KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — Malaysia on Monday filed criminal charges against Wall Street titan Goldman Sachs and two of its former employees over the scandal surrounding state fund 1MDB, authorities said. Charges were filed against subsidiaries of Goldman Sachs and former employees Tim Leissner and Ng Chong Hwa, said a statement from Malaysia’s attorney-general Tommy Thomas. Low Taek Jho, a Malaysian financier who allegedly masterminded the theft of billions of dollars from the sovereign […]
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Palace announces work suspension for gov’t offices, SUCs on Jan. 2
(Eagle News) – Malacanang announced suspension of work in government office and in state universities and colleges (SUCs) on January 2. In Memorandum Circular 54, Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea directed the suspension of work in government offices, including government-owned or controlled corporations, government financial institutions, state universities and colleges, local government units, and other agencies and instrumentalities on January 2, Wednesday. Medialdea said that only “those agencies whose functions include the delivery of basic […]
Heavy fog grounds flights in the Netherlands
Netherlands, (AFP)- Heavy fog over the Netherlands forced at least one airport to close its runways and divert inbound flights Sunday, leaving thousands of passengers stranded, the airports and news reports said The southern Eindhoven international airport has been closed since noon (1100 GMT), with some 27 inbound flights re-routed and at least six other flights cancelled, according to the airport’s website. The same number of departing flights have been cancelled, affecting between 6,500 to 8,000 passengers, a local […]
Panibagong LPA mabubuo sa bansa sa susunod na 24-oras – PAGASA
(Eagle News) – Binabantayan ngayon ng Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration(PAGASA) ang nabubuong cloud clusters na posibleng mabuo bilang low pressure area o bagyo sa susunod na 24-oras. Ang cloud clusters ay namataan sa silangang bahagi ng Visayas at Mindanao. Ngayong araw, apektado ng tail-end ng cold front ang silangang bahagi ng southern Luzon at Visayas. Habang ang northeast monsoon ay nakaaapekto sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon. Dahil sa tail-end ng cold front, […]
Six hurt in hostage-taking incident in Manila
(Eagle News)—–Six people were hurt in a hostage-taking incident in Manila on Monday, Dec. 17. Authorities said this was after Dominador Abrillo, 38, fired several shots using the gun he allegedly grabbed from Philippine National Railways guard Johnrel Jabonillo. Abrillo, who allegedly also took hostage a five-year-old boy at the Philippine National Railways Station in Sta. Mesa, reportedly went berserk when he learned his brother had been killed in a police operation in Pampanga. The victims are […]
Moroccan saffron farmers battle knockoff spices
MOROCCAN (AFP)- Saffron farmers in southern Morocco have long taken pride in the coveted spice they produce from the purple-petalled Crocus sativus, but some are worried knockoff versions are threatening their business. “The pure saffron of Taliouine is the best in the world, according to experts,” local grower Barhim Afezzaa boasted, proudly noting his spice’s designation of origin (PDO) label. But the 51-year-old is worried that “counterfeit” crops are tarnishing Taliouine’s reputation and its PDO […]
North, South Korea join hands to win UNESCO status for wrestling
UNESCO (AFP)- North and South Korea marked a new step in their reconciliation efforts Monday as UNESCO accepted a joint bid for Korean wrestling to be recognized as one of the world’s most treasured cultural practices. The two Koreas had originally filed separate applications for their traditional form of wrestling to be recognized on the UN agency’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list. “The fact that both Koreas accepted to join their respective applications is unprecedented,” UNESCO […]
Comelec, wala pang nailistang ‘poll hotspots’ sa bansa
(Eagle News) — Wala pa umanong nai-dedeklarang hotspot ang Commission on Elections (Comelec) sa darating na may 2019 midterm elections. Sinabi ni Comelec Spokesman James Jimenez, hawak pa lamang nila ang listahan ng mga election watch list of areas, kung saan kabilang dito ang mga lugar na pinaniniwalaang mainit ang tunggalian sa pulitika. Aniya, ang plebisito sa Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) ang tinututukan sa ngayon ng mga pulisya at militar, kung kaya’t wala pa silang […]
In photos: Winning moments for Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray
Messi hat-trick restores Barcelona’s La Liga lead
BARCELONA, Spain (APF) — Lionel Messi continued his sublime form by netting his 31st La Liga hat-trick as Barcelona thrashed Levante 5-0 on Sunday to regain their three-point lead at the top of the table. The 31-year-old Argentinian arrived in Valencia having scored two free-kicks in last weekend’s derby thumping of Espanyol. He took his goals tally for the season to 20 after a virtuoso display, while also teeing up Luis Suarez’s 35th-minute opener and […]
Latest Spider-Man spin-off scales box office heights
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) – “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” snared North American viewers in its web this weekend, earning $35.4 million in ticket sales, industry tracker Exhibitor Relations estimated Sunday. Sony’s action-packed animation sees Peter Parker make way for Miles Morales as Spider-Man — a black, Latino character new to theater-goers, but not comic book enthusiasts. The Spider-Man of his dimension, Morales, voiced by Shameik Moore, joins forces with Spideys from parallel realities to […]
Scientists create bee vaccine to fight off ‘insect apocalypse’
HELSINKI, Finland (AFP)- Scientists in Finland have developed what they believe is the world’s first vaccine to protect bees against disease, raising hopes for tackling the drastic decline in insect numbers which could cause a global food crisis. Bees are vital for growing the world’s food as they help fertilize three out of four crops around the globe, by transferring pollen from male to female flowers. But in recent years bee populations around the world have been […]
