Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte was, on 30 June 2016, inaugurated as president of the Philippines. he won the Philippine presidential election with 38.5% of the votes. At 71 years, Duterte is the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency.

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Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte was, on 30 June 2016, inaugurated as president of the Philippines. he won the Philippine presidential election with 38.5% of the votes. At 71 years, Duterte is the oldest person to assume the Philippine presidency.

North Korea, in January 2016, claimed to have successfully detonated its first hydrogen bomb as a “self-defence against the U.S. Pyongyang claimed to have detonated a bomb at Punggye-ri, North Korea’s main nuclear testing site after South Korean officials detected unusual seismic activity.

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North Korea, in January 2016, claimed to have successfully detonated its first hydrogen bomb as a “self-defence against the U.S. Pyongyang claimed to have detonated a bomb at Punggye-ri, North Korea’s main nuclear testing site after South Korean officials detected unusual seismic activity.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in July 2016, declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt. The decision came after marathon meetings of the country’s national security council and the cabinet in Ankara. Turkey has accused the group of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen of being behind the coup.

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in July 2016, declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt. The decision came after marathon meetings of the country’s national security council and the cabinet in Ankara. Turkey has accused the group of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen of being behind the coup.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 20 July 2016 declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt. The emergency allows the president and cabinet to bypass parliament when drafting new laws and to restrict or suspend rights and freedoms.

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on 20 July 2016 declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt. The emergency allows the president and cabinet to bypass parliament when drafting new laws and to restrict or suspend rights and freedoms.

China recently officially launched the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in a mountainous region of Guizhou province.It is the world’s largest filled aperture (single dish) radio telescope. It is located in Pingtung County, Guizhou Province, southwest China.

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China recently officially launched the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope (FAST) in a mountainous region of Guizhou province.It is the world’s largest filled aperture (single dish) radio telescope. It is located in Pingtung County, Guizhou Province, southwest China.