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Global Condemnation After Journalist Who Blamed Trump for Duterte's Attacks on Free Press Arrested in Philippines
Maria Ressa
As Misogynist, Homophobic Bolsonaro Advances to Run-Off in Brazil's Election, Critics Fear 'Genuine Fascist' Takeover
Julia Conley, staff writer
Women across Brazil protested the country's election results on Sunday, as homophobic, misogynist former military officer Jair Bolsonaro advanced to a run-off election.
Jair Bolsonaro aims to bring about "the worst abuses of the kinds of dictatorships that summarily executed dissidents, that shut down media outlets, that closed congresses, that we thought was a thing of the past here in Latin America."
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Scores Feared Dead in Philippines After Massive Landslide Triggered by Typhoon Mangkhut
Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Rescue workers are searching for dozens of people feared dead
Recovery efforts are only beginning in the Philippines and Hong Kong as...
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Super Typhoon Mangkhut Rips Through Hong Kong After Pummeling Philippines
Common Dreams staff
Windows of commercial building damaged by typhoon on September 16, 2018 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. City officials raised the storm alert to T10, it's highest level, as Typhoon Mangkhut landed on Hong Kong.
Cellphone videos show just how destructive the storm has been.
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'Bigger, Stronger, and More Dangerous' Than Florence, Super Typhoon Mangkhut Strikes the Philippines
UN Calls for Psychiatric Evaluation After Duterte Puts Top Human Rights Expert on 'Hit List'
'Alpha-Male Bromance' Solidified as Trump Vows Support for 'Bloodstained' Duterte
#BanTrump: On Both Sides of Pacific, Protests Over Trump's Visit to Philippines
President of Philippines Rodrigo Duterte gestures during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured) at the APEC Leaders Summit on November 10, 2017 in Da Nang, Vietnam. (Photo: Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)
Ahead of Trump Meeting, Duterte Admits Stabbing Person to Death and Threatens to Slap UN Human Rights Expert
Philippine presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte gestures during a campaign rally on April 23, 2016 in Manila, Philippines.
Duterte, Recipient of Trump Praise, Threatens to Shoot Human Rights Activists
The report came as U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson was in Manila meeting with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who bragged to a state news agency that the U.S. and Australia have "considerably toned down" their criticism of his human rights record.
Trump Embraces Duterte as Endless US War Expands in Philippines
Trump Praised Duterte's Drug War, Told Him of Nuclear Subs, in Phone Call
Warnings Abound as Trump Wheels and Deals with Despots
Outrage as White House Set to 'Roll Out Red Carpet' for Murderer Duterte
Rise of Rightwing Demagogues Threatens Democracy Worldwide: HRW
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte
'I Used to Do It Personally': Philippines President Boasts About Killing People

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President Duterte's Call to Revive Death Penalty in the Philippines Will Only Worsen Climate of Impunity...
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Philippines: UN Investigation Urgently Needed Into Duterte Administration’s Murderous “War on Drugs”
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Philippines: Police Reinstatement In “Drug War” Threatens Catastrophic Return To Mass Killing
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Philippines Prepares to Summon 47 Companies to Account for Climate Change
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