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WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the execution of one of the last members of the “Texas Seven,” a group of escaped prisoners who killed a police officer during a high-profile crime spree in 2000. The court granted Patrick Murphy, 57, a last-minute reprieve in the name of religious equality, pointing out that under Texas policy, Christian and Muslim clerics can be present in the execution room, while […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler on Friday, March 29, slammed what it said was the issuance of warrants of arrest against its chief executive officer Maria Ressa and its board members. In a statement posted on its website after Ressa’s arrest for the charge of violation of the Anti-Dummy Law, Rappler said issuing such warrants “has a chilling effect on the freedom of speech, on business and innovation.” Her co-defendants, managing editor Glenda Gloria and five […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Indonesia (AFP) — A Vietnamese woman on trial for assassinating the North Korean leader’s half-brother is expected to learn next week whether her second bid for freedom has succeeded, her lawyer said Thursday. Doan Thi Huong is accused of murdering Kim Jong Nam with nerve agent VX at Kuala Lumpur airport in 2017, in a Cold War-style hit that shocked the world. Her co-accused — Siti Aisyah from Indonesia — was unexpectedly released […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett said Thursday that wealthy countries are obliged to take care of victims of the fast-moving global economy who become “roadkill.” Some companies and workers inevitably become obsolete in a changing capitalist economy, and jobs move to other industries, improving quality of life over time, Buffett said at a charity event in Texas. “You do take care of the people that for one reason or another can […]
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — Herewith the text of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s address to a national remembrance ceremony Friday for the 50 Muslims slain by a white supremacist in two Christchurch mosques on March 15: “We gather here, 14 days on from our darkest of hours. “In the days that have followed the terrorist attack on the 15th of March, we have often found ourselves without words. “What words adequately express the […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s closely watched factory output rose modestly in February with unemployment staying at record low levels, official data showed Friday, underscoring the patchy recovery of the world’s third largest economy. Factory output for February rose 1.4 percent month-on-month after a 3.4 percent dip in January, the trade and industry ministry said Friday. The reading compares with market expectations of a 1.0 percent rise. “The recovery in output is not strong, reflecting […]
(Eagle News)–A fire broke out in a residential area in Makati on Friday, March 29. The blaze started in Barangay Bangkal at 6:33 a.m. It reached the fourth alarm, and was declared under control at 7:56 a.m. Authorities are still investigating the incident.
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The pound dropped on Thursday, weighed down by ongoing chaos in Brexit proceedings, while global stocks were mixed. London’s stock market rose, however, buoyed by the weaker currency. Eurozone markets, having enjoyed modest gains earlier in the session, slipped towards the close, while Wall Street pushed higher as Treasury bond yields stabilized. British Prime Minister Theresa May will renew attempts to push through her Brexit plan on Friday, after […]
by Joe JACKSON LONDON, United States (AFP) — Prime Minister Theresa May will put her twice-rejected Brexit divorce deal to a third parliamentary vote on Friday in a renewed bid to avoid a chaotic split from the European Union in two weeks. May’s throw of the dice comes a day after her dramatic pledge to resign in order to persuade her rivals to finally back her vision for breaking Britain’s 46-year membership of the bloc. […]
by Sebastian Smith WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday again threatened to seal the US-Mexican border, claiming in a tweet that America’s southern neighbor is allowing illegal immigrants to cross unhindered. “May close the Southern Border!” the president wrote. “Mexico is doing NOTHING to help stop the flow of illegal immigrants to our Country. They are all talk and no action,” he said. “Likewise, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have taken […]
(Eagle News) — Rains are expected in some parts of the country on Friday, March 29, as the easterlies continue to affect Southern Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. In his 4 a.m. weather update, weather specialist Ariel Rojas said hovering clouds over Mindanao will cause scattered rainshowers and light to moderate rains. The western section of the country– Zamboanga, Bangsamoro, Sulu archipelago, Soccsksargen and Davao Region–will experience somewhat strong rains, while some rains will be experienced […]
(Eagle News) — Rappler’s chief executive officer Maria Ressa was arrested on Friday, March 29. Ressa was apprehended upon her arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport at 6:30 a.m. Ressa had been allowed to attend several conferences abroad despite her pending cases. The arrest was by virtue of a warrant of arrest issued by Branch 265 of the Pasig Regional Trial Court in connection with her alleged violation of the Anti-Dummy Law. Apart from […]
