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RP hopes Malaysia will keep mediating with Muslim rebels (7:50 p.m.)
MANILA — The government has expressed hope Wednesday that neighboring Malaysia will continue mediating between the Manila government and Muslim rebels despite announcing a decision to pull out its truce monitors.
Malaysian officials cited a lack of progress in the long-running peace talks for its planned withdrawal of some of about 60 unarmed observers deployed in [...]
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