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TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday with a tailwind from gains on Wall Street as investor sentiment improved, partly thanks to optimism over US-China trade talks. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index added 0.82 percent, or 168.82 points, to 20,202.79 in early trade, while the broader Topix index was up 0.55 percent, or 8.25 points, at 1,520.78. The US gains came amid continued relief after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The LeBron James-led Los Angeles Lakers are set to play NBA pre-season games in China next October, facing the Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai and Shenzhen, the league announced Monday. The 13th edition of NBA China Games will mark the 27th and 28th league contests in the nation since 2004, with the Lakers and Nets meeting October 10 at Shanghai and October 12 at Shenzhen. It will mark the second […]
by Douglas Gillison Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — World Bank President Jim Yong Kim announced Monday he would step down next month, more than three years before his current term was due to expire. The decision is likely to give US President Donald Trump decisive influence over the next leadership of the institution although Washington’s control over the 189-member global development lender has faced mounting criticism. “It has been a great honor to […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — Samsung Electronics on Tuesday flagged its first quarterly profit drop in two years, painting a grim outlook amid mounting competition from Chinese smartphone makers and declining chip prices. The South Korean tech giant — the world’s top maker of smartphones and memory chips — has enjoyed record profits in recent years despite a series of setbacks, including a humiliating recall and the jailing of its de facto chief. But operating […]
(Eagle News) — “The threat from international terrorism has grown over the last few years,” according to the World Counter Terror Congress which is set to hold its conference this March 2019. The world meeting set from March 5 to 9 in London noted that the devastating terror attacks in various parts of the world “have caused major loss of life, destruction of property and economic damage across the globe.” “As nations seek to […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A US Navy guided-missile destroyer on Monday sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations, as trade talks between the two countries kicked off. The US and its allies periodically send planes and warships through the area, which is claimed by China, to signal to Beijing their right under international law to pass through the waters. The USS McCampbell sailed within 12 nautical […]
LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AFP) — The government of Gabon declared that it was in control after an attempted coup by army rebels Monday and that it had arrested most of those involved. “Calm has returned, the situation is under control,” government spokesman Guy-Bertrand Mapangou told AFP. Only hours earlier, soldiers burst into state radio and called on the people to “rise up,” an apparent bid to oust ailing President Ali Bongo, who is out of the […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia’s royals prepared Monday to pick a new king to replace Sultan Muhammad V, who abdicated in a historic first after reportedly marrying a Russian former beauty queen, holding a special gathering at the national palace. The king stepped aside Sunday following intense speculation about his future after reports surfaced in recent weeks that he had taken medical leave, and then wed the former Miss Moscow. As the country […]
LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — The robot bread-maker came to Las Vegas this week, aiming to bring some freshness to a sector that may be ready for disruption. Wilkinson Baking Company unveiled its BreadBot at the Consumer Electronics Show, a machine that mixes and bakes up to 235 loaves a day. Chief executive Randall Wilkinson said the device can lower costs and produce fresher breads than are available in most American supermarkets. “Consumers want […]
(Eagle News) — Dumoble o nag-triple pa ang mga namili at dumayo sa Divisoria noong nakalipas na holiday season kumpara noong mga nakalipas na taon. Ito ang dahilan kung bakit umabot sa 42 toneladang basura ang nahakot ng Manila City Government. Ayon kay Engineer Che Borromeo, pinuno ng Manila City Task Force Clean-Up, pinakamaraming nahakot ay sa Divisoria, meron din sa Quiapo at Blumentritt market. “Ang Divisoria po sentro ng kalakalan yan. Nandyan po lahat […]
(Eagle News)–A Makati court has upheld its earlier decision ordering the arrest of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for rebellion. In junking Trillanes’ appeal of the Sept. 2018 order, Branch 150 Judge Elmo Alameda noted the senator did not raise any new issues in his motion for reconsideration. Alameda had ordered Trillanes arrested after ruling Proclamation no. 572, which declared the amnesty granted to Trillanes for his role in the Oakwood mutiny and Peninsula Manila siege […]
MAJURO, Marshall Islands (AFP) — The grounding of a Chinese-flagged fishing vessel in the Marshall Islands is being treated as a “crime scene”, officials in the Pacific Ocean archipelago said Monday. The 308-foot (94-meter) boat, which ran aground last week on a remote northern atoll, was not licensed to be in the country’s waters. “What they were doing in Marshall Islands’ waters is still unanswered,” Chief Secretary Ben Graham said, adding that the government […]
