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Tokyo’s Shibuya to ban street drinking during Halloween

May 14, 2019

Tokyo–Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward plans to ban the consumption of alcohol in streets and parks near Shibuya Station during the Halloween period, officials said. A related ordinance will be submitted to the ward assembly in June, and the ward aims to

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Trump to meet with Japanese abductee families

May 14, 2019

Tokyo–U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with family members of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago during his visit to Japan from May 25, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday. “Japan and the United States will work

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Japanese, Russian governors hold 1st meeting in 9 years

May 14, 2019

Moscow–Governors from Japanese prefectures and Russian provinces held talks in Moscow on Monday for the first time in nine years to discuss regional cooperation and exchanges between the two countries. From Japan, the governors of Hokkaido, Ibaraki, Saitama, Toyama, Gifu,

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AFP to lower alert level due to peaceful elections

May 14, 2019

Following the peaceful conduct of the mid-term elections. the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is expected to change its alert status, a military spokesman said Tuesday. “To downgrade or to lift the red alert at this time depends on

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PPCRV doing thorough validation of ERs after glitch on Comelec’s transparency server – watchdog official

May 14, 2019

Election watchdog Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting ( PPCRV) said on Tuesday that their volunteers have been conducting thorough checking and comparison of election returns and number of votes on the transparency server to ensure there are no discrepancies.

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Despite increase in defective counting machines, Comelec says polls ”successful”

May 14, 2019

The Commission on Elections ( Comelec) on Tuesday said the 2019 midterm election is “successful” despite reported increase of defective vote counting machines and SD cards used during the elections. “Compared to 2016, there is an increase (of defective counting

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Two blasts near Cotabato City Hall reported

May 14, 2019

Two explosions were heard near Cotabato City Hall hours before the election day ended on Monday. Maj. Arvin Encinas, spokesman of the 6th Infantry Division, said the explosions with one minute interval were heard from Matalam St. Malagapas, RH 10,

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Eusebio’s mayoral reign in Pasig ends

May 14, 2019

Victor Maria Regis “Vico” Nubla-Sotto dislodged incumbent Mayor Robert “Bobby” Eusebio in the mayoral race for Pasig City. Sotto, who garnered a total of 206,751 votes ended the Eusebio clan’s 27-year reign in the city. He was proclaimed as Pasig’s

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