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LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — British telecoms and television broadcasting company BT announced Thursday that it will axe 13,000 jobs in administration and management. BT said in a statement alongside its annual results that it will shed the jobs over the next three years as it seeks to slice off an extra £1.5 billion ($2.0 billion, 1.7 billion euros) in costs. The latest revamp will mainly affect back office jobs, or support positions that tend […]
DUBLIN, Ireland (AFP) — US tech giant Apple announced Thursday it had shelved plans to build an 850-million-euro ($1.0-billion) data cent in Ireland over a court battle with conservationists who were seeking to preserve a forest. “Several years ago we applied to build a data centre at Athenry. Despite our best efforts, delays in the approval process have forced us to make other plans and we will not be able to move forward with the […]
(Eagle News) — Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate has filed a bill which he said “will repeal the anti-poor and anti-people provisions” of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion law. In a statement, Zarate said House Bill 7653 will remove the excise tax added to sugar-sweetened beverages. He said HB 7653 will also restore the Value Added tax exemption of low-cost housing, among others. “We hope that this bill will be fast-tracked by Congress because the economic […]
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Israel’s strikes on Syria saw 28 planes take part in raids with a total of around 70 missiles fired, Russia’s defense ministry said on Thursday. “28 Israeli F-15 and F-16 aircraft were used in the attack, which released around 60 air-to-ground missiles over various parts of Syria. Israel also fired more than 10 tactical ground-to-ground missiles,” the ministry said in a statement, quoted by Interfax news agency. © Agence France-Presse
(Eagle News) — Citizens of various countries participated in the Bangkok, Thailand venue of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church Of Christ) Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty on Sunday, May 6. Even guests from African countries joined the walk and expressed appreciation that the Church is doing this for their continent. “Being an African, and the walk is all about (helping to) eliminate poverty in Africa, it’s going to be amazing […]
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippine economy was one of Asia’s best performers in the first quarter of 2018, data showed Thursday, but the strong growth has fuelled speculation the central bank will be forced to lift interest rates. The 6.8 percent expansion, which tied it with China and was only eclipsed by Vietnam, was boosted by a surge in government spending under President Rodrigo Duterte. Philippine growth, which was four percentage points higher than […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte has named acting secretaries in two departments. Based on documents released by Malacanang on Thursday, May 10, Eliseo Rio Jr. is now the acting secretary of the Department of Information and Communications Technology. Rio was the officer-in-charge of the DICT after DICT Secretary Rodolfo Salalima resigned last year. Social Welfare Undersecretary for Special Concerns Virginia Orogo was also named acting secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. […]
By Wilson Palima, Jackie Palima and Edna Mayores Eagle News Service Two men were arrested for alleged robbery-extortion in Sta. Rosa, Laguna, days before the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. Police said Paul Mark Lavina Umlas alias “Paulo Battallones,” a resident of Brgy. Banay-banay, Cabuyao City; and local election leader Jerome Trinos were arrested by operatives in an entrapment operation on Tuesday, May 8, after they extorted P600,000 from Cesar Hernandez. Based on the police’s […]
AACHEN, Germany (AFP) — French President Emmanuel Macron called Thursday for “de-escalation” between Israel and Iran after the Israeli army said it struck Iranian targets in Syria following rocket fire it blamed on Tehran. “He calls for a de-escalation,” the presidency said in a statement, adding that Macron would discuss the issue with Angela Merkel when he meets with the German chancellor in Aachen, western Germany, later in the day. Israel’s army said Thursday it had […]
(Eagle News) — Lawyer Ferdinand Topacio hit back at Ramon Tulfo after the columnist described him as an “all talk” counsel who doesn’t care for his client. “He must have forgotten, kasi ulyanin na nga, na sometime in the year 2000 or 1999, he was my client, together with Raffy Tulfo. So why would he hire me if I were all talk?” he said. Topacio also denied the columnist’s claim the lawyer did not […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) — Dozens of rockets were fired from Syria on the Israeli-occupied Golan overnight, a war monitor said Thursday, without confirming Israeli reports they were fired by Iranian forces. “After the first Israeli bombardment on the town of Baath, dozens of rockets were launched from Quneitra and the southwest of the adjacent Damascus countryside on the occupied part of the Golan Heights,” the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. It did not specify […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AFP) — Dozens of Bangladeshis were killed in lightning strikes as pre-monsoon thunderstorms wreaked havoc across the South Asian country, an official said Thursday. Farmers harvesting rice in open fields made up the majority of victims, Iftekharul Islam, a director at Bangladesh’s disaster management department, told AFP. “In the last 24 hours, 29 people have died from lightning in 12 districts. Almost all of them are farmers,” he said. Scores of people die […]
