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OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — A committee of wildlife experts warned Monday that Canada’s largest land predator, the polar bear, was at risk of disappearing from its vast Arctic landscape as melting Arctic sea ice makes hunting prey a challenge. “It is clear we will need to keep a close eye on this species,” Graham Forbes, co-chair of the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) said in a statement. “Significant change is […]
by Heather SCOTT Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States said Monday it will need to see “something concrete” from China in the next 90 days to build a real agreement on trade, two days after Donald Trump and Xi Jinping called a truce in the escalating confrontation between the two economic powerhouses. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on CNBC the US and China had held “very specific discussions” in Buenos […]
(Eagle News)—President Rodrigo Duterte visited the wakes of businessmen Dominic Sytin and George Ty on Sunday, Dec .2. Sytin, founder and chief executive officer of United Auctioneers Inc. based in Subic, was shot dead by a lone gunman on Nov. 28. Ty, founding chairman of Metrobank, died after months of battling pancreatic cancer on Nov. 23.
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Dec. 3, said he had yet to decide on whether to extend martial law in Mindanao for a third time. Duterte told reporters this would depend on the recommendation made by the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police. Earlier, outgoing AFP Chief of Staff Carlito Galvez Jr. said they would recommend another extension, noting what he said was the public clamor for the same. He […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday, Dec. 3, gave the assurance he would not pardon the three policemen convicted of killing Kian delos Santos. “No. Of course not. Maybe one million years from now,” Duterte said. According to Duterte, he would only come to the defense of policemen who may be considered to have committed criminal acts but in the performance of their duties. On Nov. 29, the Caloocan City Regional Trial Court Branch 125 […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Tokyo shares opened higher Monday, with other regional bourses following suit, as investors breathed a sigh of relief after the US and China agreed to suspend new tariffs in their escalating trade war. Investors returned to buying after the long-awaited meeting between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of weekend G20 talks in Argentina. The leaders of the world’s top two economies agreed not to […]
Says provisional rollback applies to NCR, Regions III and IV (Eagle News)–The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board has ordered a provisional rollback in the minimum jeepney fare to P9. The LTFRB said in its three-page resolution the provisional rollback applied to the National Capital Region and Regions III and IV. The resolution was signed by LTFRB chair Martin Delgra, board member Ronaldo Corpus and attested to by executive director Samuel Jardin. According to the […]
(Eagle News) — Nag-abiso sa publiko ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na maging mapanuri at wais sa pamimili lalo na ngayong holiday season. Nagbigay ng payo si DTI Secretary Ramon Lopez sa mga konsyumer na bumili ng mas murang brands ng iba’t ibang pagkain. Aniya, kapag naramdaman ng mga kumpanyang may mataas na presyo ng mga produkto ay magbababa rin ang mga ito kalaunan. Batay sa ulat, tumaas na sa Php 20.00 hanggang […]
(Eagle News) — Maghahain na rin ng kontra demanda ang Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) kontra sa mga miyembro nito na nag-aklas laban sa partido. Kasunod ito ng desisyon ng Commission on Elections na kumikilala sa mga miyembro ng grupo ni Senador Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel bilang mga lehitimong miyembro ng Partido Demokratiko Pilipino, Lakas ng Bayan o PDP-Laban. Ayon kay Pimentel na siya ring Presidente ng PDP-Laban, kasong kriminal, Disqualification at Falsification of Public […]
ANKARA, Turkey (AFP) — Inflation in Turkey dropped for the first time to nearly 22 percent last month after surging to a 15-year high in October, official statistics showed on Monday. The increase in consumer prices fell to 21.62 percent in November compared with he same month last year, still very high in relative terms but down from the 25.24 percent rate recorded in October and the first drop since March this year, according to […]
by Amélie BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS Agence France-Presse KATOWICE, Poland (AFP) — The World Bank on Monday unveiled $200 billion in climate action investment for 2021-25, adding this amounts to a doubling of its current five-year funding. The World Bank said the move, coinciding with a UN climate summit meeting of some 200 nations in Poland, represented a “significantly ramped up ambition” to tackle climate change, “sending an important signal to the wider global community to do the […]
Oil prices soared on Monday after Russia and Saudi Arabia renewed a pact to cap output, while the US agreed to halt raising tariffs on Chinese imports, stalling a trade row that many feared could hit demand for the commodity. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman “have agreed to extend our agreement” to limit production as prices slump on global markets. An existing deal committing OPEC and non-members […]
