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HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Asian markets edged down Tuesday as profit-takers stepped in following a recent run-up, while the pound maintained gains on hopes Britain will avoid crashing out of the European Union. While there were few catalysts to drive business and Wall Street was closed for a holiday investors are keeping tabs on developments in various issues including the US government shutdown, Brexit and China’s stuttering economy. The optimism surrounding China-US trade talks […]
(Eagle News) — Napakaraming Pilipinong Muslim sa bansa ang pabor na maipasa ang Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL). Sa isinagawang survey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS), noong Disyembre, lumitaw na 79 % ng Muslim ang pabor na maaprubahan na ang BOL. Para sa mga Muslim na hindi pabor sa pag-apruba ng BOL, 3 percent ang tutol rito habang 14 percent naman ang undecided. Samantala, lumitaw naman na 78 percent ng Pilipinong Muslim ang may kaalaman higgil […]
by Eva XIAO Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — At a gated community for Chinese senior citizens, retired military personnel, film-makers, and top university professors settle into a new routine: ballet lessons, weightlifting and catered dining. As China’s population ages rapidly and the one-child policy left parents with only a single child to help them in their old age, the upper crust of Chinese society are spending the last years of their lives in […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early Tuesday, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at a depth of 31 kilometers (19 miles) off Sumba island, some 150 kilometers west southwest of the city of Waingapu, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was followed by a weaker quake in the same area with an initial reading […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — South Korea’s GDP growth slowed to its weakest in six years at 2.7 percent in 2018, the central bank said Tuesday, as President Moon Jae-in’s ratings fall amid concerns over the health of the world’s 11th-largest economy. Public discontent over the sluggish economy, especially on relatively high youth unemployment, has dragged Moon’s approval ratings below 50 percent, down from the 80s he was scoring in May after his first summit […]
(Eagle News) — Asahan na ang mas mabigat na daloy ng trapiko simula ngayong araw, Enero 22 sa bahagi ng Elliptical Road sa Quezon City. Sa abiso ng Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA), sarado na ang North Avenue palabas ng Quezon City circle simula alas sais ng umaga (6:00 AM) ngayong Martes dahil sa nagpapatuloy sa MRT-7 construction project. Ayon kay MMDA General Manager Jojo Garcia, layon din ng closure na masolusyunan ang choke-point sa […]
by Elizabeth LAW Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — A group of more than 100 former diplomats and academics have signed an open letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping calling for the release of two Canadians who have been detained on allegations of espionage. Former diplomat Michael Kovrig and businessman Michael Spavor were on December 10 arrested for activities that “endanger China’s security” — a phrase often used by Beijing when alleging espionage. Their […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The eye injury Manny Pacquiao suffered in a unanimous-decision win over Adrian Broner is a scratched cornea, and the Filipino ring icon is already on the mend, a spokesman for Pacquiao’s camp said Monday. The New York Daily News had reported that some in Pacquiao’s camp feared he had suffered a potentially career-threatening detached retina in beating Broner to retain the World Boxing Association “regular” welterweight world title — […]
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — Mexico has opened an investigation into what caused a deadly pipeline explosion, including possible negligence by authorities, the attorney general said Monday, as the death toll rose to 91 people. It is still unclear exactly how events unfolded leading up to the Friday blast, which occurred as hundreds of people rushed to collect fuel in buckets and jerrycans from a geyser of gasoline that was spouting from an illegal pipeline […]
by Maria Isabel SANCHEZ Agence France Presse CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — A group of 27 soldiers rose up against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro at a command post in Caracas on Monday, but were quickly arrested after posting an appeal for public support in a video, the government said. “We are the professional troop of the National Guard against the regime, which we completely repudiate. I need your help, take to the streets,” a man who […]
by Marlowe HOOD Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) — Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of big city blues in China, according to a study published Monday that matched social network chatter with fine-particle pollution levels. “The take-away is simple,” lead author Siqi Zheng, an associate professor at MIT and director of the University’s China Future City Lab, told AFP. “Higher levels of air pollution lower people’s happiness in the world’s most […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Oklahoma City’s Paul George scored 31 points while Russell Westbrook added 17 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists Monday as the Thunder routed New York 127-109. Germany’s Dennis Schroder added 17 points off the bench while Jerami Grant and reserve Abdel Nader each contributed 16 points for Oklahoma City (28-18) in the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday romp. “This is my first time playing on Martin Luther King Jr. […]
