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Philippines' Duterte says he takes full responsibility for drugs war
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte said on Thursday he took full responsibility for the bloody war on drugs that has killed thousands of people, but maintained he will never be tried by an international court.
"If there is any person who is going to prison, it would be me," Duterte said in a speech during an event held by the government's counter-insurgency task force...
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