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PARIS, France (AFP) — The suspect who killed at least two people and injured 11 at Strasbourg’s market on Tuesday was due to be arrested by police earlier in the day over a separate attempted murder, a source close to the investigation said. Police said the suspected gunman was known to authorities and was on France’s “S” watchlist of suspected extremists. © Agence France-Presse
CAIRO, Egypt (AFP) — Egypt has warned it will take legal action against Apple if the US tech giant fails to remove alleged “restrictions” on local distributors within 60 days. A decree threatening action was published in the official gazette on Monday after accusations from Egypt’s Competition Authority that Apple had violated the country’s competition law. It said the company had “isolated the Egyptian market geographically” by restricting sales to distributors in the country from […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — McDonald’s announced a plan on Tuesday for a phased reduction of antibiotics in beef, expanding a health-oriented reform to a new meat source other than chicken. The fast-food giant described a three-stage process where it would first undertake a study of its top 10 beef sourcing markets of current antibiotic use in livestock and by 2020 establish reduction targets. Starting in 2020, McDonald’s will begin reporting progress against antibiotic […]
by Sebastian Smith Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — An angry Donald Trump told Democratic leaders at the White House on Tuesday that he will shut down the US government because they refuse to approve billions of dollars in funding for his controversial Mexico border wall. The president and top opposition congressional leaders had been meant to hold a reassuring Oval Office photo-op. Instead, their blazing row in front of the world’s media […]
by Deborah JONES / with Michel COMTE in Ottawa Agence France Presse VANCOUVER, Canada (AFP) — A Canadian national was confirmed as being held in China on Tuesday, intensifying a diplomatic stand-off over the arrest of a top executive of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, as a judge in Vancouver considered her bail application. Michael Korvig, a former diplomat who served in Beijing, was reported as having been detained as Meng Wanzhou was due in court […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — A gunman killed at least two people and seriously injured another 11 near the famed market in the French city of Strasbourg on Tuesday before fleeing the scene, security officials said. Police launched a manhunt after the killer opened fire at around 7pm local time (1800 GMT), sending crowds of evening shoppers fleeing for safety. Soldiers patrolling the area as part of regular anti-terror operations exchanged fire with the gunman and […]
(Eagle News) — Lt. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., who recently retired as chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, will assume his new post as the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process next week. This is according to President Rodrigo Duterte, who presided over the change of command ceremony in the military, now led by Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal. Galvez will replace Jesus Dureza, who resigned from the Office of the Presidential Adviser […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Antonio Trillanes IV has expressed his intent to question a Makati court’s order upholding the legality of Proclamation No. 572 directly before the Supreme Court, where he earlier filed a petition seeking for the proclamation to be nullified. In his urgent motion, manifestation and notice of appeal, Trillanes, through his legal counsel Reynaldo Robles, asked Judge Andres Soriano of Branch 148 of the Makati Regional Trial Court to allow him to appeal […]
(Eagle News) — For the Palace, it was President Rodrigo Duterte’s strong political will that made the return of the Balangiga bells possible. “Many have tried but it is our President’s strong political will and unquestionable dedication in asserting the rights of our country and its people which significantly contributed to this event coming into fruition,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. It was President Duterte who demanded for the return of the bells–taken by American […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Corals on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef that survived bleaching from rising sea temperatures were more resistant to another bout of hot conditions the following year, scientists said Tuesday, a “silver lining” for the embattled ecosystem. The 2,300-kilometer (1,400-mile) long UNESCO World Heritage-listed reef off Australia’s northeastern coast was hit by back-to-back bleaching in 2016 and 2017. Bleaching occurs when abnormal environmental conditions, such as warmer sea temperatures, cause corals to expel […]
(Eagle News) — The House of Representatives on Tuesday, Dec. 11, passed on third and final reading a resolution seeking a revision of the 1987 Constitution to pave the way for a federal form of government. Over 200, or 224, voted for the passage of Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) No. 15 authored principally by Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, while 22 voted against it, and three abstained. Under the draft measure, the President and the […]
(Eagle News) — Nilamon ng apoy ang isang residential area sa Barangay Guadalupe Viejo, Makati City kaninang madaling araw. Batay sa paunang impormasyon mula sa mga otoridad, naganap ang pagliliyab sa loob ng Laperal compound, partikular sa Bernardino Street. Umabot na sa task force bravo ang sunog kaya madami sa mga residente ang agad na nagsilikas. Sumiklab ang sunog kaninang ala-1:08 ng hatinggabi at ngayon ay nasa fire under control na ng mga otoridad. Aabot […]
