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(Eagle News) — The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has lifted the suspension order on quarrying operations of some quarrying firms operating in six regions of the country. This is after a review of the operations of these firms by the department’s Mines and Geosciences Bureau. Undersecretary Benny Antiporda said that the lifting of the 15-day suspension was after the MGB had assessed that there was “no imminent danger” to the communities […]
by Antoine LAMBROSCHINI with Michelle FITZPATRICK in Frankfurt Agence France Presse BERLIN, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s Angela Merkel hosts Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Berlin Friday to try to repair badly frayed ties, a task complicated by planned anti-Erdogan protests and the chancellor’s own domestic woes. The pair is meeting a day after Germany beat Turkey to become the Euro 2024 host nation, following a tight race that took on political significance when Erdogan […]
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Japan’s unemployment rate fell while factory output rose for the first time in four months in August — a sign the world’s third-largest economy is on a path of gradual recovery. The jobless rate stood at 2.4 percent in August, down slightly from 2.5 percent the previous month, the internal affairs ministry said. The figure — slightly lower than market expectations of 2.5 percent — is the first improvement in two […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Most of the world’s stock markets pushed higher and the dollar rose Thursday as investors embraced the Fed’s view that the US economy is growing solidly but not at imminent risk of overheating. An exception was Milan, which faltered on worries about its fiscal profile, and Tesla Motors, which dived in after-hours trading on news US securities regulators have charged chief executive Elon Musk for fraud connected to an […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — The US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, on Thursday joined Venezuelan protesters outside the world body headquarters and called for the ouster of President Nicolas Maduro. Haley’s embrace of demonstrators was highly unusual for a diplomat from a major power at the state United Nations and came a day after President Donald Trump hinted at military options against Maduro’s leftist government. “We are going to fight for […]
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) — Jeff Bezos backed Blue Origin space exploration project on Thursday landed a major deal to provide engines for a next-generation rocket being built by a major US launch services contractor. United Launch Alliance said that Blue Origin will provide engines for the booster stage of a next-generation rocket — the Vulcan Centaur — which is on track to take to the sky in the year 2020. ULA was created […]
by Carole LANDRY Agence France Presse UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — China and Russia called Thursday for an easing of sanctions against North Korea, rejecting a US push at the UN Security Council for vigorous enforcement despite warming ties. Led by the United States, the Security Council adopted three sanctions resolutions last year aimed at depriving North Korea of revenue for its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told a […]
by Elodie CUZIN / Chris Lefkow Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — A defiant Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for the US Supreme Court, angrily denied sexual assault allegations on Thursday and condemned his bitter Senate confirmation process as a “national disgrace.” Kavanaugh’s passionate defense came after a university professor, Christine Blasey Ford, told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he sexually assaulted her 36 years ago. The allegations against the 53-year-old conservative […]
by Michel COMTE Agence France Presse OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Any fondness between Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump has vanished, it became clear Thursday after the Canadian leader brushed off the US president’s criticism of Canada’s negotiating style in continental trade talks — casting doubts for a quick deal. Trudeau said Trump views the negotiations to revamp the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as hard “because Canadians are tough negotiators, as we should be.” […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The US Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged Tesla CEO Elon Musk with securities fraud, alleging he misled investors last month in tweets about taking the company private. Musk tweeted August 7 that he had “secured” funding to privatize the electric automaker at $420 a share, causing a brief spike in Tesla’s share price. The SEC said Musk’s statements on Twitter were “false and misleading” and that he had […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Antonio Trillanes IV refused to apologize to Solicitor Generl Jose Calida, saying the lawyer was “in no position to demand anything.” “Alam ng buong Pilipinas at this point ‘yung katotohanan…Ngayon, kung ano man ang plano niyang gawin. I expect the worst out of him so he can do whatever he wants,” Trillanes said. Earlier in the day, Calida demanded a “sincere apology” from Trillanes for calling him a thief. “Meron pang statement si (Defense) […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, Sept. 27, said Jordan’s King Abdullah II has said he does not like his cousin, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein. President Duterte himself slammed Zeid earlier after he urged the Philippines’ chief executive to undergo a psychiatric evaluation following his rants against rights officials he said interfered in the affairs of the country. Duterte reined in the criticisms at the request of National […]
