15 h. ago Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte wants to keep Davao house for sentimental reasons

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has stepped in to defuse a potential family feud over his Davao City house that was put up for sale, saying he is unwilling to offload the property due to its sentimental value. Duterte’s partner Honeylet Avancena said she was seeking buyers for the residence, citing her emotional concerns ever since the Davao mayor was held in a detention centre in The Hague over his charges linked to his war on drugs, in which thousands of purported dealers and users...

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7 d. ago Will Australia host Duterte’s interim release from The Hague detention?

Australia is a possible destination for the interim release of the Philippines’ former president, Rodrigo Duterte, who is currently being held at the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) detention centre in the Netherlands. Philippines’ Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio said her father’s lawyers were looking at Australia for his release to a third-party country, The Philippine Star newspaper reported on Tuesday. Duterte has been detained in The Hague since March over alleged crimes linked to...

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9 d. ago China’s rolls out ‘property supermarkets’ to support ailing housing market

With another decline in housing prices in May and sentiment among buyers remaining subdued, Chinese authorities are rolling out “property supermarkets”, which are online or offline hubs where consumers can view homes. Chengdu last week became the latest city to launch a homebuying platform in an effort to make homebuying more transparent and efficient. The capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan province partnered with nearly 30 state-owned and private developers to feature more than 50 projects...

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9 d. ago China rolls out ‘property supermarkets’ to help ailing housing market

With another decline in housing prices in May and sentiment among buyers remaining subdued, Chinese authorities are rolling out “property supermarkets”, which are online or offline hubs where consumers can view homes. Chengdu last week became the latest city to launch a homebuying platform in an effort to make homebuying more transparent and efficient. The capital of southwestern China’s Sichuan province partnered with nearly 30 state-owned and private developers to feature more than 50 projects...

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last month Can Rodrigo Duterte serve as Davao mayor from ICC detention?

Rodrigo Duterte, the firebrand former president of the Philippines, has made political history – not once, but twice. First, as the only ex-Philippine leader to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC). And now, as the first to win a mayoral race while imprisoned abroad, securing an extraordinary landslide victory from a detention cell in The Hague. The post he won is no ordinary local office. It is the mayorship of Davao City, the southern Philippine...

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last month A legal impossibility? Experts weigh in on Duterte’s Davao win from detention

Rodrigo Duterte, the firebrand former president of the Philippines, has made political history – not once, but twice. First, as the only ex-Philippine leader to face charges of crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Court (ICC). And now, as the first to win a mayoral race while imprisoned abroad, securing an extraordinary landslide victory from a detention cell in The Hague. The post he won is no ordinary local office. It is the mayorship of Davao City, the southern Philippine...

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