US sorry for Philippino sex tourism remark

‘Forty percent of male tourists visit the country for sex’ :

The US ambassador to the Philippines has apologised for his controversial remark that 40 percent of male tourists visit the country for sex, the foreign department said Saturday.

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Dalai Lama pokes fun at China slurs, slams censorship

‘Some Chinese officials describe me as a demon’:

The Dalai Lama on Saturday slamed censorship in China as “immoral” and poked fun at denunciations of himself in a video chat with Desmond Tutu after he was not granted a visa in time to travel to South Africa. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader’s absence was symbolised by an empty chair at the event at the University of the Western Cape where he was meant to deliver an inaugural peace lecture to wrap Tutu’s 80th birthday celebrations.

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Putin visits China in first trip since Kremlin comeback

Leaders will sign a series of agreements:

Vladimir Putin will travel to China next week to cement long-standing ties with the world’s top energy consumer, the prime minister’s first trip abroad since he announced his planned Kremlin comeback.

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