‘We have to be wacky.’ With suggestive poses and pets, election campaigning tests Tokyo’s patience
TOKYO (AP) — Rescheduled for 2g Friday
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Dela Rosa, who served as the head of the Philippine National Police (PNP) during the launch of Duterte’s drug war and is now a senator, said at a Senate forum on Thursday that each case related to the campaign should be treated and investigated separately as he lambasted efforts to lump the deaths into claims that crimes against humanity were committed.
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French President Emmanuel Macron broke his silence on the political earthquake that took place in France last weekend, calling on mainstream parties to work together to form a coalition government.
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When voters in Tokyo cast their ballot for governor of the world’s largest city on Sunday, they were spoiled for choice.