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Robredo: Filing of quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN “abuse of power”

(Eagle News)–Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Feb. 11, said the Office of the Solicitor General’s filing of a quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN was “abuse of power.” “Higit sa lahat, tungkol ito sa kapangyarihan: Sino ang magtatakda ng totoo at ng mahalaga? Kapag sinamsam ng gobyerno ang kapangyarihang ito, sinasamsam din nila ang kolektibong tungkulin nating kilatisin ang katotohanan. Taliwas sa karaniwang proseso ng pag-renew ng prangkisa ang nangyayari. Samakatuwid: Pang-aabuso ito ng kapangyarihan,” […]

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Google HR chief stepping aside as worker activism rises

SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Google on Monday confirmed that head of human resources Eileen Naughton was stepping away from her job as “vice president of people operations” at the internet company. “We’re grateful to Eileen for all she’s done and look forward to her next chapter at Google,” Sundar Pichai, the head of Google and its parent company Alphabet, said in a statement. Google added more than 70,000 employees during Naughton’s time as […]

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PAL cancels flights between Manila, Taipei

(Eagle News)–Philippine Airlines has cancelled its flights to and from Taiwan. In a statement, PAL said the cancellation of flights  PR890/891 Manila-Taipei-Manila and PR894/895 Manila-Taipei-Manila was in  compliance with the Philippine government order expanding the travel ban as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Apart from Taiwan, the ban includes mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau. According to PAL, for tickets bought through travel agencies,  travelers may contact their travel agent for rebooking rerouting or […]

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As nations bicker, a greener future evolves in finance

By Jitendra JOSHI Agence France-Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Away from the toxic atmosphere at climate summit talks, in boardrooms, banks and trading houses, a transformation in green finance is under way. Its backers hope it could profitably help save the planet. Regardless of the politics of climate change, there is real money to be made today in the exploding market for bonds and other instruments invested in environmentally sustainable projects. But in the final […]

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Bumble bee numbers tumble with climate change: study

by Marlowe HOOD PARIS, France (AFP) — Climate change has contributed to a sharp drop in bumblebee populations across North America and Europe in recent decades, scientists said Friday. Compared to the period 1900-1974, bumblebee numbers across dozens of distinct species dropped, on average, 46 percent during the first 15 years of the 21st century in Canada and the United States. In Europe, the corresponding decline of the pollinators was 17 percent, they reported in […]

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UN calls for donations to tackle desert locusts in Africa

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The UN undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs called on the international community Monday to help East African countries affected by locust swarms, expressing his deep concern over the situation. “There are 13 million people in the affected countries who are severely food insecure now,” said Mark Lowcock during a UN press conference. “Ten million of those people are in the places affected by locusts.” Lowcock, who said he had recently […]

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Alert level 3 still hoisted over Taal; seismic activity, steam emissions continue

(Eagle News)–An alert level 3 has been hoisted over Taal as it continues to spew steam and its seismic activity. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said activity in the main crater in the past 24 hours has been characterized by weak emission of steam-laden plumes rising 50 to 100 meters high. Sulfur dioxide emission was measured at an average of 105 tons per day on February 10. The Taal Volcano Network, on the […]

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JUST IN: China virus cases exceed 42,600 nationwide: health commission

BEIJING, China (AFP) — The number of confirmed infections in China’s coronavirus outbreak has reached 42,638 nationwide with nearly 2,500 new cases reported, the National Health Commission said Tuesday. In its daily update, the commission said there had been 108 new deaths from the virus — with 103 in hardest-hit Hubei province — bringing the national toll to 1,016 fatalities. © Agence France-Presse

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Over 100 US troops suffered brain injury in Iran attack: Pentagon

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — More than 100 US troops sustained “mild” traumatic brain injury, far more than originally announced when Iran launched missiles at their base in Iraq last month, the Department of Defense said Monday. “As of today, 109 US service members have been diagnosed with mild traumatic brain injury, or mTBI, an increase of 45 since the previous report,” the Pentagon said in a statement. Of them, 76 have returned to duty […]

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Guevarra: Filing of quo warranto petition vs ABS-CBN separate from franchise renewal process

(Eagle News)–The filing of the quo warranto petition against ABS-CBN is independent of the legislative process of the renewal of its franchise. This is according to Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, who issued the statement on Monday, Feb. 10. In filing the petition, the Office of the Solicitor General had said ABS-CBN Corp. and ABS-CBN Convergence violated the terms of the franchise when they did not seek the necessary permits to operate, and  the constitutional restriction […]

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Global stocks mixed on coronavirus but S&P 500, Nasdaq hit records

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Major US stock indices finished at fresh records Monday, shrugging off worries about the coronavirus that pressured other equity markets and drove oil prices lower. As the outbreak continued, Chinese President Xi Jinping donned a face mask while visiting medical workers and patients affected by the deadly coronavirus that has killed more than 900 people. Although parts of China remain shut down, roads in Beijing and the financial hub […]

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Cancelled flights for Tuesday, Feb. 11

(Eagle News)–Several flights on Tuesday, Feb. 11, were cancelled as a precaution against the novel coronavirus. Below is a list: Manila-Taipei 5J 312 5J 310 Taipei-Manila 5J 311 5J 313 The government had said it was mulling including Taiwan in the travel ban but that this was still subjected to approval by the task force.

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