Trump blocks Chinese acquisition of US semiconductor firm
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday blocked attempts by a Chinese state-owned firm to acquire an…
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UN council calls for ‘immediate steps’ to end Myanmar violence
by Carole Landry Agence France-Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday broke its…
8 years ago
Cassini readies final plunge into Saturn
by Jean-Louis Santini Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) - The National Aeronautics Space Administration's Cassini probe is counting its…
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Air Berlin scraps more flights as pilots call in sick
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany (AFP) - Insolvent Air Berlin cancelled dozens of more flights Wednesday as pilots again called…
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Senators oppose House’s P1,000-budget for CHR; to reenact 2017 budget in case of deadlock
(Eagle News) – Several senators expressed their disappointment that the House of Representatives had voted to give the Commission…
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France ponders phone ban in schools
PARIS, France (AFP) -- French Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has touched off a public debate about banning phones in schools…
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Two bodies recovered after boat collision off Singapore
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) -- Divers Wednesday recovered the bodies of two seamen who went missing after their dredger collided with…
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Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to address nation on Rakhine crisis next week: spokesman
YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi will address the crisis engulfing Rakhine state next week, in her…
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Quezon’s agriculture severely damaged by storm “Maring,” says governor
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) -- Quezon Province suffered severe damages because of the heavy rains brought by tropical storm…
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“We won’t back down,” vows French government after protests
PARIS, France (AFP) -- The French government will press ahead with President Emmanuel Macron's flagship labor reforms despite the first mass protests…
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