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by Alina DIESTE / with Alexandre PEYRILLE in Buenos Aires Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — The International Monetary Fund has agreed to increase its crisis loan package aimed at restoring confidence in Argentina’s struggling economy by $7.1 billion to $57.1 billion, the South American country’s Finance Minister Nicolas Dujovne said on Wednesday. The agreement “will allow our country to leave behind the turbulent path of recent months,” said Dujovne during a […]
by Jerome CARTILLIER Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump vowed Wednesday to present a “very fair” Middle East peace plan by the end of the year and endorsed a two-state solution, apparently confident that the Palestinians would return to talks despite his unwavering support for Israel. Holding talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New York, Trump said it was a “dream” of his to bring about a peaceful […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday the US would have been drawn into a war with North Korea if he had not been elected as he played up the prospects of a peace deal with its leader Kim Jong Un. “If I wasn’t elected, you would have had a war,” Trump said before adding that “nobody is talking about that” anymore. “We have a very good relationship. He (Kim) likes […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Richard Gordon on Wednesday, Sept. 26, denied President Rodrigo Duterte’s claim the magnetic lifters found in Cavite did not contain P6.8 billion worth of shabu. “Hindi ako naniniwala na walang drugs [doon]. You can tell the President I said so,” Gordon told reporters. “Because malinaw, napalabas ko maigi ‘yan, pumasok mga tao sa loob ng warehouse, apat na oras dun, may grinder. Pagpasok ng mga pulis butas na (ang magnetic lifters) nailabas na. […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Chiz Escudero urged the Supreme Court to act on Senator Antonio Trillanes’ petition challenging Proclamation No. 572 and seeking to put a stop to its implementation. “O kung matatagalan pa ang kanilang pagpapasya, sana ikonsidera nila ang pag-isyu muna ng TRO (temporary restraining order). The right of a person to liberty cannot be made to depend on the Court’s absence or lack of action on an issue,” Escudero said. Earlier, the SC, without […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US B-52 bombers have recently conducted transit operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday, amid soaring tensions with Beijing over trade tariffs. Late Tuesday the heavy bombers “participated in a regularly scheduled, combined operation in the East China Sea,” Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Dave Eastburn said. A defense official said the nuclear-capable aircrafts were escorted by Japanese fighters and the flight was part […]
SAN JOSE, United States (AFP) — Facebook on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded Oculus virtual reality headset with power to handle the intensive graphics of digital worlds in a wire-free experience. The new Oculus Quest headset unveiled at the Facebook unit’s developer conference is being aimed at gamers seeking immersion in virtual worlds, with other potential applications likely in the future. “This is the wireless virtual reality experience we have been waiting for,” Facebook chief executive […]
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday urged world governments to encourage North Korea to advance toward denuclearization by “responding positively” to leader Kim Jong Un’s “new choices”. Addressing the UN General Assembly, Moon praised his North Korean counterpart — with whom he has held three summits — saying he had “changed the direction of the political situation” on the Korean peninsula. “North Korea moved out of longstanding isolation […]
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) — A 5.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia’s western Aceh province early Thursday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage or casualties. The shallow quake struck shortly before 1 AM local time with its epicenter 20 kilometers northwest of the city of Langsa. No tsunami warning has been issued. Indonesia, one of the most disaster-prone nations on earth, straddles the so-called Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where tectonic plates […]
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) — The luxury-loving wife of Malaysia’s former prime minister Wednesday faced a marathon questioning session by investigators probing the multi-billion-dollar scandal that helped topple her husband’s government. Rosmah Mansor, widely reviled in Malaysia due to her profligate spending and imperious manner, arrived at the anti-corruption agency before 10:00 am (0200 GMT) and had still not emerged nine hours later. Local media have reported that officials are wrapping up their probe […]
by Raphaelle Logerot and Hui Min Neo in Berlin Agence France Presse FULDA, Germany (AFP) — Germany’s Catholic Church on Tuesday apologized to thousands of victims of sexual assault by clergy, with the institution’s top cardinal saying perpetrators must be brought to justice. Cardinal Reinhard Marx said he was ashamed over the decades of abuse that have shattered trust, as well as how so many looked away for so long. The dismay expressed by […]
by Damon Wake Agence France Presse BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — As doubts grow over China’s vast “Belt and Road” trade infrastructure project, the EU is launching an alternative plan for Asia that it says will not saddle countries with debt they cannot repay. EU member countries are expected to sign off on the new “Asia connectivity strategy” — which aims to improve transport, digital and energy links while promoting environmental and labor standards — […]
