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Thousands stage anti-Macron protest in Paris
by Nadeje Puljak Agence France Presse PARIS, France (AFP) –Depicting the object of their ire as Napoleon, Dracula, Jupiter, a banker-king and Margaret Thatcher, tens of thousands marched through central Paris on Saturday to protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s sweeping reforms, a year after he took office. Some 2,000 security forces including riot police were deployed just in case a generally good-natured rally went the same way as May Day protests hijacked by anarchists. Marchers […]
President Duterte vows to “put our house in order”
Says aim is to sustain growth rate at 7 percent, to bring down poverty incidence rate to 14 percent by 2022 (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday, May 5, said there was a need to “put our house in order,” vowing to be “harsh” against those who prevented the country from achieving this goal. According to the President, who spoke in closing ceremonies of the Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting in Mandaluyong, he […]
In photos: Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty preparations in Monrovia, Liberia, Northern Africa
At least 350 held as anti-Putin protests sweep Russia: monitor
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — At least 350 people were detained at opposition protests across Russia on Saturday, as police violently attempted to disperse an unsanctioned rally in Moscow using tear gas, an independent monitor and AFP correspondents said. Top opposition leader Alexei Navalny, his ally Nikolai Lyaskin and a number of their supporters were detained in Moscow as police roughly rounded up protesters, according to AFP correspondents. Independent monitoring group OVD-Info said more than 350 […]
Russian protest leader Navalny detained at anti-Putin rally
MOSCOW, Russia (AFP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was detained on Saturday at an unsanctioned rally in central Moscow, two days ahead of Vladimir Putin’s inauguration for a fourth Kremlin term. The 41-year-old protest leader was detained along with a number of his supporters as a huge crowd packed a central square in Moscow to protest Putin’s swearing ceremony on Monday. As police grabbed Navalny some supporters shouted “Shame” in Ukrainian, a famous slogan […]
NASA blasts off Mars-bound spacecraft to study quakes
VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, United States (AFP) –NASA on Saturday blasted off its latest Mars lander, InSight, designed to perch on the surface and listen for “Marsquakes” ahead of eventual human missions to explore the Red Planet. “Three, two, one, liftoff!” said a NASA commentator as the spacecraft launched on a dark, foggy morning atop an Atlas V rocket at 4:05 am Pacific time (1105 GMT) from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, marking NASA’s […]
In photos: Thailand INC members prepare site for May 6 Worldwide Walk
Members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo prepare the site for the Worldwide Walk in Thailand. The site in Thailand is one of the more than 300 sites worldwide for the INC’s global walk to Fight Poverty which will be done simultaneously on May 6 at 6 a.m. (Manila time)
In photos: Worldwide Walk to Fight Poverty preparations in Madrid, Spain
Honduras regrets loss of US protection status for its nationals
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AFP) — Honduras expressed regret Friday that around 60,000 of its citizens living and working in the United States are losing special protection status under tougher migration changes brought in by President Donald Trump. The US Department of Homeland Security announced in a statement that it was ending the so-called Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Hondurans, but giving 18 months’ time, to January 5, 2020, “to allow for an orderly transition.” Trump’s government […]
Trump to host S. Korea’s Moon for May 22 talks: White House
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — President Donald Trump will host South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in for talks at the White House on May 22, as anticipation builds for much-awaited meetings with the North’s leader. “This third summit between the two leaders affirms the enduring strength of the United States-Republic of Korea alliance and the deep friendship between our two countries,” the White House said in a statement. Moon met with North Korean leader Kim Jong […]
Wall Street greets mixed US jobs report; oil rises
by John Biers Agence France Presse NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Wall Street stocks powered higher Friday after a mixed US jobs report was seen as reducing the odds of faster Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. US stocks initially went sideways following the jobs data but began moving gradually higher after the open, with the Dow ultimately finishing up a solid 1.4 percent. Earlier, European stock markets rose, while oil prices pushed higher on […]
