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MANILA -- Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte on Wednesday tendered her resignation as secretary of the Department of Education, Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Garafil said.
In a statement, Garafil said Duterte tendered her resignation as a member of the Cabinet during a visit to the presidential palace on Wednesday afternoon. (Philippines-Sara Duterte-Resignation)
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DHAKA -- At least nine were killed in a landslide at Rohingya camps and many dwellings were damaged in rain-triggered landslides in their camps in southeastern Bangladesh early Wednesday, a senior official said.
Mohammad Samsudduza, additional refugee relief and repatriation commissioner, told journalists that the landslides took place in camps no. 9 and 10 in Cox's Bazar district, some 292 km southeast of Dhaka. (Bangladesh-Lanslide)
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NEW DELHI -- The ongoing flood situation in India's northeastern state of Assam continues to worsen and so far has claimed 31 lives, officials said Wednesday.
According to police on Tuesday night, a landslide triggered by rains killed five people, including a minor, in the Badarpur area of Karimganj district about 281 km southeast of Guwahati, the main city of Assam. (India-Floods)
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MANILA -- A private van collided with a truck in Quezon province, southeast of Manila on Wednesday afternoon, killing at least one and injuring eight others, police said.
The collision occurred on the highway in Atimonan town around 2:30 p.m. local time. The van was traveling south to the Bicol region, and the truck was headed to Manila from the Bicol region. (Philippines-Road Accident)
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SUVA -- A four-day Pacific Women Leaders Program, which focuses on gender equality, was held in Suva, Fiji, bringing together women leaders and representatives of various agencies from across the Pacific region, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation reported on Wednesday.
This meeting, attended by representatives from Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu, discussed improving the awareness of the Pacific region's standing in relation to global gender gaps in accordance with relevant gender equality indicators. (Fiji-Women-Gender Equality) Enditem
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