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(Eagle News) — President Bongbong Marcos on Thursday, Oct. 19, clarified that the implementation of the Maharlika Investment Fund Law will push through. He said he was “still committed to having (the MIF) operational before the end of the year.” “I would just like to make a comment because one of the important aspects of this trip will be for us to introduce the Maharlika Investment Fund to the rest of the world and certainly, […]
HELSINKI, Oct 19, 2023 (AFP) – Finnish telecom giant Nokia said Thursday it could cut its workforce by as many as 14,000 people after it reported lower-than-expected third-quarter profits. “In the third quarter we saw an increased impact on our business from the macroeconomic challenges,” CEO Pekka Lundmark said in a statement. Nokia’s savings programme is expected to reduce the firm’s employees to as low as 72,000, reducing costs by up to 1.2 billion euros […]
SAO PAULO, Oct 18, 2023 (AFP) – Football superstar Neymar has a torn ligament and meniscus in his left knee and will have to undergo surgery after being injured during Brazil’s 2-0 loss to Uruguay, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said Wednesday. The 31-year-old, who joined Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal from Paris Saint-Germain in August, was stretchered off in tears just before halftime in Brazil’s 2026 World Cup qualifying match in Montevideo Tuesday. Neymar […]
JERUSALEM, Oct 18, 2023 (AFP) – Israel said Wednesday it would allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip from neighbouring Egypt, while maintaining its siege on the Palestinian territory since bloody attacks by Hamas. The devastating impact of Israel’s restrictions and constant bombardment of Gaza, home to 2.4 million people, has been a major concern among the country’s allies and became a key talking point during US President Joe Biden’s hours-long visit to Israel […]
Breaching the global warming limits of the world’s climate goals could see the melting of Greenland’s ice sheet add more than a metre to rising sea levels, according to new research on Wednesday. But the study by an international team of researchers found there would still be hope to prevent a collapse of the ice sheet — if warming is reversed and brought back to the safer level. The melting of Greenland’s vast ice sheet […]
(Eagle News) — The northeasterly surface windflow is affecting Northern and Central Luzon. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Apayao, Kalinga, and Aurora will have cloudy skies with rains as a result. Flash floods or landslides due to moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Rizal, Laguna and Camarines Norte, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms, this time, due to the shear line. Metro […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippine National Police is now on heightened alert as the campaign period for the upcoming barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections starts. The PNP said the heightened alert will continue until October 30, election day, and will last until November 2. A total of 187,000 police personnel will be deployed nationwide for the elections. The Commission on Elections has identified more than 2,000 barangays as areas of concern. So far, 1,544 have been arrested […]
(Eagle News)–The Department of Foreign Affairs has confirmed a fourth Filipino fatality in ongoing Israel-Hamas hostilities. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo made the announcement on X, after receiving confirmation from the Israeli government. “Out of respect for the wishes of the family, we shall be withholding details on the identity of the victim,” he said. He said the Philippine government has assured the family of “full support and assistance.” The first three Filipino fatalities were […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 18, said it was “profoundly saddened” by the recent bombing of a hospital in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, expressing support for the United Nations’ efforts to provide humanitarian relief in affected areas. “We grieve for the hundreds of innocent lives lost in this tragic incident, non-combatants which include medical practitioners, children, the wounded, and displaced individuals who only sought shelter at the facility,” the Department of Foreign Affairs […]
WASHINGTON, Oct 18, 2023 (AFP) – The social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, said Tuesday it has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines for basic features such as posting messages in a trial aimed at reducing spam. Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who bought Twitter last year for $44 billion, has long complained about fake accounts, bots and spam on the platform, introducing a number of controversial changes that have […]
By Deborah COLE BERLIN, Oct 18, 2023 (AFP) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz vowed to fight anti-Semitism on German soil, after attackers hurled two Molotov cocktails at a Jewish synagogue in Berlin early Wednesday. Police in the German capital said they were probing the attack in the Mitte district of the city. There were no reports of injuries or damage. The attack, at around 3:45am (0145 GMT), comes amid a sharp increase in anti-Semitic incidents in […]
By Tim Witcher and Adel Zaanoun in Gaza Strip TEL AVIV, Oct 18, 2023 (AFP) – US President Joe Biden on a visit to Israel Wednesday backed his ally’s stance blaming Islamist Palestinian militants for a rocket strike on a hospital that killed hundreds in war-torn Gaza and has inflamed anger across the Middle East. Arab countries have blamed Israel, which has rained bombs on Gaza since the bloody October 7 attack by Hamas — […]
