Tag: the-bishops
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After ‘sons of whores’ comment, Philippines’ Duterte says he will defy Church with three-child policy
Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said he will defy the Roman Catholic Church and seek to impose a three-child policy, putting him on a new collision course with the bishops a day after he called them “sons of whores”. Duterte assumes office on June 30. “I only want three children for every family,” Duterte said on…
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Iraq bans import of poultry products from Italy, Missouri
Iraq has extended a ban on live and frozen poultry product imports to include Italy and the U.S. state of Missouri due to concerns over bird flu, a government statement said on Monday. Iraq announced a ban on French imports of poultry products in December and extended the ban in January to cover two dozen…