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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia on Saturday admitted that dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul, state media said, two weeks after his disappearance sparked global furore. The kingdom also announced the sacking of a top intelligence official Ahmad al-Assiri and royal court media advisor Saud al-Qahtani, both top aides to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman who has faced mounting pressure over the Khashoggi affair. Saudi journalist […]
by Andrew BEATTY Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — British royals Harry and Meghan kicked off their shoes and donned tropical garlands Friday as they hit Sydney’s famed Bondi beach for the latest stop on their Australian tour. Expectant Meghan put on a summer dress and set aside her high heels, while Harry ditched his usual suit for chinos as the couple lapped up cheers from Australian fans and enjoyed Bondi’s surf. Despite […]
(Eagle News) — Humingi ng pang-unawa sa publiko si Pasang Masda Persident Obet Martin sa sampung pisong pamasahe sa jeep. Ayon kay Martin, ang pisong pagtaas sa pamasahe ay upang matugunan lamang ang ilang beses na naging pagtaas sa presyo ng gasolina. Sinabi pa ni Martin na ang grupo naman nila ang nauuna at boluntaryong naghahain ng petisyon sa pagbaba naman ng pamasahe sa sandaling magkaroon ng pagbaba sa presyo ng mga produktong petrolyo. “Remember, […]
SINGAPORE (AFP) — China and Southeast Asian states will hold their first joint maritime exercises next week, officials said Friday, in a move aimed at easing tensions but which may spark US alarm. Beijing’s expansive claims to the South China Sea have long been a source of friction with rival claimants in Southeast Asia, as well as the US which has traditionally been the dominant naval power in the area. Despite disagreements over Beijing’s territorial […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The US has for the first time opened a federal investigation into abuse committed by Catholic clergy, issuing a subpoena to dioceses in Pennsylvania two months after the publication of a report on decades of sexual abuse in the state. The Archdiocese of Philadelphia confirmed on its website Thursday that it had “received a subpoena issued by a federal grand jury, which requires the production of certain documents.” […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte again urged businessmen and other Filipino citizens to report to him any government official who is engaged in questionable transactions, especially graft and corruption, saying he is “ready to give you an audience anytime.” Speaking at the concluding ceremonies of the 44th Philippine Business Conference and Expo (PBC&E) at the Manila Hotel on Thusday, Octo. 18, the President again vowed he would strike hard against those engaged in […]
SINGAPORE, Singapore (AFP) — US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday the killing of a top Afghan official would not fundamentally change the security situation in Kandahar province. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for Thursday’s shooting in the restive southern province that killed anti-Taliban strongman and police chief, General Abdul Raziq. At least two other people died during the attack inside a fortified government compound in Kandahar city that targeted a high-level security meeting. The […]
(Eagle News) — The country’s inflation for the third quarter was recorded at an average of 6.2 percent which is higher than the previous quarter’s average of 4.8 percent, according to data released Friday, Oct. 19, by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas. BSP Officer-in-Charge Maria Almasara Tuaño-Amador said in a press briefing in Manila that this has brought the inflation for this year to date at 5 percent. Dennis Bautista, officer-in-charge of BSP’s Economic […]
(Eagle News) — Kukumpirmahin pa lamang ni Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo kung itatalaga si senador gringo honasan bilang head ng Department of Information and Communications Technology o DICT oras na matapos ang kaniyang termino sa Hunyo 2019. Ayon kay Panelo, walang pang sinasabi sa kaniya si Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte patungkol sa nasabing usapin. “Wala pa. I was with the President, he has not told me anything about it,” ayon kay Panelo. Si Honasan ay nagsilbing […]
by Ryan MCMORROW Agence France Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) — China’s economy grew at its slowest pace in nine years in the third quarter, as a campaign to tackle mounting debt and trade frictions with the US had an effect. The world’s second largest economy expanded by 6.5 percent in the July-to-September period year-on-year, according to official GDP figures released Friday by China’s National Bureau of Statistics. The rate is down from 6.8 percent and […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Prices in Japan inched up by one percent in September, according to government data published Friday, as the world’s third-largest economy continues its years-long struggle with deflation. Inflation stood at one percent year-on-year in September, the first time it had reached that level since February, but still only halfway to the Bank of Japan’s two-percent target. The latest figure was in line with market consensus, and slightly higher than the 0.9 […]
by Karyn NISHIMURA-POUPEE Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Forget the flashy humanoids with their gymnastics skills: at the World Robot Summit in Tokyo, the focus was on down-to-earth robots that can deliver post, do the shopping and build a house. Introducing CarriRo, a delivery robot shaped a bit like a toy London bus with bright, friendly “eyes” on its front that can zip around the streets delivering packages at 6km/h (4 miles per […]
