The shipwreck at the center of a battle between China and the Philippines

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The Sierra Madre is a warship turned military outpost intentionally grounded by the Philippines. Last week, the Chinese coast guard shot water cannons on a supply boat in an escalating battle over the former World War II ship.

Onions are now so expensive in the Philippines that they've become a luxury item — and people have been trying to smuggle them across the border

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Workers push a trolley of imported onions in Manila
Workers push a trolley of imported onions in Manila

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