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(Reuters) Greek Prime Minister Tsipras urges crowds in central Athens to spurn the tough terms of an aid deal offered by creditors calling on people to vote ‘No’ in referendum. Elected in January on a promise to end years of austerity, Tsipras wants Greeks to spurn the tough terms of an aid deal offered by international creditors. He frames Sunday’s ballot as a battle for democracy. ALEXIS TSIPRAS, GREEK PRIME MINISTER: “Democracy is liberation, democracy […]
(Reuters) Japan said on Saturday (July 3) it would extend around $6 billion in development aid to Mekong region countries, as China prepares to launch a new institutional lender seen as encroaching on the regional clout of Tokyo and ally Washington. Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam all have strong economic growth potential, and are promising destinations for Japanese exporters of railway systems, power plants and other infrastructure. Tokyo’s planned assistance of about 750 […]
By Aimee V. Mendoza If we are avoiding scam sellers, we should too be aware of scam buyers. If you are an online seller, you should be aware of your buyers even if they promise to pay you a larger amount for the goods you are selling. For those who are planning to have their online business, or sell something online by signing up on several online shops, you should become technology literate. According to […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The Philippine National Railways (PNR) had announced that its regular operations will resume by next week, this was after conducting its last test run on Thursday (July 2).
QUEZON City, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The Commission on Elections (COMELEC) announced that it had forged deals with different major malls in Metro Manila. This deal is for the setting-up of satellite registration and validation booths. This satellite registration project of the COMELEC aims to reach out more voters in connection with poll body’s ramped-up “No Bio, No Boto” campaign. Check out the video for the initial schedule of satellite registration in the […]
MANILA, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The weather bureau in its 5:00 pm forecast update said that the center of Tropical Storm “Egay” was estimated based on all available data at 445 kilometer (km) East of Baler, Aurora (15.3N, 125.7E) with maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometer per hour (kph) near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kph. It is forecast to move west northwest at 10 kph. According to the Philippine […]
MANILA, July 3– President Benigno Aquino III’s administration has brought a government that is ‘open, transparent and accountable’, a Palace official said in a press briefing Thursday. “Masipag, maagap, at masinop ang gobyerno sa pagtuon sa pangangailangan ng mga mamamayan,” Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said during the regular press briefing in Malacanang. Giving several examples, Coloma said the government has put in place measures that would help ensure the people’s safety when calamities strike. “Di ba’t […]
JULY 3 (Reuters) — China’s Foreign Ministry expressed anger on Friday (July 3) after the Pentagon’s updated National Military Strategy slammed Chinese claims in the South China Sea as aggressive and “inconsistent with international law”. “China’s actions are adding tension to the Asia-Pacific region,” says the paper, released this week in the first update of the strategy since 2011, making specific reference to China’s “aggressive land reclamation efforts” in the South China Sea. China’s Foreign […]
UPDATED 6:30 p..m. MANILA, Philippines, July 3 (Eagle News) — The weather bureau said on its Friday forecast that the tropical storm “Egay” has slightly intensified and slowed down while it continued to move closer to Northern Luzon. Egay has maximum sustained winds of 75 kilometers per hour near the center and gustiness of up to 90 kilometers per hour. It is forecast to move west northwest at 10 kph. Earlier, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and […]
(Eagle News Service) — The National Food Authority said that the so-called “fake rice” found in Davao City and other areas had traces of dibutyl phtalate, a chemical used to soften plastic materials. The NFA’s Food Development Center made the analysis on the contaminated rice confiscated in Davao City on June 26. The FDC analyzed the cooked rice and said that the rice was contaminated with dibutyl phthalate, a plasticizer used to soften plastic […]
(Reuters) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Vietnam on Thursday (July 2) to commemorate the 20th anniversary of relations between the United States and Vietnam. Speaking as a guest of honor at the Marriott Hotel in Hanoi for an event hosted by the U.S. Embassy to celebrate American Independence Day, Clinton described the normalization of relations as “one of the most important achievements” during his terms. Vietnam is turning to their now reconciled former […]
(Reuters) — The Japanese Goast Guard on Thursday (July 2) sent ships to survey a newly formed island some 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) south of Tokyo. This island, known as Nishinoshima, is slowly growing in size as its active volcano spews molten rock onto its surrounding shorelines. Its natural expansion began in late 2013 when a previously inactive volcano nearby suddenly erupted and merged with another nearby isle. Due to the island’s volcano activity and […]
