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by Paul Handley © Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) – Chinese President Xi Jinping stiffly defended his country’s claim to disputed islands in the South China Sea after US Defense Secretary James Mattis questioned the militarization of the region in a day of meetings in Beijing Wednesday with top officials. The two sides held firm to their stances on a hot-button issue which has added to broader tensions between the rival superpowers, but US officials said […]
by John Biers © Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) – US antitrust regulators on Wednesday conditionally approved Walt Disney’s proposed $71.3 billion purchase of key 21st Century Fox assets, boosting the chances for the tie-up to create a new media-entertainment powerhouse. The US Department of Justice approved the deal subject to Disney selling 22 regional sports networks now owned by Fox. The news moves Disney’s proposed buyout one step closer to completion after the […]
by Joséphine Gruwe-Court Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) – Michael Jackson’s legacy as a pop-culture and artistic icon is explored in a new exhibition at London’s National Portrait Gallery opening Thursday. “Michael Jackson: On the Wall” — a play on the title of classic 1979 album “Off the Wall” — follows the king of pop, who still captivates artists nine years after his death, through his multi-million selling career. The exhibition features paintings, […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP)–The patriarch of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air was grilled by prosecutors Thursday over alleged tax evasion and other crimes, as a series of probes reached the top of the troubled business dynasty. Cho Yang-ho, 69, and his brothers and a sister allegedly avoided paying 50 billion won ($45 million) in taxes on the overseas assets they inherited after their father Cho Choong-hoon died in 2002. “I am sorry. I will […]
RABAT, Morocco (AFP) – The jailing of demonstrators for up to 20 years over unrest in 2016 sparked anger in Morocco on Wednesday, with some warning it could threaten further instability. At the end of a nine-month trial the figurehead of the Al-Hirak al-Shaabi or “Popular Movement”, Nasser Zefzafi, was sentenced to 20 years along with three others for “plotting to undermine the security of the state”. A further 49 people were sentenced late […]
(Eagle News) — Senate President Tito Sotto paid Senator Leila de Lima a visit in detention on Thursday, June 29. In a statement, Sotto said he visited De Lima, who is detained in Camp Crame on drug-related charges, “para makita ang kaniyang kalagayan.” “Pinagusapan din namin ang mga bills na kanyang sinusulong at kung papaano siya makakasama sa mga hearings,” he said. All in all, his visit lasted 37 minutes. De Lima has been detained […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)–Wayne Rooney will arrive in Washington on Thursday to finalize his long-awaited Major League Soccer move to D.C. United, a source with knowledge of the situation told AFP Wednesday. The former England captain and Manchester United star is expected in the US capital to tie up the details of a two-and-a-half-year contract which reports have said will be worth $13 million. The Washington Post reported D.C. United had agreed to pay an […]
By Moira Encina Eagle News Service The acting prosecutor general who approved the dismissal of drug-related charges against self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa and several others in December last year has resigned from the post. Makati Prosecutors Office head Jorge Catalan Jr., who was designated head of the National Prosecution Office on June 22, 2017, said that “much as (he) would like to carry on with the parallel arrangement,” he “cannot compromise or sacrifice (his) […]
(Eagle News) — Hinimok ni Senador Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III ang gobyerno na palawakin ang saklaw ng kampaniya nito kontra iligal na droga. Paliwanag ni Pimentel, panahon na para puntiryahin ang mga drug lord gayundin ang mga galamay nito na nasa likod ng paggawa at pagpupuslit ng droga sa bansa. Bunsod nito, dapat nang pagsabay-sabayin ang pagtugis sa mga drug lord na itinuturing na malaking target kasama ang mga small time pushers at maging ang […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP)–Singapore may start turning back foreign visitors who do not have required vaccinations, authorities said, in a bid to protect the tightly-controlled country from infectious diseases. The country of 5.6 million people is a popular tourist destination, with 17.4 million visitors arriving in 2017. But its small size and openness have sometimes left it vulnerable, and it was hit hard by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003. Travelers are currently […]
(Eagle News) — Aminado ang Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) na hindi nila kayang akuin lahat o i-accommodate ang maraming mga batang palaboy. Sa harap na rin nito ng inaasahang pagdami ng mga batang palaboy na maaaring damputin ngayon ng mga pulis matapos sabihin ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na isusunod niyang target ang mga batang lansangan. Sa press briefing sa Malacañang, sinabi ni DSWD acting secretary Virginia Orogo na sa pangkabuuan ay mayroon […]
(Eagle News) — Aarangkada na ang public consultation ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) ukol sa hirit na taas-pasahe sa LRT-1. Sa Hulyo 11, nakatakda ang naturang konsultasyon na dadaluhan ng mga stakeholder. Una nang humirit ang Light Rail Manila Corporation (LRMC) na siyang may concession ng LRT line 1 na magtaas-pasahe bunsod na rin ng malaking ginastos sa ibinuhos na investment at makabayad na rin umano sa mga creditor at investor. Bukod rito, malaki na […]
