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(REUTERS) Gazprom is building a global strategic alliance with energy major Royal Dutch Shell that will include asset swaps as early as next year. Day two of the annual International Economic Forum in St Petersburg. It’s where top Russian government officials rub shoulders with industry leaders and foreign investors. But this year there was a distinct lack of Americans, and fewer europeans – preferring not to be seen doing business with the Russians. One Western […]
(REUTERS) Islamic State group said it was behind a car bomb that exploded near a mosque in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Saturday (June 20), killing two people and wounding six others, witnesses and a security source told Reuters. Islamic State said in a statement published on militant Twitter accounts that the attack targeted Houthi militia, whose fighters have used the Qubat al-Mahdi mosque, located in the old city of Sanaa. “There were two people injured […]
(REUTERS) Islamic State has planted mines and bombs in the ancient part of the central Syrian city of Palmyra, a group monitoring the war said on Sunday (June 21). Video released by the group in May appeared to show the ancient Roman-era ruins in Palmyra still intact, despite fears that it would be destroyed after the Sunni militant group seized the city from government control. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it was not […]
(Reuters) Police using dogs and air support converged on a town in western New York state on Saturday (June 20) to investigate a possible sighting of two convicted murderers who escaped a maximum-security prison two weeks ago, a police spokesman said. New York State police shut off roads and searched cars near the town of Friendship close to the border with Pennsylvania, as police helicopters flew patrols overhead. Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, […]
(Reuters) South Korea reported three new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome on Sunday, bringing the total to 169 in the largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia, but Thailand said it had no new infections. South Korea’s Health Ministry late on Saturday reported the 25th fatality, a patient who had suffered a heart ailment and diabetes. The outbreak was first confirmed on May 20 but seems to have leveled off, the ministry said on Friday. Thailand, […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine Constitution Association (PHILCONSA) petitioned the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro and the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro as well as to restrain the Budget Department to release funds for the implementation of said agreements. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/wHpJOchh8vU
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The 19th of June marks the birth anniversary of our National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal. Watch this special feature about our National Hero. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
TAGUIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The local government of Taguig City and its partner organizations conducted the “Walk the Fault” program to identify areas on the West Valley Fault system by marking said areas. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Land Transportation and Franchising Board is studying the requests of various transport groups to rescind the fare rollback due to the continuous increase of fuel prices. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/xqxKAvRkWtk
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine National Police (PNP) launched its automated fingerprint identification system, with plans to totally phase out the manual system of taking fingerprints. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – In celebration of Jose Rizal’s 154th birthday, the members of the Knights of Rizal declared that the issuance of the Supreme Court of a temporary restraining order against the construction of Torre de Manila is a perfect gift for the birthday of our National Hero. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/6mkr3nRlAmY
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – After winning the bid to import rice under the government-to-government scheme, Vietnam is expected to send its rice imports to the Philippines by August in preparation of the lean months. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin) https://youtu.be/rYusCRTkMRY
