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JUNE 24 (Reuters) — Lychee farming was once seen as one of the most organized sectors in Madagascar, a key pillar of the Malagasy economy. Madagascar is the fifth largest lychee producer in the world, after China, India, Vietnam and Taiwan. But a 2009 coup plunged the country and its economy in turmoil, reversing previous gains made in the lychee industry. Prior to the political crisis, Madagascar used to export an average of more than […]
BRUSSELS – The EU has a genuine strategic interest in strengthening its relationship with the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the major contributor for stability in the Asia-Pacific region. A strong and cohesive ASEAN proceeding with its own integration is beneficial for regional prosperity, stability and security, and creates new opportunities for cooperation on regional and global challenges. The Council welcomed the new momentum in EU-ASEAN relations and underlined the EU’s commitment to supporting […]
MANILA – The European Union Delegation released its new EU-Philippines fact file, which describes and analyses economic trends in EU-Philippines relations with updated statistics of 2014. In 2014, EU – Philippines trade in goods increased to historic highs by 16% to €12.5 billion, while trade in services increased even stronger, by 17%, to €3.1 billion. This trade resulted in a surplus of €1.1 billion in goods for the EU and a surplus in services’ trade of […]
JUNE 16 (Reuters) — Hearses carrying the bodies of 32 Spanish victims killed in a Germanwings passenger jet that crashed in March in the French Alps left the airport of Barcelona on Monday (June 15) after their families attended a ceremony. Spanish officials welcomed the victims’ relatives at a building in the airport where a small ceremony was held to pay homage to the 150 people killed in the crash. A week ago, the bodies […]
MADRID, Spain (Eagle News) – A massive hailstorm paralyzed Spain’s capital of Madrid. Said hailstorm induced severe flooding in the city, which affected the public transport system. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MOSCOW, Russia (Eagle News) – By forming a diamond while in flight, 25 private pilots were able to set a world record for flying formation. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/g2zKeDxGwbU
JUNE 8 (Reuters) — Turkey’s government gathered for an emergency cabinet meeting on Monday (June 8) after the ruling AK Party failed to win a majority in Sunday’s (June 7) parliamentary election, dealing a devastating blow to President Tayyip Erdogan’s dream of boosting his powers. AK will try to form a coalition government as its first option after losing its parliamentary majority, but an early election could be on the cards if it fails to […]
MAY 19 (Reuters) — The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday (May 18) it never wants to be caught unprepared again after the onslaught of the Ebola virus with the director general admitting in Geneva that “the buck stops with me”. The WHO and its Director General Margaret Chan have come under fire for being slow to respond to West Africa’s Ebola epidemic. The virus hit Guinea first in December 2013 but it was […]
MAY 7 (Reuters) — A tornado hit northern Germany on Tuesday (May 5), leaving devastation in its wake. One bystander managed to safely film the tornado as it passed through the countryside, but elsewhere dozens were injured and in Hamburg one person was killed by falling debris. The storm devastated the town of Buetzow, causing millions of Euros worth of damage and injuring dozens in the town of 7,600 people. Cars were destroyed, trees upturned […]
BRITAIN’S Duke and Duchess of Cambridge presented their new daughter to a cheering crowd of wellwishers and media in London on Saturday (May 2). Later in the day, the royal couple stepped out of St Mary’s Hospital in London to greet the crowds and give the world its first glimpse of the new princess, who was wrapped in a blanket asleep in Kate’s arm. The royal family’s newest member was born at 8:34 a.m. (0734 […]
AUSTRIA on Tuesday (April 28) called for banning nuclear weapons because of their catastrophic humanitarian effects, an initiative it said now has the backing of 159 countries. Austrian Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz was speaking at the five-year review conference of the 1970 nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). “The only way to guarantee that nuclear weapons will never be used again is through their total elimination,” Kurz told the 191 parties to the treaty, the world’s benchmark arms […]
