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N. Korea’s Kim knows denuclearization must be ‘quick’: Pompeo

SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea’s Kim Jong Un understands that denuclearization must happen “quickly”, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday, warning there will be no sanctions relief for Pyongyang until the process is complete. Washington remained committed to the “complete, verifiable and irreversible” denuclearization of North Korea, Pompeo added, after the joint statement from the historic US-North Korea summit in Singapore drew criticism for lack of detail on the key issue. “We […]

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World Blood Donor day: DOH, PRC urge Pinoys to donate blood, as MRT offers free rides for donors

By Phoebe Salvador Eagle News Service (Eagle News) — The Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) are urging all Filipinos to help save lives through voluntary blood donation as part of the global celebration of World Blood Donor Day today, June 14. DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III said, “We continue to enjoin all Filipinos to imbibe the spirit of bayanihan and be instrumental in saving more lives by donating blood today.” […]

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Venezuela supreme court rejects challenge to Maduro re-election

  CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP) — Venezuela’s highest court refused Wednesday to consider a lawsuit challenging President Nicolas Maduro’s re-election victory in May. The elections chamber of the Supreme Court announced its decision on Twitter, and did not give the reasoning behind it. The court is widely accused of being biased in favor of the president. On May 20, Maduro was re-elected for a second six-year term with 68 percent of the vote in a poll boycotted […]

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Yemen forces launch assault on rebel-held port city

by Fawaz al-Haidari © Agence France-Presse AL JAH, Yemen (AFP) — Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition launched an offensive to retake the rebel-held port city of Hodeida, a key aid hub, sparking calls from the international community for restraint. Pro-government troops began the assault Wednesday despite mounting international fears about the humanitarian fallout, pressing toward Hodeida airport south of the city after receiving a “green light” from the coalition. The UN Security Council will […]

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Prevention key to dealing with spike in suicide rate

  by Veronique Dupont Agence France Presse LOS ANGELES, U.S – The recent deaths of fashion designer Kate Spade and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have cast a spotlight on a jarring spike in suicides worldwide and on the importance of confronting the issue. More than 800,000 commit suicide annually around the world and suicide is listed as the second highest cause of death among people between the ages of 15 and 29, according to the World […]

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Comcast outbids Disney with $65 bn offer for Fox assets

Comcast on Wednesday offered $65 billion for key film and television assets of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox, topping an offer from Walt Disney Co. for a deal that could create a dominant media-entertainment power. The move by Comcast, which is the largest US cable provider and also owns the NBCUniversal media group, opens up a new round of competition for the prized assets being shed by the Murdoch family empire. The deal, if approved, […]

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DFA opens additional 100,000 passport application slots

(Eagle News) — The Department of Foreign Affairs opened an additional 100,000 passport application slots  on Thursday, June 14. According to the DFA, 50,000 slots were made available past 12 noon today, while the other 50,000 will be made available at 9 p.m. The additional slots were opened following complaints the DFA website did not show available dates. Earlier in the day, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano launched the DFA’s Passport ePayment Portal  in Market! […]

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Paolo Duterte to sue Trillanes for libel

(Eagle News) —  Former Davao Vice Mayor Paolo Duterte said he would file complaints against Senator Antonio Trillanes IV for “viciously destroying my name, maligning my reputation and integrity, and for deliberately manufacturing lies and spreading black propaganda against me.” The libel charges stem from Trillanes’ statements implicating the presidential son in the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess in May 2017 last year. Trillanes had alleged in a Senate inquiry into the shabu shipment mess that […]

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Roque: Charges to be filed vs people who will forcibly occupy NHA units

(Eagle News) — Those who will insist in forcibly occupying National Housing Authority units will be charged. This is according to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, who made the pronouncement a day after around 500 members of the Montalban Homeless Association, a local chapter of the urban poor group Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap, trooped to a housing project in Rodriguez, Rizal but were driven away by local policemen. The project was intended for the military and […]

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SRP system, handang ipatupad ng DA sa ilang farm products

(Eagle News) — Nakahanda ang Department of Agriculture (DA) na magpatupad ng suggested retail price (SRP) system sa ilang farm products. Ayon kay Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, masasakop ng ipapatupad na SRP system ang bigas, mga gulay at tatlong uri ng isda. Ayon pa kay Piñol, kabilang sa mga gulay na sakop ng SRP system ay pechay at talong, habang bangus, galungong at tilapia naman ang sakop ng SRP sa ilalim ng fisheries products. Inaasahan […]

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Epekto sa ekonomiya ng pagsuspinde sa excise tax rates, ibinabala

(Eagle News) — Tutol ang Action for Economic Reforms (AER) sa mga panawagan na suspendihin ang fuel excise tax rates sa ilalim ng Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion o TRAIN law. Ayon kay AER Coordinator Filomena Sta. Ana, kapag sinuspinde ang buwis sa langis ay mawawala ang kredibilidad ng tax reform. Kapag nawala aniya ang kredibilidad ay mawawala rin ang tiwala ng mga investor. Paliwanag pa ng AER, Hindi rin magiging maganda ang epekto […]

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