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BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — This handout picture released by the Tierpark Berlin shows the still unnamed female 11-week-old icebear cub during a first veterinary examination at the Tierpark zoo in Berlin, on February 14, 2019. /Steffen FREILING / TIERPARK BERLIN / AFP
(Eagle News) — The Judicial and Bar Council has shortlisted 13 candidates for the associate justice post left vacant by Lucas Bersamin, now the Chief Justice, in the Supreme Court. Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra, ex-officio JBC member, said Court of Appeals justices Edgardo delos Santos, Amy Lazaro-Javier, Eduardo Peralta, Ricardo Rosario, Japar Dimaampao, Ramon Garcia, Henri Inting, Jhosep Lopez, and Mario Lopez; Court of Tax Appeals Presiding Justice Roman Del Rosario; Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang; Court Administrator Jose […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — A Singaporean man who gave financial support to a Syria-based Islamic State (IS) militant from Malaysia has been detained under the city-state’s tough internal security laws, authorities said Friday. The arrest highlights the continued influence of Southeast Asian militants fighting with IS in Iraq and Syria in radicalizing people back home, even as the jihadists face defeat in the Middle East. Singaporean businessman Mohamed Kazali bin Salleh, 48, is suspected of being […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Suspected drone activity briefly disrupted flight departures Friday from Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest for international traffic, the airport said. It said in a statement that departures were suspended between 10:13 (0613 GMT) and 10:45 am (0645 GMT) “due to suspected drone activity”. “Dubai Airports has worked closely with the appropriate authorities to ensure that the safety of airport operations is maintained at all times and to minimize […]
HOBART, Australia (AFP) — Tasmania’s ancient rain-forest and alpine flora species face an uncertain future, scientists have warned, after out-of-control bush-fires consumed vast tracts of wild bush land. As authorities downgraded emergency warnings Friday, with wetter weather — and even some snow — bringing respite from more than a month of rolling fires, scientists warned they are still assessing the damage to the island’s unique environment. Wildfires have scorched over 205,000 hectares (500,000 acres) in […]
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AFP) — A bomb hidden in a corpse dressed in military uniform killed an army doctor and wounded two police officers in northern Burkina Faso, a security official told AFP on Thursday. Soldiers and police were sent to inspect the male body after it was discovered abandoned on a road in the town of Djibo near the border with Mali, according to the source. The doctor “died in the explosion of […]
(Eagle News)–The National Press Club on Friday, Feb. 15, expressed dismay over the manner in which Rappler’s executive editor Maria Ressa was arrested, but clarified the arrest itself was not a form of “political harassment.” In a statement, the NPC said that while the way in which Ressa was arrested “smacks of bad taste” as it was reportedly done near the end of office hours “thus affording Ms. Ressa little or no time at all […]
(Eagle News) — Inaasahang sa ikatlong linggo ng Abril matatapos ang printing ng official ballots para sa 2019 midterm elections. Sa huling linggo naman ng Abril ay nakatakda nang ipamahagi ang mga ito sa iba’t-ibang lugar sa bansa. Ayon kay Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Spokesperson James Jimenez, ang mga official ballot ay ipadadala sa pamamagitan ng courier service na kinontrata ng Comelec. Kasama rin sa ide-deliver ang mga precinct count optical scanner o PCOS machines. […]
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the United States had “productive” talks with China over their trade dispute, after negotiations in Beijing ended with no indication of any concrete progress. In a tweet, Mnuchin said that he and US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer had “productive meetings with China’s Vice Premier Liu He.” © Agence France-Presse
BEIJING, China (AFP) — Alibaba has bought an eight percent stake in Chinese online video sharing and entertainment service Bilibili for an undisclosed amount, state news agency Xinhua reported. Alibaba’s e-commerce arm Taobao will reportedly own 24 million shares in Nasdaq-listed Bilibili, which claims tens of millions of regular users, mainly among young anime, comic and computer game fans in China. Chen Rui, Bilibili’s CEO and chairman, said he hoped the collaboration would help Bilibili […]
by Hla-Hla HTAY Agence France Presse YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) — A Myanmar court Friday sentenced two people to death for the murder of a Muslim lawyer and Aung San Suu Kyi advisor, after a drawn-out trial backlit by allegations of impunity with a main suspect still at large. Ko Ni, whose work and faith made him a target of hate speech online by Buddhist nationalists, was shot in the head at point blank range outside […]
(Eagle News) — Personal na ikinampanya at sinuportahan ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang labing isang kandidatong senador sa ilalim ng grupong Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) at iba pa sa isinagawang kick-off rally ng grupo sa Sapang Palay, Bulacan. Kabilang sa kanyang mga ineendorsong kandidato ay sina Maguindanao Rep. Zajid “Dong” Mangudadatu, dating PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa, Sen. Koko Pimentel, dating Special Assistant to the President Bong Go, at dating Presidential Adviser […]
