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The Philippine government said Friday it will postpone elections key to ending decades of sectarian bloodshed in a troubled Muslim region, with the pandemic and a stalling peace process blamed for the delay. The vote was a key provision in a 2014 peace agreement aimed at ending a conflict estimated …

An earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck off the southeast coast of the Philippines early on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, as various agencies ruled out the risk of it triggering tsunamis. The quake was at a depth of 65.6 km, the USGS said. Broadcaster CNN reported the Philippine Institute …