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by Pedro Juarez Mejia LA PAZ, Mexico (AFP) — Hurricane Newton charged across Mexico’s northwestern resort of Los Cabos on Tuesday, blowing away trees and tin roofs but apparently sparing the region of major damage as thousands of tourists hunkered down. The storm packed winds of 145 kilometers (90 miles) an hour when it made landfall before dawn at the southern tip of the Baja California peninsula. But the region prized by American and Canadian […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Dozens of people had to be treated for breathing problems in the Syrian battlefront city of Aleppo after regime helicopters dropped barrel bombs on a rebel-held district Tuesday, a monitor said. In addition, rebel gunfire killed five people in Azamiyeh, a government-controlled area in Aleppo, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The bombs that left more than 70 people choking and in need of treatment were dropped from helicopters on […]
JAVEA, Spain (AFP) – Spanish authorities on Tuesday blamed arsonists and record temperatures for wildfires ravaging the eastern coast near the popular resort of Benidorm that have forced 1,400 people to flee. Hundreds of firefighters backed by water-dropping aircraft were battling the largest of several fires which began Sunday near the resort of Javea, up the coast from Benidorm on Spain’s Costa Blanca. Another blaze was raging near the mountain town of Bolulla, about 40 kilometres […]
(Eagle News)– Officials of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) launched on Tuesday (September 6) its 24/7 hotline, that allows Filipino workers to inquire about working issues and report complaints. The hotline was established in response to President Rodrigo Duterte’s directive to all government agencies to utilize a hotline system to connect with the public. Both Filipino local and overseas workers can call on the hotline. “Any concerns, tumawag dito sa hotline ng Department […]
(Eagle News)– President Rodrigo Duterte met on Tuesday Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe before the opening of the ASEAN Summit in Laos. Both bilateral meetings took place at the National Convention Center in Vientiane. Duterte first meeting was with Lee. According to the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Lee invited Duterte to visit Singapore, and congratulated him on his election. “Both leaders reaffirmed the long and close ties between […]
(REUTERS) The Philippines said on Tuesday that President Rodrigo Duterte regretted comments he made about U.S. President Barack Obama came across as a personal attack and led to the cancellation of a meeting between the leaders of the allied nations. “President Duterte explained that the press reports that President Obama would ‘lecture’ him on extrajudicial killings led to his strong comments, which in turn elicited concern,” the Philippines said in a statement released at […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un called on his military to continue building up Pyongyang’s nuclear force after issuing orders for the latest test-firing of ballistic missiles, the North’s state media said Tuesday. North Korea test-fired three missiles into the sea Monday, Seoul said, in a new show of force as world leaders met for the G20 summit in China. “He stressed the need to continue making miraculous achievements in bolstering […]
by Andrew BEATTY HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — From the moment Barack Obama touched down in China, his last G20 summit seemed likely to be a tricky one. A kerfuffle over aircraft stairs — or lack of them — and overzealous Chinese apparatchiks drowned out Obama’s efforts to laud his “pivot” to Asia and a deal between Beijing and Washington to jointly ratify a major climate accord. By the end of Obama’s three days in Hangzhou, he […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexican authorities have arrested a suspected lieutenant of the Sinaloa drug cartel who is wanted in the United States, officials said Monday. National Security Commissioner Renato Sales said the suspect, Martin “N,” was arrested on Friday in Zapopan, western Jalisco state. Sales said the suspect crashed his vehicle and injured a police officer when he was captured under a warrant to extradite him to the United States. While he did […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) –The number of cases of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in Singapore reached 258 Monday, with health authorities warning it is no longer contained in one part of the city-state and likely to spread further. In a joint statement, the Ministry of Health and the National Environment Agency confirmed 16 new cases, four of which were not linked to existing cluster areas. “Over time, we expect Zika cases to emerge in more […]
HANGZHOU, China (AFP) — This year’s most exclusive and closely-watched diplomatic party –- the G20 summit –- saw presidents and prime ministers from countries representing 85 percent of the global economy gather in the Chinese city of Hangzhou. How did the first China-hosted G20 go? While analysts correctly foresaw little prospect of big economic breakthroughs, there were some notable moments –- and notable flops. As heads of state bid farewell to the scenic city, which […]
by David SANTA CRUZ MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Tropical Storm Newton grew into a hurricane on Monday as it rushed toward Mexico’s popular northwest resorts of Los Cabos, two years after powerful Odile wreaked havoc in the region. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) warned that “preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion” in parts of the Baja California peninsula and that Newton would make landfall on Tuesday. The Mexican […]
