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RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (AFP) — Prosecutors in Brazil ordered an investigation Wednesday of the appellate judge who caused a legal mess over the weekend, unsuccessfully ordering former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva to be freed. Attorney General Raquel Dodge ordered an investigaiton into the actions of appeals judge Rogerio Favreto, who was the weekend duty magistrate. Dodge said there was evidence that when he acted professionally, he did so “motivated by personal feelings […]
(Eagle News) – Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu assured the public that Boracay Island will officially reopen on October 26 after the six-month period set for its rehabilitation. Cimatu made the categorical announcement during Wednesday’s hearing in Congress which is inquiring into the building of illegal structures in the world-renowned resort island. “I would like to say categorically that we will be opening Boracay on October 26,” Cimatu said during the hearing before members of […]
by Ivan Couronne Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — For months, a major recycling facility for the greater Baltimore-Washington area has been facing a big problem: it has to pay to get rid of huge amounts of paper and plastic it would normally sell to China. Beijing is no longer buying, claiming the recycled materials are “contaminated.” For sure, the 900 tons of trash dumped at all hours of the day and night, […]
by Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The fate of Donald Trump’s US Supreme Court nominee increasingly appears to lie in the hands of two Republican senators, pro-choice moderates with a penchant for rebellion — and who have bucked the president before. But despite extraordinary pressure already heaped on Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski by liberal groups, and Democrats who warn that confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh could spell disaster for […]
(Eagle News)–The police are looking at politics behind the killing of Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi Vice Mayor Alrashid Mohammad Alih. In a television interview, Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde said Alih’s father was on his third term as mayor and he was being groomed to replace him in next year’s elections. Albayalde also noted the proximity of the polls. “Hindi natin alam ang kadahilanan kung bakit yung mga kandidato, yung mga kumakandidato, yung natalo at nanalo, during before […]
by Jan Flemr Agence France-Presse PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AFP) — The minority government of billionaire Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis won a parliamentary confidence vote Thursday, becoming the first administration since the 1989 collapse of communism to rely on backing from the Communist Party. It took Babis nine months to form a government after he won last October’s election, with potential partners initially shunning him over allegations of EU subsidy fraud among other concerns. He […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Pfizer has reversed price increases on some drugs following White House pressure and the US drugmaker on Wednesday pledged to decide soon whether to sell its consumer drugs business. A day after President Donald Trump threatened action on drug prices, and said on Twitter drug companies should be “ashamed” for boosting costs, the pharmaceutical giant said it would reverse price increases that took effect July 1. In a […]
by Guy Jackson Agence France-Presse MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Croatia reached the World Cup final for the first time in their history on Wednesday, after Mario Mandzukic’s extra-time winner prolonged England’s suffering in major tournaments and set up a decider against France. Luka Modric’s team fell behind in just the fifth minute to Kieran Trippier’s superb free-kick but hit back through Ivan Perisic and Mandzukic to win a tense contest 2-1 in front of 78,000 […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police has denied Senate President Tito Sotto’s request Senator Leila de Lima be allowed to conduct Senate hearings in Camp Crame where she is detained on drug charges. In a letter to Sotto, PNP Chief Oscar Albayalde noted that De Lima was a “detention prisoner with restricted right to exercise profession and hold office.” Albayalde said that this “prohibition/limitation on the exercise of legislative functions while in detention” was laid down […]
CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AFP) — The boys rescued from a Thai cave were passed “sleeping” on stretchers through the treacherous pathways, a former Thai Navy SEAL who was the last diver to leave the Tham Luang complex told AFP Wednesday. The details of the complex operation are among the first to emerge from a rescue effort to save 12 boys and their football coach that has been shrouded in secrecy since it began on […]
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka announced Wednesday it would start hanging drug dealers, ending a near-half century moratorium on capital punishment as officials promised to “replicate the success” of the Philippines drug war. President Maithripala Sirisena had told the cabinet he “was ready to sign the death warrants” of repeat drug offenders, government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said Wednesday. “From now on, we will hang drug offenders without commuting their death sentences,” he said. […]
(Eagle News) — The vice-mayor of the town of Sapa-Sapa in Tawi-Tawi province was shot repeatedly by an unknown gunmen on Wednesday, at around 5 pm, and was later declared dead after being brought to the hospital. Vice-mayor Haji Al-Rashid Mohammad Ali Lipae was shot in Zamboanga City while trapped in rush hour traffic along Gov. Alvarez Avenue, just a kilometer away from downtown Zamboanga City, according to reports. Four caliber 45 bullets hit […]
