Rodrigo Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte pulled five women on stage to give him a kiss on the cheek at the end of an event in Tokyo, while his wife sat in the audience. The 74-year-old president was visiting the Filipino community in Japan when the slightly awkward exchanges happened. Over 10 million Philippine citizens work overseas, sending billions in wages home which make up around 10 percent of the country’s GDP.
Teodoro Locsin, the foreign secretary, bid farewell to the waste on Twitter.
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Demonstrators in Paris clashed with riot police, while in Istanbul over 80 protesters were arrested. In Manila, activists burned a large effigy of President Rodrigo Duterte. Originally celebrated in the UK as a recognition of changing seasons, May Day has come to be linked with International Workers’ Day and global, large-scale protests for workers' rights.
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'He should have kissed her on the cheeks instead.'
The country's president has boasted about throwing people out of a helicopter.