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by Cyril JULIEN Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Four weeks into the US government shutdown, cash-strapped federal workers are tapping life savings, selling possessions and turning to soup kitchens to make ends meet — ramping up pressure Wednesday for leaders in Washington to strike a deal. Communities from Washington to Kodiak, Alaska are feeling increasing pain, with the cutoff of paychecks to families snowballing to hit stores and businesses dependent on their […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — LeBron James will miss at least two more games as he recovers from a groin injury but has been cleared to resume practice next week, the Los Angeles Lakers said Wednesday. James has not played for the Lakers since limping out of his team’s December 25 victory over the Golden State Warriors last month at the Staples Center. Since then the Lakers’ form has nosedived, with the Western Conference […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — Facebook said Tuesday it will tighten rules for political ads in countries with elections scheduled in the first half of the year, building on transparency efforts already underway in the United States, Britain and Brazil after a series of scandals. “As we prepare for major elections around the world this year, we’re continuing our focus on preventing foreign interference and giving people more information about the ads they see across our platforms,” […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US authorities are in “advanced” stages of a criminal probe that could result in an indictment of Chinese technology giant Huawei, a published report said Wednesday. The Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources, said the Justice Department is looking into allegations of theft of trade secrets from Huawei’s US business partners, including a T-Mobile robotic device used to test smartphones. The Justice Department declined to comment on the report. Huawei […]
MINAHASA, Indonesia (AFP) — An Indonesian woman has been mauled to death by a huge pet crocodile on the island of Sulawesi, officials said Wednesday. Deasy Tuwo, the head of a laboratory at a pearl farm in Minahasa in North Sulawesi, was killed by the 4.4-metre (14-foot) reptile last Thursday, authorities said. The 44-year old’s badly mauled body was found by colleagues the following morning, Hendrik Rundengan, from the local conservation agency, told AFP. “The […]
by Dmitry ZAKS Agence France Presse LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday narrowly survived a no-confidence vote sparked by the crushing defeat of her Brexit deal just weeks before the UK leaves the European Union. A stunning 24-hour span saw May on Tuesday dealt the heaviest drubbing by parliament in modern British political history — 432 votes to 202 — over the divorce terms she reached with Brussels. She […]
by François AUSSEILL and Fran BLANDY Agence France Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — Kenyan police scoured the rubble of a Nairobi hotel complex for more victims Wednesday as the death toll from a jihadist attack jumped to 21 and mourners began to bury the dead. President Uhuru Kenyatta had earlier announced the end of a 20-hour operation at the DusitD2 complex which saw hundreds of people rescued and all five jihadists “eliminated”. The bloody assault […]
by Delil Souleiman with Tony Gamal-Gabriel in Beirut Agence France Presse QAMISHLI, Syria (AFP) — A suicide attack killed four US personnel in northern Syria Wednesday, costing Washington its worst combat losses in the war-torn country since 2014 as it prepares to withdraw. The bombing, claimed by the Islamic State group, comes after US President Donald Trump’s shock announcement last month that he was ordering a full troop withdrawal from Syria because the jihadists had […]
(Eagle News) — The Philippines registered an average hunger rate of 10.8 percent in 2018, the lowest annual average hunger rate since 2003, the Social Weather Stations said. In its December 16 to 19 survey, the SWS said in particular, 10.5% or an estimated 2.4 million families experienced involuntary hunger at least once in the past three months, or 2.8 points lower than the 13.3%, or an estimated 3.1 million families, hunger in September 2018. The 2.8-point […]
(Eagle News) — Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday, Jan. 16, hailed President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war anew, saying it should serve as “an example” to the whole world. “The war against crime and drugs carried out by you is an example to the whole world and personal to me. Drug menace is rampant in my country and I feel that we should follow your footsteps to control this hazard,” Sirisena said during the state banquet […]
(Eagle News) — The Court of Tax Appeals has acquitted former military comptroller Jacinto Ligot and his wife in a P428-million tax evasion case. In acquitting Ligot and his wife Erlinda, the third division said the prosecution failed to “prove beyond reasonable doubt” the two filed false income tax returns and Statements of Assets Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN) from 2001 to 2004. “The evidence relied upon by the prosecution to prove their allegations have either […]
(Eagle News) — The intelligence division of the Bureau of Immigration is seeking the deportation of actor Tony Labrusca. BI Deputy Commissioner Tobias Javier said the BI’s intel unit recommendation to file a deportation case against Labrusca was for working without a permit. The recommendation also came after Labrusca was seen shouting at an immigration officer at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The officer had allowed Labrusca to stay in the country for only one […]
