A rare look at one of the world’s most critical and understudied environmental crises. Southeast Asia produces more than half of the world’s fish, yet its waters are among the most depleted and contested.
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‘Like ice melting’: Journalists warn press freedom is in decline across Asia
China’s jailing of citizen journalist Zhang Zhan highlights a deeper press freedom crisis across Asia.
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Detained Philippines ex-President Duterte wins mayoral race in his home city
Duterte’s youngest son, Sebastian, the incumbent mayor of Davao, was declared Davao vice mayor. His eldest son, Paolo, was reelected as a member of the House of Representatives, and two grandsons won in local races, an indication of the family’s continued influence.
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Rodrigo Duterte is in custody in The Hague for crimes against humanity trial
The former Philippine president is the first former leader from Asia to face charges at the International Criminal Court. Human rights groups say his violent crackdowns left up to 30,000 dead.
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Former Philippine leader Duterte arrested on an ICC warrant over drug killings
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity, the Philippine government said.
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HIV is spiking in new hot spots. Here’s what’s being done to control it
As the new cases and related deaths fall in sub-Saharan Africa, the virus is rearing its head elsewhere. What’s the cause? And the solution?
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More than 150 dead or missing from massive flooding and landslides in the Philippines
Talisay, about 43 miles south of Manila, was one of several towns ravaged by Tropical Storm Trami, the deadliest of 11 storms to hit the Philippines this year.
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A Filipino preacher on the run from sexual abuse charges surrenders
Apollo Quiboloy, accused of sexual abuse and human trafficking in the Philippines and similar charges in the United States, surrendered Sunday to authorities, officials said.
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On a remote island, a test of wills between the Philippines and China
About 250 Filipinos live on Thitu Island, the largest and most inhabited island of the Spratlys, in the South China Sea. But Chinese ships are never far away.
