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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) — Sri Lanka’s parliament will convene Tuesday in its first session since a state of emergency was imposed as the country grapples with protests and mounting demands for the president’s resignation over a worsening economic crisis. Severe shortages of food, fuel and other essentials — along with record inflation and crippling power cuts — have inflicted widespread misery across the island nation, which is enduring its most painful downturn since […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Twenty Ukrainians arrived in Tokyo Tuesday on a government plane with Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi after his trip to Poland, as Japan cautiously welcomes those fleeing Moscow’s invasion. Japan typically accepts just a few dozen refugees a year from thousands of applicants, and while it has cracked open its doors to Ukrainians, it calls them “evacuees” rather than refugees. The 20 Ukrainians flew with Hayashi from Poland, where he was on […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The United States and Britain announced plans Monday to seek Russia’s suspension from the UN Human Rights Council following allegations that Russian troops systematically executed civilians in Bucha, Ukraine. “The images out of Bucha and devastation across Ukraine require us to now match our words with action,” US ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said in a tweet Monday. “We cannot let a member state that is subverting […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) – The United States and Iran blamed each other Monday for a weeks-long impasse that has held up a return to the 2015 deal that sought to prevent Tehran from developing nuclear weapons. Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that the country’s negotiators would not return to Vienna, the site of the year-long talks to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), until Washington settles outstanding issues. “We will […]
(Eagle News) — Inflation accelerated to 4.0 percent in March 2022, the Philippine Statistics Authority said on Tuesday, April 5. According to the PSA, this was an increase from the 3.0 percent inflation rate reported in February 2022, but a 0.1 decrease from the rate reported in March 2021. With the acceleration, the national average inflation from January to March 2022 is now at 3.4 percent. The PSA said the increase in the inflation for […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Metro Manila, Cagayan Valley, Aurora, Bulacan and CALABARZON, in particular, will have cloudy skies with rains due to the northeasterly surface windflow. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Meanwhile, Bicol Region will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, this time due to […]
by John Biers © Agence France-Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Twitter’s shares soared after Tesla CEO Elon Musk disclosed on Monday a large stake in the social media company, which he has criticized for its approach to speech rights. Musk, who has more than 80 million followers on the microblogging platform, became its largest shareholder following the purchase of 73.5 million shares or 9.2 percent of common stock, according to a securities filing. […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made a surprise appearance at the Grammys in Sunday, urging support for his country and asking the industry’s top artists to “fill the silence” brought by war with music. Zelensky delivered his pre-taped message ahead of a performance from John Legend of the song “Free,” joined by Ukrainian singer Mika Newton, musician Siuzanna Iglidan and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk. “What is more opposite to music? The […]
SHANGHAI, China (AFP) — Shanghai health officials on Monday defended a policy of separating babies and young children from their parents if they test positive for Covid-19, as frustration at the city’s tough virus controls builds. Around 25 million people in Shanghai, China’s largest city and financial centre, remain locked down as authorities try to snuff out the country’s most severe virus outbreak since the end of the first pandemic wave in early 2020. Under […]
by Robin MILLARD GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — More than 4.2 million Ukrainian refugees have now fled the country since the Russian invasion, the United Nations said Monday, adding that the humanitarian situation was worsening. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, said 4,215,047 Ukrainians had fled the country since the war began on February 24 — a figure up 38,646 on the numbers for Sunday. “The humanitarian needs are growing by the minute as more people flee […]
LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Stock markets climbed and oil prices steadied Monday on easing concerns over tight crude supplies and decades-high inflation, traders said. Turkey’s lira was stable against the dollar and euro after official data showed the country’s inflation had soared to a fresh record high. Elsewhere, trading was halted on Sri Lanka’s stock exchange seconds after opening Monday as the island nation’s president offered to share power with the opposition. Protests demanding […]
(Eagle News) — Cloudy skies and rains are expected in parts of the country. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, and Aurora, in particular, will have cloudy skies with rains due to the northeasterly surface windflow affecting Northern Luzon. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Eastern Visayas and Caraga, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and […]
