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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo shares rebounded Tuesday morning after four days of losses as fears over a US-North Korea military conflict began to recede. Before the Japanese market opened, North Korean state media reported that leader Kim Jong-Un had been briefed on the plan to fire missiles toward the US Pacific territory of Guam, but hinted he would hold off on the provocative launch. That came after US Defence Secretary Jim Mattis and Secretary […]
SYRIA (Reuters) — The world’s chemical weapons watchdog said the banned nerve agent sarin was used in an attack in northern Syria in April that killed dozens of people, a report from a fact-finding team seen by Reuters on Thursday (June 29) showed. The report was circulated to members of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague, but was not made public. The attack on April 4 in the town […]
(Reuters) – The World Bank on Tuesday (June 13) approved financing worth more than $500 million for Afghanistan to support a string of projects to boost the economy, help improve service delivery in five cities, and support Afghan refugees sent back from Pakistan. The bank said the six grants, including donor money, worth some $520 million, would help the Afghan government “at a time of uncertainty when risks to the economy are significant.” The international […]
By Ace Ramirez Washington D.C. Bureau Freedom is something everyone longs to achieve, even puppets. “Strings”, a short film by Rafael Daniel Evangelista, is about a puppet’s struggle to be free from the strings of its master and achieves it in an unexpected way. This and three other Philippine short films made it to the 2017 EuroAsia Short Film Festival held in Washington DC from 5-9 June 2017. The films were: Strings by […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) said it would conduct more widespread and intensive transport strikes if government will push through with its plans to phase out old public utility jeeps. PISTON is of the opinion that such plans are anti-poor and that the government should instead help the PUJ industry. “Sa halip na i-patronize ang mga imported materials na yan na hindi […]
President Rodrigo Duterte has imposed martial law on the southern region of Mindanao to combat militants who have declared allegiance to the Islamic State group. Here is what we know about why he declared martial law and what happens next: What happened to trigger martial law? Duterte acted after security forces on Tuesday battled dozens of gunmen in Marawi, a city of about 200,000 people. One policeman and two soldiers died in the fighting, authorities said. Tuesday’s […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Queen Elizabeth II condemned on Tuesday the Manchester terror attack as an “act of barbarity,” voicing sympathy for victims and emergency workers. “The whole nation has been shocked by the death and injury in Manchester,” the queen said in a statement, adding: “I would like to express my admiration for the way the people of Manchester have responded, with humanity and compassion, to this act of barbarity.”
LONDON, United States (AFP) — British police said early Tuesday there were “a number of confirmed fatalities” after reports of at least one explosion during a pop concert in the city of Manchester. Ambulances were seen rushing to the Manchester Arena venue and police added in a statement that people should avoid the area. The deaths followed television footage of people leaving the arena, which had been hosting a concert by the American singer Ariana […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Fight promoter Dana White says he has an agreement with mixed martial arts champion Conor McGregor fpr a proposed megafight, but boxing superstar Floyd Mayweather remains unsigned. White told American television cable channel TNT on Wednesday night that McGregor has agreed to a boxing match and not a martial arts fight which heavily favors Mayweather, who has never lost in his two-decades long storied career. White said they still […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — China has urged Windows users to protect themselves against a new ransomware virus similar to the WannaCry bug that wreaked havoc worldwide last week. “UIWIX” encrypts and renames files through a bug in the Windows operating system, China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) warned in a public announcement Wednesday, telling users to install the latest Microsoft update. The warning comes on the heels of the “WannaCry” cyberattack, which has hit […]
Itinatag ang Philippine Nuclear Research Institute O PNRI noong 1958. Una itong tinawag na Philippine Atomic Energy Commission. Pangunahin sa mandato ng PNRI ay ang pagpapaunlad ng kalidad ng pamumuhay ng mga Pilipino sa pamamagitan ng pananaliksik sa mga produktibong gamit ng nuclear. Nais isulong ng naturang ahensiya ang paniniwala na, ang nuclear energy ay hindi lamang para sa larangan ng pakikidigma. Marami pa itong aplikasyon sa iba’t-ibang larangan gaya sa: Food and Agriculture Human […]
Sa panahon ng kaniyang panunungkulan bilang kinatawan ng Panama sa Pilipinas, sinabi ni Ambassador Rolando Guevara Alvarado na nais niyang higit na mapagbuti at mapalalim pa ang relasyon ng dalawang bansa sa aspeto ng edukasyon at turismo. Sinabi ito ng ambassador sa personal na pagbisita niya sa Eagle Broadcasting Corporation, kung saan tinanggap siya ng mga nangangasiwa sa himpilan. Sa panayam, nagbigay rin ng kaniyang pananaw si Ambassador Alvarado sa pagkalat ng mga tinatawag na fake […]
