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by Richard Carter with Ola Cichowlas in Moscow Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — The leaders of Japan and Russia hold crunch summit talks on Tuesday, with the two countries locked in an undiplomatic war of words over a set of disputed islands. Simmering tension between Moscow and Tokyo over the islands has ramped up in recent weeks, with Russia angrily accusing Japan of whipping up tension ahead of the summit and failing to […]
by Shaun TANDON Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump will meet for the second time with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un around the end of February, the White House said Friday, after a top general from Pyongyang paid a rare visit to Washington. Vice Chairman Kim Yong Chol, a right-hand man to the North Korean strongman, met the embattled president at the White House for an unusually long 90 […]
(Eagle News)—A low pressure area has entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility. The Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said the LPA entered PAR at 10 a.m. PAGASA said it would issue a weather advisory at noon for more details.
MEXICO CITY, Mexico (AFP) — A leaking fuel pipeline triggered a massive blaze in central Mexico Saturday, killing at least 20 people and injuring another 54, officials said. Omar Fayad, governor of Hidalgo state, said locals at the site of the leak were scrambling to steal some of the leaking oil when at least 20 of them were burned to death. “I’ve been told that 20 have been burned to death and another 54 burn […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — D’Angelo Russell drained a clutch three pointer with 27 seconds remaining as the Brooklyn Nets rallied from a 21-point deficit to defeat the Orlando Magic 117-115 on Friday. Russell equalled his career high total with 40 points and his three pointer gave them the lead for the first time since they opened the scoring with the first basket of the contest. Spencer Dinwiddie scored 18 of his 20 points […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Kyrie Irving led by example Friday, scoring 20 of his 38 points in the third quarter as his Boston Celtics defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 122-116. Irving, coming off a 27-point, 18-assist performance in a win over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, added 11 assists and seven rebounds as the Celtics won their second straight in the wake of a three-game skid. Over his last two games, Irving has averaged […]
(Eagle News)—SM Group founder Henry Sy Sr. has passed away. He was 94 years old. An SM Group statement sent to the media said Sy passed away peacefully in his sleep early Saturday morning. “There are no details available as of the moment,” it said. Sy was also the chairman emeritus of SM Prime Holdings Inc., BDO Unibank Inc. and SM Development Corporation, and Highlands Prime Inc. He was also honorary chair of China Banking Corporation.
(Eagle News)–Former Social Welfare Secretary Judy Taguiwalo has denied President Rodrigo Duterte’s allegations she enrolled New People’s Army members to the 4Ps program of the government. 4Ps is a poverty alleviation program that stands for the Pantawid Pamilya Pasada Program. In a statement, Taguiwalo also denied she gave money to the NPAs. “In fact, it was the families of soldiers killed-in-action that were enrolled in the 4Ps upon your explicit instructions,” she said. According to […]
By Michael Mathes Agence France-Presse (AFP) — US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday excoriated her political nemesis, President Donald Trump, for “outing” her commercial trip to Afghanistan after barring her from using a military aircraft, forcing her to scrap it entirely over security concerns. The brawl between the no-nonsense Republican leader and the take-no-prisoners Democrat — who is now just two heartbeats away from the presidency — is the latest round in their […]
By Gabriela COUTINO / with Edgar CALDERON in Tecun Uman, Guatemala Agence France-Presse (AFP) — Hundreds of Central Americans entered Mexico illegally as the latest migrant caravan to set its sights on the United States began crossing the Mexican-Guatemalan border en masse Friday. Not content to wait five days for the humanitarian visas Mexico is offering them, several hundred migrants took to make-shift rafts to cross the Suchiate River, which forms the frontier, or snuck […]
(Eagle News) — Forty-eight percent of Filipinos believe President Rodrigo Duterte will fulfill most if not all of his promises, a Social Weather Stations survey said. According to the Fourth Quarter 2018 survey done from December 16 to 19, 2018, of the 48 percent, 13% said Duterte can fulfill “all or nearly all” his promises, and 35% said he can fulfill “most” of his promises. Expectation that Duterte can fulfill “all or nearly all” of his […]
by Pak YIU / Amanda PENG Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — In public squares across China, it is not unusual to see retirees practicing dance, tai chi, or even singing. Wang Jinxiang is no different — except she live streams her performances to an audience of thousands online. The 62-year-old is among a legion of senior citizens trying to make a name for themselves in China’s massive social media scene, a world usually […]
