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SEOUL, United States (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told the South’s President Moon Jae-in on Friday he was willing to visit him in Seoul “any time if you invite me,” Moon’s spokesman said. Kim made the remarks as the pair chatted ahead of their summit in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Koreas, the official said. According to the official, Moon told the visitor he could “show you scenes far better than […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Friday, April 27, welcomed the huge drop in the number of families who rate themselves as poor, as reported by the Social Weather Stations. In a statement, Roque said the record-low 42 percent of self-rated poverty since September 2016 was proof the administration’s “poverty-alleviation efforts” were “gaining ground.” “We continue to assure everyone that no one will be left in the Duterte administration,” Roque said. He said in particular, the government […]
by Park Chan-kyong Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — When Pyongyang’s leader Kim Jong Un came down the steps towards the inter-Korean border Friday he was escorted by a phalanx of bodyguards carefully chosen for their fitness, marksmanship, martial arts skills and even looks. Men in sharp suits and matching blue and white striped ties fanned out ahead of and around Kim as he approached the Military Demarcation Line for a historic handshake […]
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France Presse GOYANG, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in held a historic summit Friday after shaking hands over the Military Demarcation Line that divides their countries, in a gesture laden with symbolism. “I am happy to meet you,” a smiling Moon told Kim before the visitor stepped over the concrete blocks, making him the first North Korean leader to set […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points to lead Milwaukee to a 97-86 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday that kept the Bucks alive in the NBA playoffs. With the victory, Milwaukee forced a winner-take-all game seven on Saturday in the Eastern Conference first-round series. “We said as a team before the game that we’re going to play hard, that we’re going to win this game no matter what. Our […]
(Eagle News) — Nakataas pa rin ang red tide alert sa Honda Bay sa Puerto Princesa, Palawan. Ayon sa Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources o BFAR, lampas pa rin sa limit ang toxin ng mga nakuhang sample doon nitong March 20 dahil sa domestic waste at mainit na panahon. Naka-monitor din ang ahensya sa Puerto Princesa dahil sa posibleng pagdagsa ng mga turista dahil sa pag-sasara ng Boracay. Bagaman walang masamang epekto ang pag-ligo […]
HONG KONG, China (AFP) — Seoul’s Kospi was among the best performers Friday and the won strengthened as the leaders of North and South Korea began a historic summit, while other Asian markets also enjoyed gains following a US rally. After fluctuating through the week, regional stocks were on course for a positive finish as Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae-in met on the border of the rival countries for talks expected to touch on […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was “flooded with emotion” as he walked into the neighboring South, he told his host Moon Jae-in as they began the first inter-Korean summit for more than a decade. Walking across the cement blocks that mark the border was “so easy,” Kim said, making him wonder “why it took so long to do so after 11 years,” referring to the last summit in Pyongyang […]
PARIS, France (AFP) — More than 120 artworks of superheroes and villains assemble at ‘The Art of the Brick’, a Paris exhibition celebrating characters from the DC comics, all built entirely with Lego bricks. https://youtu.be/3CcTZeCZEsw
(Eagle News) — The Manila Regional Trial Court has issued hold departure orders against the foreigners indicted over the P6.4-billion shabu shipment mess. Richard Chen, Manny Li, Kenneth Dong, Chen Rong Huan, Chen I-Min and Jhu Ming Jyun are now barred from leaving the Philippines. This was after Manila RTC Branch 46 Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa granted the motion of prosecutors which argued there was a strong probability the six would escape prosecution from the case filed […]
by Andrew Beatty Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel heads to the White House on Friday for talks with Donald Trump, facing an uphill struggle to save the Iran nuclear deal, avoid a trade war and make her relationship with the US president functional again. The German leader’s visit has already been overshadowed by a backslapping three-day festival of “fraternite” between Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron this […]
by Jung Hawon / and Sebastien Berger Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and the South’s President Moon Jae-in have followed paths to power as radically different as their two countries, but they came together and shook hands in the Demilitarized Zone on Friday. Moon’s parents were both born in a small village in Hungnam, in what is now North Korea, and his father Moon Yong-hyung […]
