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(Reuters) Japan and Vietnam discussed on Saturday (July 4) China’s recent maritime expansion in areas of the South China Sea over which several other countries have rival claims. China has stoked regional tensions by building artificial islands in areas of the South China Sea that other countries have claimed as their own. The talks between the two countries were held on the sidelines of a Japan-Mekong Summit in Tokyo. “We shared our severe concerns […]
(Reuters) Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday following an Islamic militant gun attack on a Sousse beach hotel, where 38 foreign tourists, mostly Britons, were killed, TAP news agency said, citing the president’s office. A state of emergency temporarily gives the government more flexibility and the army and police more authority, and restricts the right of public assembly. Tunisia last had a state of emergency during the 2011 uprising […]
(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 […]
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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 […]
