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STRANGE DEATHS

Philippine village’s police chief was killed when he raided an illegal cockfight and a razor-sharp metal blade worn by the birds severed his femoral artery. Authorities in Northern Samar province have been clamping down on cockfight gatherings. Cockfighting is popular in many rural areas of the Philippines. Some fights are licensed and legal, while others are not. However, all such events are currently prohibited in an attempt to control the spread of Covid-19.

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