Philippines has risen to 76, AFP reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 13:38:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Death toll rises to 30 after ferry fire off Palawan, Philippines]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least 30 people have been found dead after a fire broke out on a ferry in the tourist-rich province of Palawan, according to Philippine authorities, AFP reports.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:35:32 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Philippines ferry fire kills five, 86 still missing]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[At least five people have died and 86 are missing after a fire aboard a ferry in the Philippines, the country's coast guard said.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 23:37:16 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Iranian footballers explain anthem protest after being branded traitors]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The two defected Iranian footballers are now explaining why they refused to sing the national anthem during the Asian Championship, after being branded "traitors". It was the least we could do. Our people risked their lives and were killed, says Fatemeh Pasandideh.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:08:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peter Settman drops out of Asian Eurovision Song Contest]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Peter Settman is dropping out of the Asian Eurovision Song Contest, writes SVT.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:02:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Student killed in school shooting in the Philippines, suspect shoots himself]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A student has been killed in a school shooting in the Philippines. The suspected perpetrator, another student, then shot himself.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 03:49:35 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Why there have been so many strong earthquakes in populated areas this year]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[An unusually large number of strong earthquakes have hit populated areas in recent months. There are certain periods when they occur more often, says seismologist Björn Lund.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 17:53:04 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy holds talks with Trump envoy Steve Witkoff on reviving peace diplomacy]]></title>
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