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VIENNA, Austria (AFP) — Austria on Wednesday proposed taxing internet giants such as Google and Facebook five percent of their digital advertising revenue, a higher rate than France and other EU countries are seeking. Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz said the tax aimed to stop the “unfairness” of internet giants who have until now routed their sales through subsidiaries in low-tax EU members. The government hopes that the new tax, which still has to be approved […]
STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AFP) — Rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday accused four Nordic countries renowned as bastions of gender equality of having “shockingly high levels of rape” and of failing the victims. An Amnesty report looked at rape cases in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden and said flawed legislation, harmful myths and gender stereotypes had resulted in “endemic impunity” for perpetrators. “It is a paradox that Nordic countries, which have strong records of upholding […]
(Eagle News) — A suspected bomb blast in front of a local eatery along a national highway in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat on Wednesday, April 3, wounded at least 18 people, including children. Police said the loud explosion happened outside a small restaurant serving chicken at 3:15 in the afternoon, local time, in Barangay Kalawag 2 in Isulan town shattering the windows in front of the eatery and wounding 18 persons. In a spot report […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korean police apologized for the first time Wednesday over massacres that killed 10,000 people decades ago and the military expressed deep regret as President Moon Jae-in seeks to re-examine history. On April 3, 1948 members of the communist Workers’ Party of Southern Korea — an ally of the organization that still rules the North — launched an armed uprising on the southern island of Jeju, attacking a dozen […]
(Eagle News)–Light rains are expected in parts of the country as the tail-end of a cold front affects Northern Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said in its recent update that Cagayan Valley, Cordillera Administrative Region, Ilocos Region and the province of Aurora will experience cloudy skies with light rains. The rest of Central Luzon will have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with isolated rainshowers or thunderstorms. PAGASA said flash floods during […]
(Eagle News)–The Presidential Security Group on Wednesday, April 3, said it decided to use a bulletproof glass for President Rodrigo Duterte during his speech in Malabon because the venue was an “open area.” “Whilst our President wanted to have close encounter and dialogues with the people, PSG acknowledges the need to balance security and accessibility of the President,” Brigadier General Jose Eriel Niembra said in a statement. He said “in every engagement, assessment of the […]
Algeria’s ailing leader Abdelaziz Bouteflika submitted his resignation with immediate effect, state media said Tuesday, ceding power in the face of massive street protests after two decades at the helm. Car horns sounded on the streets before crowds of flag-waving people emerged from their homes and converged in the centre of the capital Algiers to celebrate. Bouteflika “officially advised the Constitutional Council of the end of his term of office as President of the Republic”, […]
More than 113 million people across 53 countries experienced “acute hunger” last year because of wars and climate disasters, with Africa the worst-hit region, the UN said Tuesday. Yemen, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Afghanistan and Syria were among the eight nations accounting for two-thirds of the total number of people worldwide exposed to the risk of famine, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said in its 2019 global report on food crises. Launched three […]
HONGKONG, China (AFP) — Air pollution will shorten the life expectancy of children born today by an average of 20 months and will have the greatest impact in south Asia, according to a study published Wednesday. The State of Global Air report, published by the US-based Health Effects Institute and the University of British Columbia, says air pollution is the fifth leading cause of early death worldwide — responsible for more deaths than malaria, […]
by M. Jegathesan Agence France Presse KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s disgraced former leader Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to all charges against him as he went on trial Wednesday over a multi-billion-dollar fraud. The 65-year-old faced the first of several trials over his alleged involvement in the looting of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, a state investment vehicle established to develop the economy of the Southeast Asian nation. The former premier and his cronies […]
(Eagle News) – Rappler CEO Maria Ressa pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, April 3, to four tax evasion cases stemming from the failure of Rappler Holdings Corporation’s to reflect the total gains in its 2015 tax returns. “This is my first arraignment of the 11 legal cases filed against us in 14 months. Posted bail 8 times. Each of the 4 tax charges today carry max 10 yrs in prison. That’s 40 yrs! But […]
(Eagle News) – Senate Sherwin Gatchalian urged the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to “make a thorough investigation” of the widespread hacking of a large number of websites of the government, military and educational institutions last April 1. The attack was allegedly made by the hacking group Pinoy LulzSec as part of it’s “April Fools Day” prank. The group leaked databases from the Philippine Army, and also hacked into the websites of […]
